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Hester, Willa or Cora?

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Flowerface · 23/08/2011 09:33

Is Willa too insane? I love it.

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BustyStClaire · 23/08/2011 17:54

All ridic names! Willa??? Willa or wonta?

InstantAtom · 23/08/2011 17:53

Carina is a lovely name :)

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Flowerface · 23/08/2011 17:33

I do too, but I worry that it's become too popular. How about Carina?

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bittentothequick · 23/08/2011 17:27

I think Cora goes best with Elsa actually. They suit each other nicely somehow.

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Flowerface · 23/08/2011 17:23

DD is called Elsa, though. Couldn't really have Elsa and Esther/Aster....!

I did worry about Willa becoming Willy...

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Shoutymomma · 23/08/2011 12:00

Not Ciara... you can't spit round here without hitting a Ciara or Kiera. Aster's nice, don't know any Asters.

InstantAtom · 23/08/2011 11:44

How about Cara, Ciara, Esther, Aster?

Iamkenny · 23/08/2011 11:43

Cora - more people seem to be mentioning it. Personally i prefer Clara/Ciara/Cara
Hester - Sorry I don't see the attraction, but it is perfectly fine
Willa - I like. I don't think Wilhemina Josephine is too much (In my head Wilhemina nn would be Bill but then that is Mallory Towers). But it works fine by its self. She'd probably get Willy anyway - just have her claim it for herself before they can use it to tease her with. Mina (also from Wilhemina) works well too, plus she is really cool in Dracula

And Hebe is Hee-bee. She was the godess of youth

cumbria81 · 23/08/2011 11:20

I like Cora but not the others

MissHonkover · 23/08/2011 11:11

Oooh! I love all of them, and Josephine too, but I've noticed a few 'Cora' threads recently, if that matters to you.

I think Willa is lovely, but would worry a bit about people thinking it was 'Willow' or her being called Willie by nasty boys.

Hester is beautiful. Is Hebe pronounced Heebee?

minipie · 23/08/2011 11:07

I much prefer Hester and Cora to Willa.

Hebe? Cara?

YougreatPamplemousse · 23/08/2011 11:05

I have a friend with DDs Hester and Willa :) They are great names.

MelinaM · 23/08/2011 11:04

Love Hester and CoraSmile ..I'd go with Hester as I feel Cora is going to become rather popular!

Pudden · 23/08/2011 10:13

I prefer Hester out of all of them- good, strong timeless name

InstantAtom · 23/08/2011 10:11

It's cool :) Both names are fab and work nicely together.

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Flowerface · 23/08/2011 09:53

I don't know... I wanted her middle name to be Josephine - which is my Mum's name. 'Wilhelmina Josephine' is a bit much. Isn't it?! Or is it strangely cool, in an imperial kind of way?!

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InstantAtom · 23/08/2011 09:41

Willa is the nicest of your options :) Pretty, unusual, easy to spell, a nice change from Ella. Would it be short for Wilhelmena?

Hester too breathy, Cora too much like apple corers.

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