Helena, Alexandra, Natalia or Lucinda?

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imustbepatient · 05/08/2012 13:00

Struggling to choose between these for DD2's first name.

Love longer more formal names with lots of option for shortening / nicknames so she can choose different versions at different stages of her life.

She will have two middle names (family ones) and last name starts with E.

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darthsillius · 05/08/2012 17:57

I love Alexandra and I like Natalia but only said in an eastern European accent. Helena is ok but dull and lucinda evokes a horsey posh woman in a headscarf

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NarkedRaspberry · 05/08/2012 17:19

Really not keen on Natalia unless you have Russian/Eastern European links. The others are nice. Try saying them without the middle names as that's how she'll be known most of the time. Does the a E sound odd?

manicinsomniac · 05/08/2012 16:46

Alexandra or Natalia. Both lovely. Not keen on the other two.

LondonNadiy · 05/08/2012 15:59

Natalia or Helena. LOVE Helena but can't use it. Would you pronounce it HelENA or HELEN-a (my cousin is called HelENA rather than the more commonly used HELEN-a, also why I can't have it!). Adore both names though.

Lucinda is a bit 'much', and there are a LOT of Lucys around nowadays, and Alexandra is more common, its also a bit long if she's got 2 mns, she will have to learn to spell them all at school.

All gorgeous choices though, and congrats on DD2 as well.

TheOriginalSteamingNit · 05/08/2012 13:05

I prefer the first two, but must say if my last name began with E I wouldn't choose a first name which ends in A, or it comes out like Helener Edwards/ Alexandra (R)Etheridge etc when said aloud.

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