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Sibling for Sophia

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bababeagle · 22/04/2011 19:16

It is early days yet so we don't have a shortlist, but I would just like to get a few ideas for names for DC2. DD1 is Sophia. What do you think would go well with this? Girls' and boys' names please :)

Thanks

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vintageteacups · 25/04/2011 18:07

Sophia and Sabrina

Sophia and Felix

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bababeagle · 25/04/2011 16:14

Thanks happy

So our shortlist is now as follows:

Madeleine
Elsa
Catherine (nn Cate/Kate)
Isobel

Thomas (nn Tom)
Charlie
Isaac - DH says no but 2 options just doesn't seem enough! Confused

and James is a definite middle name if a boy.

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Happygomummy · 24/04/2011 21:57

Baba - Eilidh rhymes with Hayley. It's a Scottish Gaelic name so the 'dh' is silent.

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 21:11

Glad you think so. I really like madeleine but wouldn't want it to be a mouthful. I like the nn maddie too.

happy - how do you pronounce eilidh? i like thomas, nn tom

lonnie - i like phoebe, dh not keen

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mathanxiety · 24/04/2011 21:07

I like Madeleine 'Hutchinson' -- has a nice ring to it (hypothetically anyway). I also like Elsa very much.

Happygomummy · 24/04/2011 20:49

amy
marnie
eilidh
kirsten
florence
holly

alex
thomas
angus
jonas
lewis
aiden

Lonnie · 24/04/2011 20:49

Phoebe
Eloise/a
Louisa

Edward
David
Elijah

OrangeBernard · 24/04/2011 20:43

They both have short nicknames you can use.

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 20:41

thanks. you don't think madeleine and meredith are too much with our kinda-soundie-likie surname?

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OrangeBernard · 24/04/2011 20:39

Not Catherine or Charlie like the others

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 20:36

This name thing isn't easy - i am sure this is why human gestation is 9 months!

Reuben is ooook. I sound so fussy. I don't mean to be so negative!

Any thoughts on my shortlist? Oh - I like Julia but think 2 "ias" is maybe a bit rhymie?

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OrangeBernard · 24/04/2011 20:34

Luke
Isaac
Howard
George
Zachary
James

Lucia
Mabel
Martha
Eloise
Beatrice
Alice

BibiBelle · 24/04/2011 20:04

Alicia?? I'm pretty sure nobody lived next to her HmmGrin

Ronin or Reuben then if you've not got taste not taken to Rufus ShockGrin

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 19:58

Lol can't have Dominic, as that was my FIL's joke name for my bump when I was pregnant with DD1 - he never did explain this!

Harry is out too, as he is my mum's springer spaniel.

Rufus...Hmm

Alice is nice and simple. Quite like it. HA - DH has just voiced his opinion "Living next door to Alice. Alice, Alice, who the f* is Alice?"

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Cutiecat · 24/04/2011 19:53

I love Lucy. For boys what about Harry or Dominic?

BibiBelle · 24/04/2011 19:44

Alice and Sophia
Rufus and Sophia - I love Rufus Smile

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 19:43

Oh and ANY boys' names please - they are so much harder!

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bababeagle · 24/04/2011 19:36

Wow, thank you so much for all your suggestions!

Careful - it is pronounced So-phee-a.

OK so the shortlist so far looks like this:

Madeleine
Meredith
Catherine (nn Cate/Kate) - nothing to do with the royal wedding, but kinda nervous that there might be a lot of little Kates coming round the bend!?
Isobel
Elsa
I like Amy - but not great in our accent Confused

Finn??
Charlie
Isaac

I'd love some 2-syllable girls' name suggestions - our surname is a little like hutchinson, so a bit of a mouthful with the longer names like Madeleine. What do you think?

This is great. Much appreciated!

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pipoca · 24/04/2011 13:51

I have a Nicolas and am thinking of Sofia for DD, due next month

CarefulWithThatAxeEugene · 24/04/2011 01:57

Is it So-phee-a, or So-phi-a?

youngjoly · 24/04/2011 00:44

Quick search (Looked at the last two years) on the Telegraph's birth announcements lists siblings for Sophia as:

William
Edward
Hector
James
Alfie
Algie
Charles (x2)
Billy
Luca
Micha
Barnaby
Cameron
Harry
Alexander (x3)

Charlotte
Saskia
Honor
Isabelle
Ella
Freya
Tindra
Isabella (x2)
Lola
Evangeline
Sasha
Scarlett
Emilia

hodgessucks · 23/04/2011 11:00

William
Oscar

Amy
Katherine
Anna

JiltedJohnsJulie · 23/04/2011 10:06

Congratulations baba [busmile]. I think lots of names go with Sophia, you must have some names on your shortlist though, go on tell us.

pilates · 23/04/2011 10:03

Claudia
Lydia
Helena

Lucy is very pretty

George
William
Freddie
Albert

mathanxiety · 23/04/2011 00:04

Helena
Madeleine
Anneliese

Isaiah
Reuben
Samuel