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Our shortlist for a girl. Any opinions?

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BeccadeWinter · 03/11/2014 18:52

I'd love to know if MN has any opinions about our shortlist, good or bad! Some are favourites of DP, and some mine. I've put them in alphabetical order, rather than order of my personal preference Grin.

Alice
Ariadne
Daphne
Eleni
Frances
Georgina
Henrietta
Jemima
Juliet

DP has a strong, two-syllable surname. It goes well with almost anything, we think, so nothing particular to consider on that front.

Thanks :)

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Squtternutbaush · 07/11/2014 13:12

Just seen your post about middle name.

Are you set on Mary and are you bothered about it going with the first name? I ask as I don't actually think it flows well with any of your list and Frances Mary makes me think of nuns and Sister Act - Sister Mary Frances but that's probably just me :o

mummyRhi6 · 07/11/2014 13:18

My favourite is Henrietta, love the shorter version of Hetty aswell. I haven't heard of the name Ariadne. How do you pronounce it?

pilates · 07/11/2014 13:42

Jemima Alice is my favourite.

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BeccadeWinter · 07/11/2014 15:21

I thought this thread had died, so thank you for resurrecting it :) I really appreciate all the responses.

Squtternutbaush - Mary is a family name and I've always been fairly set on using it for my first daughter (the alternative is Madeleine). I'm probably in the minority here but I'm not one who's hugely bothered about middle names - to me they're more about family tradition than what necessarily 'works' with first names, IYSWIM. I'm still slightly concerned that Jemima Mary might be a bit of a mouthful for a young child, though. I did laugh at the Sister Act comment, though - I have a Catholic background, though not practising any more Grin

Interesting to see a few suggestions for Arianne and Francesca - lovely though they are, they're two of the names likely to make my list for the 'names you irrationally dislike' thread! Oh dear!

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BeccadeWinter · 07/11/2014 15:23

mummyRhi6 - Ariadne is pronouced arree-ad-nay (probably could have written that better, but hopefully you get the gist!)

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Squtternutbaush · 07/11/2014 15:28

Haha I don't do middle names either, my son has his dads first name as his middle name (much to FIL's dismay) and my daughter has my mums middle name which doesn't flow very well :o

happypotamus · 07/11/2014 20:19

Choose Ariadne, please! I wanted it for DD2, but DH had never heard of it before so didn't.

burgatroyd · 07/11/2014 20:37

I first heard of the name Eleni when I worked with a Greek lady of that name. She pronounced it Elaynie though.

I loved it so much I named my dd2 this.

Which pronunciation do you prefer for Eleni?

mummyRhi6 · 08/11/2014 10:04

I really like Ariadne. It's different and I think a pretty, girly name. My children are at 4 different schools and I have never heard of it.

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