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sibling for Matilda and Edward

34 replies

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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Bowlersarm · 26/09/2014 20:20

Clearly you wouldn't have Katherine (Kitty) Catherine Grin

Just use Katherine!

Zara16 · 26/09/2014 20:19

My best friend is called Rowena and has siblings called matilda and Edward, double took at your lo's names Grin x

Bowlersarm · 26/09/2014 20:18

I love Joe,so go for that.

Kit? The MN favourite boys name?

Or Kitty. Fab name for a girl short for Katherine.

Miggly · 26/09/2014 20:16

Thank you!

Love William and Thomas / Tom - but we already have nephews with these names. Oliver is out as that's one of our names (not mine...). Like Eliza, but a good friend has just had one. See? Not easy Smile

Freddie (Frederick) was what DS almost was, so that was our go-to boys' name and I would love to use it but is it too much with Ned?

Other than Freddie we don't have much of a boys' shortlist but possibles:
Joseph (Joe) - but one born this year in extended family
Nathaniel (Nat)
Wilfred (though the rational part of my brain accepts that this is too much)

Girls:
Lucy
Daisy
Flora
Beatrice/Bea (but a friend recently had one)
Hetty / Henrietta (I know, again possibly a bit out there - I just like it!)
Sophia (but there are a lot of them around at the mo)

Middle names may well be George / Catherine after great grandparents.

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OverAndAbove · 26/09/2014 20:06

Charlie. Works for boy or girl. You're doing royal names so maybe Henrietta, William or George/Georgia.

Bowlersarm · 26/09/2014 20:04

Yes, I think we need your short list to dissect.

Bowlersarm · 26/09/2014 20:03

Francesca
Alexander
Alexandra
Oliver
Eliza
William
Charlie
Freddie

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 26/09/2014 20:02

Give us your shortlist!

Id say

Annabel
Juliet
Phoebe

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Alisvolatpropiis · 26/09/2014 20:02

Rupert
Hector

Imogen
Rosalind

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