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Alexandra, Helena, Georgina - which would you choose??

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Indecisiveness · 24/01/2015 12:16

Not pregnant yet but planning for DC3 and already thinking of names!!! We have two DDs, Katherine and Sophia. We're pretty set on Alexander if it's a boy but stuck on girls names!

So,

Alexandra - I love the full name but not sure on nn Alex and don't like Lexi.

Helena - love the nn Nel and Leni/ Lenny. Do you think we could get away with nn Hetty as love this too? The funny thing with this name is that I don't like Helen and this is basically Helen with an 'a' although Helena does feel like a completely different name IYKWIM??

Georgina - DH less keen on this one but I love it so can't bring myself to remove it from the list and love nn Georgie.

I think each of these would fit with our other DDs' names but I have also thought of the following, possibly middle names if not first:

Esme
Iona
Fleur

All opinions greatly appreciated!

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Indecisiveness · 24/01/2015 12:49

LovethenameDaphne, I agree that Georgie is cute for the baby of the family!

I find Harriet a bit harsh (and strangely more masculine than Alexandra and Georgina) although I love Hetty and Hattie!

Thanks!

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Indecisiveness · 24/01/2015 12:46

Thank you for all your opinions, keep them coming!

I am leaning towards Helena, I think I can get past the Helen with an 'a' thing and have a nice range of nn's to use. Although I do still like the other two, it's so difficult to decide and I'm definitely not someone who could wait until the baby is born, I'd be too stressed if I didn't have a name and know I would end up picking one under pressure and then regretting it!

I agree that the three shorter names are in a different style so possibly better as middle names.

I do like Jemima but DH won't go for it.

Thanks ladies!

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LovethenameDaphne · 24/01/2015 12:45

Alexandra is lovely and I love the nn Alex! It's cool and classic at the same time. But if you don't like Alex or Lexi I'd avoid it because she'll likely become one or the other.

Georgina - This has grown on me, much nicer than Georgia, and love Georgie as a nn.

Helena is nice and Nell is a nice nn, I think Hetty is a stretch, do you like Harriet?

in terms of the other three, I personally love Esme but really dislike Fleur which sounds like bleurgh to me. Don't like Iona either.

I don't think names need to 'go' really. Your tastes change through life and names sometimes reflect that.

I would probably go for Georgina Esme followed by Alexandra Esme. I think Georgie is super cute and cool for the baby of the family Smile

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Solasum · 24/01/2015 12:32

Alexandra can be shortened to Alexa.

Francesca, Athena, Maria, Alethea

wesH · 24/01/2015 12:30

I like all of these names - personally like Alexandra the most, though I agree that lexy as a nickname is foul. Maybe consider other possible nicknames for all the names and decide based on that. Georgina could easily shorten her name to Georgia, Georgia or Gina, and Helena could be Helen, Lena, Ellie, Ellen, Elsie, etc

goldencrowns · 24/01/2015 12:22

Go for Helena - beautiful name! My cousin is a Helena and it doesn't really get shortened. Agree that it's a completely different name to Helen. It sounds the nicest with your other DDs in my opinion - continues the Greek theme of Sophia and has the right number of syllables to match with Katherine and Sophia. IMO the short names you mention at the end of your post are a different style of name - whereas your DDs' names are v classic/traditional and multisyllabic. Alexandra goes ok too but I think slightly less well than Helena (though Alexander for a boy somehow goes better). I'm not keen on Georgina myself tbh but it's all right.