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Please help me choose: Imogen or Martha?

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 03:06

I'm due DC2 in December and haven't really thought about names since finding out I was pregnant. I'm a bit stuck re boys names but have narrowed it down to two girls names we like and thought I'd see what others thought.

I know the names are popular which would put done people off, but I dint know of any round here so it's bot going to be overly common.

(DS is called George and our surname is two syllables starting with a k.)

The names are

Imogen Grace
Imogen martha
Martha grace

SiL is called grace and she's fab so it'd be nice to use grace for that reason, however we're not that bothered about 'honouring' her, iykwim.

Thanks

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lurkinginthebackground · 13/09/2011 22:55

I like Imogen Grace best.

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 18:54

Ok!

I think I've just got to wait and see now. Maybe when the time comes we'll just know - that's what happened with DS (tho I do sometimes wish we'd given him his middle name as a first name instead, but was put off by lots of negative reactions in real life, hence doing research on here this time round Smile)

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Ifancyashandy · 13/09/2011 18:31

Noooo! Martha is a blonde name! In my head, she looks a bit like Gwnyth Paltrow (without the smugness!) and lives on the Eastern coast of America!

MelinaM · 13/09/2011 18:26

Martha is lovely, I do like Imogen but it's very popular.

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 18:23

*school)

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 18:22

Aargh! Just checked back through the thread and it's a dead heat! I will def have to wait and see what the baby looks like I think. It's likely to be blonde and nor very hairy based on previous experience, so I think that sounds more Imogen like (I too think of Martha being darker skinned and hair, poss because I knew a girl like that when I was at sch but we'll see. (I guess I should consult with DH too, tho he seemed pretty ok with either last time I checked Grin).

Might have to go and start a boys names thread now, as that's what I'm really going to have trouble with.....

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pilates · 13/09/2011 16:25

Imogen Grace

strandednomore · 13/09/2011 14:38

We have a Martha so I am obviously biased but Imogen was on my list too so I think they are both lovely. Definitely wait and see - my Martha was SO a Martha (lots of black hair at birth in case you were wondering!)

smother · 13/09/2011 14:34

I prefer Martha to Imogen....

.... but it sounds like you prefer Imogen which is what matters!
I like the nn Mo for Imogen far more than the alternatives.

exoticfruits · 13/09/2011 14:03

Martha Grace

Meteorite · 13/09/2011 13:28

If you like Rory, then why not? I didn't think "Celtic" and it's mainstream enough that its origin doesn't jump out at you.

tammytoby · 13/09/2011 13:25

Martha is much, much nicer than Imogen. I find Imogen such an 'ugly', unfeminine, harsh name, sorry.

Martha is feminine and works in most languages - lovely.

birdofthenorth · 13/09/2011 13:13

Imogen Martha is my favourite from your list, but I would go for Martha Imogen too! Grace is lovely but almost every girl born at the mo has Grace, Rose or May/Mae as her middle name.

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 13:12

*some

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 13:12

I once knew two sisters called Imogen and Isobel so obv dine people think it's ok, but i wasn't sure.

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 13:10

Thanks for the reassurance, and the boys name suggestions. My favourite of those is Isaac but it's been used by a close family member. I also quite like Peter but am not sure if it's a bit too boring. I vaguely like Benjamin. Nothing really grabs me though. I had thought if Rory and DH likes that too, but not sure if should use it if no Celtic connections. Will have to put more thought into boys names over the next few weeks I think.

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Ihavewelliesbutitssunny · 13/09/2011 13:09

IMO Isabelle and Imogen would be too similar if they were sisters but not as cousins

MangoMonster · 13/09/2011 12:38

They are not similar :)

Meteorite · 13/09/2011 12:31

Imogen is not too similar to Isabelle IMO :)

Boys names... how about James, Thomas, Miles, Alexander, Samuel, Edward, Oliver, Daniel, Aaron, Lawrence, Henry, Nicholas, Peter, Frederick, Sebastian, Max, Luke, Isaac, Richard, William?

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silver28 · 13/09/2011 12:26

Thanks for all the lovely comments. I think it'll be a case of waiting to see what she looks like as I'm no closer to deciding, although I Imogen Grace is what I've had in mind for months now so that is prob the front runner.

That is if she's a girl. If it's a boy God knows what we'll do, as I only like two boys names and used them both for DS!

Oh just thought of something, my niece is called Isabelle. Dies anyone think Imogen is too similar? I might ask my sister if she'd mind, but if I do ask her she's unlikely to say even if she does mind, so thought I'd get more honest opinions on here.

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Shanghaidiva · 13/09/2011 11:57

Imogen is one of my favourites - Imogen Grace - so lovely!

MangoMonster · 13/09/2011 11:55

Imogen grace is lovely.

boodleboot · 13/09/2011 11:52

I love imogen. Would use ginny for nn. Imogen grace is gorge. X

Ihavewelliesbutitssunny · 13/09/2011 11:42

Slightly prefer Martha Grace but like Imogen Grace too.

ripstheirthroatoutliveupstairs · 13/09/2011 11:19

I like both and have no idea who Imogen Thomas is, so that doesn't sway me either way.
DD was a friend called Martha, her mum pronounces it Mar-fa. DD wrote her a birthday card with an F rather than TH.

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