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Baby names

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patsdeadfrank's baby name shortlist

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 12:14

Here's the shortlist of baby names I'm considering that I generated with Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder. Let me know what you think.

Girls
Ava
Beth
Celeste
Constance
Dawn
Evangeline
Glory
Harmony
Honor
Hope
Joy
Lilliana
Lorna
Mercy
Merry
Merryn
Neve
Noelle
Seren

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SoupDragon · 05/01/2012 12:17

Not very short is it?

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 12:19

hahahaha hence the problem.

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4madboys · 05/01/2012 12:26

well i would say Merryn, purely because that is my dd's name there arent very many of them about and we always get lots of positive comments and questions about where we got it from, its cornish but we just liked it and both agreed on it :)

SoupDragon · 05/01/2012 12:29

I don't like "virtue" names so I'd rule out Glory, Joy, Hope, Honor, Harmony and Mercy.
Is Neve just a bad spelling of Niamh? If so I"d rule that out.
Noelle seems too Christmassy
Lilliana I don't like

4madboys · 05/01/2012 12:29

however i shall be all possesive and say you cant use it if you live near me, i am in norfolk!

SoupDragon · 05/01/2012 12:30

I'm rather biased about Seren though.

shouldnotbehere · 05/01/2012 12:32

Like:

Ava
Beth
Lorna
Merryn
Neve
Seren

EdithWeston · 05/01/2012 12:33

Ava - doesn't do it for me, but currently a very popular name
Beth - like, but as nn for Elizabeth (or Bethany): doesn't quite seem 'finished' by itself
Celeste - I think of the ship, so wouldn't use it
Constance - lovely
Dawn - not to my taste
Evangeline - shrieks proselytising Christian, are you OK with that?
Glory - no, sorry
Harmony - no
Honor - like
Hope - OK
Joy - OK
Lilliana - OK
Lorna - lovely
Mercy - not to my taste
Merry - more of a nn?
Merryn - lovely
Neve - no
Noelle - Crossroads (even after all this time!)
Seren - prefer Serena

4madboys · 05/01/2012 12:33

if i had to choose another name of your list it would probably be Seren, i know a lovely little Seren :)

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 12:35

i'm brighton 4 so i think we are good distance wise . my other girls are faith and grace so virtue names are a bit of a given in this house and my son is gabriel so have set a bit of a precedent there (slight face palm).
honor is dp fav so far but i am not convinced i do like merryn a lot.
its a tricky business this name malarkey.

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 12:37

god yes crossroad i had forgotten!

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4madboys · 05/01/2012 12:37

yes that is far enough away i grant you permission to use my daughters name

i guess a virtue name would fit with your theme tho.

and yes names are very tricky, they should just come out with a little nametag already attached save all this angst!

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BlueChampagne · 05/01/2012 13:07

I'd vote for Merryn, but would slip in the suggestion of Meredith as well.

4madboys · 05/01/2012 13:10

oh yes meredith was also on our list but dp vetoed it! its lovely :)

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 13:10

oh meredith thats nice....... we are suppose to be making it smaller not bigger blue!!!

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tummytickler · 05/01/2012 14:21

patsdead I am Brighton too (well, just outside). This means you can get away with anything, which is good.
I adore Glory (on our list for mn) and Joy.
Evangeline is my 6 year olds mn, like Genie as a nn for this.
Lorna is also nice. Constance is lovely, but I hat Connie.
Not keen on the others though.
I know a couple of Merryns. It seems to be picking up speed in the popularity stakes lately.
I think Grace, Faith, Gabriel and Evangeline work perfectly. So that is my choice.

4madboys · 05/01/2012 14:29

cant be that popular there were only 30 of them registered in the whole of the uk in 2010 when dd was born, maybe its just your area? funny how names vary by popularity in area.

the only other merryn we know is a boy spelt merin.

oikopolis · 05/01/2012 15:40

I like these:

Ava
Celeste
Constance
Evangeline
Honor
Hope
Mercy
Seren

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 15:55

i have noted the get away with any thing rule in brighton and feel bad for the young ibforce i met the other day

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WhatstheScenario · 05/01/2012 17:53

Love: Celeste, Evangeline, Joy and Seren.

Like: Constance, Hope, Mercy, Merry, Liliana

Strongly dislike: Neve - NO, its Niamh! This is a horrible, horrible anglicisation of a beautiful Gaelic name, sorry!
Dawn - still dated and frumpy imo
Merryn - not nice, although agree Merry is a pretty nickname
Noelle - just dislike it, dont know why. I think its because I hate the boy's name Noel.
Harmony/Glory - Jordan type baby names. NO>

Meh: Beth (dull), Ava (over-used now), Honor (bit fashion-ey), Lorna (a bit prim and proper)

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 17:56

hahaha i'm irish and i loath the way that irish names dont sound anything like they way they are spelt so it would be neve if we went with that.

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WhatstheScenario · 05/01/2012 17:57

But they DO sound like they are spelled - in GAELIC

Fair enough, but I have to be honest Neve/Neave/Neev etc just make me think the parents cant spell.

Maeve (Modern Irish not Maebh [grin})?

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patsdeadfrank · 05/01/2012 18:06

you have a valid point, but a lot of cultures/languages have different spellings for names i see no reason why this should not be different especially since its a dead language and it makes the spelling easier.

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Littlecherublegs · 05/01/2012 18:10

From your list I like:
Ava
Beth (could be Bethan?)
Merryn
Seren

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