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Ok, this is it. Final girls name decision

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Beachballfamily · 10/02/2014 15:26

We finally sat down and talked about names. The contenders are:

Romilly (we both love this, but it is similar to our son's name and a distant friend has already used it. Does that matter?)
Xanthe
Beatrice
Tess (but short for what?)
Imogen
Georgia
Stella
Abigail

Surname is two syllables ending in er. Please help this be my last post..

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cece · 12/02/2014 23:24

Romilly - not keen on it myself
Xanthe - nor this one
Beatrice - OK
Tess - love this one and not short for anything
Imogen - nice but very popular
Georgia - nice
Stella - quite like it but it does remind me of the lager
Abigail - loads of Abi/Abby/Aby variations here

Vijac · 12/02/2014 23:18

My vote is for Xanthe, then Imogen. Romily sounds to close to your son and I'm not that sure on it anyway.

Felix90 · 12/02/2014 15:46

I like Beatrice! My DD's middle name is Beatrix.

My name is Xanthe and I am far from posh. I always get lots of compliments on my name!

JiltedJohnsJulie · 12/02/2014 15:43

Its interesting that some people say Tess is popular. I only know of one.

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Beachballfamily · 12/02/2014 12:05

Xanthe is pronounced Zan-thee.

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sebsmummy1 · 12/02/2014 11:00

I like Beatrice.

LCHammer · 12/02/2014 10:59

How would you pr Xanthe? Zante? Santa?

alizeeod · 12/02/2014 10:36

Tess is a fairly popular name. Xanthe isn't, no. My mistake

BlueStarsAtNight · 12/02/2014 09:01

Romilly - wouldn't use as sounds too similar to DS, plus not really a fan
Xanthe - ok, unusual but wouldn't say it's too posh
Beatrice - like it
Tess - love it as Tessa
Imogen - don't like , I think it's boring
Georgia - really like
Stella - like but wouldn't with an er surname
Abigail - same as Stella

DipDabDabDip · 12/02/2014 06:18

I love Tess or Tessa damn my T starting surname I also like Beatrice and Georgia.

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Beachballfamily · 12/02/2014 06:01

Alizeeod - Is everything other than Romilly really super popular? Including Xanthe and Tess?

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LCHammer · 12/02/2014 05:57

Flavia also has the meaning 'blonde'.
Georgiana could be an alternative to Georgia.
I like Stella, Tess, Beatrice.

alizeeod · 12/02/2014 05:49

Romilly! Everything else is super popular!

mathanxiety · 12/02/2014 04:17

It's a little matchy, by the sound of it.

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Beachballfamily · 11/02/2014 23:45

Our DS's name starts with r and ends with y - so quite similar to Romilly! I really don't want it to be an issue, but at the same time don't want to make him feel less special/unique (or am I over thinking that..?).

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ladyquinoa · 11/02/2014 21:18

Tess is 100% gorgeous. Followed by romilly with 60%. Really hate Abigail, so clumsy.

GlitzAndGiggles · 11/02/2014 21:00

I have a Stella so I'm biased Smile. The only people who have mentioned the lager are my sister. I love it and have only met 1 other child with the name. Other than that I'd say Imogen

JiltedJohnsJulie · 11/02/2014 20:58

I don't think Xanthe is too try hard. I know one and she is lovely and from your list, this and Tess are probably my favourites.

Sorry yes, unfortunately Stella does make me think of lager.

The rhyming thing would put me off too.

The distant friend thing wouldn't put me off Romilly but how close to your DCs name is it?

winterhat · 11/02/2014 20:43

Xanthe, Beatrice, Georgia and Abigail are all nice.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 11/02/2014 19:58

I like Tess best from those. Just Tess is fine.
Imogen or Beatrice would be my second choice.
Dislike Romilly, Xanthe and Stella.

Wishfulmakeupping · 11/02/2014 19:50

Georgia is by far the nicest but I do like Abigail too the rest are ok

Thewhingingdefective · 11/02/2014 19:48

Tess or Romilly. Both effortlessly cool.

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mathanxiety · 11/02/2014 14:48

Romilly -- not keen. I hear the phrase 'roly poly' in my head when I hear this name. I prefer Romy, a nn for Rosemary.
Xanthe -- Nice but I think I agree with your DH.
Beatrice -- Very nice, feminine name.
Tess -- one of my favourites from your list, and while sometimes used as a nn for Tereza/Teresa, more often stands on its own.
Imogen -- I don't understand what people see or hear in this name. I don't get the appeal.
Georgia -- Not keen.
Stella -- My other favourite from your list.
Abigail -- Nice but a bit dated. Where I live an Abigail would get lost in the throngs of Abbys and Allys.

So Tess and Stella for me with Beatrice and maybe Xanthe also in the running.

lookdeepintotheparka · 11/02/2014 09:53

Stella was on my list but DH was Hmm due to the beer connection! How about Estelle or Estella? (Sorry if that's already been suggested - just skim read through thread!)

Otherwise I like Tess and Abigail from your list Smile