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Verity's sister

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2margarinesonthego · 16/04/2013 16:42

Not long to go and we still don't have THE name.

I like names that are unusual or not heard very often, but aren't really wacky and out there.
I like virtue names but I think probably 2 virtue names would be overkill.
I don't like Milly/Molly sing-songy type names (if that makes sense)
I don't like names that are nicknames or sound like they could be short for something else.

So far we have come up with Lydia which sort of fits all the above but I don't feel as "totally sold" as I did with Verity.

I am open to any and all suggestions! thanks for your time :))

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Coffee1Sugar · 18/04/2013 20:24

Eloise
Isla
Amelie
Zara
Caitlin
Jasmine
Naomi

LongWordsBotherMe · 18/04/2013 19:23

I know sisters Verity and Gail.

thegreylady · 18/04/2013 19:21

or how about Clemency or Ruth

thegreylady · 18/04/2013 19:20

Felicity or Constance
Faith or Hope
Not Chastity though Grin

Iseeall · 18/04/2013 18:42

Constance

saintmerryweather · 18/04/2013 18:41

I was going to suggest felicity! I like laura, meredith, edith or lacey. Claudia?

IEatCakeInBed · 18/04/2013 18:39

Livia
Cassida

YonilyDevotedToYou · 18/04/2013 18:38

Clemency?

MakesCakesWhenStressed · 18/04/2013 18:37

Cressida

GymBagHighHeels · 18/04/2013 18:37

1st thought was constance

Panzee · 18/04/2013 18:37

Vanessa?

Ohmydarlin · 18/04/2013 18:35

Clementine
Beatrice
Henrietta
Arabella
Rosalind
Estella
Juniper
Saskia
Aurelia
Jemima
Tabitha
Isadora
Florence

Stokey · 18/04/2013 16:36

Hope?
another virtue but very different sound

sparkle12mar08 · 18/04/2013 14:38

I knew twins called Verity and Amanda when I was growing up.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 17/04/2013 22:28

I desperately wanted Verity for dd2 but DH wouldn't budge. It still makes me sad :(

Anyway, DD1 is Harriet and our runner up name, although we didn't use it in the end, was Lydia. We ended up with Alice.

Vatta · 17/04/2013 22:26

My cousin is a verity and people often mis-hear it as felicity - I think naming your two DDs Verity and Felicity would be too similar to be honest!

How about isobel (or Ishbel for a less common alternative), that goes well.

jkklpu · 17/04/2013 22:19

Constance
Christabel
Laura
Hermione

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 17/04/2013 22:16

Robyn
Jennifer
Lorna

ellesabe · 17/04/2013 22:04

My first thought was Ramona

baskingseals · 17/04/2013 13:23

Miranda

Phoebe

Harriet

Rosalind

Nina

MoonHare · 17/04/2013 11:22

Thalia, Meredith?

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2margarinesonthego · 17/04/2013 11:15

Well I've run every one of the names I liked from your lists through DH and they've all been vetoed (Juliet, Lois, Celeste, Helena, Thea, Lilian, Eliza, Beatrice and Astrid). I will keep working on him.

Imogen is insanely popular where we live so I had to rule that out too.

DH is sticking with Felicity and Lydia. He doesn't agree that Felicity is too similar to Verity... he thinks I'm being daft about the virtue thing... and he says she'd get called "Flick" anyway Hmm.

Nymbler is great!

Thanks for all the suggestions :)

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getmeoutofthismadhouse · 17/04/2013 00:16

Brodie
Celeste
Tamzin
Tallulah
Betty
Evelyn
Matilda
Eliza

barnet · 16/04/2013 17:35

Lilian

YonilyDevotedToYou · 16/04/2013 17:33

I always recommend these two...
Cordelia

Hester

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