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Help in naming dd6 (dc10). I need opinions on some potential names .

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oldbutnotpastit · 22/02/2014 09:18

we are expecting a girl in early July . she will be dd6 and dc10 .
Our shortlist include
Miranda lovely meaning but dh thinks it may be too associated with Miranda Hart
Clarissa
Winifred i love it for it's meaning but not sure if it's too clunky
Merewen love this especially it's meaning but is it too different
Cecilia
Hester

i really like the names Hester and Winifred but our surname is Westw**d .

so the question is could Hester Westw*d work or is the fact that it rhymes a real issue.?We've already discounted Esther for dd5 as we felt Esther Westw*d might sound to like a compass reference .

likewise is Winifred Westw**d OK or is the alliteration too much ?

dh has also suggested the name Mirabel but we have an Arabella .would Arabella and Mirabel be to samey for siblings ?

I also love the name Cecilia but we had major naming issues last time round dh initially agreeing to Cecilia but then changing his mind at the last minute and insisting on a name i really disliked but agreeing to cecily as a mn . In the end we changed dd5's name when she was a few months old to a compromise name .So i'm not sure whether i should avoid Cecilia as i don't want to open up any past hurts iyswim .

Your opinions would be welcome as i'm not sure if i'm over thinking some of these issues .

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oldbutnotpastit · 23/02/2014 16:00

so many of these names have been vetoed by dh

Genevieve too french in his opinion

Verity again vetoed as he knew one who was the opposite of truthful

Kezia nn Kizzy would be on my shortlist but dh can't get past the character in roots and won't consider it for that reason alone.

Juliet is out because it's dd4's mn

Used to love Anastasia until fifty shades of grey ruined it for me
Guinevere is definitely one to consider and dh likes it .
i do like Merryn but is it pronounced Mehr in or Merry en

like Evangeline but i'm sure it would get shortened to eve/evie

Loveday is also a lovely name but would be brave choice unfortunately i don't have the courage to use it and dh would never agree to it .it would certainly be an eyebrow raiser

Seraphina i like but worry it's going to be one ofv those names that rises quickly and then dates equally quickl
Millicent and Elfreda have also been mentioned but dismissed by dh
Clara and i did think we could have Clarissa nn Clara . for me
Clara alone is a Dr Who name which puts me of using it

Margot could also be a contender .dh likes it . He's not keen on Marguerite though .

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SadFreak · 23/02/2014 15:29

Simone
Clara
Elfreda
Selina/Selene
Gwenevere
Celeste
Cybelle
Seraphina
Evangeline
Millicent
Myrtle

CheckpointCharlie · 23/02/2014 13:11

Rowan? Robyn?

BelleOfTheBorstal · 23/02/2014 13:09

Thea goes well with the names you have already too.

BelleOfTheBorstal · 23/02/2014 13:07

Was just about to come and suggest Margot!
And I third Merryn.
Or how about Margeruite?
Meredith was also a nice suggestion.

yellowsnownoteatwillyou · 23/02/2014 13:07

That's a shame about and clarissa and Priscilla being ruled out, if she would carry it off. Never knew that about Persephone I had a lecturer called it, her nn was Percy which she really suited.

Annastasia?met one at a baby group the other day
Kassia?
Some from my list but ds came instead
Ramona
Ainsley
Thora I love this, dh does not Hmm
Xanthe
Zinnia

ATruthUniversallyAcknowledged · 23/02/2014 13:06

If you like Josephine you could use nn Sephy or Joss instead of Jo/Josie?

I also like Meredith and Verity which have been suggested here and seem to fit your naming style

Mrsindecision · 23/02/2014 13:02

Julia
Juliana
Tatiana

DoItTooJulia · 23/02/2014 12:58

How about Kesia?

Loveday? Margot?

dementedma · 23/02/2014 12:55

Genevieve?

Still18atheart · 23/02/2014 11:10

My suggestions are

Lowenna
Bronte
Bryony

MargotLovedTom · 23/02/2014 10:57

What about Verity?

I think any child called Winnie would get the inevitable Winnie the Pooh nickname at school, probably morphing into Pooey Winnie etc.

outtolunchagain · 23/02/2014 10:56

Jessica Mitford was known as Decca., but one the theme what about Decima or Dulcie

MarvellousMechanicalMouseOrgan · 23/02/2014 10:53

Ronald, I love Decca. Is it a really name? Isn't it something to do with the Mitford sisters.

BlueMoonRoses · 23/02/2014 10:48

Love all your dd names. They've all been on my list, as have some of your ds names, one of which is my ds3 middle name. O I went for Genevieve for my dd. But I like Miranda from your list, goes nicely with the others.

PollyCazaletWannabe · 23/02/2014 10:48

Juliet?

PollyCazaletWannabe · 23/02/2014 10:47

Meredith?

outtolunchagain · 23/02/2014 10:46

Claudia?

oldbutnotpastit · 23/02/2014 10:34

a hard not ahrd

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oldbutnotpastit · 23/02/2014 10:33

i personally adore persephone but i's meaning bringer of death worries me and i know it would be ahrd if not imposible sell to dh .

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oldbutnotpastit · 23/02/2014 10:31

yellowsnownoteatwillyou her sisters are very feisty with minds of their own so living up to Priscilla will probably not be an issue .
otillie ,/ottoline have both been rejected by dh

BeattieBow the cecily /cecilia arabella predicament was long running .
i like cordelia but dh doesn't.
He has now announced that he doesn't like any names with a sibilant s sound Confused . not sure where that has come from .so that rules out Cecilia , clarissa and priscilla .

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TheRedQueen · 23/02/2014 10:25

Love your children's names. Great choices.
Agree that Winifred sounds a bit 'clunky' compared to your other daughters' names and Hester- although wonderful - just doesn't fit with your surname.
I think Miranda or Clarissa would be lovely or - to suggest another alternative - Lavinia.

PollyCazaletWannabe · 23/02/2014 10:14

Love your naming taste, but sadly don't think Winifred or Hester go very well with your surname.

What about Cordelia? It's my favourite name and I think it fits well with your other DC.

BeattieBow · 23/02/2014 10:10

I remember your Cecily/Cecilia/Arabella discussions - I had a similar issue and ended up with Cecilia nn Cecily (as H wouldn't agree to Cecily on its own). I

I love Cecilia and Cecily obvs.

I have similar taste to you as I have used another of your names too. So in your situation I would use Miranda - as I nearly called my dd this (nn Mim/Mimi).

I also like Beatrice, Harriet, Clementine/Clemency, Ottilie, Iris, Mabel, Sophia, Cordelia.

RonaldMcDonald · 23/02/2014 10:04

Decca