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Which of these names do you prefer

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rosepetalsoup · 19/02/2015 10:55

Anya
Annabel
Abigail
Astrid
Aurora

Thanks!

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LorelaiVictoriaGilmore · 21/02/2015 18:02

I love Aurora! It's on my list for a girl. I don't particularly like Astrid, Abigail or Anya. I quite like Annabel - it's on my dh's list but I'm trying to persuade him that Arabella is nicer!

GoulashSoup · 21/02/2015 16:13

I have a friend called Alexia which is a nice alternative to Alexis.

A couple of non A name suggestions:

Leonie
Naomi
Francesca (loads of nice nicknames)

GoulashSoup · 21/02/2015 16:05

I love Anya

Some other ideas:
Anais
Amy
April
Alice
Alicia
Aurelia
Anna
Anastasia
Amelie
Amelia
Anthea
Ashley

Rhubarbgarden · 21/02/2015 09:42

Astrid.

How about Audrey?

Rtfairy · 21/02/2015 08:30

Annabel

SnoringNorma · 21/02/2015 00:50

How about Amabel?

00100001 · 20/02/2015 10:52

Aaliyah
Adrienne
Alana
Alice
Alyssa
Amalia
Amelia

wesH · 20/02/2015 10:21

Abigail

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rosepetalsoup · 20/02/2015 10:11

But I had never heard of the Disney princess! Do you not think people get their references from all over the place? I first thought of the poem Aurora Leigh or the northern lights. But it's useful feedback.

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marshmallowpies · 19/02/2015 21:29

Love Astrid
Anya is nice

Not any of the others, sorry.

InQuiteAPickle · 19/02/2015 21:26

Annabelle
Aurora and Anya.

I love all three but Aurora is a bit "Disney Princessy".

Showy · 19/02/2015 21:23

Josephine. DS would have been Josephine. Beautiful nicknames (Sephie, Josie, Jo, Phin), classical, not overused.

lastnightiwenttomanderley · 19/02/2015 21:16

Agree with the Aurora opinions, I would probably make the wild assumption that someone calling their child that never really grew out of wanting to be a Disney princess.

Aurelia, on the other hand, is top of our list.

AwfulBeryl · 19/02/2015 21:15

Francesca
Georgiana
Gabrielle
Theodora
Cordilia
Viola
Sylvie
Meredith
Madeleine
Valerie
Vivian
Jane (I love Jane and am sure it's due a revival)
Wendy
Don't worry, you will find something.

GingerLDN · 19/02/2015 21:11

Amaiya

GingerLDN · 19/02/2015 21:00

I like Leonora. Adrienne, Adrianna, Alexandria, Alexia, Annalise

Boobz · 19/02/2015 16:26

We have a Constance and a Penelope-both mentioned above

cece · 19/02/2015 15:54

annabel or anya. not keen on the others

StayGoldPonyBoy · 19/02/2015 14:56

Aurora is Sleeping Beauty to me, it doesn't sound like a real name, similar to BelleGrin

I like Astrid and Anya. DD is Ingrid because DH didn't like Astrid, and I didn't like his favourite, India, so we kind of mashed them togetherWink

diddl · 19/02/2015 14:53

I like Harriet.

Lucia?

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rosepetalsoup · 19/02/2015 13:57

I already have a DD with a name very similar to Matilda - I'm trying to find something that goes but isn't too matchy!

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rosepetalsoup · 19/02/2015 13:56

I like Lucinda and Penelope.

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HattyMonkey · 19/02/2015 13:48

Constance
Jocelyn
Cora
Rosemary
Dorothea
Clementine
Lucinda
Loretta
Isadora
Viola
Portia
Penelope

ButterflyOfFreedom · 19/02/2015 13:46

Clara
Jemima
Dorothea
Una
Orla
Polly
Florence
Jocelyn
Lydia
Caroline
Verity
Felicity
Edith

HattyMonkey · 19/02/2015 13:45

Antonia
Aurelia