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lellyli · 16/04/2017 21:23

I need a little help narrowing down names. My current list is Matilda, Tabitha or Ada. I have a small problem in that oh doesn't like any of them so suggestions of similar names are also welcome!

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colleagueonunrelated · 11/05/2017 00:43

Bronwyn?

Matilda, Tabitha or Ada - They are just everywhere.

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lellyli · 10/05/2017 19:31

yeah i love matilda too....just not sure it goes with faye :/

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Lemondrop09 · 10/05/2017 18:41

I love Matilda. My other top girls name was Madeleine

user3459859083590890 · 10/05/2017 17:00

Olwen
Gwendoline
Samantha
Sabrina
Melissa
Susannah
Perdita

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lellyli · 10/05/2017 16:55

Baconsausageandegg i love most of those names, thank you

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Mrsknackered · 26/04/2017 23:56

Ottoline
Ottilie
Kitty
Felicity
Ailsa
Emma
Rosemary
Cleo
Ivy
Ines
Edith/Edie
Pearl
Tiggy
Thea
Polly

Baconsausageandegg · 26/04/2017 22:40

Josephine / a
Cleo
Isabel
Pippa
Amelia
Florence
Eleanor
Jasmine
Vanessa
Sara
Maeve
Vera
Verity
Bethany
Ada
Ida
Iris
Ivy
Madeleine
Harriet
Clara
Gabriella
Annabelle
Olivia
Merryn
Juliet
Cora
Rosa
Margot
Lara
Sienna
Elizabeth
Freya
Maisy
Poppy
Ottilie
Tara
Elsa
Georgia
Nina
Alice
Emily
Rebecca

My personal favourites from what I've suggested are Harriet , Alice Florence and Juliet :) apologies for any repeats

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lellyli · 25/04/2017 21:54

yeah i do love Beatrice as a name. cute to have Bea as a nn too

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Mothervulva · 25/04/2017 21:53

Beatrice with Faye, definitely.

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lellyli · 25/04/2017 21:45

haha yes stitchedglitched that's good thinking. i do like it, maybe it's a grower. i know matilda doesn't really go with faye but my tastes have changed a bit in the last few years. iris makes me think of eyes though i do like it. it's so much harder naming a girl the second time around!

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stitchglitched · 25/04/2017 21:22

Evelyn? A bit like Ava for you, and the yn ending like Branwyn for DH!

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lellyli · 25/04/2017 21:02

don't know why i said seriously though......

am most drawn to matilda so will go with that if i can get oh on board

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lellyli · 25/04/2017 21:00

no i know fay and bea don't rhyme lol i mean it's like child A and child B aka Faye and Bea. seriously though i'd have never noticed if oh hadn't pointed it out it's not a deal breaker. still considering beatrice as i love the name

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TheDowagerCuntess · 24/04/2017 21:20

Rhyming would be Faye and, um, Bay. Not Faye and Bea (Bee).

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lellyli · 24/04/2017 21:10

and yes maybe 2 f's are ok but no more after that haha (not even considering 3 children anyways!! ':) )

will check out that website, thank you

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lellyli · 24/04/2017 21:09

faye and b is like A and B .. no? tbh i wouldn't have noticed that until oh pointed it out

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BakedBeeeen · 19/04/2017 11:33

Really good website for checking popularity of names. Matilda is indeed a popular at the moment! names.darkgreener.com

exercisejunkie · 19/04/2017 06:51

I know a Jemima whose nn is mimi, really sweet!

SpikeGilesSandwich · 19/04/2017 06:01

I agree with you about Jemima OP, I really loved that but was put off by Jem, mainly because the biggest bitch I know is called Jemma. Hmm
Florence and Faye are nice together, I don't think just the two F's is an issue. Unless you go on to have 6 more called Frances, Fabian, Franklin, Francesca, Filbert and Fanny, then it's weird Grin

RuthB4 · 19/04/2017 04:52

Faye and Bea don't rhyme do they? Not for me! I think they sound nice together.

Tabitha is lovely! Florence is too! And i dont think two Fs is an issue!

What about Bronwyn instead of Branwyn?

What about. ...
Thea
Briony
Briar
Bethany
Imogen
Clara
Evelyn
Jennie
Genevieve
Xanthe
Lilah
Dinah
Emmeline
Saskia
Norah
Peony

elderlee · 17/04/2017 11:14

Idabel
Isadora
Anastasia
Francesca
Gabriella/Gabrielle
Christiana/Christina
Victoria

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lellyli · 17/04/2017 10:23

arabella is nice but i prefer easier sounding names if that makes sense? also reminds me a bit of spiders though no idea why

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lellyli · 17/04/2017 10:22

Thank you all. There are some that i really like- jemima is a contender (though not sure about the nn jem), i love beatrice but we already have a faye and oh pointed out that it would rhyme (faye and bea, kind of cute though??). i like arwen but it sounds best with a welsh accent, not in my southern accent. LOVE florence but again might be weird if we have 2 f names (or not...is it weird?!). My favourite is definitely tabitha though and it's the one oh dislikes the most :(

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Thatextrainch · 17/04/2017 08:37

Matilda is much more popular than Arabella.

I know a lovely Ada so I'm influenced by that.

Jemima
Philippa
Elizabeth (you could have Betty/Betsy)