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HelpIf you were naming a real girl right now ...
What would it be with first and middle names? Not a guilty pleasure or fantasy name, but a real, livable English spoken name. Please put it in your subject line. :-)
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Hope Elizabeth
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Lena Sally Irene
Lena is a family name and it is one of my favorites right now. Middle names honor both of my deceased grandmothers.
Lena is a family name and it is one of my favorites right now. Middle names honor both of my deceased grandmothers.
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Mia Rose
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Pandora Valencia Fae
It might sound like a guilty pleasure, but it really isn't. Pandora's been my favourite girl's name for a few years now, and I'd actually use it.
It might sound like a guilty pleasure, but it really isn't. Pandora's been my favourite girl's name for a few years now, and I'd actually use it.
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Matilda Emily
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Willow Eleanor Mary
Middle names are family names.
Middle names are family names.
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Amelia Maeve
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Evelyn Patricia
My grandmother's and mother's names, respectively.
If boyfriend nixed the first name, because I know Evelyn isn't everyone's cup of tea, I'd go with Mary Evelyn instead.
My grandmother's and mother's names, respectively.
If boyfriend nixed the first name, because I know Evelyn isn't everyone's cup of tea, I'd go with Mary Evelyn instead.
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Mary Felicity Frances
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Genevieve Maria
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Valeria Lucinda.
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Lilia Adele
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So pretty. I also think Lilia is beautiful.
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Gwen Beverly
I'm not really sold on the combo, but Gwen feels the most realistic atm and Beverly is my grandma's name.
Jane-Emily is a close second. NN "Jem" and/or "Janie"
I'm not really sold on the combo, but Gwen feels the most realistic atm and Beverly is my grandma's name.
Jane-Emily is a close second. NN "Jem" and/or "Janie"
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Gwen Beverly is adorable and feisty. I love it!
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Maple Cecilia Joy "Mae"
Unless my girlfriend had a say, then she'd be Tamsin Patricia Joy/Adele.
Unless my girlfriend had a say, then she'd be Tamsin Patricia Joy/Adele.
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Oh my god! I'm in love.
You know it's so weird but I've never considered Maple as a name before but I've considered almost every other tree name. I now realize that I really love it for a girl, it's kind of like Mabel only even cuter and lovelier.
I also like Tamsin but I much prefer Maple. Plus I just love the combo Maple Cecilia Joy. Mae also works nicely as a nn.
I may have to consider Maple a possible mn for a future daughter. Maybe a fn but I doubt it would be my husbands style since he doesn't like Hazel. He does like Rowan though so I'll see. I'm uncertain how much I love Maple - it's hard to judge how much that I like it and how much I like that it's new. I'll have to play around with it in my head for awhile.
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You know it's so weird but I've never considered Maple as a name before but I've considered almost every other tree name. I now realize that I really love it for a girl, it's kind of like Mabel only even cuter and lovelier.
I also like Tamsin but I much prefer Maple. Plus I just love the combo Maple Cecilia Joy. Mae also works nicely as a nn.
I may have to consider Maple a possible mn for a future daughter. Maybe a fn but I doubt it would be my husbands style since he doesn't like Hazel. He does like Rowan though so I'll see. I'm uncertain how much I love Maple - it's hard to judge how much that I like it and how much I like that it's new. I'll have to play around with it in my head for awhile.
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Vera Sophia Lark
Vera Sophia Lark makes me smile. I prefer shorter, less complex names for actual use. Both Vera and Sophia are relatively familiar on an international scale which is a plus. Lark is simple, sweet, and not too cute to be taken seriously.
Vera Sophia Lark makes me smile. I prefer shorter, less complex names for actual use. Both Vera and Sophia are relatively familiar on an international scale which is a plus. Lark is simple, sweet, and not too cute to be taken seriously.
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Kerensa June Ramona "Renn"
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Hazel Vivienne or Margot Eloise
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Claire Frances.
