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I have 4 children and I have different experiences of when the time came to name them. With my firstborn twins I had chosen their names early on in the pregnancy. I had always loved the name Zachary for a boy and I stumbled across Violet and I thought it was so pretty. My husband and I couldn't agree,  he wanted Alistair and Julia and I was not so keen. When I gave birth and my husband was in the throes of paternal love, the midwife said. "What shall we call them...I said Zachary and Violet"...my husband said ok...hahaha. So we have Zachary Alistair and Violet Maria

With my third child, we couldn't agree on a name and my husband didn't like any names I liked. I liked the name Theodore so I could shorten to Teddy. In the end my husband suggested his name, Edmund, as he said there weren't many Edmunds in the world and I agreed. With our fourth baby I think we had ran out of names and inspiration! I loved the name Auden for a boy and Iris for a girl. We were in the recovery ward...frantically looking through the baby name app, trying to agree on a name. Then my husband was holding him and starting calling him Ben. I have no idea where the name came from. He looked at me and I said...I like it. So sometimes you need to see the baby when it is born and some name come to you. Divine Inspiration. I would love to know your story in the comments below!

Picking the perfect name can be one of the most difficult decisions parents have to make.

Here are my top 5 tips to help you get it right.
 

1. Avoid passing trends - I was always advised when you name your baby you need to think will the name stand the test of time. will this name suit them when they are an adult professional or older citizen. Is it a ridiculous spelling  Will my child have to spell or explain their name every single day of their lives? If the answer to any of these questions is “yes”, consider passing on the name. You may be tempted to name after the most recent celebrity...but you will find that your name will be chosen by many other parents and so common in nursery or school and won't be unique
2. Remember that classic names don't have to be boring. - Of course if your choose Charles, George or Mary you could consider this dull. But there are so many variations that are more unusual and unique
3. Take a look at your family tree. - Another great way to inspire you is to look at your family tree... your mother's name, grandmother's name. People born in different generation have common names for that period and these vintage old fashion names can come back in fashion and become unique and also very sentimental to your family
4. Honour your culture or nationality. A great way to include baby names is to choose names from your country of birth or culture. There are beautiful French names such as Elodie, or Lausanne, or Spanish names such as Sanitago or Mateo are just so unique. It is also so beautiful to incorporate special meaning family names
5. Look up meanings. Not necessary important for some parent but sometimes the meaning of a name can resonate with you, you feel that the meaning is true to your struggle, or pregnancy or premature birth etc that you feel represents your baby and his personality. Some meaning are not so great. From sadness to devil worship, unluckiness to physical ailments, these name meanings are all outstanding in their terribleness. Cecilia means blind, Deirdre, this Celtic and Gaelic name unfortunately means "sorrowful" or "sad one". Keres, this Greek baby name means "evil spirits" – agghh! Thana sounds lovely but it actually means death in Arabic. Calvin is a french name and means bald!

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But do not stress...picking a name is one of the most exciting things to do when you are expecting your baby, so you should enjoy it?

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Here's a look at the 2020 top 10 names for boys and girls

Top 10 names for girls

1. Sophia

The name Sophie is a girl's name of French, Greek origin meaning "wisdom".
 

2. Olivia

The name Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree".
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3. Amelia

The name Amelia is a girl's name of German origin meaning "work".
 

4. Lily

The name Lily is a girl's name of English origin meaning "lily".
 

5. Isla

The name Isla is a girl's name of Spanish, Scottish origin meaning "island".

6. Ava

The name Ava is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "life; bird; water, island".
 

7. Mia

The name Mia is a girl's name of Italian, Scandinavian origin meaning "mine or bitter".
 

8. Aria

The name Aria is a girl's name of Hebrew, Italian origin meaning "air; song or melody".
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9. Freya

The name Freya is a girl's name of Norse origin meaning "a noble woman".
 

10. Isabella

The name Isabella is a girl's name of Hebrew, Spanish, Italian origin meaning "pledged to God".

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Top 10 names for boys

1. Muhammad

The name Muhammad is a boy's name of Arabic origin meaning "praiseworthy".
 

2. Noah

The name Noah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "motion".

3. Oliver

The name Oliver is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree".
 

4. Arthur

The name Arthur is a boy's name of Celtic origin meaning " bear".
 

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5. Leo

The name Leo is a boy's name of German, Latin origin meaning "lion".
 

6. Freddie

The name Freddie is a boy's name meaning "peaceful ruler".

7. George

The name George is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "farmer".
 

8. Theo

The name Theo is a boy's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God".
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9. Charlie

The name Charlie is a boy's name of English origin meaning "free man".
 

10. Jack

The name Jack is a boy's name of English origin meaning "God is gracious".

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Love Vicky

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