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Baby girl now here, thoughts on names???

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needanamefast · 06/11/2009 18:47

Thanks for your help last week. Beautiful dark haired girl now arrived. Narrowed it down to

Anna
Thea
Cecily (Ceci for short, anna as middle name)
Helena
Elsa

Initial thoughts???

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southernbelle77 · 06/11/2009 18:50

Elsa my fav

not keen on Thea or Cecily

Don't mind Anna or Helena

congratulations btw!

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UnrequitedSkink · 06/11/2009 18:50

I love Helena, it's classic, and I also like Elsa which is short, sweet and pretty. Not so keen on Thea (I think middle aged dry and dusty academic) and Anna is just a bit dull really!

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Marne · 06/11/2009 18:52

I like Thea and Elsa.

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daisydotandgertie · 06/11/2009 18:53

Anna or Helena are my favourites.

Not keen on Thea or Cecily, and ambivalent about Elsa.

Congratulations!

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Heated · 06/11/2009 18:53

I absolutely adore Helena and Anna, beautiful, classic names. The others are nice but these two are fab.

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bluebump · 06/11/2009 18:54

I love Thea and Anna.

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bellissima · 06/11/2009 19:08

Another vote for Helena or Anna.

Elsa = the lion in Born Free. That's yonks old i know but I just immediately think that.

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needanamefast · 06/11/2009 19:09

Anna is a family name as well.....

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needanamefast · 06/11/2009 19:12

BTW want something elegant and timeless not faddy but not old womanish either....

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MamaG · 06/11/2009 19:13

Anna Anna anna!

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Plonker · 06/11/2009 19:19

Anna and Thea, I love

Helena is very pretty

Elsa will always be a lioness to me

Cecily , I just don't like

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TigerFeet · 06/11/2009 19:20

dd2 may well have been Anna had it not been a bit too matchy-matchy with our surname

I do rather like Cecily though

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needanamefast · 06/11/2009 19:27

oooo lots of diff opinions.
yes def prounonced thee - ahh

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andlipsticktoo · 06/11/2009 19:27

Elsa or even Elva is lovely.

Congratulations.

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cyteen · 06/11/2009 19:27

They're all lovely except Cecily. Thea or Elsa get my vote. Congratulations!

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MaggieMonday · 06/11/2009 19:29

What a lovely list. the only slight comment is that I prefer Elena to Helena, but otherwise all beautiful elegant names.

Anna
Thea
Cecily
Helena
Elsa

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TreeTrunkThighs · 06/11/2009 19:31

Only one option given with a middle name - betcha go for Cecily

FWIW I love Helena, especially with Nell as a nickname.

Congratulations :-)

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mo3g · 06/11/2009 19:38

i love Thea i would go for that my friend's dd is fia i like that too congratulations btw.

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needanamefast · 06/11/2009 19:39

thank you ladies. lovely comments.
i'd love cecily but dh isn't as keen but says i can call her what i want after labour!!
maybe Anna Cecily?or Anna cecile?

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SixtyFootDoll · 06/11/2009 19:41

Anna cecile
Anna Cecily a bit of a mouthful

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thirtysomething · 06/11/2009 19:42

Congratulations!

I love Anna and Thea

Not massively keen on Cecily - I guess only because it would be a difficult name to "wear" through school in these parts .....

I like Helena but absolutely love Elena....

Not keen on Elsa as just feels too old-lady to me but love Elisa (pronounced Ell-ee-za rather than Ell-eye-za)

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