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Can't stick to a decision. Which of these?

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 12:38

Thought I had settled on Esmée. But now I find myself thinking about Esmarelda which I really do not like.

Which of these do you like best? Already have a boy named Noah.

Esmée

Edith

Lola (love how it matches Noah, but is that a bit cheesey??)

Matilda (not sure it goes with the middle name we have chosen, but I really love the nn's Tilly and Mattie)

Be honest but kind! :)

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GlaikitFizzog · 18/11/2013 21:34

As long as mcreadie isn't your surname then I think you are ok.

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 21:30

Edith/Edie is in the lead so far.
Anybody have Edie McCredie come to mind though? One thing that puts me off.

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LondonInHighHeeledBoots · 18/11/2013 21:21

I love Edith, and really like Esme, but the pronunciations would wind me up at bit, and its a little cute for my taste.

Don't like Matilda or Lola.

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 21:19

Thanks Uri :)

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UriGeller · 18/11/2013 21:17

Edith! Edie is lovely.

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 21:15

I'm keeping tally here. Keep the votes coming!

I like Evie jumperoo but it is verrry popular in my area. That's why I like Edith as it gives us the nn Edie which sounds similar :)

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lljkk · 18/11/2013 15:39

Esmee goes best with Noah.

jumperooo · 18/11/2013 15:24

Evie?

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 15:24

what with*

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Locketjuice · 18/11/2013 15:23

Love them all apart from Edith,no help sorry, was on the short list for dd but she's a poppy Smile

impatienttobemummy · 18/11/2013 15:22

Esmee is lovely

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 15:22

That's my worry with Matilda Terror, it is ever-increasingly become more and more usual. Think I may be a year too late for that one.

Thank you for that info Spagetti, connotations and background of names are important to me. Dp love Luna but I'm not sure what all the lunatic/ full moon/ negative connotations.

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katelo10 · 18/11/2013 15:20

I have a Lola Beth and a Matilda Rose. They seem to be coming more popular now though unfortunately! X

TerrorMeSue · 18/11/2013 15:14

Edith.

Matilda is done to death and Esme is rapidly becoming the new Ellie (and sounds awful).

Selks · 18/11/2013 15:12

Edith. Just lovely.

FlouncingIsles · 18/11/2013 15:11

Definitely Matilda. I have one and she gets Tilly/Tilda/Mattie from various family members - I love them all!

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 15:04

Originally this time round, I thought id struggle with a boys name, as I couldn't think of any! And if baby was a girl, it'd be easy as there are lots of names I like. But now I know baby is a she, I feel clueless, and names I love one week, I hate the next.

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Spaghettinetti · 18/11/2013 15:01

I'm sorry, but I really don't like Lola. Most people have long forgotten the showgirl Lola, but the Kinks' incarnation of a transvestite still pops up and in Eastern Europe it is a name associated with ladies of the the night. None of this matters, if you really like the name, but that's why I'd never use it.

Noah is a super name and would go far better with Esmee or Edith in my mind.

BikeRunSki · 18/11/2013 14:50

You are not alone Flo. We named DC1 in 10 seconds flat, so it was just as well he was a boy.

3 years later it took months of heated discussion to name dd.

VirtuallyReal · 18/11/2013 14:40

Matilda.

Esmee has pronunciation issues which would drive me crazy.

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 13:34

Yes me again bikerunski!

This is turning out to be so hard.

When I was pregnant with dc1, I had Noah at the top of my boys list. Found out he was a boy, still loved Noah. OH loved Noah. He was Noah from then on. Always loved it, never considered anything else. Still love it now.

Gah!!

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GlaikitFizzog · 18/11/2013 13:34

Don't like Noah and Lola together, sorry. Has all sorts of tongue twisting possibilities. Loah and Nola

BikeRunSki · 18/11/2013 13:30

Have you already got a Noah?

I like Matilda best.

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floatyflo · 18/11/2013 13:27

Thanks for the replies so far. Anybody any thoughts on Lola matching Noah??

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Sammie101 · 18/11/2013 13:16

I love Matilda! I used to think Esmee was really pretty, until Twilight ruinedit with "Renesmee"-shudders