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Tabitha

29 replies

JanuaryJuniper · 14/02/2017 10:27

As a sister to Eli and Aphra?? (Yes this is my second thread this morning )

We are finding girls names very difficult!

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Waterfeature · 16/02/2017 18:40

Lovely.

OrlandaFuriosa · 16/02/2017 18:36

Love Tabitha. Gazelle in Aramaic, Dorcas in the Greek.

Also like Talitha, meaning little girl in Aramaic. Much more unusual.
Eli, Aphra, Talitha,

yes she'd have to explain every time that it's not Tabitha but Talitha, boring, but you've got the l sounds from Eli and the assonance with Aphra, do the three go well together, a threefold cord shall not be broken.

I think they're lovely names.

Chocolatecake12 · 16/02/2017 18:34

Tabitha is lovely, tabby as a nn is not IMO
reminds me of a stray cat - sorry!!

ifigoup · 16/02/2017 18:29

Tabitha's lovely. Would you call her Tabby for short? In which case ot really doesn't sound too close to Aphra.

RuthB4 · 16/02/2017 18:26

I think Tabitha is lovely and sounds fine with Aphra. I agree that it doesn't really matter if names 'go' or not, although having said that i think those three names do go!

PinkCrystal · 16/02/2017 18:19

Lovely name

strawberrypenguin · 15/02/2017 12:30

Love it

user123691 · 15/02/2017 12:26

I love Tabitha.

crapfatbanana · 14/02/2017 20:02

I think it's fine.

Hepzibah?

reuset · 14/02/2017 18:56

No, I agree. I don't think it's similar enough to prevent using.

KlingybunFistelvase · 14/02/2017 18:53

I didn't mean to imply you did reuset !

I don't think they sound similar. Not enough to put be off using them together at least.

reuset · 14/02/2017 18:50

They're only similar if you mispronounce your th sounds surely though?

I don't mispronounce 'th' sounds. I just think they have a similar sound.

Jooni · 14/02/2017 18:08

I think they sound great together, and I really love Tabitha!

Sophronia · 14/02/2017 17:06

Very nice

KlingybunFistelvase · 14/02/2017 16:03

They're only similar if you mispronounce your th sounds surely though? Aphra and Tabiffa sound similar but Aphra and Tabitha don't (to me anyway)!

indigo13 · 14/02/2017 15:59

Yes the issue is that they sound too alike which would matter, but if it doesnt matter to you op then go for it

CakeRattleandRoll · 14/02/2017 14:52

Love Tabitha.

I agree with Sparkling that it doesn't really matter if sibling names 'go' or not. (Unless maybe if you had something like Alexandria and Jane.) FWIW I think Tabitha, Eli and Aphra sound fine together.

Abetes · 14/02/2017 13:52

I think they are too similar too. Sorry!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 14/02/2017 13:50

Love Tabitha, but not with your existing names.

BlahBlahBlahEtc · 14/02/2017 13:12

It's my DD name :)

Sparklingbrook · 14/02/2017 13:08

I don't understand why it matters. You aren't welded to your siblings throughout life. How many times will they be said together?

I only learnt of this matchy thing in 2011 when I joined MN. I had my DC in 1999 and 2002. It never occurred to me to match their names.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/02/2017 13:04

Absolutely. Sparkling. IMO, though. Its not really the fact that they don't go. Its not like having 2 completley different style of names eg Harriet and a Courtney. Its that they sound too alike and I think people would get mixed up saying them together.

Sparklingbrook · 14/02/2017 12:56

Does it matter if they don't 'go'?

indigo13 · 14/02/2017 12:55

I love Tabitha but it really doesnt go with Aphra sorry

KlingybunFistelvase · 14/02/2017 12:55

Lovely!

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