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Your thoughts please...does this work?

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jaffacakehips · 30/12/2011 22:05

DH has just suggested Darcy for DC2 if it's a girl. Xmas Shock He's not normally so 'left' field, been hell bent on Beatrice for yonks..DH reckons it's different like Honor yet not unheard off! I don't dislike it, just not sure.

Honor and Darcy, Darcy and Honor..does it work? Confused

Your thoughts please?

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olefina · 06/01/2012 17:10

seems like it's meant to be Smile

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jaffacakehips · 06/01/2012 15:26

I went earlier to put flowers on my grandfathers grave earlier today and found his mother was called Beatrice! Which I didn't know as we called her Betty. Honor was named after my other great-granny so that might be a nice tough.

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boyfallingoutofthesky · 06/01/2012 15:22

Honor and Beatrice is much nicer.

I think Darcy may date (though people also say this about my dd's name!) and reminds me uncomfortably of Tracy (which people probably also thought sounded nice at the time). Beatrice is much more classic, like Honor (which is lovely)

Mollydoggerson · 06/01/2012 14:58

Darcy sounds a bit arsey to me

MamaLazarou · 06/01/2012 14:31

Beatrice is really lovely.

olefina · 06/01/2012 14:18

I knew an Honor with sister Adele, always thought both names were timeless and classic names. They were Scottish too. Sadly couldn't use either with our surname.

FWIT we had Darcy on our list of likes but felt slightly affected somehow and it's a boy so has made things a little easier.

I think Bibi is nice but dislike the royal association with Beatrice. Stupid I know, and possibly even slightly affected (must try and unearth my vocab from somewhere) Grin

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jaffacakehips · 06/01/2012 13:33

binned...Blush

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jaffacakehips · 06/01/2012 13:33

That's alright pooka we've bin Darcy.

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pooka · 06/01/2012 13:30

No. Really don't like Darcy. Doesn't seem akin to Honor - Honor is a more old fashioned name and conjures up a picture of an Angela Brazil heroine. Darcy sounds a bit (sorry) 'chav' - there are heaps round here.

Beatrice is lovely. I know one - nn Bea.

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jaffacakehips · 06/01/2012 13:22

Thank you for all the suggestions....I think we are set on:

Beatrice Catherine,
Beatrice Iona
or
Beatrice Mary for DC2 if 'it's a girl.

Just have to wait and see...now for the BOYS names!!!

New thread me thinks Grin

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jaffacakehips · 03/01/2012 12:39

Not keen on Dulcie at all..too Bugsy for me.

I'm sad that Darcy or Darcey has become..'downmarket'. I've not heard of it here at all, but saying that we're living the Home Country's dream not really up on more current treads.

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oikopolis · 02/01/2012 15:50

Dulcie is a great alternative

MarieFromStMoritz · 02/01/2012 15:00

I think Honor & Darcy sound fab together.

MrsBovary · 02/01/2012 14:56

Much prefer Beatrice.

Darcy (and variants) isn't my taste at all. Sadly seems to have grown slightly downmarket, as has been mentioned.

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jaffacakehips · 02/01/2012 13:55

Martha - Love, however DH not so keen
Clementine - Is my god-daughter, so that's out
Annabel - Anna is my other god-daughter..so as above.
Eliza - DD is Honor Elizabeth...would LOVE Eliza but too much for DD2?
Tess - Errr yuck
Polly - As above

I don't dislike Grace, however I worked with a Grace and frankly she made my 'foot inch' so for that reason I couldn't us it.

I like Beatrix have DH won't have it. He wants DD2 to be Bibi or Bebe but I've said she MUST have a Sunday School name for BC.

Thank you for the suggestions Smile

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3boysgirlontheway · 02/01/2012 11:27

I prefer Beatrice, it is beautiful with Honor.

Thumbinnapuddingwitch · 02/01/2012 09:00

I prefer Beatrix to Beatrice.
Don't really like Darcy, Dulcie is nicer.
Honor is lovely, btw (I know it's already in use!)
I quite like Grace to go with it but that might be a bit silly Blush and there are quite a few of them around these days.

MaggieAtwood · 02/01/2012 08:53

I agree with AmandaWJ - Darcy has become a very down-market name. I also find this spelling quite masculine. Slightly prefer the Darcey spelling.

I prefer Beatrice/Beatrix or Dulcie (as a pp suggested) with the beautiful and timeless Honor.

squeak2392 · 01/01/2012 23:48

I like Darcy, but it's completely different to Honor, and very NOT uncommon!

spottyscarf · 01/01/2012 18:52

Honor and...

Martha
Clementine
Annabel
Eliza
Tess
Polly

All sound nice imo!

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jaffacakehips · 01/01/2012 17:03

arse arse arse arse.....nope can't get passed it! Have used my veto card.

I don't have any issues with surnames as first names, being a Scot it's quite common place.

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oikopolis · 31/12/2011 16:00

Love Beatrice and it goes well with Honor.

Darcy is horrid imo. It's a surname, and in any case the correct spelling is d'Arcy. plus it rhymes with arsey. no thanks!

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jaffacakehips · 31/12/2011 13:07

Ohhh Darcy Draper..that's horrid!

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guinealady · 31/12/2011 12:59

Love Honor and Beatrice and I think they go really well together.

Darcy I used to think was pretty nice (definitely suits Darcy Bussell - or is she Darcey?) but then Kate whatsername from GMTV called her daughter Darcy - her husband is the awful Labour spin doctor man Derek Draper, so the child is Darcy Draper.

This put me off the name both because I dislike Derek Draper so much and also the poor child being saddled with DD for initials when her father is also DD.

NB - not related to either of your name choices, but the other one I don't understand is Stella McCartney's child being called Miller when the fathers surname is Willis. Miller Willis - who thought that was a good idea? (Or perhaps the children are getting a double-barrelled surname, I don't know...)

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jaffacakehips · 31/12/2011 12:55

Mmm Jilly Cooper and chav! Wow didn't see that coming Xmas Hmm

Thanks spottyscarf any suggestions?!?!

Beatrice nn will be Bibi.

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