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What dou you think of when you hear these names?

33 replies

Roz14 · 05/09/2010 16:28

I know I have posted lots of things about these names before but I am sooo bored (10 days over my EDD) so thought I would distract myself a little

Florence
Phylisia
Esther
Beatrix
Edith

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Bagpusstree · 05/09/2010 16:37

Oops, cross post violethill!

Bagpusstree · 05/09/2010 16:36

Florence - like
Phylisia, sounds a bit, I dunno, like an STI?
Esther - like, prefer Elspeth or Hester
Beatrix - like, but prefer Beatrice
Edith - quite cute, would nn Edie.....

Good luck! Let us know what you decide.
xxx

violethill · 05/09/2010 16:35

Florence - nice name, but very popular over last few years.

Physilia - a STI

Esther - lovely

Beatrix - alright, not as nice as Beatrice

Edith - taught two of them this year. Both lovely, intelligent young ladies. Shortened their name to 'Edie' which is pretty.

Quenbioz · 05/09/2010 16:35

Florence - lovely
Phylisia - very strange-looking. How about Alice or Felicity?
Esther - like
Beatrix - not keen, but Beatrice very nice
Edith - like, including with Edie for short

ThatDamnDog · 05/09/2010 16:33

Florence - and the Machine, sorry.

Phylisia - no, sorry, not pretty.

Esther - DP hates it. I think it's feminine, classic, subtle. Lovely. But very much a love or hate name for most people I think

Beatrix - Makes me think of rabbits and princesses, but not in a good way. It's a bit fussy.

Edith - in the same vein as Esther but much less pretty. Still classic though.

Good luck :)

onimolap · 05/09/2010 16:32

Florence: Magic Roundabout

Physilia: misspelt fruit

Esther: Rantzen

Beatrix: Potter

Edith: Wesson

Bucharest · 05/09/2010 16:31

Florence- was (and possibly still is) lovely, but Sam'n'Ham Cam have kind of nixed it for me for the time being.

Phylisia- sounds like an invented medical condition or something you'd find in a plant pot.

Esther- nice without being stunning

Beatrix- Potter. I love Beatrice though.

Edith. S'Ok.

On reflection my favourite would still be Florence.

May she arrive soon and painlessly!

BelligerentGhoul · 05/09/2010 16:30

Florence - like this. It's pretty.

Phylisia - ooh no I don't like this, sorry.
It reminds me of those sour little physalis fruits that everybody I know calls siphilis.

Esther - like this but love Hester more.

Beatrix - no but I love Beatrice.

Edith - not fond as it sounds quite hard. Much prefer Esme or Elise or Eloise.

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