Please check our ideas

[philbee]

SIL has just told us her friend's childrens' names which are a bit odd taken together and I'm worried maybe ours are too. Don't want to tell family because of the opinions but after a check, please. DD is Polly, and DC2 will be George if a boy and Mabel if a girl. Middle initials P.B., surname begins with D. Anything odd / funny there?

[TwinTum]

I think Mabel is really quite a different type of name from Polly. Not sure that matters though.

[HoneyandRum]

I think Polly and Mabel sound great together. I'm not a massive Mabel fan. I know a teenage Mabel who now goes by Vanessa or Nessa - she didn't like her name.

[philbee]

Thanks. Hmm. Any other suggestions? Quite like old fashionedy, but not too girly.

[Sasparillo]

I prefer Martha to Mabel, I'm not a fan of Mabel or Ethel at all, sorry. I also love Elsie at the mo too xx

[philbee]

We know someone who's just had a Martha, so that's out really. Would be odd. And I think DH doesn't like it. We has Vivien, which I loved, but I posted on here about the initials, V.D. and got a fairly horrified response . I feel like with Mabel she could change it a bit, call herself May or something. No? Oh dear. I don't want to saddle the child with a horrible name!

[TheWave]

I love Polly, not so keen on Mabel.

Laura
Rosalind

[amck5700]

I really like Mabel if that evens it out.

Polly and Dolly would be a bit odd, but can't see anything strange in the names you've chosen.

Alternatives to Mabel could be Meryl (Merril) or Marianne

[PenelopePisstop]

I like Mabel and it goes fine with Polly.

Love George, perfect all through life.

[DessieLou]

I like mabel! Like you say she could be may if she wanted. What about iris, Marsha, ivy, Elsa, Maggie, olive, nell, Ruthie?

[Freddiethefirefly]

I love the name Polly and George. I am not keen on Mabel.

What about Sarah? I think it goes well with Polly.....

Or Marni?

[Mellymog]

I like Mabel,

What about Lydia if you like old fashioned?

[HoneyandRum]

Yep love Lydia

[HoneyandRum]

Although Lydia sounds like a sexy siren compared to Polly so maybe not the best match

[HoneyandRum]

What about something like Tess or Anna?

[HoneyandRum]

Phoebe sounds great with Polly (Pol and Feebs!)

[Mellymog]

This is all sounding very Jane Austen, I like it. Such a shame I'm having a boy.

[Marcheline]

Polly and Tess would be lovely. I like that a lot.

[mama2bebe]

Mirabelle is great

[philbee]

Thank you all. I think we've been through most of the suggestions and either they're names of close family or friends, or DH has vetoed them! Polly and Tess sounds a bit like Porgy and Bess to me, and Polly and Ivy (which we considered) like Holly and Ivy. It's a bleedin minefield!

[amck5700]

Eleanor/Eleanora?
Lillian



still like Mabel though :)

[delilah88]

What about Mary?
Or Sally?
I think that would go well.
Or Ellen.

[Ham69]

Love Polly and Mabel, beautiful names and I think they sound great together.
Also like;
Polly and Harriet
Polly and Eliza
Polly and Beatrice
Polly and Clara

[delilah88]

Or Polly and Suzanne! Then you could have 'polly put the kettle on / Suki take it off again'...

[Marcheline]

OP, it sounds like you could be over thinking it a bit - not many people will say your girls' names together. Obviously the names should sit well together, but most likely any names you like will be of a certain type.

Just find a name that you love, and I'm sure it will fit perfectly.