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Could DD have picked her own name? I need some opinions please!

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3luckystars · 11/03/2016 11:00

I have been agonising over names for a long time. There are lots I liked, but none I loved.

We are having a girl! (yay) At every scan, she pushes her footprint up and the doctor has printed us out several photos of her little white footprint, even at the very early scans. I had "Olwen" on our (very long) list but I only liked it, and wasn't 100% sure about it.

The name Olwen means "little white footprint".

Anyway, I was at a scan yesterday and up appeared this lovely little white footprint again, and the doctor stopped the screen and said "oh look at her beautiful little foot". I actually welled up a bit, and thought "her name is Olwen"

I just want to pick a lovely name for our little girl. Do you think its a nice name?

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Damselindestress · 20/03/2016 09:25

I love it and love the story! Go for it! It will be great to tell her about when she is older.

Florrie21 · 19/03/2016 15:09

I think it is a beautiful way to choose her name, it has a story that is very personal, and it sounds as though it feels perfect for you. Congratulations and good luck.

septembersunshine · 18/03/2016 18:51

It could always be a middle name if your not sure. Either way, first or second it's a lovely story and a lovely name. My first daughter is called Charlotte after 'Queen Charlotte' street in Bristol where we met! It's good to have a story :)

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3luckystars · 18/03/2016 18:26

Thank you all so much for replying. I showed this thread to dh and he was unsure before but now is happy to go for it!
So thank you all for your help and encouragement on this thread. I have read the story mentioned above, and I absolutely love the name Olwen now, so am delighted. Thanks again for helping to name my daughter x

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Bogburglar99 · 12/03/2016 21:36

How lovely! Grin Enjoy!

RomiiRoo · 12/03/2016 19:34

Slighty off topic, but i had several dreams of my first baby when I was pregnant. It was always a baby girl called a particular name. We did not find out her sex, though I 'knew'. I 'knew' to the extent that we didn't consider boy's names or other girl's names.

Olwen is a lovely name - I have only heard it once before. And lovely that the name has meaning.

UmbongoUnchained · 12/03/2016 16:50

Awww if I had named my daughter that way she'd be called ass cheeks.

villainousbroodmare · 12/03/2016 16:45

Perfect! Make sure you take newborn footprints and often thereafter.

7to25 · 12/03/2016 16:15

She will have her own music. The Dream of Olwen.

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 12/03/2016 16:09

It reminds me too much of "olwyn" but I think if you're outside Wales that won't be a problem :)

CeriBerry · 12/03/2016 15:59

Bog it was!! And there was only one left so it must be fate- I've bought it! Thank you. Can't wait to be reunited with it!

Bogburglar99 · 12/03/2016 10:54

Ceri was it this one your teacher read you? My granny (not Welsh but lived and worked in Mid Glamorgan when I was little, and taught herself Welsh, so lot of happy Welsh memories) had it.

www.amazon.co.uk/Culhwch-Ac-Olwen-Gwyn-Thomas/dp/0708310060

Not sure if it's a translation or in Welsh but the pictures are gorgeous!

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Awrstickthekettleon · 12/03/2016 08:33

It's perfect, she will love hearing that story when she grows up Smile x

julfin · 12/03/2016 08:17

Beautiful name and beautiful stories (both in real life and the myth)

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FlorisApple · 12/03/2016 04:03

Love Olwen. It's beautiful. And I do believe children have a hand in choosing their own names. We had a different name picked out for my daughter, but when she came out, my husband said: she looks like a "----" and I agreed with him, so that's what we called her.

Qwebec · 12/03/2016 03:52

french word for money is also silver, never realised it before!

Olwen is v breautiul and I'm sure she will be quite proud to know she played a role in the choice of her name.

Oakmaiden · 11/03/2016 20:08

the Scottish Gaelic word for 'money' is also a word for 'silver'

Which makes sense, really. Since, you know, coins were mostly made out of silver...

Blahia · 11/03/2016 20:03

What a lovely name, and I love the story too (sob!) I think you should go with it! X

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YellowPirate · 11/03/2016 18:01

I think it's lovely - it was my dgm's name and we will use it as a middle if this one is a girl.

The story is fantastic. We have a similar story for our girl's name and my dh won't entertain any other names at all! Xx

harryhausen · 11/03/2016 16:25

I'm Welsh. I do like it, however I can't help thinking it's too close to Olwyn which means 'wheel'. I don't want to put a downer on it as Olwen is a proper name and really traditional. You may use the nn Olly which is nice too.

I think I'm the welsh name police though as I had a friend who was going to call her dd Arian (which a name book had said meant silver). In day to day Welsh it means 'money'.

Icanseeclearly · 11/03/2016 15:50

I know an Olwen (I'm not in Wales) it's a lovely name and a lovely story to go with it. Congratulations Flowers

TheBoysMamma · 11/03/2016 15:30

Lovely name :)