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NAME GAME TO HELP US ELIMINATE (please!)

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LoraLoves · 19/08/2016 20:42

Only a bit left until birth and DH has scrapped our potential names for a daughter. He has gone off Tilly, still likes Luna but I worry about teasing and Alice is too drippy for us both. So, in a desperate bid we've spent today searching for a name and I have a list of Billie-Rose, Martha, Polly (maybe), Liza (maybe), Ada, Nora, Bess, Minnie (maybe), Tess, Ida, Vivian, Elise and Lila.

My DH likes Winnie, Mabel, Edie, Marie, Mae and Faye. So, we would like for you to choose your two favourite names from our lists and please give us your reasons. We will go over the most popular and put them together. We don't want a very popular name but want something to go well with the other kids.
For boys, we can both agree that a son will be named Milo, Seth, Kerr, Remy, Ace, Leo or Cole. For middle names, we like Usain (yes, after Bolt) and King (after Nat King Cole).

Please help! I don't want to refer to her as Baby for the first weeks of her life and I would like the other kids to have a name to call her by.

Lo x

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TomDaleysTightTrunks · 19/08/2016 21:02

I mean diehard! Fucks sake

TomDaleysTightTrunks · 19/08/2016 21:01

Edge? Grin
Maybe for the hardened U2 fan

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/08/2016 21:00

EDIE, not Edge, stupid autocorrect

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/08/2016 20:59

Yours: Nora
His: Edge

Boy: Cole or Remy

misstweedyweedy · 19/08/2016 20:57

Tess and Faye. Both down to earth names, the others are generally a bit old lady-ish for my liking. Probably prefer Tessa if I'm honest, but that's because of an old friend of mine.

Tiggeryoubastard · 19/08/2016 20:57

Nothing stands out apart from Billie-Rose. It's hideous. Please don't.

mrsclooneytoyou · 19/08/2016 20:56

Mae
Tess

Batteriesallgone · 19/08/2016 20:56

Oh and yeah Minnie is a bit like using Fanny. A name but...well Blush

Batteriesallgone · 19/08/2016 20:55

My thoughts on your list: Martha and Ada are lovely but very very common at the mo. Nothing wrong with that but you said you didn't want anything too popular. Vivian is also a mans name so are you happy with a unisex name? Also Ida - Ida the spider in Wussywat (CBeebies) I know it's irrelevant but just thought I'd mention it.

I love Tess, could be short for Teresa.

From his list I like Winnie and Mabel.

As an overall winner I'd pick Mabel. In use as a name but not too popular, lovely sound, never known a bad Mabel Grin

TomDaleysTightTrunks · 19/08/2016 20:54

Hate Alice, it's so wishy-washy. Love Luna. Also like Martha and Edie.
Please call him Ace if it's a boy!
Minnie is a nickname for a girls private parts. Winnie is a yellow bear's name so please not those two.

LunaLoveg00d · 19/08/2016 20:49

From your list : Martha
From his list: Edie

Either of those names will suit a baby, a child, and will work for an adult woman in whatever profession she chooses. They are spelled correctly and won't provoke a WTF reaction when your daughter tells someone her name.

Please don't use Billie-Rose. It will date dreadfully and hypenated names are not good.