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Name decided - to MIL's disgust.

135 replies

cupcake30 · 18/02/2016 16:36

So our daughter finally arrived 10 days late in the car park outside the hospital! Thank you to everyone on here who helped us to choose her name, which we love. She will be Sylvie and registered as Sylvia. We just ran it by my MIL who hates it and was very rude about the whole thing. Mainly because she had already decided we were calling her Martha and has been banging on about it for months. Trouble is we don't like it!
Now we need a middle name to go with Sylvia so we can officially announce her name and drive it home to MIL that she's not getting her way. Any help with this? Nothing too popular please and also we think one syllable names work best with Sylvia. Xx

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mrsmugoo · 18/02/2016 16:49

Rose, or Grace?

I think one syllable would sound best.

TheMshipIsBack · 18/02/2016 16:48

Sylvia May
Sylvia Jane
Sylvia Rose
Sylvia Faye
Sylvia Martha (kidding!)

LineyReborn · 18/02/2016 16:48

Sylvia Erin
Sylvia Lorne

Or for your MiL

Sylvia Zebedee

MadisonAvenue · 18/02/2016 16:43

I agree with Rose, it goes lovely with both Sylvia and Sylvie (which is very pretty btw!).

No way should you use a name you don't like. We had this when my youngest son was born as my MIL wanted him named after FIL who had died while I was pregnant. His name had become extremely popular at that time though and we weren't fond of it anyway, but she wasn't happy with us not choosing it regardless.

3luckystars · 18/02/2016 16:42

What is MILs name?

Skiingmaniac · 18/02/2016 16:41

Some more - I'm on a roll:

Sylvia Thea
Sylvia Edie
Sylvia Jo

Tiggeryoubastard · 18/02/2016 16:40

A two syllable name with the emphasis on the second syllable would go well. Sylvia is a really pretty name, I'm glad it's coming back.

Skiingmaniac · 18/02/2016 16:39

Oooo like Sylvia Rose

Skiingmaniac · 18/02/2016 16:38

Congrats

Sylvia Ann
Sylvia Jane
Sylvia Beth
Sylvia Kate
Sylvia Amy

Bluesand1 · 18/02/2016 16:37

Rose

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