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Girl's Names....narrowed down to four...what do you think?

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Stateofgrace · 01/02/2013 19:53

Hiya, first post... am due April and we are (finally) having a girl - 3 years and 8 months of trying later.... :)

I suppose we tend to favour more vintagey names than anything too trendy, although I love pretty, girly names. Popularity isn't much of an issue as we live in the Channel Islands and the name trends seem to be somewhat different here...Opinions on the following would be great:

Isobel Alice
Matilda Lucy
Elowen May
Polly Jane

Our surname is one syllable, begins with G and is the colour of concrete :)

Thanks in advance!

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fairimum · 04/02/2013 19:25

Love your names, DD who is 15 weeks is Lucy Matilda :)

MoonHare · 04/02/2013 18:30

I love all your name ideas. Matilda or Polly edge it for me.

To add a little more encouragement on the future baby front - I had DD1 at 35 after nearly 4 years trying, the other 2 DDs followed very swiftly!

LadyLech · 04/02/2013 16:22

I adore Elowen.

I know loads of Isobels/Isabellas and Matildas, so personally would avoid those names. They're pretty, but they've been done to death.

Not keen on Polly myself, I'm not keen on -y/-ie/ee endings. Most of them are just a bit too cutsey and there's just so many other name. Round here every other child's name seems to end with the 'ee' sound (Particularly when you add in all the Izzys and the Immys etc).

Elowen is beautiful, feminine, different yet not overly cutsey.

Homebird8 · 04/02/2013 01:26

Laughed at May rhyming with your surname. You could have a little Maigret Grin. Her detection skills will be well formed at birth and she'll hunt down a cuddle in no time!

I think all your names are lovely so can't advise. Happiness and health to all of you. Thanks

crazykittens · 04/02/2013 01:19

I like Matilda Jane or Isobel Jane. I think they flow nicely.

DancingInTheMoonlight · 02/02/2013 20:18

Elowen Alice would be my choice :-)

sarararararah · 02/02/2013 20:06

You don't have to decide at all you know! We had lots more than 4 on our girl's shortlist. When she was born, it was obvious which one to use. (Lydia Rose). The same with my little boy too! Congratulations!!

MadameCastafiore · 02/02/2013 20:00

Not the May one. Polly is pretty, the other 2 are common, in that there are a lot of them rather than chavvy.

Leafmould · 02/02/2013 19:56

Like elowen

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 02/02/2013 17:33

Love Isobel Alice.

Wouldn't go for Polly Jane a) because Polly sounds like a nn and b) because of PJ Harvey.

smother · 02/02/2013 11:38

Polly Jane's great too - isn't that PJ Harvey's name?

smother · 02/02/2013 11:37

Many congratulations! They are all lovely names. There are many many Isobels and variants around, so has lost some of its shine for me. Matilda is also becoming quite popular, and again, lots of Tilly's, Lily's, Milly's etc.

Elowen is gorgeous!! really pretty but not toooo girly.

Alice is a perfect middle name!

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Stateofgrace · 02/02/2013 10:43

PS Thanks for all the congrats and esp to the poster who now has three girls! Maybe I will get to use all my names! And possibly my vetoed Florence.... lol

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Stateofgrace · 02/02/2013 10:42

Morning guys, thanks for all the replies.

In answer to some of the posters:

Elowen is a cornish name meaning Elm tree, it doesn't have any particular significance for us, other than we love the sound of it.

Jane is in the innings because it is dmum's name. I like the simpleness of it.
Alice is my twin sister who sadly died aged three (dmum and ddad know I love the name and they think honouring it is a positive, rather than odd).

May is dh's Gran (he and his mum dont talk and she now lives in America. Conversely, she is a Beatrice, another name I love, but out of bounds now, obviously).

To the person who said OMG initials - G is a very hard name to work with, when you favour vowel middle names!! - we toyed with Polly Isobel before we realised.... oh and don't get me started on the Florence Alice debacle... :)

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pigletpower · 02/02/2013 10:12

Do you like PJ Harvey? If so Polly Jean is fabulous! Strong woman.

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Allalonenow · 02/02/2013 06:51

Matilda Lucy is perfect.

mathanxiety · 02/02/2013 06:09

Matilda Lucy [Concrete] has a really nice flow to it imo.

Isobel is a lovely name but really popular.
Elowen is also beautiful but you would need to rethink the middle name.
Elowen Alice?

Polly reminds me of an old music hall song from the Boer War days that my dad used to hum occaionally -- substitute Dolly for Polly [Concrete]. Quite sad. Plus the sad fate of poor Lady Jane [Concrete]

IHeartKingThistle · 01/02/2013 23:50

Polly Jane is awesome!

bringmeroses · 01/02/2013 23:48

Olivia May.

OMG!

Maybe not.

CarriMarie · 01/02/2013 23:43

Matilda Alice would be my first choice.

Sasparillo · 01/02/2013 23:04

I really don't like isobel, no offense! Love Polly. I've known 2 Polly's in my life & they've have both been really lovely girls x

vacuuming · 01/02/2013 22:53

I've never heard Elowen before, I love it! What does it mean?

jellybeans · 01/02/2013 22:49

Matilda Lucy

Rhubarbgarden · 01/02/2013 22:36

I like Polly and Elowen. I'm so bored of all the Isobels and Matildas it really takes away the appeal of the names.

If you like Otis, how about Ottilie?

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