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A sister for Sacha.....

52 replies

gherkins · 27/02/2012 18:34

HELP! 32 weeks and we are not making any progress on a name for DD2.

DD1 (as title would suggest!) is a Sacha. Suits her down to the ground and is a name I loved way before she was even born. Struggling to find a name for DD2 though - we have long lists and shorter lists, but nothing really seems to jump out at us. Surely it should be easier than this? I feel a bit bad that DD1 has the only girls' name I really love, while DD2 seems destined to just be lumbered with a name that is somehow second best....

We like strong, not-too-flowery names that suggest a bit of oomph and personality, and don't want anything too girly/popular like Poppy/Daisy/Flopsy etc.

So far our list is (in very rough order of preference):

ALEX (the only name we can vaguely agree on, but I am worried that with 2 daughters named Sacha and Alex people will think we are Russian Grin.... Do you think this would be a problem? Also, very strictly speaking - again in Russian - Sacha is a nickname for Alex, so could be more potential weirdness. But it's a name we both like - unisex, strong, will stand test of time)

SCARLETT (this was DH's choice for DD1, but when she arrived she just didn't look like a Scarlett, so we went with my first choice)

And then the others:

Lily (slightly breaking our non-flowery rule, but this seems to be growing on me)
Isabel
Ivy
Leila/Layla
Jasmin (DH likes this, I'm not sure)
Alice

Suggestions welcome!

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FilterCoffee · 27/02/2012 18:50

Alex is nice but I wouldn't use it since Sacha has the same derivation.
Scarlett - scarlet woman
Lily - like
Isabel - like but v. popular
Ivy - lovely
Leila/Layla - not keen
Jasmin - like Jasmine with an e
Alice - dull

mummyloveslucy · 27/02/2012 18:45

I know a sacha and Nicole. They are twins. Sacha and Scarlett is nice. I also like Sacha and Ivy. Smile