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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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6 letters and 9 letters

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FleeBee · 02/04/2011 19:44

Can this be done?

My first 2 DC both have first names which are 6 letters long and middle names which are 9 letters long.

Can I continue the trend with DC3??

I already like Finlay which is six letters but stumped for ideas for everything else and need a boy and girl variation!

If nothing works I guess I'll have to start a new trend for DC3!

Ideas appreciated Thanks!

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mathanxiety · 03/04/2011 23:33

Laurel
Agatha
Beulah
Keziah
Serena
Helena
Blythe
Cecily
Cicely
Stella
Esther
Miriam
Renata
Rowena
Annika
Linnea
Carmen

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FleeBee · 03/04/2011 20:45

Wow fabulous names here! I love the link I can review my 6 & 9 letter names for ages.

I already do have a Phoebe, so I've ruled that one out.

Will speak to DH about Audrey Francesca!

Thanks for all your input, you've been great to humour my strange request!

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RedSH · 03/04/2011 19:59

My daughters name works with your 6 & 9 trend.
Her name is Saskia Charlotte - although the 9 letter name obviously only has two syllabuls.

There are many 9 letter names so it is definitely possible!

pranma · 03/04/2011 17:58

Tamsin
Bryony
Violet

FebreezeYourJeans · 03/04/2011 17:04

I think I do too

argylesocks · 03/04/2011 15:58

ooh, febreeze i like audrey francesca!

Finessa · 03/04/2011 14:31

Madeleine
Katherine

What are your DC1 & 2 names?

NotJustKangaskhan · 03/04/2011 13:52

Six Letter Names
Nine Letter Names

Emmett
Victor
Reuben
Oliver
Lucian

Alexander
Augustine
Frederick
Zachariah
Nathaniel

Mercia
Yvonne
Vivian
Cheryl
Salome

Alexandra
Cassandra
Georgiana
Josephine

darleneconnor · 02/04/2011 23:49

Alexandra
Geneveive
Georgiana
Amarylyis
Desdemona
Aphrodite
Anastasia
Bernadete
Christina
Cassandra
Kimberley

darleneconnor · 02/04/2011 23:38

Louise
Louisa
Monica
Tanith
Ruthie
Shauna
Ariana
Selene
Juliet
Janice
Morgan
Alexia
Sylvia
Esther
Alanna
Gertie
Hannah
Imogen
Isobel
Lauren
Hayley
Minnie
Nadine
Oonagh
Portia
Rachel
Summer
Cecily
Violet

FebreezeYourJeans · 02/04/2011 23:02

Well, mine are scarred for life, just counted them up

DD1 5 5
DS1 3 5 6
DS2 5 5

Can't decide if dc1 and dc3 will hate dc2 for having an extra name, or if dc2 will be ostracised by the others for his lack of 5 5 formation. Either way, I sure have buggered this naming thing up

surelynotnormal · 02/04/2011 22:56

Just realised I have a freaky el motif going on in all of their names too.

Oh, if we'd had a DS he would have been Joseph

FebreezeYourJeans · 02/04/2011 22:55

Jemima Celestine

Daphne Gabriella

Evelyn Georgiana

Juliet Philomena

Oh, Ye Gods, now I'm just encouraging you

helendigestives · 02/04/2011 22:53

Six:

Stephen
Lionel
Daniel
Dmitri
Edward

Lauren
Phoebe
Melody
Jacqui
Ursula
Regina

Nine:

Sebastian

Cassandra

My god, nine-letter ones are hard! Luckily, google found a big list for me. :)

surelynotnormal · 02/04/2011 22:46

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FebreezeYourJeans · 02/04/2011 22:44

Failing that;

Audrey Francesca

Sylvia Alexandra

FebreezeYourJeans · 02/04/2011 22:41

FleeBee the pregnancy hormones are out of control. DC3 will not be left out, it will never, ever occur to them to wonder why they have a different number of letters in their name, I promise

Breathe and choose a name you love otherwise you'll have to explain to DC3 that you 'chose' their name from a v short shortlist purely because it had to have the right number of letters.

harbingerofdoom · 02/04/2011 22:29

Althea or Monica ?

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FleeBee · 02/04/2011 22:23

Yes, you're right it's bonkers to to match siblings by the number of letters in their names. It all got out of hand after DC2, and now I don't want the third to feel left out.

This all makes me sound slightly barking, but perhaps it can be done given all the suggestions so far!

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FebreezeYourJeans · 02/04/2011 22:08

Isn't it a bit.....erm....unusual to choose your dc name by the number of letters and/or to want to match them with their siblings? Do the current 6 and 9 have the same number of syllables too as this might be more significant?

timetomove · 02/04/2011 22:07

6 letter girl

Phoebe
Juliet
Sophie
Emilia
Amelia

Phoebe Elizabeth is lovely

OrangeBernard · 02/04/2011 22:01

Thomas
Samuel
Daniel
Wilbur
Marcus

peggotty · 02/04/2011 21:59

Or Willow even

peggotty · 02/04/2011 21:59

Willlow for girl?

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FleeBee · 02/04/2011 21:57

Some interesting six letter names, perhaps it can be done.

I think I know about 10 friends called Claire. Makes my address book quite tricky, so I'll skip Claire. I do know a Claire Elizabeth too!

Never heard Zinnia before! Isabel is quite popular amongst children I know. Will have another think about it.

So have possible Girl six letters:
Saskia
Sophia
Eloise
Zinnia

Nine letters:
Francesca
Elizabeth
Katherine
Josephine

Boy six letters:
Finlay (any others?)

Boy Nine letters:
Frederick
Sebastian

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