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Rosie, Martha or Alice - please vote!

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smother · 24/07/2010 12:49

which name do you like best?
Rosie, Martha or Alice?

thanks.

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DuelingFanjo · 26/07/2010 22:00

Martha.

inveteratenamechanger · 26/07/2010 21:59
  1. Martha
  2. Alice
  3. Rosie - like others, I'd go for a longer version and use Rosie as an abbreviation.

They are all lovely though.

Carikube · 26/07/2010 21:55

I've got a Martha and an Alice so I would have to vote for one of those names (and also everyone has commented on how much they like those names when we've introduced them to people)

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smother · 26/07/2010 21:32

thanks so much for votes and for positive feedback, it's really helping! keep it coming!

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russiandolly · 26/07/2010 20:57

I love Martha. Very very pretty and timeless.

Sinkingfeeling · 26/07/2010 20:12

I vote for Martha - my middle daughter (7) is Martha Alice, and we've only ever met one other Martha (who lives in our street) but there are quite a few other Alices at school.

weaselm4 · 26/07/2010 17:29

I should also add that I know a grown-up Rosie as well, and it suits her fine - doesn't seem like a little girl's name at all.

weaselm4 · 26/07/2010 17:28

Hi smother, perhaps rotool doesn't know of any teenage Marthas? I'm hoping my Martha will be OK with it (although her middle name's Phoebe which I guess she could use if she really objects!).

First thing my HV said when I brought my daughter to her was "Martha, fantastic name - I've got one. She's 19 now" So older Marthas are around! (As well as Martha Jones from Doctor Who, who I thought was waaaay cooler than Rose )

twolittlemonkeys · 26/07/2010 14:50

I vote for Martha. There are so many Alices around at the moment. I agree Rosie needs to be a shortened version of something a bit more formal.

DastardlyandSmugly · 26/07/2010 14:48

Martha is my favourite by quite a long way.

polkadottytotty · 26/07/2010 14:41

Martha

BreastmilkDoesAFabLatte · 26/07/2010 14:39

All lovely names, but it depends how original you're wanting to be. Every other baby girl at some of the groups I did with DD seem to have been Martha or Alice, and there were a few Rosie's, too. So how about Marissa, Alicia or Rosalie?

zozzle · 26/07/2010 14:27

Like them all equally

birdofthenorth · 26/07/2010 13:31

Alice is lovely, though I like Rosie a lot too.

flamingnora · 26/07/2010 12:27

Alice! It's my DD's name and I still love it!

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smother · 26/07/2010 10:42

thank you for all your responses!

thinking about Martha....

rotool - why might Martha at 16 not thank me? is it not a good name for a teenager??

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StealthPolarBear · 24/07/2010 23:20

Alice

kittya · 24/07/2010 23:19

I love them all but I have a very adorable Alice and, Ive only met a couple of others. I just really like it, all the ones Ive met her very confident girls.

BeerTricksPotter · 24/07/2010 23:18

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LynetteScavo · 24/07/2010 23:16

They are all lovely names. I think you should have a look when baby pops out and see which one suits best.

Today, I think I like Martha best.

rotool · 24/07/2010 23:13

Rosie
Martha at 16 might not thankyou!!

CreepyFunbags · 24/07/2010 23:06

Alice, Rosie, Martha.

SoMuchToBits · 24/07/2010 23:06

Alice first

Then Rosie, but as a shortened form of Rosemary/Rosalind/Rosamund/Rosalie etc

Then Martha

BikeRunSki · 24/07/2010 22:53

Alice

...but I am one!

Actually, my vote is for Martha.

jabberwocky · 24/07/2010 22:49

Alice