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Briony, Victoria, Clara or Edlyne?

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shimmy0 · 21/07/2012 21:51

Please rank these names 1-4 in order of preference!

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shimmy0 · 26/07/2012 08:47

That's if Louisa gets picked

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shimmy0 · 26/07/2012 08:47

Nah the other one has definitely been stroked off the list now :-)

No its going to be Louisa not Louise and as said before we've already got the middle names sorted out and so we are only picking one of the chosen 4.

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Lannie33 · 26/07/2012 02:47

Clara. Ahh, beautiful. But I'm biased since it's on the short-list for my baby girl due in Nov.
Then Briony (also nice).
Victoria-OK but Vic and Vicky would be an issue for me
Can't rate the other one cuz have no clue how it's pronounced :)

Declutterbug · 25/07/2012 23:14

What onetwo3 said Grin.

Louisa is nice too.

3boysandagirl · 25/07/2012 23:04
  1. Briony - love it and with that spelling too.
  2. Clara - is a close second, really pretty.
  3. Victoria - a perfectly nice name but not a name I'd choose.
  4. Edlyne - ok if it's pronounced eed-lin but not my fav!
onetwo3 · 25/07/2012 16:37
  1. Clara
  2. Clara
  3. Clara
and
  1. Clara
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Northernexile · 25/07/2012 09:57

Love Louisa. It was my great-granny's name, and now my mum, me and my DD all have Louise as our middle names as a tribute. I would either go with Louisa Something, or Clara Louise. Clara is lovely too, and Louise works really well as a middle name.

CouldYouPleaseCallMeCordelia · 25/07/2012 09:40

Absolutely LOVE Briony, but prefer the spelling Bryony as I think it looks more feminine.

2.Clara
3.Victoria
4.Edlyne

dillnameddog · 25/07/2012 09:23

Clara
Victoria
Edlyne
Briony - dislike!

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shimmy0 · 25/07/2012 08:33

Actually I am convinced I'm having a boy, but if it is a girl I think it's between Briony (or Bryony) and Louisa, though I think I've my heart set on Louisa now :-) I don't mind though as they are both lovely and would be happy with either. The meaning of Briony is slightly annoying me though but the OH loves the name and as we have struggled mostly on girls names I think he made a nice suggestion there and it just popped into his head without the aid of a baby book or other inspiration.

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TheDoctrineOfSnatch · 25/07/2012 08:20

Briony
Louisa
Clara
Victoria

kickingKcurlyC · 25/07/2012 08:15

Of your names I'd go for... Louisa. :)

Tigertots · 24/07/2012 17:04
  1. Briony/Bryony (this name deserves to be more popular!)
  2. Clara
  3. Victoria
  4. Edlyne
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shimmy0 · 24/07/2012 16:29

Starballbunny yeah where I come from its said like Ev Lin too. Its definitely a name that gets the regional treatment.

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NoComet · 24/07/2012 16:24

My Sheffield great aunt was always Ev-Lin not Eve-Lin so may be its pronounced that way in all Northern parts.

Krumbum · 24/07/2012 01:05

Bryony is nice.

youarekidding · 23/07/2012 11:44

In that case any of the 4 are lovely and I'm sure you'll decide which one suits your DD when she's born.

Providing she's not a DS Grin

Stannwigg · 23/07/2012 11:43

Re the quaint thing, YY - I once turned up at a new place of work and they were all shocked when they got a twenty-something instead of an old dear

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shimmy0 · 23/07/2012 11:41

No the middle names will be the grandmothers names or if it turns out to be male, the grandads names. I suggested this as I wanted to prevent a "Let's name the baby after such and such". And I think it's a nice thing anyway.

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LiteraryMermaid · 23/07/2012 11:36

Clara - very pretty and kind of 'quaint' sounding

Briony - OK, but struggle to get past the 'Brian' connection
Victoria - inoffensive, but dislike most of the nns.

Edlyne - sounds a bit clunky. Old ladyish, and not in a good way! Evelyn is better.

youarekidding · 23/07/2012 09:57

Oh I like Louisa. I also like Briony, Clara and Victoria.

Born2BRiiiled · 23/07/2012 09:46

Now you're talking. I love Louisa!

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shimmy0 · 23/07/2012 09:19

Where I'm from and where oh is from Clara was always just Clara so if she gets that name that's the way it will be said. I suppose it's a regional thing.
I was watching that stupid programme the real housewives of NYC one time and they pronounced Sonia as Sew nee a yet in England it's pronounced sort of like Sawn e a yet where I'm from in Northern Ireland it's pronounced Sawn ya.

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D0oinMeCleanin · 23/07/2012 09:14

She can't Briony or Bryony ones either, so having the correct spelling wouldn't have made a difference.

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shimmy0 · 23/07/2012 09:12

Ive decided to replace Edlyne with Louisa. As we are crap with choosing girls names I think we will just stick to these four, Briony, Victoria, Clara and Louisa and see which one of the four suits her best. We don't know the sex of the baby yet, but we are just short listing possible names for both sexes.
I wouldn't deliberately change the spelling of a name because it's a pain in the ass. I have a name that's unpopular and for me I always felt depressed on school trips to museums and such as the others always got mugs and keyrings with their names on them and my name was never there :-( By the way I often threatened to change my name too but I never did :-)

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