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sibling for Matilda and Edward

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Miggly · 26/09/2014 20:01

We're a bit stuck and would love some ideas / opinions please - we're expecting number 3 in Feb but feel we have already used the only boy and girl names we were certain about. This time we're finding it tricky to find anything we like as much.

What would you expect their sibling to be named? Matilda is called various things but most often Tildy / Matilda, and Edward is Edward / Ned.

One of us is an inveterate nicknamer if that makes any difference!

Would you like a list of possibles or shall I give you free rein...?

Thank you Smile

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merrymouse · 30/09/2014 19:20

I like Alice and Anne but what about…Ottaline.

I can just imagine Matilda and Ottaline with big floppy Edwardian bows sitting next to their brother Edward.

OK, I'll stick to naming pets.

MiddletonPink · 30/09/2014 19:17

Yes George and Henry are lovely.
Alice goes nicely too.

butwhythistimemummy · 30/09/2014 19:02

My third is George (which I see is your middle name choice). Matilda, George and Edward. Excellent choice of names. We have the same nick name mix George gets Georgie.

I also love Constance and Henry.

Toadsrevisited · 30/09/2014 18:47

Rufus
Reuben
Tristan/ Tristram
Percy
Wilfred
Inigo
Barnaby
Augustus
Alexander
Rollo
Roland
Crispin
Quentin
Caspian

Araminta
Eloise
Eleanor
Catherine
Elizabeth nn Betty or Eliza
Catriona
Millicent
Helena
Alexandra

Your DC's name choices are vv similar to mine!

TheNewClassic · 30/09/2014 18:46

Florence
Beatrice
Emmeline
Charlotte
Penelope
Iris

Henry
Albert
William
Theodore
Leo
Alexander

Floralnomad · 30/09/2014 18:45

Matilda ,Edward and Calandra - Tildy,Ned and Cally
Matilda ,Edward and Angus .

Zookiemay · 30/09/2014 18:44

Benjamin is lovely

Zookiemay · 30/09/2014 18:44

Benjamin is lovely

doradoo · 30/09/2014 18:40

Your Royal tendancies lend themselves to Maud/Eleanor and Stephen/Richard.....

What about:

Percy
James
Hugh

Anne
Laura
Victoria

Lunastarfish · 30/09/2014 18:37

Toby
Robert
Louis

Eleanor
Angelica
Grace

Laundryangel · 30/09/2014 18:33

If Henrietta is too much for you but you like Hetty, how about Harriet nn Etty.

BeginnerSAHM · 30/09/2014 18:27

Beatrice (never mind about the friend! Nobody owns a name) or Alice for a girl. Or Edith. Or Eleanor (Nell?).

Boy - James, Joseph?

Great names so far by the way Wink!

mollymawk · 29/09/2014 22:48

Spookily, I have three DC of which two have those names. Our third has one of the names you can't use due to family having it already though. So, given that you are in the Norman/Plantagenet era with your royal names, how about:

Richard (I love this one)
Henry
John (radical these days)
Eleanor
Philippa
Constance

HerbieRidesAgain · 29/09/2014 22:30

Albert
Arthur
Alexander
Henry
Montgomery

Alice
Florence
Ivy
Clementine
Harriet

MillwoldGold · 29/09/2014 21:26

Flora (Florrie?) or Fleur?

MiddletonPink · 29/09/2014 21:23

Tess
Eleanor
Madeleine
Harriet
Esme
Florence
Cordelia
Lucinda
Martha
Seraphina

Rex
Peter
Alistair
Hector

Mouldypineapple · 29/09/2014 21:21

Josephine

Peter

DeputyPecksBentBeak · 29/09/2014 21:19

We considered Matilda and Edward for our dc. We actually went for Alice and Isaac. Don't know if you might like those? (I really don't mind if you don't)

baskingseals · 27/09/2014 06:47

You could use Christian and have the nn Kit.
I think Flora is the prettiest out of your girls names.

moxon · 27/09/2014 06:43

Charlotte (lottie, kitty, charlie, lotta)
Christopher (kit, chris, charlie, topher)

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Miggly · 26/09/2014 20:46

Thank you Tauriel1. I was afraid no one was going to say Flora! Grin I like your decisiveness...

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Miggly · 26/09/2014 20:42

thanks TheWoolybacksWife - I like Henry and Alexander, DH not convinced. Boys we have found tricky each pregnancy to find one with both a long name and likely shortenings that we agreed on.

I do rather like Harriet / Hatty but my ear prefers Hetty so I keep clinging on to that one! Helena / Nell is nice - considered Eleanor(a) / Nell but not sure if that's a bit of a mouthful with Ned?

I think our favourites are probably Lucy / Daisy / Flora despite what I've said about long / short versions of a name! Just to be contrary.

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Tauriel1 · 26/09/2014 20:35

From your girls list, I like Flora. Nathaniel George sounds lovely too!

TheWoollybacksWife · 26/09/2014 20:32

Lovely names OP Smile

how about:
Arthur
Henry
Christian
Philip
Alexander

Harriet (Hattie)
Helena (Nell)
Joanna (Josie)
Philippa (Pippa)

I'm not so good at suggesting nicknames for boys, obviously Blush

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Miggly · 26/09/2014 20:31

Ah, cross posted with OverandAbove. Henrietta not too much then? Hmmm. I have a cousin Charlie, and like Charlotte but not Charles.

Zara we don't have a Rowena (yet?!)...

Bowlersarm yep Katherine Catherine may be a little much Smile. DH doesn't like either spelling of it so still have some arm twisting to do even as a middle name! Kit for a boy I could quite like, but for some reason I really dislike Christopher.

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