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Differing family favourites, help us decide...

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Iph · 01/08/2014 14:16

My choice, DH's choice and the kids' choice for Dd2 due any day now, in no particular order -

Nancy
Kitty
Marnie

I love all 3 but have slight reservations about them all individually.

Other considered and discarded choices include:

Bea/Beatrice
Leonie/Leonora/Leni
Agatha/Aggie
Sylvie
Cecilly/Cece
Violet
Eleanor/Nell
Maude
Adeline/Addie
Ramona
Willa
Dorothy/Dot/Dotty/Dory/Dorrie
Joni
Elsa
Frances/Francesca/Franny/Frankie
Harriet/Hester/Hattie/Hettie
Jeannie

Please help us decide, I'm worried she won't want to come out unless she has a name Wink

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MairyHoles · 03/08/2014 22:23

My daughter is named a name on your reject list and while pregnant with my youngest son I was convinced he was a girl. My short list was Nancy, Betsey and Jeannie. There are so many nice girls names! I think I would have gone for Nancy, choose Nancy!

sallievp · 03/08/2014 22:21

100% Jeannie!

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Iph · 03/08/2014 22:15

Hurrah for all the Nancy love! I think my disappointment that not many people were choosing it at first confirmed to me that it is my favourite. burgatroyd 'nerdy and playful' I like a lot.

I don't really get the American 80s vibe from Marnie. My main concern with it is the 'our Marnie' = Armani problem. Not thrilled with the Geordie shore connection either!

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BlackberryandNettle · 03/08/2014 21:51

Nancy by a mile for me - Kitty is twee and would be embarrassing at interviews, etc and Marnie I just dislike the sound of (personal preference not sure why, it would be second over Kitty though!). Nancy is pretty and cool, really like it.

NadiaWadia · 03/08/2014 18:17

Marnie is nice and not 80s at all - makes me think of the 1960s film with Tippi Hedren (sp)?

Kitty is cute but quite little-girly for a stand-alone name.
Nancy is a bit meh.

To be honest I much prefer your discarded choices, particularly Ramona, Francesca, Eleanor, Leonie. But if you must have one of the first three, then Marnie.

FreeSpirit89 · 03/08/2014 15:32

Marnie is lovely :)

I know a toddler Nancy too, v pretty x

ashesandfire · 03/08/2014 14:36

Kitty is my favourite, I love it, followed by Nancy.
I can't stand Marnie, sorry - I just think it's awful, cheesy 80s American horrible name!
From your discarded list I adore Sylvie, Cecily and Francesca. Sylvie would be my pick!

UnrelatedToElephants · 03/08/2014 13:28

Nancy Grin

AmITwirly · 03/08/2014 13:18

I like them in the order you've written them:

Nancy
Kitty
Marnie

If you go for Kitty, you could have Katrina or Catriona as the full name, so as not to use the same name as your other DD.

Marnie sounds harsh and American to me.

basgetti · 03/08/2014 08:58

Nancy is lovely. Not keen on Marnie.

ExcuseTypos · 03/08/2014 08:57

Nancy.

BobPatandIgglePiggle · 03/08/2014 08:56

Oh and don't watch Geordie Shore - there's a Marnie on it and she's awful.

BobPatandIgglePiggle · 03/08/2014 08:55

Nancy - it's the coolest girls name ever. Makes mevthink of a tiny, elfin little girl with wild hair. Beautiful.

Only1scoop · 03/08/2014 08:51

Nancy and Kitty are ok....

Marine is pretty vile

PitchSlapped · 03/08/2014 08:50

Marnie is hideous. Like 1980s american teen sitcom. Nancy is much better

Dinosaursdontgrowontrees · 03/08/2014 08:28

Really love Nancy and most of your discarded list
Really not keen on Kitty or Marnie

KoalaDownUnder · 03/08/2014 07:42

Kitty.

Followed by Nancy.

Marnie is awful. Pure 1980s, in the style of Tammy or Jody.

burgatroyd · 03/08/2014 06:09

Nancy!

OK, here's why.

It doesn't sound faddy.
I've only known one in real life.
Its nerdy and playful.
No one is going to get it wrong. What other name does it sound like (please read my thread about names being misheard)

Marnie can be Macy or Marcy
Kitty is popular at no and a little twee.
Elsa is growing in popularity after Frozen.

You really can't go wrong with Nancy.

Castlemilk · 03/08/2014 01:24

Nancy for me.

Marnie I think is really horrid, sorry - but I knew an American Marcie who had a voice like nails down a blackboard and it reminds me of that - so I just think 'Ayyyt's maaaayy, MAAAAWNIEEEE!!!!' - it has the potential to be ULTRA WHINEY.

Kitty is nice, but a bit cutesy, especially if you don't want to have a long version.

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Iph · 01/08/2014 20:19

Thanks for all the input. Marnie just edging it so far, although you lot are rubbish at reaching a consensus Grin

I am losing badly as Nancy is my current 1st choice, Kitty is the choice of DS1 and DD1 (DS2 at 22 months is barred from the vote unless you consider E-I-E-I-O to be a serious contender)
Marnie is DH's fave. I do love them all though and several from the discard pile ~indecisive~

idlefolly funnily enough I've never seen True Blood but just googled the cast list and see why you would think that!

jennybluewren Nancy would be the full name, not keen on Anne or it's derivatives.

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JennyBlueWren · 01/08/2014 19:00

What would Nancy be short for? Annette?
I also like Kitty.

idlefolly · 01/08/2014 18:23

Are you a fan of True Blood by any chance?! I love the name Kitty, it gets my vote!

Kantha · 01/08/2014 18:22

The young Kitty that I know is Kathleen on the BC.

Of your top three I like Marnie most. I think I like some of your rejected
names more though.

picnicbasketcase · 01/08/2014 18:02

Kitty. Don't like Nancy or Marnie.

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 01/08/2014 18:01

Don't like Marnie, or Nancy. Kitty is sweet as a nn.

Love Harriet, Sylvie, Violet.