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Connie.

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mrsnec · 27/08/2015 08:21

DH bought up the subject of girls names yesterday. For dd we discussed Connie as a possibility. He loves it I'm not sure. It's too much of a nickname. He refuses to have Contance on the BC. Also she would have to have a middle name and I'm completely stuck for anything that goes with either.

Do any of you know any Connies? Is it also short for anything else? What are their siblings called?

My other reservations are that neither really go with dd's name and there would be alliteration with our surname which I'm not sure about either.

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Clawdy · 27/08/2015 22:30

Constance is beautiful, and Connie is cute.

SerenaVanDerWoodsen · 27/08/2015 20:45

Sorry but I have a real dislike for that name. I'm not really sure why, I just don't like how it sounds and I find it a bit of a prissy name. It is also too similar to corny for my liking. Having said all that, everyone seems to love it on here. So what do I know [shrugs]

Irishkez · 27/08/2015 20:33

I adore Connie - unfortunately dh not keen as he has a friend called Connie. I think it's lovely as a name on its own.

Middle names:

Connie Rose
Connie Faye
Connie Grace
Connie Eve
Connie Joy
Connie Alice
Connie Beth
Connie Paige
Connie Alexa
Connie Violet

Musidora · 27/08/2015 12:04

I think Connie Jeanne is really nice. Unusual but not at all weird, IYSWIM

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mrsnec · 27/08/2015 10:05

Good suggestions Musidora but none of those are really to my taste. Dd has a 3 syllable first name and a one syllable middle name and I like the way that flows I have a two syllable first name and 4 syllable middle name and I'm not so keen on that.

Could use family names for middle names. Most of those being old lady names and not in a nice way but there's also Anne which is nice but not unusual enough and Jeanne which I'm warming to. Is Connie Jeanne ok with a very boring very English surname?

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Musidora · 27/08/2015 09:46

Though it does make me think of the pony breed - x100 if it's actually short for Connemara!

But frankly that's no bad thing.

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mrsnec · 27/08/2015 09:46

Yes that is nice as Irish names so often are but neither of us have any Irish connection whatsoever unfortunately.

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Musidora · 27/08/2015 09:45

I like 'Connie'. It would go with lots of middle names, I think... Elizabeth/Marie/Harriet/Sarah/Jane/Laura/Rebecca/Louise are just the first ones to spring to mind.

And I like alliterative names too!

zaza86 · 27/08/2015 09:15

I used to know a Connemara known an Connie. Obviously Irish, but I thought it was beautiful.

Rumours · 27/08/2015 08:29

I know just one Connie and it really suits her, it's a lovely name. Not sure what her middle name is though.