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Aleida Josephine Mae
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Miriam Elise
Miriam is a recent name crush, and I love that it means "wished-for child"
Miriam is a recent name crush, and I love that it means "wished-for child"
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Miriam is lovely, I have a niece with this name.
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Josephine Lyra
nn Joey or Josette
nn Joey or Josette
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Marina Juliet
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Lydia Caroline
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I know a Lydia Caroline
She was a teacher I had, and super cute.
She was a teacher I had, and super cute.
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Lydia is a lovely name. A very classic and pretty combo.
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Juliet Emma
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Piper Olivia
I just like it.
I just like it.
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Margalit Helena
really unsure of the middle name -- it would need to start with H and I'm not a huge fan of H names.
really unsure of the middle name -- it would need to start with H and I'm not a huge fan of H names.
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Bertha Winnifred
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Oh HELL yes
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lol -- and agreed!
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Romilly Fern (I know, crazy right?)
You all thought I was going to say Mattea Plum. :) 99 times out of 100 you'd be right, but this week I'm branching out. Go me!
You all thought I was going to say Mattea Plum. :) 99 times out of 100 you'd be right, but this week I'm branching out. Go me!
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Not crazy at all! What a sweet combo. I love it.
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Ooh, nice! Romilly Fern and Mattea Plum would make darling sisters. Loving these!
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I really like it!
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Actually, that's quite appealing. Nice!!
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Yeah that threw me for a second.
I love Mattea for you, but I also love Romilly Fern :)
I love Mattea for you, but I also love Romilly Fern :)
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Ugh, I love both! They are both so lively and beautiful.
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Freda Rose.
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How great is that? a little Freda running around. Yay!
Freda is a family name for me. When I was young and acting out my mother would always say, "Just like Freda!" which was supposed to be a put-down. My Aunt Freda was a 60s wild-child. It just sounded like "freedom" to me so I've loved the name all my life. My aunt was named after her aunt, Frederica (called Freda). I hope you get to use Freda Rose one day. :0)
Freda is a family name for me. When I was young and acting out my mother would always say, "Just like Freda!" which was supposed to be a put-down. My Aunt Freda was a 60s wild-child. It just sounded like "freedom" to me so I've loved the name all my life. My aunt was named after her aunt, Frederica (called Freda). I hope you get to use Freda Rose one day. :0)
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I love Freda! I prefer it spelled Frida or Freida.
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Rose Marjorie
Though I really, really want to use Caledonia.
Though I really, really want to use Caledonia.
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Leona Mary
It's the feast day of Pope St. Leo the Great, hence Leona.
Aaaaand, as a Catholic I pretty much celebrate Mary every day, so MARY.
It's the feast day of Pope St. Leo the Great, hence Leona.
Aaaaand, as a Catholic I pretty much celebrate Mary every day, so MARY.
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Caroline Grace
Caroline and Grace flow very nicely and the name sounds vintage without being dated or just plain strange.
Caroline and Grace flow very nicely and the name sounds vintage without being dated or just plain strange.
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Such a pretty, classic combo. I love both Caroline and Grace.
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Stella Mildred
Mildred is in honor of my dear nana. It's her first name.
Mildred is in honor of my dear nana. It's her first name.
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love a good Mildred combo!!
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Beautiful!
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Thanks! And I've voted in your lovely poll / list. :0)
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Edith Valerie Josephine
:3
:3
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Paraskeve Chara
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Gorgeous. *sigh*
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Helena Esmé(e) Seraphina
except unfortunately one of those middle names should probably be Dawn
and i can't decide how many e's I like these days
except unfortunately one of those middle names should probably be Dawn
and i can't decide how many e's I like these days
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Cordelia Edith Jane
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Gwendolen Amy
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Gwendolen Amy is lovely.
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Iris Adele
A long-time love. :)
A long-time love. :)
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Beautiful!!!
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Very nice!
