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Baby due any day - please vote on names!

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TakesTwoToTango · 03/11/2015 22:01

I am totally stuck on names for my baby girl, due any day! I want a classic, elegant name that is not too, too popular or likely to scream 'born in 2015' in 20 years time SmilePlease tell me what you think of:

Eloise
Madeleine
Imogen

Thank you!

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clarabellski · 05/11/2015 15:23

Clara is of course an awesome name Grin, as is the classic Claire, if you like French names (Eloise and Madeleine makes me think you do!)

For girls names my OH was pushing for Marta rather than Martha and in the end we took both off list as couldn't agree (he really likes European spellings of names)

TiffanyAtBreakfast · 05/11/2015 15:16

Alice is really pretty! But more commonly used than some of the other names mentioned.

Evelyn, Ruth, Cora, Marnie, Henrietta (Hetti), Rosalie.

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TakesTwoToTango · 05/11/2015 15:08

Thanks Clara, I like Martha and Margaret, but DH not so keen. I also like Clara!

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clarabellski · 05/11/2015 15:05

Similar vein to Madeleine but not Madeleine:

  • Marlene/Marlena
  • Magdalena
  • Martha
  • Maggie/Margaret
  • Elaine
  • Elena
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TakesTwoToTango · 05/11/2015 15:03

Do we think Alice is too dull?

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TakesTwoToTango · 05/11/2015 15:02

You're definitely on the same wavelength Tiffany! Keep going... Grin

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 05/11/2015 15:01

Ahhh no! Hmm...

Annabel / Annabelle, Eleanor, Florence?

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TakesTwoToTango · 05/11/2015 14:58

I like all of this Tiffany but elodie seems quite popular too at the moment? Tabitha my DH doesn't like and the other two are out for family reasons.

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TiffanyAtBreakfast · 05/11/2015 14:35

Haha, don't go with Madeleine then OP! Smile

How about Elodie, Tabitha, Mary, Helena?

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TakesTwoToTango · 05/11/2015 14:04

Argh! This is so hard! I think the vote here is slightly in favour of Madeleine, but my gut reaction to that is "no, I don't want them to say Madeleine" GrinConfused so I guess that clarifies my thinking a bit!!!

Can you suggest any other names that you think suit my brief but aren't so popular/ of their time?? I love Elizabeth for example, but the last 4 girls born to friends have all been named Elizabeth, so can't go for that!

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fairyfeatures · 05/11/2015 12:41

They all scream 2010-2015 and popular to me but that just maybe my area.

I know at least 3/4 of all of them. Imogen (and Isabelles) are 2 to the penny!

ashesandfire · 04/11/2015 22:04

I love all of them! You have great taste. My name is Imogen, and Madeleine and Eloise are two of my favourite girls names ever!

I don't see Imogen as likely to date at all but that's because I have grown up with it I suppose! I got loads of nicknames as a child, Immy/Imo/Mo to name a few! More often than not I'm just Imogen, now.
You might want to think about nicknames in general. The thing that puts me off about Madeleine and Eloise for future dds is that they could well get shortened to Maddie which I'm not all that keen on or Ellie which is soooo popular.
Adelaide or Louisa possible alternatives?

TiffanyAtBreakfast · 04/11/2015 13:51

Eloise x 100000

MummaGiles · 04/11/2015 13:36

I'd go for Madeleine, that would have been my name for a girl but we have a lovely baby boy.

CakeRattleandRoll · 04/11/2015 13:35

My favourite is Madeleine. And none of them scream 2015 to me.

Elbelle6 · 04/11/2015 13:26

I know a Madeline who's 60, an Imogen who's 40 and an Eloise who's 17

I don't thing any scream 2015. Madeline gets called Mad or Maddy.

Imogen gets called Immie, which I like lovely Shakesperean name.

Eloise is named after the medieval nun who had the ill fated love affair but went on to be a fantastic and clever writer

I prefer Imogen. Though Cordelia and Rosalind are also great Shakesperean names

clarabellski · 04/11/2015 12:06

Madeleine

celtictoast · 04/11/2015 10:55

Eloise

Belazu84 · 04/11/2015 10:31

Madeleine

CheerfulYank · 04/11/2015 05:01

I like them all :)

I have a Margaret and also love Frances and Louisa.

Mclaren37 · 04/11/2015 04:54

Imogen is fantastic. Shakespearean and classic. I like Eloise too although not quite so much, I know a few too many toddlers called Eloise. To me Madeleine is the only one the screams 2015?? Or even 2011! I know of so many little girls called Maddie, I feel like it has already dated. Having said that it's a lovely name so if you're not so worried about popularity then it's a great option.

DeepBlueLake · 04/11/2015 04:11

Madeleine.

ExBallerina · 04/11/2015 03:28

I vote for Eloise

reuset · 04/11/2015 03:21

Madeleine

NadiaWadia · 03/11/2015 23:16

They are three beautiful names, you have great taste. I think Madeleine is perhaps my favourite. I don't think they are over fashionable in the same way as Isabella, Amelia or one of the Eve names.