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Florence's sister needs a name!

69 replies

Pleasenomorepeppa · 06/12/2012 17:30

I need some help. I'm 36 weeks pg with DD2 & we can't think/agree on a name.
DD1 is called Florence & we're pretty uninspired for this one.
So far we quite like:
Martha
Matilda
Eliza (DH is not keen on this one).
Any comments on these or suggestions would be gratefully received!

OP posts:
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LittlePandaBear · 08/12/2012 08:36

I know of sisters Florence and Hadley, if you were after a completely different vibe!

zipzap · 08/12/2012 06:17

Harriet
Clementine
Hester
Coco
Rosamund

Or if you want to keepan Italianate place name theme - how about:
Venetia

There's also Sienna but I don't like that as much.

BellaOfTheBalls · 08/12/2012 04:26

There are sisters Florence and Hermione at DS2's nursery.

I am actually a Florence but telling you my sisters name would completely out me. Xmas Grin

sashh · 08/12/2012 03:36

Paris, or another place name?

zippey · 08/12/2012 02:28

Linda?

LulaBear · 08/12/2012 01:56

I think Matilda is a beautiful name

soundevenfruity · 08/12/2012 00:34

Felicity?

Clary · 08/12/2012 00:24

I like your three names OP.

Florence was set to be DS2's name (if a girl!)

I also like
Mabel, Agnes, Edith, Constance, Cecily, Harriet.

amck5700 · 07/12/2012 20:31

Henrietta?

Pleasenomorepeppa · 07/12/2012 15:05

Thanks Mumsnet! I really like Margot & Rose. DD's suggestion was Rosie Hermione Grainger!!

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Startail · 07/12/2012 14:38

Resisting saying Ermentrude (and showing my age) I think any of the classic similar length names would work. Florence is actually avery pretty name, but coming from a house that only owned a VCR so as to record The Magic Roundabout leaves it's scars.

Eugenie springs to mind and Jenni is a cute NN.

I love Rosalind Rosamund and similar.

Harriet, Ottilie, Rebecca, Isabella, Beatrice, Charlotte, Elizabeth or Bryony spring to mind.

Ebb · 07/12/2012 12:34

I love:

Florence and Matilda
Florence and Beatrice
Florence and Georgia
Florence and Elizabeth
Florence and Isabelle
Florence and Helena

telsa · 07/12/2012 11:50

Adelaide
Emmeline
Georgina
Hester
Celine
Marianne
Melissa

forgetmenots · 07/12/2012 10:47

Ooh I love Margo/Margot. Definitely time for bringing that back (I can't with my surname but I think it's beautiful)

legalalien · 07/12/2012 10:13

HelpOneAnother - I like all those names. Jean always reminds me of watching the prime of miss jean Brodie as a child.

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redshoes · 07/12/2012 09:56

Francesca. Flossie and Frankie

GW297 · 07/12/2012 09:55

Phoebe

SmallKindnesses · 07/12/2012 09:54

Martha, Beatrice, Iris.

And I LOVE Margot.

MyDingaling · 07/12/2012 09:52

Florence and Esther

legalalien · 07/12/2012 09:44

My grandmother was called Florence, her sisters were Dorothy, rose and Elizabeth. I like Rose with Florence.

forgetmenots · 07/12/2012 09:31

I flipping love Martha. But I also agree with a few upthread - so what about Audrey, Beatrice, Nancy, Cecilia, Iris, Joan, Elizabeth.

To my ear (and this is based on absolutely nothing) Matilda sounds much more modern than Florence, and Eliza more 'flashy' - I like both names but not with Florence.

EugenesAxeChoppedDownANiceTree · 07/12/2012 07:39

Well I had a proper think about this one and I think Florence is (especially given the city connotation) a name that suggests refinement, elegance, beauty. A lot of the names mentioned are lovely but just too dowdy or simple next to Florence. Martha is a great name but thanks to the Bible story it conjures up drudgery, so I don't like it so much as a partner.

The name I've seen suggested that I really like as a match is Beatrice, nickname Bea (but pronounced the same way as a Danish friend of mine; Bey-ah, not Bee).

I also like of the suggestions Imogen, Marianne, Juliet, Catherine, Elisabeth, Georgia, Philippa. I will add Elysia and Meredith.

HDee - who is Robert? If it's the OP I'd say no, she's going to name based on her opinion of what suits! There's no harm in asking opinions of strangers for names in the right ballpark, to widen her selection pool. I was named after an elderly lady in the hospital my Mum had me in... random inspiration.

sarararararah · 07/12/2012 07:15

Lydia?

GoldPlatedNineDoors · 07/12/2012 06:57

Matilda is my favourite of your names but on reading the thread title Ivy came to mind.

Hermione?