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Which of my girl names do you like?

38 replies

WoodyM · 26/04/2011 10:18

Hello

We're expecting DD2 in a couple of weeks and have got it down to 3 names. Her sister is called Martha - a name I didn't think was very common but, since her birth, we've met several of the same age! Please let me know what you think.

Bryony
Hattie
Serena

Thank you!

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mumofeach · 01/05/2011 09:44

I really like Bryony...it's pretty, yet very smart too

SE13Mummy · 27/04/2011 23:36

I have a Harriet (aka Hattie) and loved the names Martha and Matilda for DD2 but didn't use either because of the possible nickname Matty/Mattie. The thought of a Hattie and Mattie put me off!

whizzyrocket · 27/04/2011 15:33

Hattie, but only if you give her a proper name and shorten it down to Hattie. Hattie is generally short for Harriet, and Hettie is short for Henrietta. Both beautiful names!

It would be hard to make something of her life though as just a Hattie- can you imagine a doctor called Hattie? Or a lawyer? But as a Harriet she could be respected anywhere.

PorcelinaOfTheVastOceans · 27/04/2011 13:22

i love harriet! bryony i don't like, but only because i know one and she is a right arse, i call her brian! Wink

washngo · 27/04/2011 12:42

Love them all - all were on my shortlist. Think Bryony or hattie might go best with martha.

FairysAndPixies · 27/04/2011 12:33

Hattie goes best with Martha definitely, I love it! Really don't like Bryony. Serena is OK, but doesn't go with Martha I don't think.

jellybeans · 27/04/2011 11:12

Bryony..love it
Hattie...dislike
Serena..love it

smother · 27/04/2011 10:34

What about Martha and....

Bronwyn
Seren

All gorgeous names!

Kaekae · 26/04/2011 21:29

I LOVE Hattie, it is on my SL.

MayBankHoliday · 26/04/2011 20:41

Serena

cece · 26/04/2011 20:34

The only one I don't like is Bryony - too much like Brian for me.

IslaValargeone · 26/04/2011 20:34

Bryony lovely.

squeak2392 · 26/04/2011 20:32

I think Hattie's ridiculous as a full name, regardless of the fact that it's a nn. Harriet's a lovely name, while Hattie may not be taken seriously. Also, some people are just going to hear 'hatty'. Hetty's nice though.

I like Bryony and think Serena's beautiful but, although they do go with Martha, they're not names that scream out to me. I like Martha, but it still has an old-world feel to me, so I'd go for something similar in that sense, like Eliza. I'm loathe to suggest this, but Poppy often crops up on the same lists as Martha, so maybe that would be an idea. Then again, you don't seem to like the popularity of Martha, so maybe those aren't right for you...

BigSooz · 26/04/2011 19:18

Hattie is lovely. Short for Harriet, though?

blindmelon · 26/04/2011 19:15

Martha and Bryony sound lovely together. I really don't like Hattie or Harriet sorry - not very feminine and a bit too posh for my taste.

pilates · 26/04/2011 18:36

Def Hattie, sounds lovely with Martha

Bucharest · 26/04/2011 18:02

Hattie/Harriet is lovely.

Serena is a bit fluffy, and Bryony is very 70s hippy.

Justfuckingdoit · 26/04/2011 17:58

Harriet for me too. Every one I have known has been lovely. The others are a bit...meh I'm afraid. Sorry.

oohlaalaa · 26/04/2011 17:56

Prefer the spelling Briony, and like the name. Serena is lovely. I prefer Harriet to Hattie as a full name. I like them all, but Harriet is possibly my favourite.

NadiaWadia · 26/04/2011 13:34

Serena is lovely.

Bryony only OK

Hattie is a nickname not a proper name

HooverTheHamaBeads · 26/04/2011 12:53

I very much like Martha and Hattie, they sound good together.

LadyGoneGaga · 26/04/2011 12:49

I like Hattie but don't like Harriet at all. Don't like Bryony really eitehr. I think Serena or Hattie (but not short for Harriet) are nicest.

Ooopsadaisy · 26/04/2011 12:47

Prefer Serena.

Good luck OP!

CarefulWithThatAxeEugene · 26/04/2011 12:45

I prefer Serena by a mile. Hattie is awful, and I don't like Harriet either.

JulieM1976 · 26/04/2011 12:36

Definitely Bryony or Serena for me - though is Hattie short for anything?

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