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Husbands choice: Victoria Grace. Mine: Grace Victoria Kay...
This is our debate right now for our baby girl to arrive any day now:)
This is our debate right now for our baby girl to arrive any day now:)
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Lucy Alice Eden
I have loved the name Lucy for so long and Alice is a family name used a couple of times and I love it too and Eden I have loved since I was a child and both times we've been pregnant it was on the list for a girl.
I have loved the name Lucy for so long and Alice is a family name used a couple of times and I love it too and Eden I have loved since I was a child and both times we've been pregnant it was on the list for a girl.
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Love Lucy Alice :) Lucy has been my favourite name since I first read the Chronicles of Narnia when I was 4. I named my first doll that, and always wanted to use it for a real baby girl, but then my mum used it for her cat :/
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Lucy Alice is rather adorable. The Narnia connection is one of the reasons I love the name, because the Lucy character was always my favourite of the children, as she was the one who discovered Narnia and had faith it was real even though she was told otherwise. I also love the show "I love Lucy", but ultimately I just think it's a gorgeous name.
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Matilda Catherine
It makes me happy.
It makes me happy.
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Gorgeous!
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Great combo, although I would personally prefer Matilda Katherine or Matilda Kate.
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I also like Matilda Frances maybe equally.
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Anastasia Ruth or Willa Clementine
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Really pretty combos, both of them.
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I really like both of these.
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Fiona Marian
Or maybe Fiona Mariella or Fiona Marietta or Fiona Maeve or Fiona Elanor / Eleanor or Fiona Dorothy or Fiona Dorothea or Fiona Marguerite or Fiona Autumn or Fiona Cicely.
Probably our first daughter will have the mn Marian because she was the grandparent I was the closest to and we are going to honor Arthur with a son or daughter which is the grandparent that my husband was closest to. Our mothers, my great grandma Ella and his grandma Dorothy are also people we want to honor. Ella's mn was Dorothea and I prefer Dorothea to Ella or Dorothy.
Then if we had a second daughter probably Artemis with one of these different honoring middle names listed but not Elanor / Eleanor or Autumn with Artemis unless we used double mn's. I think we'd probably go with Artemis Dorothea.
So Fiona Marian and Artemis Dorothea if we have two daughters. I have no idea what we'd name a third daughter because we have a much harder time agreeing on girls names but we'd probably use Elanor / Eleanor, Marguerite, Autumn, Cicely, or Luna as a mn.
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Or maybe Fiona Mariella or Fiona Marietta or Fiona Maeve or Fiona Elanor / Eleanor or Fiona Dorothy or Fiona Dorothea or Fiona Marguerite or Fiona Autumn or Fiona Cicely.
Probably our first daughter will have the mn Marian because she was the grandparent I was the closest to and we are going to honor Arthur with a son or daughter which is the grandparent that my husband was closest to. Our mothers, my great grandma Ella and his grandma Dorothy are also people we want to honor. Ella's mn was Dorothea and I prefer Dorothea to Ella or Dorothy.
Then if we had a second daughter probably Artemis with one of these different honoring middle names listed but not Elanor / Eleanor or Autumn with Artemis unless we used double mn's. I think we'd probably go with Artemis Dorothea.
So Fiona Marian and Artemis Dorothea if we have two daughters. I have no idea what we'd name a third daughter because we have a much harder time agreeing on girls names but we'd probably use Elanor / Eleanor, Marguerite, Autumn, Cicely, or Luna as a mn.
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Elisabeth Caroline Christina
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Stella Elsie or Freya Harriet
MN:s after my grandmothers.
I like Signe as a first name, but it's not really a "livable English spoken name"
MN:s after my grandmothers.
I like Signe as a first name, but it's not really a "livable English spoken name"
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I love both of these!
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Briar Eve
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Alys Joanna Lucy
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Vidia Eden or Alice Regina
Vidia Eden or Alice Regina or Alice Victoria
Vidia Eden or Alice Regina or Alice Victoria
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Alice Regina is nice and I also love the name Eden.
