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JustDrive · 20/06/2015 21:19

Please can I have some opinions on our short list!

Darcey
Molly
Isabelle

Or any suggestions greatly appreciated! At the moment Darcey is my favourite.

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cqssjoyful · 20/06/2015 21:31

It depends if you're into nicknames or not. Personally I like the option of shortening a name and then being able to change it as they grow older. Some people don't like them though. I don't think you can shorten Molly or Darcey (is it supposed to have an 'E' in it? I thought it was Darcy) whereas Isabelle could be Izzy or Belle.
Personally I think Isabelle is really pretty.

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 20/06/2015 21:45

DI'd say Mollie, But I don't really any which is ironic as I have a Mollie spelled Molly. I fell in love with the name when I watched ghost and stuck with it till I had dd 8 years after. Gone off it now, but she is a Molly and really suits her name, and it is very pretty, so I'm still glad I used it.

Don't like Darcey at all
And despise the name Isabelle. They're everywhere.

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JustDrive · 20/06/2015 21:58

Thanks both for your opinions, really helps to hear what others think!!

Darcey Bussell has the 'E' so that's why I was going for that spelling!

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Tuesday11 · 20/06/2015 22:11

I like Molly and Isabelle the best, (although I prefer Isabella to Isabelle)

Not keen on Darcey

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manicinsomniac · 20/06/2015 22:12

I love Darcey. I know two (both spelled that way) and they're such gorgeous little girls. They may be why I like the name, though I also like the Darcey Bussell connection.

I also love Isabelle - very elegant and I like Izzy as a cute nn

Molly is nice but nowhere near as nice as the other two, imo.

I think I'd go for Darcey because it's less common than Isabelle

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BadHenry · 20/06/2015 22:24

I'm not keen on Darcy (it's a but too modern sounding for my taste). Isabelle and Molly are both fine but not very exciting (if that matters to you).

Have you considered Nancy?

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MitzyLeFrouf · 21/06/2015 01:01

Darcey is awful, the Tracy of its time I think (no offence to any Tracys reading)

Isabelle - nice enough I suppose but there are a lot of them out there. And I mean a LOT.

Molly - my favourite of the three.

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mrstweefromtweesville · 21/06/2015 01:04

Out of those three, Molly. Please don't use Darcey.
Why not use a Biblical name? They have stood the test of time.
Miriam.
Elizabeth.
Sarah.
Naomi.

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