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Which girl's name?

38 replies

helppickaname · 26/11/2016 07:51

Penelope, Robyn or Elise?

Current top 3. Siblings are Noah, Sophia & Chloe (I know the all have O in them but that's coincidence!). Will be Luca if it's a boy.

Would Robyn get called Rob/Robbie? I'd hate that! Would Elise become Ellie?

Also toyed with Isabelle (which I adore but HATE izzie), Lara, Poppy, Amaya, Posy and Alyssa/Alessia.

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AmberEars · 26/11/2016 10:02

Robyn

veryfriendlylion · 26/11/2016 10:00

I like Penelope but would never be brave enough/husband has vetoed!

KlingybunFistelvase · 26/11/2016 09:56

All fine names! I don' think you can go wrong with any of them. If you don't like Rob as a shortening then maybe not Robyn. Penelope has more nn potential than Elise, so I'd go with Penelope.

SarahOoo · 26/11/2016 09:53

They're all lovely suggestions, please don't worry about them 'matching' that's crazy! They're all random names. When shortening names people will only shorten them as to what family shorten them too, I love Bella as an attentive for Isabella. I wanted just Bella but the surname for our baby begins with an O so that's BO and a big fat no hehe.

ChittyBB · 26/11/2016 09:49

Penelope is great, unusually but classic with lots of diminutives.

Jooni · 26/11/2016 09:48

Penelope or Elise work best in my opinion. I don't really care for Robyn and it feels a lot more androgynous than your other girls' names.

Personally, I think Posy is very pretty and underused and would work really well with her big brother and sisters' names. It has that long "o" sound again without feeling matchy or repetitive.

ClaudiaApfelstrudel · 26/11/2016 09:46

I don't like any of them. Lara is ok I suppose

pilates · 26/11/2016 09:40

Elise, dislike the other two.

QueenMe · 26/11/2016 09:31

You have two of my favourite names!!!

Penelope. Penny for short.

Noah, Chloe, Sophia and Penny

LestatVonGaribaldi · 26/11/2016 09:23

Robyn is wonderful plus it fits with the 'O' theme

Pluto30 · 26/11/2016 09:10

Penelope by a million miles.

I don't like Robyn at all. The only Robyn I know is now in her 80s, lives off Chinese takeaway, and spends her day sitting in front of her TV watching soaps while complaining about her weight. She's awful.

Elise is okay, but very bland.

Robyn wouldn't get Rob/Robbie, nor would Elise get Ellie, because they're both very short names in their full form. Penelope is the one that'll likely be shortened.

I like Alessia from your other list. It goes well with Sophia as both are Italian in origin.

Frazzledmum123 · 26/11/2016 08:13

I like Elise myself, I don't see it being nn to Ellie, it will probably stay as Elise or a non name like leece by friends later on

I do know an Isabelle who is known as Belle if that helps?

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 26/11/2016 07:56

I like Robyn but not sure whether it's a match for your other children, if that matters.

Out of all the names you've listed I like Poppy. I really like Lara but think it's a bit of a clash with Noah.

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