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A girl to go with Poppy

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slightlyconfused85 · 03/06/2014 21:26

I have girl called Poppy. What girl names could go with it? I don't want another flower. Names I have considered are

Kitty
Hannah
Saskia
Ellie

DPs contribution so far is Carla which I'm not sure about. Appreciate thoughts or ideas.

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Nottinghill1 · 21/06/2014 22:58

Rosie(not quite a flower)

minipie · 10/06/2014 21:49

Poppy and Elise
Poppy and Ellen
Poppy and Mabel
Poppy and Tessa
Poppy and Freya
Poppy and Annabel/Bella

JamJimJam · 10/06/2014 21:34

I would avoid another name ending in 'ee' as two of them risks sounding a bit naff twee.

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wafflyversatile · 10/06/2014 01:09

From the list Hannah or Carla.

How about poppy and Lyra?

bouquetofpencils · 10/06/2014 01:02

You have lovely taste.

I think Kitty and Poppy go very well together. You could have a Catherine variant with Kitty being the main name (Kathleen, Catriona, Caitlin etc)

Hannah is a great name, love it with Poppy.

Other suggestions:

Holly
Nova
Annie
Frankie
Coral

RonaldMcDonald · 09/06/2014 22:01

dear god

it must be scarlett

stinkingbishop · 09/06/2014 21:58

I wouldn't have another 'ee' ending and I'd do either something monosyllabic like Belle, or more than two syllables like Iona (bit more unusual than Isla!)

Randoms:

Estella
Eloise/a
Sophia
Eliza
Jemima

Actually Poppy and Jemima is rather lovely Smile

Chillycamper · 09/06/2014 21:54

Cara - bit like Carla?

sarararararah · 09/06/2014 21:51

A friend has a Poppy and a Nancy which I think go well together.

NorksEnormous · 09/06/2014 21:48

I immediately thought of Emily

Rtfairy · 09/06/2014 21:43

Kitty definitely!

Hulafox · 08/06/2014 23:59

Our 12 wk old DD is Carla and I haven't regretted it! It isn't very common which we liked about it.

We also considered Amber, Heidi, Holly, Scarlett, Freya.

As Poppy ends with and 'ee' sound, I think an 'a' sound ending with 2 syllables will complement best. I.e. Poppy and Millie is a bit too cutesy, whereas Poppy and Amber or Poppy and Freya go better IMO.

Agree that Saskia is quite a harsh name v's Poppy that is a pretty name.

I like Poppy and Freya ....

devoncreamtea · 08/06/2014 19:39

Oh god just realised that makes them Coco-Pops...!! Don't do that then!

devoncreamtea · 08/06/2014 19:38

I know sister's called Poppy and Chloe (nn Coco)

fuzzpig · 08/06/2014 10:16

I know of a Poppy and a Florence.

I think it would be good to not have a name that ends in the 'y'/'ie' sound

Guin1 · 08/06/2014 10:11

Out of your list I like Saskia best. I think Kitty is more a nn and too similar in sound to Poppy. Elodie is very nice, but would get shortened to Ellie and there seem to be so many of those around (I'm a teacher too!) either as full names or nn for Eleanor, Elsa, Elsie, Ella, Elise, etc, etc.

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PenTheUltimate · 06/06/2014 19:16

Hettie

PenTheUltimate · 06/06/2014 19:15

Lizzie

DramaAlpaca · 04/06/2014 18:00

Oh good, slightly, I'm glad I didn't offend you. Elodie is a gorgeous name. It must be hard choosing names if you are a teacher - so many associations.

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slightlyconfused85 · 04/06/2014 17:36

Thanks for all your suggestions. No criticism taken drama! I'm not keen on Clara or Chloe but I do like Elodie thanks for this. Already have Mia and Lucy in the family and I am a teacher so know lots of Evie and Isla.

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AWombWithoutARoof · 04/06/2014 11:08

I like Saskia. What about Eliza?

weatherall · 04/06/2014 09:08

I think another 2 syllable name would go well.

BlueStarsAtNight · 03/06/2014 22:52

Love Hannah, and think it goes really well! I think Ellie and Kitty are too nick-namey and too much the same pattern as Poppy. Carla is ok.

How about
Poppy and Chloe
Poppy and Bella
Poppy and Eva
Poppy and Isla