Tabitha Alys or Alys Romilly..?

[therewasalittlegirl]

My favourites today.
Which do you like the best and why?
Thank you :)

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

Did you post about 'Angus'?

We have an Angus... and a Romilly!!

So I go for Alys Romilly :)

[Maisiethemorningsidecat]

I love love love Romilly, so would go with Alys Romilly

[therewasalittlegirl]

I did yes :)

You have good taste! What are their middle names? I think you told me Angus's in my other thread. I love both names. Trying to convince DH. I am just a name obsessive though, not ttc again just yet.

What other names to do you like? Out of interest! :)

[therewasalittlegirl]

Thanks Maisie, I'm sure you're right about Alice/Alys, but it is a family name, and DH thinks Alys has a but more zest to it!

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

We have:

Romilly Catherine Ruby (mns are family names)
Nancy Madeleine Pearl (no particular logic - I wanted Nancy Fondant Fancy, had to settle with Madeleine as another 'cake' name - I'm not really as bonkers as that sounds, honest!)
Joseph Hamish (then my maiden name as a mn)

finally

Angus Edward Patrick (mns are family names again)

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

Other names I like are:

Rufus
Fergus
Hector
Patrick (nn Patch)
I find boys names quite tricky - or rather, finding names that we both agreed on was very tricky.

I liked Sholto and Murdo, too


Cicely
Betty/Betsy
Tess
Tansy
Judy
Posy (which is a nn for Josephine)

[picnicbasketcase]

Tabitha is too feline, Alys just looks like trying to find yoooneek spellings (even if it is a family name, it's what people would assume) and I'm not very keen on Romilly. But Alys Romilly is nicer than Tabitha. No offence intended, just my first reactions.

[therewasalittlegirl]

Wow I really like all of their names!

Angus is my absolute fave for a boy at the moment. I actually really like Angus Joseph..

Nancy Fondant Fancy, makes me want a Nancy! :)

[therewasalittlegirl]

Thanks picnic, I think Alys is the Welsh version. But I do see your point.

Also love Rufus, Patch, Cicely, Betsy and Josephine nn Posy!

[thereisalightanditnevergoesout]

Of course, there is the Welsh connection with Romilly (have a look at Augustus John the painter).

[Meteorite]

Alys Romilly

[exoticfruits]

I prefer Alice.

[MerryMagdalene]

Alys as first name, Romilly or Tabitha as middle name

[sanserif]

Like both Tabitha and Romilly though Tabitha is a bit feline as another poster said. Just ran into a baby Romilly actually and Tabitha seems to be increasingly popular. Not that keen on Alys myself. Definitely go with the more unusual one as a first name though -- they can always use the middle name later on if they don't like it but I think (as someone with a very, very unusual name) it's nice to have a name with a little character.

[cumbria81]

Is there any reason you'd spell it Alys? Seems a bit odd.

[PhylisStein]

My god - neither - how pretentious!
Tabitha is a cat and Alys is spelt a silly way!

[MelinaM]

Love Tabitha and Romilly ...but I'd go for Romilly

Alice is far nicer than the Welsh spelling of Alys, which looks as if it's trying too hard to be different!

[MamaLazarou]

Tabitha. Alys is a bit silly and Tabs is a cute nickname IMO.

[boodleboot]

Please spell Alice properly!!!

[StepfordWannabe]

Tabitha always sounds like some mad old woman (or a mad old woman's cat), sorry!

Alys is gorgeous - are you Welsh (Welsh heritage even) though? If not, it's a bit odd.

Never heard of Romilly, how is it pronounced?

[Meteorite]

Tabs is slang for ears.

[LingDiLong]

Alys IS spelt properly, it's the welsh spelling. It is neither odd nor silly actually. At least it's phonetically correct (in welsh) unlike Alice.

OP, I prefer the latter version, Alys Romilly.

[therewasalittlegirl]

Thank you all. Yes my grandmother is Welsh, so have no qualms about using the Welsh version! :)

I think I prefer Alys Romilly, but DH prefers Tabitha! Hmm.

[IHeartKingThistle]

Romilly is so pretty. Is it pronounced ROMilly or roMILLY?

[suzydelarosa]

Romilly is great. Alys sounds like a made up welsh-inspired name created in America and the spelling makes me want to put the pronounciation on the second syllable thus A-Liss which is a bit odd. sorry!

Tabitha was my choice for DD1 but as my dad and brother have a lisp I thought it would be a lifetime of trouble with the 'th'. Settled on Matilda instead.

Other nice girls names: Esme, Pearl! Old fashioned but nice.