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find me the name of my dreams

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smilingserenely · 31/10/2010 12:49

dh loves the name felicity but i dislike this name. he likes it beacuse it's sweet ,feminine yet fun and grown up.dh insists he likes no other name . i dislike it because i find it to sickly sweet and a bit wishy washy .

i love the name cecily because it's sweet , feminine,yet grown up and serious. i have a list of other names i like and could compromise on but dh has vetoed them all. he dislikes it because it's too old fashioned and unusual

in reality they are both very similar names in terms of how they sound sound ,femininity etc

dh after initially insisting on felicity has now agreed i can call her cecily

however , i don't want , to railroad dh into a name he dislikes. i really want to find a compromise we can both love.

problem is dh will not come up with any suggestions and i have given up trying to find a compromise.

so do your best and find us the name of our dreams or at least a few suggestions i can put to dh

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anonymousbird · 09/11/2010 19:09

Merelina
X/Zavora
Beatrice
Yasmin

Sorry if already mentioned and rejected, but its a long thread!

Suncottage · 09/11/2010 18:52

Alexandria Fern

Trudie (very under used these days)

Lucy Elizabeth

Mary Amelia

Leonie Felicity Grace

Edith

Naomi

Charlotte Ellen

(running out of ideas rapidly)

skippingturtle · 08/11/2010 15:00

Felicity Cecily Verity?

chaya5738 · 08/11/2010 14:20

You simply cannot call your child Felicity Cecily! What a mouthful!

skippingturtle · 08/11/2010 14:09

Or you play him at his own game. Give him a list of one name and tell him to choose from that.

MerryMarigold · 08/11/2010 13:47

So Donna isn't too harsh for dh then? Yes, probably a wind up, judging by his previous taste.

I actually don't mind Patricia, but it's not as good as Cecily.

Hmmmm...I like Math's idea of 10 names you like and he can choose one from it. Great idea (or maybe make it 5)

MrsvWoolf · 08/11/2010 10:35

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skippingturtle · 08/11/2010 07:22

Ooh mathsanxiety, you're my type of tough talker!

mathanxiety · 07/11/2010 21:09

That's ridiculous. Hope you gave him a look, and folded your arms across your chest.

Write your own list of 10 names you like and ask him to pick one, and repeat that it's not going to be Felicity, that the name of the baby matters greatly to you, and that you're not one bit amused by his antics or his attitude.

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smilingserenely · 07/11/2010 20:55

thanks stripey wasn't sure whether it would be problem or not my dad , my fil and bil use their second names but i suspect times have changed .

thanks turtle he came up with a list today would you believe the names of his ex girlfriends . including such 60s gems as alison , donna and patricia .i think he's now just trying to wind me up and i may be taking your advice and thumping him as my patience has now run out .

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stripeybumpsmum · 07/11/2010 20:34

Sorry OP, but I have to jump in here and stop you. I respect anyone's choice of name for their baby EXCEPT naming it one thing and calling it another. As the daughter and wife of people whose parents thought using the second name was a good idea, I can tell you it is an incredible PITA. Please don't!

skippingturtle · 07/11/2010 16:54

smiling. Don't make me come over there! You cannot agree to Felicity if you don't like it!

You're saying you don't like one name, and would be happy to compromise and consider lots of others. Your DH is saying he doesn't like hundreds of names, will only consider one, and is therefore insisting on getting his own way. Thump him in the chops!

thumbwitch · 07/11/2010 13:48

I love the name Cecily - it has been my fantasy DD name since I was about 13. Am gutted that it has suddenly started to become more popular again.

However - since it is becoming increasingly unlikely that I will ever get to use it, I graciously get on with suggesting it to others - and if your DH has agreed you can use it, just DO it!

I do see your objections to Felicity (although I quite like that too) and was going to suggest Aurelia but see it's been done. Don't like Augusta, too pompous. Octavia is nice but Skoda have ruined it. :(

What about Emilia? lovely name, would go very well with your surname, I think.

Cerys? Might be a bit Welsh for you (if you're not) but it's lovely, I think.

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smilingserenely · 07/11/2010 13:34

russiandolly my feelings exactly there must be more than one name he likes . he insists ,however , that felicity is the only one he likes .

contemplating putting felicity as first name to keep dh happy .cecily as second name but using cecily as her actual name on adaily basis .

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Bluecloud · 07/11/2010 08:54

Athena
Camille
Phoebe
Octavia
Otillie
Adele
Elise
Cordelia
Louisa
Annabelle

FWIW I [heart] the name Cecily and think it knocks spots of Felicity . Cecily is just a nicer sound and Cece as a nickname is gorgeous!

russiandolly · 07/11/2010 08:43

Hmmm...there must be one name in the world that you both like! More research needed as you both need to love the name you choose. He simply has to budge and you need to (again) explain your feelings. Hmmm...

Miriam
Flora
Florence
Isobel
Elodie
Celine
Delphine
Delia
Cordelia

MakingAMess · 06/11/2010 22:07

Meredith?

Ellen?

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smilingserenely · 06/11/2010 21:32

fiona know far too many adult fionas to make it a possibility .

love katherine nn kitty but have a niece with that name so couldn't use it.

roberta not keen on feminised forms of male names sorry

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Suncottage · 06/11/2010 21:18

Roberta (Bobby as nn)

Suncottage · 06/11/2010 21:17

Fiona Katherine?

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smilingserenely · 06/11/2010 21:15

aurelia lovely but just too unusual for dh

turtle thanks thats exactly how i feel it's a bit jolly hockeysticks ,goody two shoes / enid blytonish for me . it, however ,is not a bad name in itself and i'm sure there are lots of gorgeous little felicitys out there . it's just not my personal taste .

sometimes ,however, i feel i must be mad not to like it as dh loves it and so do most rl friends to whom we have mentioned it .

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stripeybumpsmum · 06/11/2010 21:06

Aurelia?

skippingturtle · 06/11/2010 19:31

Stick to your guns smiling, Felicity really doesn't do it for me either! (Apologies to any mums of lovely Felicitys out there!) To me it's horsey and wet, kind of the female equivalent of Rupert.

My DP vetoed loads of names I liked too, but at least was sporting enough to like more than one. (I'm not even acknowledging the Winifred Incident.)

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smilingserenely · 06/11/2010 19:01

mathanxiety will give it ago but hasn't worked so fair

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mathanxiety · 06/11/2010 18:30

I think if you made the discussion a serious affair, tell him the two of you need to talk about names for the baby and set a time for it as if it was a business meeting, he might take your opposition seriously. Then state your case for a committee approach and the climbing down from untenable positions and the unreasonable expectation he seems to have that he will have his way simply by being stubborn.

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