MissTriangle
Tue 13-Nov-12 08:54:53
I am due in 3 weeks with DD2. I am English and DH is Welsh, but we live in England. He is adamant that we use a welsh name this time, as DD1 has a English name that was my choice.
I think we have narrowed it down to 2, just wondering which you prefer.
Seren Elizabeth
Eleri Jane
Thanks.
picnicbasketcase
Tue 13-Nov-12 09:12:57
Both lovely but I prefer Seren 
Both are lovely but I prefer Seren, DD4 was going to have Seren as a middle name after my MIL but she was a he.
kenanddreary
Tue 13-Nov-12 09:19:13
Definitely prefer Seren Elizabeth.
Eleri makes me think of celeri.
Ebb
Tue 13-Nov-12 09:30:48
Seren Elizabeth is lovely.
MissTriangle
Tue 13-Nov-12 09:34:01
I am a bit worried about Eleri being mispronounced and ending up sounding like celery. It is said El-air-ey, but I guess Seren is a safer option as you can't go much wrong with that.
badtime
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:02:01
Actually, I've never heard anyone saying 'Seren'. I would pronounce it 'Serren', but I don't know if it should be 'Se-REHN' or even 'Sear-en'.
I prefer Eleri.
Leeds2
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:07:59
I like both.
The only Eleri I have known was pronounced to sound like "celery" though, which was what her parents intended.
sleeplessinderbyshire
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:21:38
I like both but prefer seren (my DD2 is also called Seren though as I have a wlesh husband)
Cezella
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:33:08
Seren is pronounced Se-ren with both es being pronounced as in "egg". Eleri doesn't exactly rhyme with celery but its a very close sound- just a bit welsher. I would say that an English person pronouncing it as celery would be doing a very good job at getting the correct sound.
Snowflakepie
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:41:45
I like both! I think seren is probably better known in England but if you want Eleri pronounced a certain way then people will soon learn!
Dontbesodramatic
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:44:37
I really like both but like Seren that little bit more.
Ebb
Tue 13-Nov-12 10:51:43
You sound a bit disappointed that people seem to prefer Seren? If you love/prefer Eleri then you should go with that.
campergirls
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:08:54
An English person pronoucing Eleri as celery would NOT be doing a good job! Stress in 'celery' falls on the first syllable, in Eleri it's on the second. That makes a big difference.
MissTriangle
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:15:14
Thanks for your comments everyone.
Ebb, I don't mean to be disappointed at all as I do love both names. But OH really wants to use Jane as a middle name after his gran who recently passed away. (DD1 has my grans name as a middle name) but I don't like Seren Jane! I think they almost flow into one another to make one word.
But Seren Elizabeth sounds good.
Pasiphae
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:17:46
Eleri Jane is so nice, though.
Seren seems to be the Welsh girl name of the moment. Eleri is different and with Jane, it looks rather elegant.
Ebb
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:29:08
Could you use two middle names Seren Eleri Jane?
BarbecuedBillygoats
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:31:14
Eleri
That and Eira were on my list
Alisvolatpropiis
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:44:52
I rather like Eleri,it's more unusual than Seren in Wales by a mile! Or it is where I live. Seren is becoming this decades Megan.
goralka
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:46:27
sorry I don't like Seren it is Welsh chav-tastic
goralka
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:49:59
Eleri is lovely but in England I am afraid it will rhyme with celery and be annoying.
How about Manon? Such a pretty name....?
Cherrypieplum
Tue 13-Nov-12 11:53:03
Both are lovely but Seren is very popular (though not chavvy based on the many,many Serens I know).
I would reiterate that Eleri is nothing like celery!
El-air-ee. Beautiful and I wanted it for my DD but hubby couldn't say it. It has potential for being mangled. A colleague in work often misprounced the name and set my teeth on edge!
