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Florence Ramona or Clara Matilda? Your views please!

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RookieMama · 22/07/2014 21:35

Hi all,

This is my first foray into MN posting (after much reading!). We're 1.5 weeks from due date and still undecided on names if our little one is a girl. So I'd really welcome your views about the two we have narrowed it down to - Clara Matilda or Florence Ramona? Our surname goes with either, we're looking for something not too popular, classic with some history to it but with a bit of 'edge' too. Honest reactions please, this is our only way of testing it out in the real world! Thanks in advance!

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Sootgremlin · 22/07/2014 21:53

I like your name choices.

Florence is nice, but I know a couple in my (small) circle of babies/toddlers so think it may be getting pretty popular if that bothers you. Also the name of David Cameron's daughter.

I love love love Clara, we nearly chose it for our dd. One of the reasons we didn't was due to it being the name of the current Doctor Who assistant, since the last assistant's name went to number one. However, I still might have used it if I hadn't found a name I loved more and it is still in the running for a future dd.

Ramona is lovely, have you considered it as a first name?

Matilda is also a great name, strong and pretty, quite popular according to stats I think but I've never met one.

Hope some of that ramble is helpful in some way, and you're not suffering too much in this heat!

sebsmummy1 · 22/07/2014 21:51

I'm not sure about the name combinations to be honest. I like the names individually, just not together.

Ihearthickson · 22/07/2014 21:50

Clara and Ramona are fab. Matilda and Florence are fine, but lack the punch of the first two.

GalaxyInMyPants · 22/07/2014 21:47

How about Ramona Florence?

I love Ramona.

Bowlersarm · 22/07/2014 21:44

Florence Ramona

hoobypickypicky · 22/07/2014 21:40

I love Clara but am not so fond of Matilda. I think I'd go for Clara Florence. :)

BreeVDKamp · 22/07/2014 21:40

Think Florence and Matilda are too popular. I know a gorgeous baby Ramona so I'd say Clara Ramona.

rowna · 22/07/2014 21:39

I love Clara and I like Matilda. Don't like the others much.

blueberryboybait · 22/07/2014 21:38

Both are pretty, is there any movement on swapping them? Florence Matilda is particularly lovely.

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