[jersey_gray]

Was looking through family photos with my husband's aunt. Learned a lot though the reason for going through the photos was sad (husband's grandpa passed away, services are this weekend, grandpa was David Franklin).

Anna & Franklin "Frank"
Virginia & David Chester (my grandmother was also named Virginia, mn Gladys)
Doris

I would be thrilled to use the name Virginia one day but dh doesn't care for place names

Incomplete list of family names a couple generations ago and older:
Roberta (dh)
Charlotte (dh)
David (dh)
Emil (dh)
Peggy(dh)
Doris (dh)
Bradley "Brad" (dh)
Jim, assume nn for James (dh)
Buddy, actual name not nn (dh)
Charles (dh)
Elsie Lorraine, went by Lorraine (dh)
Richard "Dick" (dh)
Ann (dh)
Edward "Ed" (dh)
Thomas (mine)
Virginia Gladys (mine)
Diana Marie (mine)
Eileen Marie (mine)
Eleanor (mine)
David (mine)
James "Jim" (mine)
Thomas "Tommy" (mine)
Mary (mine)
Elwood Sr. (mine)
Elwood Jr. (mine)
Juanita (mine)
Barbara (mine)
Gerald Damien (mine)
Butch, nn (mine)
Marie (mine)
Becky (mine)
Kenny (mine)

[carlyheartsphil]

I love Emil and Eleanor, maybe you can use Virginia as a mn?

[momology]

I love Charlotte and Elanor!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Aillidh]

I love all these:

Charlotte
David
Charles
Ann
Edward
Thomas
Eileen
Eleanor
Mary/Marie

[shen7]

I like Eileen and there are a bunch of great mainstream male names there too! I actually know a 20 year old guy named Buddy his full real first name!

[RootBudSkyTree]

I love Elsie Lorraine!!

[jersey_gray]

Originally Posted by carlyheartsphil

I love Emil and Eleanor, maybe you can use Virginia as a mn?

Maybe. Husband is one of those who does not want to discuss names until after we know the gender. He doesn't really want to discuss it then either but he has to. He shocked me by actually looking up boys names a few weeks ago but now he's back to refusing to discuss names. So we'll see.

[proudMoM26]

Like Eleonor(consider this for my first) and Lorraine.