Baby bump (due in July) is "almost certainly" a girl, so we've focused efforts on girl names right now, although we will have some boy names on hand just in case.
Anyhow this is the final five for #4 who will be a sister for Jack, Alexander and Sarah...
Mary - not popular now, but obviously was the "go to" name for generations, and as such is the most common female name in the world. Would she hate us? Is it tired sounding or would it sound fresh these days, among all the girls called Olivia and Ruby (to name but a few)?
Margaret - we love, love, love Maggie but would never use it as a given name. We also love Margaret, it's a family name on both sides, but when I mentioned it to my mum she said, "Thatcher". Yeah I get that, but by the time baby bump grows up, Maggie T isn't going to be around is she?!
Elisabeth - a family name on my side, was my great-grandmother's name (I knew her, she passed when I was 7), and is also my mum's middle name. The 's' spelling is how my g-gran and my mum's middle name is spelt. We would shorten to Bess or Elsie.
Rose - we both love the simplicity of it but could we use it when we've got a Jack? When I mentioned I liked it to a friend, she said, "but Rose and Jack - Titanic - you can't do it." Thoughts on that?
Frances - a family name on DH's side and also my grandmother's middle name. We would only call her Frances, not Frankie or Fran, we don't like either of those. NB: If anyone can come up with alternative nicknames, much appreciated, but it isn't vital. We'd be happy to just use Frances.
So what you do think? What is the best fit with the older sibling names? Which one is more "wearable" these days? Or should we scrap the list and start again?
NB: The middle name will be Helen, after my aunt.
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FreedomOfTheTess · 06/03/2013 12:58
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