Catherine or Penelope?

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IzzyWizzyletsgetbusy · 16/09/2011 16:30

DC3 due in 10 weeks, don't know if boy or girl so trying to pick possible names for each and thought I'd canvass opinions on possible girls names.

I have always loved Catherine (has to be that spelling!) and almost used it for DD - only put off slightly by royal wedding association. I was fairly set on it this time round but now I'm also finding myself increasingly drawn to Penelope. Middle name would be Hope. Surname is short and begins with D.

So it would be:

Catherine Hope D... or
Penelope Hope D...

Any thoughts?

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Offspring · 16/09/2011 23:33

I really like both but lean slightly more to Penelope, nn Nell

exoticfruits · 16/09/2011 21:33

Catherine

pinkytheshrinky · 16/09/2011 21:21

Catherine - it is much more versatile. Penny is a bit bleurgh and little girly.

MelinaM · 16/09/2011 21:16

Penelope

ThenameisBlack · 16/09/2011 18:33

Penelope is a fantastic name. Catherine is a bit plainer.

LetThereBeRock · 16/09/2011 18:33

Penelope.

pilates · 16/09/2011 18:12

Catherine, dislke Penelope.

My niece is Catherine and has never been called any of the awful nicknames.

rachel234 · 16/09/2011 18:05

Penelope is lovely and less widely used than Catherine which is a little dull in comparison. I particularly dislike Cathy.

minipie · 16/09/2011 17:32

Catherine. Don't worry about the royal thing, the name has been a classic for ages and will be for ages to come. Penelope is quite nice but she'll be Penny which is a bit blah to me.

tummytickler · 16/09/2011 16:33

Penelope, as I can't stand any of the nn for Catherine.

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