Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Molly, Emily or Iris?

41 replies

McPhee · 20/06/2012 16:35

DP is especially keen on one of these. But I'm not saying what.

I want to see what the consensus is.

So, over to you.

Oh middle name to be Victoria.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
New posts on this thread. Refresh page
bouncysmiley · 22/06/2012 20:57

Iris - definately

telsa · 22/06/2012 12:59

Molly Molly Molly. Don't like Iris.

smokeandglitter · 22/06/2012 11:36

Iris Grin

lilypainter · 22/06/2012 09:12

I like Emily then Iris then Molly

mylittleprincess3455 · 22/06/2012 09:07

Iris is a beautiful name.

peggyblackett · 22/06/2012 08:16

Hope all goes well today McPhee

saffronwblue · 22/06/2012 05:08

Iris then Emily then Molly. I think Molly will date very fast of those three and sounds like a nickname to me. The others are both classic and beautiful.
But this is your DD so you choose the one you love!

Lannie33 · 22/06/2012 04:12

Emily then Molly then Iris. But if you care about how popular the name is then Emily would be a goner..in that case go for Molly or Iris.

Original poster
McPhee · 21/06/2012 05:36

Iris Victoria

OP posts:
NoComet · 21/06/2012 01:44

Emily, Iris, Molly in that order

COCKadoodledooo · 21/06/2012 01:34

Molly/Emily 10 a penny around here, ds1's year group has more than half the girls with names ending in 'y' sounds, so personally I'd go with Iris out of those 3

EllenParsons · 21/06/2012 01:13

Iris! I do like all of them though

mumnosbest · 21/06/2012 00:46

Definately iris. Lots of molly/mollie and emilies

Staceisace · 21/06/2012 00:43

I like Iris best. I had a cat called Molly and there are far too many Emilys out there (I used to love the name as it's a special family name too!)

HappySunflower · 20/06/2012 23:07

Surely you should choose a name that you BOTH like?
It's important it goes with the child's surname really so that needs to be a consideration.

Original poster
McPhee · 20/06/2012 22:56

I think the consensus seems to be Iris

It could grow on me, I think.

Oh damn it, I still like Molly though Sad

OP posts:
HalleLouja · 20/06/2012 20:40

One mnetter has an Iris and Wren. Now I love both of them.

LemonTurd · 20/06/2012 18:10

I love Iris, beautiful, beautiful name. Iris Murdoch is one of my favourite authors.

Emily is classic, timeless, but very popular.

Molly went out of fashion and is now very 'in', so I fear it may not age well, iyswim.

ornellaia · 20/06/2012 18:06

I have a Molly and still love the name, I like Iris too. Emily is perfectly fine but I don't especially like it.

SaraBellumHertz · 20/06/2012 18:04

Not iris .....I have an iris and it is becoming far to popular for my liking.....

Clarabumps · 20/06/2012 18:02

Iris is lovely or Molly is my second choice...But not Emily! I know of 4 emily's born in the last month and a good few more over the past 6 months. VVVVVV Popular... plus it reminds me of Emily Bishop from Corrie years ago.

Iris is so fresh and clean sounding. Not common but not crazy sounding. I love it.

Original poster
McPhee · 20/06/2012 18:02

At first, I did like Amelie. But DP said it sounded just like Emily Hmm

OP posts:
tigrou · 20/06/2012 18:00

Iris is beautiful, way ahead of the others for me, although they are nice too, just don't stand out from the crowd for me

Original poster
McPhee · 20/06/2012 17:57

Baby will have my Surname, DP doesn't know that yet Confused

OP posts:
HappySunflower · 20/06/2012 17:55

Molly goes very well with Victoria in my opinion- better than Emily, and Iris doesn't go at all, I don't think.
But....it really depends on what would fit well with baby's surname.....as that's what they will hear more than their middle name.

Swipe left for the next trending thread