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Daria/Thalia/Dahlia?

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blondebun · 08/12/2014 14:01

Yay or nay. Middle name will be Noor as hubby is Indian.

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gymboywalton · 08/12/2014 14:01

daria is the nicest

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shakemysilliesout · 08/12/2014 14:07

How do u say dahlia?

I like Thalia the best.

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blondebun · 08/12/2014 14:10

Dar (rhymes with jar) Lee-AH

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Riverland · 08/12/2014 14:12

I love the name Talia.

I don't at all like the others.

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AuntieStella · 08/12/2014 14:15

Lots of people will pronounce it Daylia (like the flower) and I wouldn't want to use a name if I had to correct the pronunciation all the time (but perhaps that wouldn't bother you).

I'd go for Thalia from those three.

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blondebun · 08/12/2014 14:19

What do you think of the middle name? I didn't like it to begin with but it has since grown on me. (it has has beautiful meaning for dp)

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blondebun · 08/12/2014 14:22

I loved Raina. But dismissed it as I'm not keen on Raina Noor Dhillon (surname pronounced Dylan)

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Fallingovercliffs · 08/12/2014 15:05

I like Thalia the best (but mainly because it reminds me of Antonia Forest's Marlow series).

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minipie · 08/12/2014 16:02

I like Daria best I think.

Thalia I like but if you have Indian heritage, it might be a bit too much like thali? Talia maybe better?

Dahlia is ok but will be pronounced Daylia by a lot of people.

Noor is lovely.

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Sophronia · 08/12/2014 16:19

I like Thalia the best.

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shakemysilliesout · 08/12/2014 17:15

I first said daylia rather than dahlia when I said it. Sorry!

Raina has been ruined by Nashville for me- all I see is cowboy boots! Ignore me though as its not a massive show.

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MrsMarigold · 08/12/2014 17:21

Daria - a bit dingos ate my baby - sorry
Thalia - ok
Dahlia - why not say it like the flowers

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BonnieWeeJeannieMcCall · 08/12/2014 23:05

I love Daria.

I'd pronounce Dahlia as Day-Lee-Ah.

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sunflower49 · 08/12/2014 23:07

Dahlia reminds me of the black Dahlia. But It's a lovely name.

I like Thalia best.

Daria I do not like, makes me think of the TV series.

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BlueStarsAtNight · 08/12/2014 23:18

I'm not a fan of alliterative names so wouldn't go for Daria or Dahlia. I think Thalia is my favourite anyway, though I'm not sure if it's meant to be Tal-ee-a or Tar-lee-a

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Beangarda · 09/12/2014 23:41

Like a pp, I like Thalia because of Tim Keith in the Kingscote books, but perhaps worth pointing out that this character is bedevilled people mishearing her name when they hear it for the first time and thinking she is called 'failure'...

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CariadsDarling · 09/12/2014 23:49

Noor is lovely and its for both a boy and girl.

Its very similar to my granddaughters name which is Noora.

The other names all sound very nice but I would go with Dahlia.

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HollyBdenum · 10/12/2014 00:01

I love Thalia, but there are so many disagreements about to pronounce it. Which version are you considering?

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CariadsDarling · 10/12/2014 00:07

Blondebun are you familiar with this song


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