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Delilah or Arabella?

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Hoptastic53 · 29/03/2017 23:12

I love these names but are they too fussy?

Which one do you prefer?

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anon050 · 02/04/2017 12:50

Arabella is classy.

TheDowagerCuntess · 02/04/2017 09:05

Arabella is very frilly, and Bella is totally done as a nickname.

I don't really love Delilah, but if it's a choice between the two, then I'd go with that.

jarviscockerslover · 02/04/2017 05:33

Depends if you are more of a Tom jones or arctic monkeys fan

SquedgieBeckenheim · 02/04/2017 04:56

Delilah, definitely Delilah over arabella. The Delilah I know has never had the Tom Jones song sung at her so far and Lilah is a nicer nickname than Bella.
Not keen on any of your boys names, Jasper is the best of them I think.

shitgibbon · 02/04/2017 04:44

Delilah and Jasper. I LOVE Jasper.

BadToTheBone · 02/04/2017 03:10

I know a 9 yo Delilah and I love it, I was a bit surprised when they said her name when she was born but she totally owns the name now. I don't like Arabella, too twee.

mummytobemaybe · 02/04/2017 02:40

Hey there Delilah what's it like in New York City.....

I'd go with Arabella

UptownFlunk · 01/04/2017 11:48

Delilah is awful, horrible biblical connotations and that Tom Jones song is grim as well. It's also more likely her friends will call her Del than Lilah.

reuset · 01/04/2017 11:34

Both fine. I like the less frilly Delilah more, though.

ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 31/03/2017 22:29

lol Arabella is definitely more common (as in popular), isn't it?

Rockaby · 31/03/2017 21:48

Really like both, but prefer Delilah.

LolaTheDarkdestroyer · 31/03/2017 17:44

Majayjay.. newsflash arabella has already become common.

Kazzawazza69 · 30/03/2017 19:26

❤ Arabella

SlurplePurple · 30/03/2017 16:49

Delilah I have a 4yr old one who we call Lilah.
Love Jasper too.

Majayjay · 30/03/2017 16:46

Delilah. I have an Arabella. Don't want her name to become common.

mum2be2boys · 30/03/2017 16:41

My vote would be for Arabella and Wilfred :-)

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 30/03/2017 11:31

❤️ Wilbur.

ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 30/03/2017 10:30

That's too bad :(

Do you like Cressida, Cosima, Odette, Allegra, Astraea, Verena, Beatrix/ce, Cora, Cordelia, Adeline?

But I personally really like the name Lilah, it's really pretty :)!
And Delilah is really fabulous imo.

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Hoptastic53 · 30/03/2017 10:11

I do Clary. I also like Tabitha, Clementine (Clemmy) and Primrose but DP hates them.

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ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 30/03/2017 09:55

Lilah is a lovely name, btw :)

ClaryBeanHorshAndMe · 30/03/2017 09:54

I really like Jasper, Jasper is a lovely name. Wilfred is pretty cute as well :)

Definitely Delilah. Do you like Araminta? :)

Branleuse · 30/03/2017 09:44

I love all the names on your list

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 30/03/2017 09:38

Arabella.

Mumzypopz · 30/03/2017 07:50

Another why why why delelah.......I'm afraid. Have you not heard of Tom Jones?

MiniMaxi · 30/03/2017 07:27

I prefer Delilah and especially nn Lilah - you could even go for Lilah on birth cert.

Of your boys names I would choose Jasper but Wilbur is kind cool too!