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With husband: Judith Cecilia W/O Liora Helen
Gdi
Gdi
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I like Judith and Cecilia, though not quite so much together. Liora Helen is great! Both sound good with Miriam :)
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Edith Eleanor Clara, I think...
nn Edie most of the time.
I'm also loving Greta a lot at the moment.
Margaret Emily Constance "Greta"
And Harriet.
Harriet Mae Annora "Hattie"
nn Edie most of the time.
I'm also loving Greta a lot at the moment.
Margaret Emily Constance "Greta"
And Harriet.
Harriet Mae Annora "Hattie"
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Can you just make them sisters?
Because that would be a gorgeous sisterset. Every one of those combos is just picture perfect.
Because that would be a gorgeous sisterset. Every one of those combos is just picture perfect.
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Ashley Dawn, or ...
Christina Lauren or Stephanie Maria.
Christina Lauren or Stephanie Maria.
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Alice Anna Seraphina
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Looove it :)
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I like this combo a lot.
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Thanks! You're right, "alluring" is a good word for it. Like a siren, drawing people in to ultimately destroy them.
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I like this combo a lot. Lolly also works as a nn. Or maybe Molly.
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Thanks! Hmm Molly is an intriguing idea...
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heehee Bitter Sorrows, how Goth is that. They do sound pretty good together though! eta - and I know someone who just named her daughter Dolores. So far she's Lola, which is quite popular here.
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hehehe
I'm going through a "barely-detectable goth" phase
I'm going through a "barely-detectable goth" phase
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Patience Daffodil
Nothing to see here
Nothing to see here
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This is a truly adorable combo. It's a bit cute but the mn is what makes it so cute when combined with the fn but most people won't hear the mn so I don't think it's too cute for use.
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Eve Rosemarie.
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Asha Calanthe
Though my boyfriend wouldn't agree with the mn. He really doesn't like Calanthe :(
Asha Calanthe would be a sibling with Leo Alexander and two girls who are kinda undecided.
Though my boyfriend wouldn't agree with the mn. He really doesn't like Calanthe :(
Asha Calanthe would be a sibling with Leo Alexander and two girls who are kinda undecided.
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LOVe Asha Calanthe :) Stunning combo.
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My childhood best friend was Asha.
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Adela Marceline.
But it changes every day.
Other possibilities, depending on how much I'm willing to listen to my significant other:
Matilda Jane
Phoebe Frances
Cecily Frances
Ada Marianne
Blythe Marguerite
But it changes every day.
Other possibilities, depending on how much I'm willing to listen to my significant other:
Matilda Jane
Phoebe Frances
Cecily Frances
Ada Marianne
Blythe Marguerite
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I love Adela Marceline!
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Romilly Josephine Maude
Maude being a family name. I'd also ponder Romilly Georgiana Maude, or Romilly Violet Maude.
Maude being a family name. I'd also ponder Romilly Georgiana Maude, or Romilly Violet Maude.
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I totally love this combination; it flows so well! I honestly don't care for Romilly Georgiana Maude... I just don't like how all three names have the same "aw" sound. Romilly Violet Maude is nice, but I just love Romilly Josephine Maude so much! No matter which you'd end up using, it's nice that Maude is a family name!
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Thank you :) Romilly doesn't have an "aw" sound to me, though.
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Melanie Petra
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Daphne Hilda or Theodora Winifred
Husband is obsessed with Theo for either gender.
Husband is obsessed with Theo for either gender.
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Thankyou :)
I know Hilda is very unpopular here, but I really love it now. I used to hate it (it's my grandmothers name) but its so unusual and lovely old grandma name ;) right up our alley!
I know Hilda is very unpopular here, but I really love it now. I used to hate it (it's my grandmothers name) but its so unusual and lovely old grandma name ;) right up our alley!
