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Eloise or Genevieve?

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ChineapplePunk · 12/09/2011 11:02

Pregnant with my first. No idea of the sex, however, when it comes to girls names I've always had the name Genevieve fixed in my head. I think it's beautiful. My other half isn't so keen, but he loves the name Eloise. I must admit I think that is also a very beautiful name, but I'm not sure how common it is at the moment?

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Ihavewelliesbutitssunny · 13/09/2011 12:53

I like both but love Genevieve its a great name, unusual but not too out there, classic and strong and feminine without being too frilly. I don't think that it will date particularly. I do like Eloise but it is quite similar to the Ella/Ellie etc trend. My favourite nn for Genevieve would be Gen but there is a lot of options for nns so she could choose herself.

4madboys · 13/09/2011 09:17

i almost called my 9mth old dd Genevieve! :) so i do love it, but it would get shorted to jen/jenny which i dont like or else evie and there are loads of them about.

so we went for Merryn instead in the end, but all through my pregnancy and after birth Genevieve was a strong contender, is a lovely name :)

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ChineapplePunk · 13/09/2011 09:01

Ooooo. I DO like the shortening of Genevieve to Ginty. Thanks for all your opinions guys. What I really need, is twin girls. That'll solve the problem. :)

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ChildofIsis · 13/09/2011 06:12

I have an Eloise, no-one round here had heard of it before. Mind you it gets spelled wrong alot.

I love Genevieve and did think of it but in my family we name daughters after their mum's middle name. My middle name is Louise and Eloise is the french version.

DD sometiomes gets called Eloisey by us. No-one else alters it.

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iscream · 13/09/2011 05:19

Genevieve. You could call her Eve, Evie, Jenny or Viv for short.

FemaleEuknickers · 13/09/2011 04:36

Genevieve can have the nn Evie and that is now in the top 10. It is a lovely name though..

I have a friend, Eurpoean, called Eloise and always thought it was an elegant name. I only know one child called it currently and believed it was still unusual. Obviously Cheltenham has a glut of swish mothers!

Eloise is my choice

Offspring · 13/09/2011 03:32

My vote is for Eloise. I love it and had this bump been a girl DH and I had agreed to use it.

I absolutely love our boys name choice too, but slightly in mourning for the name Eloise Sad.

comedaygoday · 12/09/2011 15:11

Like them both, but slightly prefer Genevieve as it's more unusual. I would use Ginty as a nn.

tammytoby · 12/09/2011 14:35

Genevieve is very pretty, elegant and timeless. Lovely name.

Eloise is ok, used quite a lot already, so may feel more dated eventually.

My vote goes to Genevieve!

cadifflur · 12/09/2011 13:11

ooh, what beautiful names, both of them. Love the suggestion of Jenna as a nn too, that's such a lovely name.

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ChineapplePunk · 12/09/2011 13:07

And don't get me started on boys names. That's even more difficult. I like traditional Irish names like Cian, Cillian or Mylo. My other half like Danny. That's going to be really tough :)

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Niecie · 12/09/2011 13:06

If I had a Genevieve I would probably have called her Jenna rather than Jenny.

mistressploppy · 12/09/2011 12:56

Eloise is lovely without being try-hard. Genevieve is very pretty too but as you say, if your DP doesn't like it as much...

suspiria · 12/09/2011 12:53

I love Genevieve it's beautiful, it's a timeless classic

Eloise looks at though it's going to be very popular for the next few years

wobblypig · 12/09/2011 12:48

I have a Genevieve but didn't think through the nick/shortened names ( I hate Gen/Jenny) So we call her by her middle name.

akaemmafrost · 12/09/2011 12:43

Eloise. It was my favourite name for dd but was vetoed by her Dad. Its a beautiful name.

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ChineapplePunk · 12/09/2011 12:43

I don't mind the shortened versions of either name. LoL regarding The Damned connection. It's actually one of the things that makes Eloise kind of cool for me. :)
I do really love Genevieve though, but I suppose it isn't fair to use it if my other half isn't sold on it.
I'm in Glasgow and I haven't really noticed the name Eloise come up very often.

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LydiaWickham · 12/09/2011 12:41

both lovely, go with Genevieve, unless you hate Jenny as a nn. I know 2 grown up Eloise's, neither get called Ella, I guess it's short enough to not always need a nickname.

Niecie · 12/09/2011 12:31

Genevieve definitely.

If I had a DD that would have been my choice too. Love it.

Elouise is too much like Louise in my head and I just don't like it - negative connotations, I'm afraid. And it reminds me of The Damned record which I don't like.

Pasiphae · 12/09/2011 12:30

Genevieve. So pretty compared to Eloise.

BikeRunSki · 12/09/2011 12:28

Definitely Eloise!

Genevieve may well get abbreviated to Jenny (well, it has for my mum). Depends on how you feel about that. But I still prefer Eloise, and had it on my list for girl bump due in a few weeks.

LetThereBeRock · 12/09/2011 12:24

Definitely Genevieve.

CharlieBoo · 12/09/2011 12:24

Oh Genevieve is beautiful... Eloise is a bit blah to me.

EllenRose · 12/09/2011 12:04

Do you have any views on people trying to shorten Genevieve or actually even Eloise? Only ask because my parents had thought they had chosen a name that could not be shortened and people still did and it annoyed them immensely!

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