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Please help us name our baby girl!

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babymakesfive · 21/03/2016 23:53

Our third - and last! - baby is due imminently, and we still haven't agreed on a name. We have two delightful DSs - Oscar and Leo - and are expecting our first DD. Last name is two syllables, beginning with P.

So far the names DH and I have agreed on are:
Beatrice
Eloise
Rosa

Combos with middle names might be:
Rosa Beatrice
Beatrice Eloise
Beatrice Rosa
Beatrice Lila
Eloise Beatrice

Names we love but can't use:
Vivienne
Madeleine
Delilah (adore this, but not brave enough!)

Would love thoughts on the above, or alternative suggestions!

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mathanxiety · 23/03/2016 23:43

Oscar, Leo and Daphne
Oscar, Leo and Stella
Oscar, Leo and Alice
Oscar, Leo and Naomi
Oscar, Leo and Greta
Oscar, Leo and Dinah
Oscar, Leo and Eliza
Oscar, Leo and Romy
Oscar, Leo and Eva
Oscar, Leo and Clara
Oscar, Leo and Juliet
Oscar, Leo and Annabel

mika2 · 23/03/2016 23:02

My friends little boys are called Oscar and Leo and their little sister is named Audrey!

Sallyhasleftthebuilding · 23/03/2016 22:45

I know one Ellisia EL IS I A

Which sounds lovely

Alise or Alice - you seem fond of the A !!

grumpysquash3 · 23/03/2016 22:20

What about Hannah (or Anna), or Natasha or Florence? I think they go with your sons lovely names.

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Luckystar1 · 23/03/2016 20:15

Francesca??

IDSNeighbour · 23/03/2016 18:19

Ooooh, I love Angelica. So pretty. I wouldn't shorten it at all.

Other ideas:
Aurelia, Ariadne, Arabella, Anastasia, Arwen, Aria, Anika, Alicia, Ada, Bianca, Claire, Claudia, Celia, Cecilia, Cecily, Clarice, Celeste, Constance, Carolina, Daphne, Dorothea, Emmeline, Eleanor, Evangeline, Erica, Esther, Ella, Eva, Elina, Elianna, Felicia, Fenella, Fabia, Fleur, Giselle, Georgina, Grace, Harmony, Hermione, Henrietta, Hope, Honor, Ida, Imogen, Julia, Juliana, Juliette, Josephine, Jocelyn, Lillian, Lucinda, Lorelai, Larissa, Leandra, Laurel, Lorna, Melissa, Marissa, Miriam, Maeve, Mabel, Natalia, Noelle, Olivia, Ophelia, Pandora, Paloma, Phoebe, Philippa, Rhiannon, Rosemary, Sophia, Sadie, Thea, Vanessa

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babymakesfive · 23/03/2016 16:57

Thanks, all! How cool to have a real-life Angelica on the thread : ) I love Tabitha but DH says 'cat'. He isn't budging on Rosa, and he's now having second thoughts about Beatrice (one of his friends just announced that their DD, born last week, will be Beatrice Grace!)

I am very fond of Eloise but I'm not sure if, as a PP mentioned, it doesn't 'go' with Leo. Elodie is out as we live overseas and nobody here has ever heard of the name (and they butcher the pronunciation when they try). Really stuck now!!

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Sallyhasleftthebuilding · 22/03/2016 21:19

My first had Angelica on the list - DH said no! Boo hop

Didactylos · 22/03/2016 20:58

is it terrible I really want to suggest 'Girly McGirlface'
in honour of this boat pollwww.nytimes.com/2016/03/22/world/europe/boaty-mcboatface-what-you-get-when-you-let-the-internet-decide.html?_r=0

but on a serious note, Rosa Eloise or Beatrice Eloise are lovely

SophieofShepherdsBush · 22/03/2016 20:55

Ahem. I'm an Angelica. I have always loved my name. I was jelly, jelly baby, Nelly when I was little. Gel or nel now. It's s fab name!

Sallyhasleftthebuilding · 22/03/2016 20:49

Orianna
Lydia
Harriet
Scarlet
Madison

PennyHasNoSurname · 22/03/2016 20:44

I prefer Beatrix to Beatrice so Beatrix Rose Surname.

SecretNutellaFix · 22/03/2016 20:42

Beatrice Eloise.

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LightTurquoise · 22/03/2016 20:24

Angelica is lovely, and I like the NN Angel, but hate Ang/Angie (sp?)

LightTurquoise · 22/03/2016 20:23

Eloise Rosa or Rosa Eloise

Luckystar1 · 22/03/2016 19:55

Not on your list, but what about Tabitha? I think it goes well with the boys names. Tabitha Beatrice.

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babymakesfive · 22/03/2016 19:50

I would love to use Delilah but there are too many religious zealots on both sides of the family, unfortunately!

DH has has now informed me that he has gone off the name 'Rosa' - which is very annoying as that was probably my top choice. Who knew that naming girls could be so hard?

Appreciate all the opinions so far. Please keep the thoughts coming : )

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MissRabbitHasTooManyJobs · 22/03/2016 07:41

You could be brave and use "Delilah " and shorten to "lilah" it's fab :)

Congratulations on your imminent arrival, I have a little girl 5 and she's a joy ( and a nightmare! ) after an 8 yr age gap with ds.

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 22/03/2016 07:38

Am torn between Beatrice Rosa or Beatrice Lila.
I can't really improve on those but shall put forward Beatrice Camille.
If you go for Angelica otoh
Angelica Joy
Angelica Scarlett

mathanxiety · 22/03/2016 03:37

I like Rosa Beatrice, though I like Rosalie and Rosina of all the 'Rose' names that are out there.
Maybe Rosina Beatrice?

I love Angelica Beatrice however.
Also Angelica Rosalie.

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 22/03/2016 02:51

Angelica is lovely!

Failing that, Beatrice Rosa.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 22/03/2016 02:47

Mariella
Marianna
Mariette
Marnett
Miriam
Marnie
Madison
Victoria
Verity
Delia
Derryn
Darcia

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babymakesfive · 22/03/2016 02:05

Thanks for all the thoughts so far! Please keep them coming... one name I forgot to put on the list was Angelica (an outside choice as I don't love the nicknames, but it's still in contention!)

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