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if i like these names what else might i like ?

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oldbutnotpastit · 16/05/2014 14:59

we've narrowed the shortlist down to 2 2. i like both but don't love either . is there anything else i might like ?
the 2 names are
Hermione
Miranda

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Bowlersarm · 16/05/2014 19:18

Mariella

Really pretty, when said out loud!

soontobeslendergirl · 16/05/2014 19:16

If you like Sephy then how about Persephone?

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oldbutnotpastit · 16/05/2014 18:45

we have a lydia and a rosalind

jemima i love but we have a dniece with the name

cecilia i love but dh can't get past the song and another dd has cecily as a mn

miriam has also been on the long list but i've gone off it

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AgathaPinchBottom · 16/05/2014 18:15

Agnes, Lucinda, Lydia, Thomasina, Rosalind

MuttonCadet · 16/05/2014 17:46

Henrietta is exactly what I thought of, Minette as a NN. Goes perfectly with your other DDs (although to be fair they are unlikely to care whether their names match when they're older).

bodiddly · 16/05/2014 17:42

Letitia?

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 16/05/2014 17:41

Nancy
Victoria
Saskia

alita7 · 16/05/2014 17:37

Jemima?

Lucia?

Rosalie?

Loralie?

Cora?

Elodie?

Charlotte?

Edith?

Zara?

Kiera?

Clara?

Cynthia?

Cecilia?

Arwen?

Bridget?

Eleanor?

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oldbutnotpastit · 16/05/2014 16:27

thanks for these we already have an Arabella and Tabitha and juliet is one dd's mn
cassandra and cordelia and genevieve have been vetoed by dh. as has ophelia .
we econsidered josephine but dislike nns jo /josie but do like sephy or posy
minerva is lovely but it's the name of the chip shop across the road from dc's school so has been discounted
i like althea but dh less keen
merryn and romilly have also been considered like them but not 100% convinced
i thought of xanthe yesterday and really like it but miss X surname puts me off . also could pronounciation be an issue
i like henrietta and harriet but i think dh would need convincing.i think i prefer henrietta marginally.
i like marietta but i'm irish and marietta was biscuit variety so that would stop me using it
sorry ,i know i'm very fussy

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florascotia · 16/05/2014 15:51

Marina
Melinda
Melissa
Marinda
Mariana/Marianne
Marisa/Marissa
Melina

Althea
Andromeda
Anastasia
Arethusa
Ariadne
Astraea
Atalanta
Calista
Callisto
Calypso
Cynthia
Demetria
Corinna
Hebe
Hera
Hestia
Eirene
Ianthe
Lucina
Minerva
Phyllis
Selene
Sibylla
Xenia
Zenobia

RoganJosh · 16/05/2014 15:37

Ophelia
Xanthe

burgatroyd · 16/05/2014 15:36

Belinda, Mariella, juliet

threedaystogo · 16/05/2014 15:21

Both names contain the letters m, n, i and r so on that basis I would suggest other names which have those letters in them:

Marnie

Marianne

Erin

Mia

Nia

Imogen

Romilly

Merrin

Megan

Romana

India

Minnie

Ramona

Monica

Nina

Mona

Iona

sonniebonnie · 16/05/2014 15:16

Antonia
Arabella
Cordelia

MrsRuffdiamond · 16/05/2014 15:13

Madeleine
Alexandra

Bowlersarm · 16/05/2014 15:13

Henrietta
Tabitha
Delilah
Josephine

SomeSunnySunday · 16/05/2014 15:12

Calliope
Leonora

WowserBowser · 16/05/2014 15:11

Juliet

meditrina · 16/05/2014 15:11

Mopsa, Viola, Bianca, Cassandra, Beatrice, Juno, Tamora?

devoncreamtea · 16/05/2014 15:09

Miranda is pretty. Hermione - I love it as a book name, love winters tale - but I know one, she is sweet, but NO-ONE including teachers/ doc receptionists etc can pronounce it properly. I reckon that would get annoying.

Marietta (Etty)
Harriet
Miriam
Genevieve
Francesca
Penelope