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Which girls name and why?

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Lifeislikeaboxofchocolats · 09/03/2014 10:20

I am looking for a name which is elegant and timeless, and will be a sister for Isabella...I don't necessarily want it to match but as long as it doesn't seem strange with Isabella that's good enough...

Charlotte
Cara
Rachel
Imogen

Thanks

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Weegiemum · 11/03/2014 22:58

Rachel.

I have a10yo Rachel, named after her great grandma.

It's a brilliant name, there aren't enough these days (which also goes for dd1, Katherine).

Mireio · 11/03/2014 22:55

Charlotte definitely goes best with Isabella.

Ilikepancakes · 11/03/2014 22:50

Charlotte as it stands up best next to Isabella.

Imogen is too similar.

Rachel and Cara are nice but both short with no nickname options and less of a timeless classic than Isabella and Charlotte.

Charlotte is a name that doesn't ever seem to date, just like Isabella. And they both that great nickname options that sound cute together: Izzy/Bella and Charlie/Lottie.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 11/03/2014 21:37

There are just so many Charlottes about at the moment, so not that.

Not Imogen either, but that is just because I don't like the name.

Cara possibly but I actually prefer Rachel from your choices.

TessRA · 11/03/2014 21:28

Emma is nice, Annabel is pretty, I also like Miranda but maybe the comedienne is now too closely linked to that name. Terriekemmett@btinternet

PunkAssMoFo · 11/03/2014 21:24

Others which may fit the bill:

Lucia
Serena
Marianne
Marisa
Natalia
Juliette

DramaAlpaca · 11/03/2014 21:17

Yet another vote for Charlotte.

MrsRV · 11/03/2014 21:15

Another vote for Charlotte!

PunkAssMoFo · 11/03/2014 21:13

Cara. It beautiful & not over used.

Rachel- not yet due a revival.
Charlotte-dull & overused
Imogen- it's ok.

Benchmark · 11/03/2014 19:54

Definitely Charlotte out of those choices.

I dislike Cara because I work with a Carly, Clara, Cara and a Carla and I just find they all sound the same and have lost their appeal, a bit like the Eva, Ava, Evie problem.
Imogen - just reminds me of big brother
Rachel - very much a name of my generation, so will be a 'mum' name for her.

LePetitPont · 11/03/2014 19:17

What about Clara to keep the Italian theme going? It Carlotta for an Italian take on charlotte?

Do you call your Isabella izzy? If you were to go for Imogen, izzy and immy might be a bit much.

I quite like the idea of a Rachel revival!! I am 33 and know a lot around my age.

thegreatgatsby101 · 11/03/2014 08:47

Charlotte, without a doubt.

DailyBread · 11/03/2014 00:37

Claudia would be great with Isabella.

aGirlDownUnder1 · 10/03/2014 10:36

I love the name Cara. It's a lovely, simple beautiful name and i've met a lovely woman called Cara.

Rachel seems very 80s/90s but still a nice name.

Imogen and Charlotte are so overused atm and I know heaps. I also wouldn't have the same initial either, but still nice names if you don't mind the popularity.

ShowMeTheCoffee · 10/03/2014 10:15

Funny. On a repeat of Location, Location, Location at 3 this morning (was up breastfeeding), the couple's girls were Isabel and Imogen. The alliterative names struck me as odd at the time but now I think I quite like it. I do love the name Imogen.

Otherwise I really like Charlotte too.

What about Carla instead of Cara?

Victoria
Avril
Lucy
Anna
Emily
Beatrice??

meditrina · 10/03/2014 10:09

Charlotte

telsa · 10/03/2014 09:59

Charlotte is lovely. What about Cora rather than Cara...sounds more hopeful to me.

winterhat · 10/03/2014 09:27

Cara. It sounds nice with Isabella - two pretty Italian names.

Rtfairy · 09/03/2014 14:39

Definitely Charlotte from your list

alita7 · 09/03/2014 13:18

Agree with mama pain on madeline, valentina , evelyn, Olivia and Clara.

MojitoMomonga · 09/03/2014 13:14

Charlotte or Rachel. I only know of two of those at the moment.

MamaPain · 09/03/2014 13:10

Rachel really doesn't fit the brief in my eyes, it's not elegant or timeless. It's like being called Becky or Lauren, also quite dated imo.

I like Cara or Charlotte.

Imogen makes me think of Imogen Thomas unfortunately. It's a pretty name but also not what I would call elegant.

Names I think of as being elegant are more along the lines of:

Camille/a
Madeleine
Rosa
Valentina
Anastasia
Evelyn
Georgia
Clara
Annabel
Celeste
Ophelia
Olivia

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 09/03/2014 13:05

Don't like alliterative sibling names.

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Lifeislikeaboxofchocolats · 09/03/2014 13:02

Why not Remus?

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 09/03/2014 12:59

Rachel
Charlotte
Cara

I wouldn't use Imogen with Isabella.