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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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JennaMoroney · 09/10/2012 11:10

Penelope is lovely. Daphne is horrible. Diana is well it's ok actually but I'd wait another ten years.

herhonesty · 09/10/2012 08:58

i love daphne

WitchesTitWhistles · 09/10/2012 00:39

None. Penelope is wet. Daphne is twinset and pearls. Diana is princess Di fgs!

How about Persephone if you must?

Xanthe, or even Demeter is better. Sorry.

CheshireDing · 09/10/2012 00:35

Penelope is the best of your suggestions and I love what Iheart said to use Nell.

Daphne makes me think of Scooby Doo.

iheartmycat · 08/10/2012 19:18

Daphne is, in my opinion, one of THE most awful names out there. There's just nothing nice about it and the best shortening one could hope for is "Daff", which is hardly great either!

Penelope is nice, I would try and shorted it to Nell rather than Penny, but Penelope is a lovely enough name as it is.

Diana is ok. I went to school with a lovely Dyana, which probably makes we warm to the name!

What about Cecilia, Leonora or Honor?

lljkk · 08/10/2012 19:07

I know a funny elderly Daphne, has endeared the name to me.
Diana would be my first choice, I wanted it if DC4 had been a girl. Penelope is a meh name for me.

AuntieShirley · 08/10/2012 19:06

I love Daphne. Gorgeous!
I like Daphne, Diana then Penelope in that order.

YouMayLogOut · 08/10/2012 17:51

I like all three. Probably Diana, then Penelope, then Daphne.

MarjorieAntrobus · 08/10/2012 17:41

At the beginning you can control the nicknames, so you could have Pen, but as your DD gets older she and her friends will agree on nicknames. Penny is obvious, but not the only one.

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TenThousandGoodMornings · 08/10/2012 17:35

Pfft I like Pen, can easily cope with that as a nickname. It's just Penny I'm not keen on, maybe I can get over it for the greater good of calling DD Penelope Grin

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MarjorieAntrobus · 08/10/2012 17:31

Penelope is a good name.

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peggyblackett · 08/10/2012 17:31

Love Diana - Didi for short.

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TenThousandGoodMornings · 08/10/2012 17:30

I love Penelope but I really hesitate over Penny. it's too twee - I think that's why i'm not just going straight ahead and using Penelope.

Daphne maybe does sounds too close to Daft..

Josephine has gone to a cousin jaffa but I do like it a lot.

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PfftTheMagicDraco · 08/10/2012 17:28

I have a Penelope. She has loads of nicknames, including Penny, but also Penn, Pencakes, Poppy, Popsy, and about 50 others. It was my number one choice when she was born. I also considered Josephine, Emmeline and Cecily.

Dogsmom · 08/10/2012 17:23

I can't imagine cooing over a baby Daphne and would worry they'd be called Dafty or daffy duck I do have a nickname obsession though

Diana is ok but think Penelope is the nicest although she would definitely end up Penny.

jaffacakehips · 08/10/2012 17:06

Love love the name Penelope.

Penelope Diana would be very sweet.

Not a fan of Daphne.

What about Josephine nn Posy?

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