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Seren/Eleri

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MissTriangle · 13/11/2012 08:54

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.

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CombustionEngine · 13/11/2012 09:12

Eleri Jane is lovely!

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picnicbasketcase · 13/11/2012 09:12

Both lovely but I prefer Seren Smile

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sweetkitty · 13/11/2012 09:16

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.

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kenanddreary · 13/11/2012 09:19

Definitely prefer Seren Elizabeth.

Eleri makes me think of celeri.

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Ebb · 13/11/2012 09:30

Seren Elizabeth is lovely.

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MissTriangle · 13/11/2012 09:34

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.

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badtime · 13/11/2012 10:02

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.

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Leeds2 · 13/11/2012 10:07

I like both.

The only Eleri I have known was pronounced to sound like "celery" though, which was what her parents intended.

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sleeplessinderbyshire · 13/11/2012 10:21

I like both but prefer seren (my DD2 is also called Seren though as I have a wlesh husband)

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Cezella · 13/11/2012 10:33

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.

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Snowflakepie · 13/11/2012 10:41

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!

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BobbiFleckmann · 13/11/2012 10:43

LOVE Seren.

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Dontbesodramatic · 13/11/2012 10:44

I really like both but like Seren that little bit more.

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FriggFRIGG · 13/11/2012 10:49

Seren!

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Ebb · 13/11/2012 10:51

You sound a bit disappointed that people seem to prefer Seren? Smile If you love/prefer Eleri then you should go with that.

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campergirls · 13/11/2012 11:08

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.

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MissTriangle · 13/11/2012 11:15

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.

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Pasiphae · 13/11/2012 11:17

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.

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Ebb · 13/11/2012 11:29

Could you use two middle names Seren Eleri Jane?

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BarbecuedBillygoats · 13/11/2012 11:31

Eleri

That and Eira were on my list

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Alisvolatpropiis · 13/11/2012 11:44

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.

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goralka · 13/11/2012 11:46

sorry I don't like Seren it is Welsh chav-tastic

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goralka · 13/11/2012 11:49

Eleri is lovely but in England I am afraid it will rhyme with celery and be annoying.
How about Manon? Such a pretty name....?

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Cherrypieplum · 13/11/2012 11:53

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!

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squoosh · 13/11/2012 11:55

An Eleri living in England will get many celery gags. Even pronounced correctly it sounds like 'hilarious'.

'That Eleri is 'ilarious.'

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