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Opinions on our shortlist - Sadie, Sally or Cindy

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DawnOfTheDee · 07/01/2014 19:10

Just that really. DD2 due in a few weeks and the above names are our shortlist. At the moment I keep rotating as to which is my favourite but thought I'd throw it out there to the mn jury for opinions.

Not interested in other suggestions - it's definitely going to be one of those three!

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AvonCallingBarksdale · 10/01/2014 18:29

Sadie is best. I quite like Sally, but really only because of its appearance in songs I like rather than the name itself. Cindy is a doll I had as a child, not a potential name for a DC Wink

Frikadellen · 10/01/2014 18:22

I prefer Sadie I don't care for Cindy as a name but every one I have met (5) have been utterly lovely.. I find Sally plain

TalkativeJim · 10/01/2014 18:09

I like both Sally and Sadie, but Sally has the edge. To me it's in the same bracket as Nancy, Jemima etc. quite boho 70s.

gruffalosfriend · 10/01/2014 14:49

I prefer Sally!

Sadie is too 'sad' and Cindy too cutesy for me.

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DawnOfTheDee · 10/01/2014 14:47

Thanks for all your comments ladies - has been interesting reading!

Think the shortlist may have shortened to Sadie or Sally. Probably going to wait till DD2 makes her entrance and hopefully she will look like one or the other. I'm pretty much still 50/50 on Sadie or Sally.

Oh, and my DH pissed himself laughing when told about Cindy the 70's texan suburban housewife so thanks for that image! Grin

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sallievp · 09/01/2014 22:19

reading!

sallievp · 09/01/2014 22:16

i am a Sallie...never liked my name much but after reeding comments on here i feel forced to defend it! Grin

Lebkuchenlover · 09/01/2014 22:10

Doesn't Sadie look like Sad-ie? It just makes me think 'sad'Hmm.

Really like Sally though!

Alisvolatpropiis · 09/01/2014 20:47

Sadie.

YouGrateMyCheese · 09/01/2014 20:14

Sadie and Sally both mean princess, Rosieliveson, since they're both diminutives of Sarah/Sara. (Even though I've read that some people think that a more accurate definition for Sara/h is chieftainess or leader, rather than princess.) Sally actually has two additional meanings: it's another word for the willow tree (from the Middle English saly), and it's related to the Latin verb salire: "to leap." (Hence the phrase, "Sally forth.")

RhondaJean · 09/01/2014 18:15

I love sadie. Love it lots.

Cindy ok, Cindy Crawford?

Sally is my childhood friends middle aged worn out mum surrounded by half a dozen children. She was a nice woman mind you.

AGoodPirate · 09/01/2014 18:13

I love Sally. The other two I'm not fussed about.

Jojay · 09/01/2014 18:09

I really like Sally.

Sadie comes second

Cindy comes nowhere.

SparklingMuppet · 09/01/2014 18:04

If you put a gun to my head and forced me to choose one, I'd go for Sadie. But only if you forced me. I don't like any of them, at all.

Rosieliveson · 09/01/2014 17:55

I like Sadie. I think it means princess but don't quite me Grin

HyvaPaiva · 09/01/2014 17:47

Sadie is lovely.

I really don't like Sally or Cindy, sorry.

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 09/01/2014 17:45

Sadie is my favourite.

TheGonnagle · 09/01/2014 17:43

I like Sally best- but one of my best friends is called Sallie so.....
And Sadie is nice too, not Cindy for me.

SS3J · 09/01/2014 17:38

I like Sally the best. Really not keen on the other two. Sadie, I can see the appeal a bit but Cindy I just think is terrible. Makes me think of Cindy dolls, and that's not good!

picnicbasketcase · 09/01/2014 14:24

Sadie - nice
Sally - too 70s
Cindy - too 80s

googlyeyes · 09/01/2014 14:20

Have heard quite a few strippers/ lap dancers called Sadie in my time!

whereisshe · 09/01/2014 14:10

I like Sadie. Sally is ok. Cindy is a lapdancer.

Francagoestohollywood · 09/01/2014 14:06

I really, really like Sally! Sadie is also nice. Not sure I am ready for Cindy, yet!

googlyeyes · 09/01/2014 13:59

I find all three names very dated, especially Sally. Frumpy (or 'meh') is a good word for it. Associated with my mum's generation (a la Janet/ Susan! Not yet ready for a revival in the same way as the old lady names like Violet, Ruby etc.

If I had a gun to my head I would go for Cindy. Sadie is awful

Lutrine · 09/01/2014 13:43

Sadie is my favourite of the three, closely followed by Sally.I see them both as belonging to really friendly people, probably because I've only met nice people with those names.