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Care to peruse my girls list?

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 19:43

We don't know the sex yet,but we have a very small boys list and will probbaly settle on one soon.Girls,I'm having more trouble with...
Will be a sibling to Skye and Arlo.

Opinions and suggestions please,I've looked at a lot of names (this is a very short list in comparison!) but I haven't found 'the one' yet,unless one of these grows on me....

Etta
Sylvie
Ivy
Elsa
Romy
Hera
Nell
Merryn (merry)
Vita
Pippa
Zinnia
Calla
Rita

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 21:44

No,not Raasay, Colonsay.

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soontobeslendergirl · 06/05/2013 21:39

Were you on Raasay Frigg? I worked beside a chap from Raasay for a while.

5madthings · 06/05/2013 21:39

Oh yes hazel is another we had on our list. Also I love Thalia, but as we have a Theo we couldnt use thalia!

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 21:34

Thankyou for your comments on DD's name Smile Skye is indeed a beautiful place,I worked on an island close to it for a summer and visited often.
Iona and Islay are gorgeous too,and pretty names,but all I can think of is the smell of the whiskey in the morning from the distilerrys (sp?!) Grin

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Viviennemary · 06/05/2013 21:27

I like Sylvia but not Sylvia so much.

fanjodisfunction · 06/05/2013 21:25

I love the name skye and will be the middle name for this one if its a girl.

I love Calla on your list, I love the flower.

And I hace a real soft spot for Merryn.

Also names I love on a similar vein are

Thea
Ayla
Mabel
Hazel

RhinestoneCowgirl · 06/05/2013 21:09

I know a Skye in RL who has a younger sister called Silver.

rambososcar · 06/05/2013 21:03

Sylvie - pretty and chic.

soontobeslendergirl · 06/05/2013 20:57

Well, Skye is a stunning place, dramatic, atmospheric and just downright beautiful. Maybe your Skye will visit sometime and be in awe of where her name came from. We almost named our son Blaven after a mountain on Skye but wimped out. I so wish we had done it tho.

invicta · 06/05/2013 20:52

Love Elsa, and Sylvie is okay. Not keen on the others.

5madthings · 06/05/2013 20:47

I like Skye and it makes me think of the isle of Skye. Matilda is lovely and again ruled out by my dp...

What about Iona?

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 20:46

Aww,thanks fivemad Grin

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 20:44

Miffy they weren't chosen by the same person.
And I'm sad to see your post,it confirms my fears Sad

DP chose DD's name (He's a bit of a hippy Hmm) I never much liked it,but he was so sure and I really didn't have a favourite that he didn't hate.
I so wish I had stuck by Matilda (her mn). But by the time I realised I wouldn't grow to love it,she was too old for us to change it.
DP feels pretty horrible that he pushed me into using a name i didn't love so when we had DS I had the final say as I couldn't bear to get it 'wrong' again.

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5madthings · 06/05/2013 20:44

Well Merryn is obviously the best name Grin

I also like Sylvie, Ivy (had it on my list and dp said no). Like Nell and Etta and Elsa.

Also Esme, violet but I think its got popular... Bonnie, Felicity, Eden (one of dd's middle names).

Names are hard, I always think you need to see the baby to see what suits, my mil still complains that it took us a fortnight to name two of the madthings and a week for the others...

Put up a pic when baby arrives and then I shall be able to help more Grin

You quite clearly have fabulous taste in names so an sure you will choose well!

MortifiedAdams · 06/05/2013 20:40

OP, I love all of your names and have all of them on a list as a possible sister to DD (Meg). DHs favourite is Pippa which means we will probably use that

Snazzynewyear · 06/05/2013 20:39

I like Romy and Pippa and think those go with the names of the other DC.

miffybun73 · 06/05/2013 20:36

If I heard the name Skye I'd think working class and the name Arlo, Upper class, would not in a million years expect them to be siblings.

Both lovely names, but surprised that they have been chosen by the same person.

I love Nell and Sylvie from your list :)

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 20:35

VAVA Urm,yes,that may have been me...I'm normally some variation on Frigg...

I do love baby names Grin and this will be my last it took me long enough to convince DP it was a wonderful idea,I think he'd keel over at the idea of DC4 so it neeeeeeds to be perfect.

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RedlipsAndSlippers · 06/05/2013 20:34

Love Merryn and Etta, in that order. Don't really like zinnia though.

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 20:32

Juliet and Irma,I really like,and hadn't considered before Smile thankyou!

I like Hebe too,but DP can't help himself with the Hebe Jeebies jokes Hmm

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VAVAV00M · 06/05/2013 20:31

Early '11 I meant!

VAVAV00M · 06/05/2013 20:29

Have you posted under a different username before? I recognise the names and you were talking about IF you had a 3rd child, late 2011 ish time?

Congrats and Etta is my fav Grin

soontobeslendergirl · 06/05/2013 20:21

Etta or Elsa for me from your list.

Suggestions:

Skye, Arlo and Irma
Skye, Arlo and Lorna
Skye, Arlo and Hebe
Skye, Arlo and Marissa
Skye, Arlo and Eden
Skye, Arlo and Juliet

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UpTheFRIGGinDuff · 06/05/2013 20:08

Zinnia and Rita have been on and off the list a few times Remus Wink
Nell wouldn't be a nn for anything,just Nell.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 06/05/2013 20:05

Merryn/Merry is cute and I like Nell as a nn for Helena/Elinor. Like Sylvie. Zinnia and Rita are terrible, sorry.