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Do you ever read / watch and of the "Rumpole of the Bailey" stories? The author recently came out with "The Penge Bungalow Murders" which I listened to when driving. In it he recounts a young Horace meeting and getting engaged to a young Hilda. Despite her She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed status in later life, young Hilda was a real credit to him. It's so sweet. I'm rambling.
Anyway, how else are we supposed to get to the fabulous nn Hildy if not through Hilda? Has anyone here at BtN ever thought of that? Hmmmm?
Anyway, how else are we supposed to get to the fabulous nn Hildy if not through Hilda? Has anyone here at BtN ever thought of that? Hmmmm?
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No I haven't read or watched those stories before.
I also adore the nickname Hildy, it would be really nice if we ended up using it as a FN because my grandmother doesn't go by a nickname, just Hilda, so it would be nice to differ the two people :)
I also adore the nickname Hildy, it would be really nice if we ended up using it as a FN because my grandmother doesn't go by a nickname, just Hilda, so it would be nice to differ the two people :)
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Jordan Rachael or Gracie Margaret
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Xanthe Opal Esther
I know I know, you're all super shocked right now ;)
Middle names after each of my Grandmas, plus Opal is the national gemstone of Australia.
I know I know, you're all super shocked right now ;)
Middle names after each of my Grandmas, plus Opal is the national gemstone of Australia.
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Emilia Hazel or Felicity Emilia.
As much as I love my go-to, favorite name of Lauren Elizabeth, I've been absolutely loving Emilia lately.
As much as I love my go-to, favorite name of Lauren Elizabeth, I've been absolutely loving Emilia lately.
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Susannah Wilder sounds sort of heroic. And Southern belle as hell.
Something funny is, people are all wishy washy on girl names here. The answers in rem's boy thread are pretty firm and clear but so many of us have 2 or 3 "maybe" girl names. I personally don't have a girl name at all.
Something funny is, people are all wishy washy on girl names here. The answers in rem's boy thread are pretty firm and clear but so many of us have 2 or 3 "maybe" girl names. I personally don't have a girl name at all.
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Leah Frances
:)
:)
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Louisa Blythe
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Very nice!
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Eleanor Lark nn Nell
Ugh this was so hard for me because I have a list of combos that I ADORE for girls. If not Eleanor Lark, probably Ruby Winifred or Charlotte Pearl. Or Edith Wren. I have a hard time putting them in order, haha. Eleanor gets first slot because I love Nell as a nickname though.
Ugh this was so hard for me because I have a list of combos that I ADORE for girls. If not Eleanor Lark, probably Ruby Winifred or Charlotte Pearl. Or Edith Wren. I have a hard time putting them in order, haha. Eleanor gets first slot because I love Nell as a nickname though.
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Oh, I love all of these! I wouldn't be able to decide a favorite either!
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Vilhelmine Silvia Augusta, nn Mina
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I approve. I love it.
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Talitha Mary
Oh if only my husband could get behind Talitha. If I had to let him have a say it'd probably Bridget something.
Oh if only my husband could get behind Talitha. If I had to let him have a say it'd probably Bridget something.
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I really love Talitha! I hope your husband comes around because I'd love to hear of a little Talitha Mary.
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I love both names! Gorgeous combo.
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Vianca Seraphine OR Halina Belraine
At the moment...
At the moment...
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I love this one even though it is a bit plant themed. But I'm one of those people who's like whatever just go for it when you like something and I like this combo.
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Elva Maria Chantal
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The thought of a real little Elva running around just makes my day. I hope you get the chance. :0)
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Lana Yvette or Antoinetta Camille
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Alice Emily, or
Alice Emily, or
Cecily Jean, or
Helen Susannah
Can I have triplets, please?
Alice Emily, or
Cecily Jean, or
Helen Susannah
Can I have triplets, please?
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Alice Emily is so pretty.
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love em!
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