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find me the name of my dreams

113 replies

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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LaRagazzaInglese · 02/11/2010 13:11

Saffron
Juliette
Saskia
Scarlett
Laurel
Georgina
Rhian
Darcy
Eleonora

missmoocher · 02/11/2010 00:19

I have 3 children with unusual names, U either love them or hate them, but, I find the majority of people love them, and they are most definately remembered!!!

My Son: DAX
My Daughter: MISSY
My Daughter: XANTHE

Mousesmummy · 01/11/2010 23:14

I would just call a 'truce' for now and then when he sees you giving birth to a beautiful little girl and what hard work it is . . . how could he deny you Cecily???
My dh wanted Delilah for our dd3 which I really did not want . . . but after seeing me give birth he totally caved in and said "you pick, you did all the work" and so I got my Esther after all Smile
We got a tortoise called Delilah instead!

seeker · 01/11/2010 22:59

Clemency

mercibien · 01/11/2010 22:57

Carys
means beloved in Welsh

blinks · 01/11/2010 22:53

freya

frieda

callie

carlotta

celeste

WanderingSheep · 01/11/2010 22:30

Elissa/Elyssa/Alissa?

Greenwing · 01/11/2010 22:23

Also my favourite - Elizabeth

aka Lizzie, Liz, Liza, Lilla, Beth, Betsy, Betty, Bett - so many lovely diminutives to choose from!

Greenwing · 01/11/2010 22:10

Felicity has such a lovely meaning.
I know one who is know as Felix instead of the usual Fliss.
However, it may bother you forever if you don't like it ... my DS is 16 and I still wish I had changed my mind about his name on the day he was born Sad.

It would be good for you both to like one name enough. Have been looking at my books for you. Here goes:

Camilla
Leonie
Estella
Francesca
Lydia
Genevieve
Catherine/ Katherine (lots of lovely diminutives to choose from)
Cassandra
Gabriella
Eloise
Verity
Caroline
Miriam
Phoebe
Christianna
Marianne
Marisa
Althea

Good luck!

smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 21:58

have a niece elinor so can't use it

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MerryMarigold · 01/11/2010 21:07

How about Eleanor or Elena? Pretty and strong!

smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 20:34

love clarissa and marianne but yet again dh not keen

susannah like but not nn susie

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Sidge · 01/11/2010 20:22

Prudence
Marianne
Susannah
Clarissa
Henrietta
Imogen
Belinda

smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 20:11

thanks paddy

despite it's negatives that is nn cess , meaning blind and what if she has a lisp etc
i still love it . it seems both feminine yet strong imho.

i don't hate the name felicity but i can't imagine felicity as a high court judge , scientist etc it just feels more suited to a ballerina .

if we choose felicity it will always feel second best for me.

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paddypants · 01/11/2010 15:19

Go with Cecily - it is beautiful and I bet he will love it in time too.

smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 15:15

like meriel

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smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 15:14

had a cat called alice so refuses to consider it as a possibility

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Komondor · 01/11/2010 15:11

Caroline
Serena
Meriel
Stephanie

Not Mabel under the table though!

excitedfirsttimer · 01/11/2010 15:03

How about Alice? feminine and lovely for a little girl or a grown up. Plus it is not that common at the moment.
Also love Nancy or Olive

smilingserenely · 01/11/2010 14:40

love mabel but yet again dh doesn't

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Rhubarbgarden · 31/10/2010 19:16

Lorna
Dolores
Belinda
Melissa
Helena

smilingserenely · 31/10/2010 18:34

arabel is great prefer it to arabella but is it too like arable

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