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BeaditAli · 28/03/2012 21:36

Arthur, Rowan, Toby

Elspeth, Rosa, Sylvie or ...... Is Arietty really wrong?

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Plonker · 28/03/2012 21:42

Arthur - Not keen
Rowan - Quite like this
Toby - Love this. I know a couple of Toby's and they're adorable little boys!

Elspeth - Ok
Rosa - Lovely
Sylvie - Very cute
Arietty - erm, yes, really wrong

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BeaditAli · 28/03/2012 21:44

I know! But it's so pretty..... Bloody borrowers Angry HA!

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Janoschi · 29/03/2012 00:24

Go for Harriet then and call her Arietty as a pet name. Or Henrietta, maybe.

Feel your eagerness here - I wanted it too but DH didn't know the books and therefore didn't really understand... Sigh.

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IHeartKingThistle · 29/03/2012 00:27

Rowan and Rosa for me

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Janoschi · 29/03/2012 00:33

Me too, if you give up on Arietty. I'd be a bit sad if you did though!

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farmerswifey · 29/03/2012 09:39

Arietty - I LOVE it!

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3boysandagirl · 29/03/2012 10:00

Arthur - Love
Rowan - Quite like
Toby - Not keen

Elspeth - Ok
Rosa - Love
Sylvie - Can't decide whether I like it or not
Arietty - Not sure as a main name, prefer Harriet.

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MagsAloof · 29/03/2012 10:03

I love Arthur

Not keen on Rowan (posh, insipid) or Toby (puppy) at all, I'm afraid.

I like your girls names very much. Elspeth is unusual and lovely, Rosa is a gorgeous, classic name and Sylvie is very sweet. not keen on Arietty, though! It sounds like a cockney trying to say Harriet.

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Pasiphae · 29/03/2012 10:59

Arthur is great.
Rowan is a bit flat.
Toby needs to be Tobias.

Elspeth is brilliant.
Rosa is pretty.
Sylvie is dull.
Arietty is very borrowers, but I think it's doable, if you don't mind people commenting.

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BeaditAli · 29/03/2012 11:52

I can't really understand how Arietty gets more flack than Pheobe etc surely there are so many names that are so connected to characters....... We'd have a very short list if we vetoed all for that reason.
Don't like Harriet anywhere near as much unfortunately though no hurry....... Plenty time to mull these over. Thanks so much for all your comments.

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FondleWithCare · 29/03/2012 12:28

Arthur- hate it
Rowan- not bad
Toby- nice
Elspeth- horrible, Elizabeth is nice
Rosa- lovely
Sylvie- don't like it
Arietty- doesn't sound like a real name and my phone wants to change it to stirrer

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AlmaMartyr · 29/03/2012 12:37

I love Rowan for a boy, gorgeous.

I would totally use Arrietty and would love to meet a little girl called this. It sounds beautiful. Otherwise, quite like Sylvie. Elspeth is nice and Rosa is sweet.

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Karbea · 29/03/2012 12:50

Toby and Rosa.

Ive never heard of Arietty but I quite like it.

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