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Daphne, Diana, Penelope

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TenThousandGoodMornings · 08/10/2012 16:57

Any thoughts on these names? Or any other similar suggestions gratefully received. Thanks.

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n0ne · 18/11/2012 13:25

Going with the Greek theme, Persephone or Phoebe? I like that the nn for Persephone could by Percy (have a thing about masculine nicknames for girls)

gnocci · 17/11/2012 21:20

If I have another DD she will be Daphne. I already have a Nancy :)

NauseousKitty · 17/11/2012 21:13

I have a Daphne. She is as beautiful as her name as far as I am concerned!

(Just have to say that I find it really rude when people say they 'hate' a name. They are entitled to their opinion, but it's not very kind or polite.)

ditsydoll · 17/11/2012 14:38

I love Daphne but my mum laughed so hard when I suggested it that it kind of put me off. All three names are lovely :)

reallacecurtains · 17/11/2012 05:39

Daphne, dd2. Absolutely no regrets and love the name (and the child, of course) more and more each day.

UltraBOF · 13/10/2012 22:54

Diana is lovely, and quite under-used, I think.

LonelyCloud · 13/10/2012 22:51

I love Penelope.

Diana is still a bit too much Princess of Wales for me, but it's a lovely name. Not keen on Daphne.

nkf · 12/10/2012 21:53

I like Diana and Penelope. Not so sure about Daphne. It makes me think of the word daft. Josephine nice. Not sure about Posy. Josie?

imperialstateknickers · 12/10/2012 21:52

Forgot to say that she would go ballistic if called Di, as is of the generation who thought Diana Princess of Wales had let the side down badly by blubbing all over ITV.

imperialstateknickers · 12/10/2012 21:50

I have a RL friend called Dinah - she's ok. In the sense of actually pretty cool. We NEVER call her Di, always Dinah or Na.

Rhubarbgarden · 12/10/2012 21:40

I like Daphne.
Or how about Frances?

Popsandpip · 12/10/2012 15:38

I really like all the names - very feminine and quite timeless.

My grandmother was called Daphne. No one called her anything but Daphne - no nn. She always introduced herself by that name and didn't answer to anything else. My DD's middle name is now Daphne and we get really positive comments about it. People say it's a very 1930s kind of name.

We short-listed Penelope but decided that we wouldn't use it in the end because it would get shortened to Penny. :(

PfftTheMagicDraco · 12/10/2012 00:10

Can we start a Penelope quiche?

phlebas · 10/10/2012 15:42

I like them all too :) we seriously considered Diana for 3yo dd2 but thought the Princess Di connection was still to strong (discounted Camilla for the same reason) - anyway dd2 is Penelope & we still love it. She's Nell/Nelly/Nella rather than Penny.

PfftTheMagicDraco · 10/10/2012 12:16

Plus Penn is an awesome nickname!

PfftTheMagicDraco · 10/10/2012 12:15

Whilst her friends will always shorten it to whatever they want, and not care if you dislike Penny, you can control what you call her, and what the teachers call her. We have always been asked "is she a Penelope or a Penny, or something else" - mainly because it took forever until she could manage the whole mouthful of a name :D

nappyaddict · 10/10/2012 12:03

Penelope is my favourite but like them all:

Sylvie, Jeannie, Ana, Patricia, June, Cynthia, Rosemary, Rita, Lillian, Wendy, Tulip, Gillian, Darrell, Sally, Gwendoline, Mavis, Mabel, Minnie, Maggie, Judith/Jude, Janey, Clara, Anastasia, Rosa, Audrey, Miriam (Mimi), Hazel, Dorothy, Jenna, Stefya, Peggy, Alison (Ally), Margot, Frances, Betty, Angelina, Angelica, Maree, Teresa (Tessa/Tessie), Natalia, Belinda, Millicent, Tatiana, Loretta, Enid, Bessie, Bethan, Lispeth, Esther, Elsa, Elise, Elodie, Louisa, Luisa, Annabella, Cora, Pansy, Flora, Rowan, Delilah, Deliah, Carlotta, Nancy, Claudia, Henrietta, Harrietta, Etta, Nell, Beatrice, Beatrix, Vera, Susannah, Edith, Olive, Seraphina, Sefarina, Julietta, Josephina, Ethel, Petula, Dixie, Phoenix, Elvira, Miranda, Hilda, Barbara, Pearl, Hillary, Tabitha, Opal, Emmelina, Isadora, Theadora, Kitty, Genevieve, Helena, Lillith, Rosalind, Cordelia, Lisbet, Arabella, Claribel, Clementine, Norah, Evelina, Lucinda.

Yika · 09/10/2012 20:51

I like all three. I love Daphne!

baskingseals · 09/10/2012 17:48

Diana i like more and more.
i also like Daphne. Penelope is not really my cup of tea.

i love Margot and Sylvie.

what about Hope or Constance, nickname Coco.

MaBaya · 09/10/2012 16:46

Penelope is back in usage again isnt it? A lovely name.

I do like Diana but it is so linked to Princess Di - dont know if that is an issue for you?

Daphne is awful.

Pasiphae · 09/10/2012 14:06

I love Penelope.
Diana has aged a lot and not gone vintage yet.

In two minds about Daphne, I like the idea, but it always makes me think of someone sneezing. Plus it's a bit nerdy and not in a cool way.

CaptainHetty · 09/10/2012 12:08

Penelope!

I'm slightly biased, though, mine is totally gorgeous :o
She does get called Penny a lot, but I don't mind that so much, it's a nice name.

RnB · 09/10/2012 11:59

I think Daphne is gorgeous

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TenThousandGoodMornings · 09/10/2012 11:56

I love Margo and Sylvia / Sylvie BedHog.

Daphne seems to be a love it or hate it name, I think 5 years ago I would of really disliked it but i've heard it mentioned on mumsnet here and there for the last 6 months and it's really grown on me. I probably don't have the bottle for it if i'm honest.

I think Penelope is still top of my list, very classic and capable name imo.

Diana I also love and it would be more unusual than Penelope though maybe doesn't have it's class.

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BedHog · 09/10/2012 11:17

They are all baby boomer names. Look at names lists from 1945-55 for more ideas. Some others...

Thelma
Christine
Margo
Beryl
Dinah
Valerie
Jeanette
Sylvie