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Help us name DD. It's between 2

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MamaTT · 04/05/2017 14:43

Due early July.
The final shortlist is:
Delphi Rae
Elsie Mai

My heart says Delphi but I don't know if it's just too unusual. I don't want her to hate her name. DP is equally fond of both so is letting me have the final say. Surname is a common 2 syllable name beginning with L.

Would love your opinions!

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NoCapes · 06/05/2017 19:23

Angelica I was clearly talking about a different name Hmm

Yes Birds I'm totally racist and hate all Japanese people because I dislike the spelling of a name - Biscuit

ChippersAndRunt · 06/05/2017 16:11

I like the Mai spelling. It sounds lovely and is also the German word for May...

AngelicaSchuylerChurch · 06/05/2017 15:55

Eurgh the Mai spelling gives me the rage
It looks like it should be pronounced my not may, like Kai
I don't know who decided it was an alternative spelling to May or why it's accepted
Really annoys me - obviously

It IS pronounced 'my'. It's a legitimate Welsh name.

Birdsgottaf1y · 06/05/2017 14:43

""I don't know who decided it was an alternative spelling to May or why it's accepted""

Erm that would be the Japanese, slightly racist not to accept it, seeming as a lot of our language is either French/German or Latin in origin.

Delphi, is Greek, so should we accept that?

Ktown · 06/05/2017 08:13

Delphi is nice and you can take her on an educational holiday!

MarcelineQueen · 06/05/2017 08:05

❤️ Delphi

How about
Delphi Mai
Delphi Nia
Delphi Alwen
Delphi Seren
Delphi Wyn
Delphi Bethan

I think Delphi Rae is lovely though

mathanxiety · 06/05/2017 04:21

I like the idea of a Welsh middle name:
Delphi Angharad
Delphi Alis
Delphi Aneira
Delphi Carys
Delphi Elin
Delphi Eluned
Delphi Gwen
Delphi Gwendolyn
Delphi Manon
Delphi Sian
Delphi Nesta

user1471547428 · 05/05/2017 16:33

Delphi is very pretty

MadMags · 05/05/2017 16:16

If you insist on a middle name, I'd still with one syllable!

Rockaby · 05/05/2017 11:31

I agree with Loyly. You don't have to bother with a middle name. They're definitely optional Smile.

Loyly · 05/05/2017 09:33

If middle names stress you out and you didn't give your son a middle name, just don't give Delphi one.

GuinessPunch · 05/05/2017 09:29

I just like Rae.

averythinline · 05/05/2017 09:28

As you have welsh connections
Delphi Mai
Delphi Seren
Delphi Megs

I've always like the Welsh version of Rose-
Delphi Rhosyn

Lemondrop09 · 04/05/2017 22:37

I'd stick with Rae. I think Delphi Rae is very cool

SuperBeagle · 04/05/2017 22:16

Delphi Rae is a bit Lana Del Rey sounding.

I prefer Delphi Rose as others have said.

Not a fan of Elsie or Mai.

Sophronia · 04/05/2017 21:12

Delphi Rose
Delphi Beatrix
Delphi Charlotte
Delphi Emma
Delphi Eleanor
Delphi Alexandra
Delphi Clementine
Delphi Florence
Delphi Fleur
Delphi Grace
Delphi Hannah
Delphi Juliet
Delphi Jennifer
Delphi Jemima
Delphi Jasmine
Delphi Kate
Delphi Louisa
Delphi Matilda
Delphi Madeleine
Delphi Noelle
Delphi Olivia
Delphi Rebecca
Delphi Rosalind
Delphi Susannah
Delphi Violet
Delphi Victoria
Delphi Willow
Delphi Zara

MommaGee · 04/05/2017 20:43

Delphi Rose is cute

CricketFishieDHAndI · 04/05/2017 20:42

I don't have a middle name. Seeing as my first name is long (it is) my parents thought I wouldn't need one.

I personally used to wish I had a middle name. Simply because my female classmates used to have these monogrammed accessories and I was terribly jealous (seeing as I only had two letters...)

MadMags · 04/05/2017 20:34

Does she need one?!

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MamaTT · 04/05/2017 20:29

Should have said - yes we're Welsh (Welsh is DPs first language), hence the Mai.
We would have liked a Welsh name but he reckons I can't pronounce any of them properly Blush . He is from a Welsh speaking community and I barely knew enough Welsh to get me through my Welsh
GCSE.

Definitely set on Delphi now. Not keen on Delphine. The Rae is not set in stone. Open to further suggestions. Middle names stress me out. I didn't give DS one for this reason.

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Redpramlady · 04/05/2017 19:57

Delphi! Pretty and unusual!

frazzlebedazzle · 04/05/2017 19:13

I prefer Elsie too. Yes it's quite commonly used, but I'm not sure about Delphi at all! ConfusedI'd definitely use Delphine and Delphi as a shortening if you do go with that one.

Agree either Rae or Mae, don't like the ai spelling.

Congratulations!

FiftyShadesOfDuckEggBlue · 04/05/2017 19:06

I might be the only one that prefers Elsie!

neddle · 04/05/2017 18:51

Loving Delphi. Go for it! If you love it then it's right. All my kids have unusual names and they really suit them. People have got used to them now.

SoftBlocks · 04/05/2017 18:50

Delphi. Maybe Delphine nn Delphi?

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