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James, Isabella and Charlotte's sister

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hawkmcqueen · 01/09/2017 14:10

Hi all, due baby number 4, DD3 at beginning of December. Can you help? As you can see I go for traditional and quite popular names in the end! But would love to be a bit more original this time. Ideally would like a name with an historic/Royal connection as I unwittingly did with the first three but it doesn't have to. Thanks for your input!

My long list so far is:
Adelaide
Eleanor
Madeleine
Victoria
Juliette
Harriet
Susanna
Georgina

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Regressionconfession · 03/09/2017 18:37

Georgiana instead of Georgina. Mr Darcy's sister in Pride and Prejudice.

From your list Eleanor or Harriet.

Violetparis · 03/09/2017 18:29

Alicia

Allthebestnamesareused · 03/09/2017 18:28

How about Ottilie?

Pemba · 03/09/2017 18:26

I also thought Catherine, too, or Mary. But not Elizabeth (even though I like it), it is too similar to Isabella, in fact it's based on the same name, Isabella being the Italian/Spanish version of Elizabeth, as far as I know.

Pemba · 03/09/2017 18:17

I like your other DC's names, they are all straight out of Jane Austen! Going by that, from your list I would say Eleanor or Harriet (the other names don't appear in Jane Austen books). As you say you want it to be a name with royal connections, then it would have to be Eleanor, there were one or two queen Eleanors I think, back in the middle ages, but no Queen or Princess Harriet, as far as I know, though Charles I's wife was Henrietta Maria (Harriet could be seen as short for Henrietta, as Harry is traditionally short for Henry). Eleanor is lovely.

Montsti · 02/09/2017 20:22

For me Beatrice would be the best fit and that is what I'm going with for no.4 (dd3). I have very similar girls names to yours and my son also has a traditional/popular name...

My other choices would be Alice or Alexandra...

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hawkmcqueen · 02/09/2017 11:38

Thanks everyone, great suggestions and some I hadn't thought of at all. "Cake" asked how original I was thinking of going and my goal is outside the top 100 but I don't know if I'll manage that! So not very original it seems!

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AccrualIntentions · 02/09/2017 09:49

Eleanor, definitely.

emilybrontescorset · 02/09/2017 09:48

Perhaps see which goes best with your surname.
You have chosen lovely names by the way.

NikiBabe · 02/09/2017 02:41

Gorgeous names OP

I think Alexandra would go best. It has a royal connection and isnt hugely popular.

AberdeenAngusina · 01/09/2017 21:28

We had James, Isabella, Victoria and Harriet on our lists

We also had Alexandra, Elizabeth and Matilda.

MiniAlphaBravo · 01/09/2017 21:12

I like your names op. For a royal connection how about

Matilda
Katherine
Eugenie
Alexandra
Henrietta

Sophronia · 01/09/2017 21:04

Love Adelaide, Eleanor, Susanna, Harriet and Georgina

How about...

Louisa
Jemima
Miriam
Esther
Martha
Margot
Alexandra
Alice
Beatrice
Florence
Frances
Helena
Katherine
Lydia
Lucinda
Marianne
Matilda
Rosamund
Rebecca
Rosalind
Sophia
Theodora
Tabitha
Vivienne
Victoria

capercaillie · 01/09/2017 18:39

Eleanor works well!

nothingontelly · 01/09/2017 18:36

Mary?
It seems to fit with your existing children, or Grace.

Chocachoo · 01/09/2017 17:35

I love every one of your children's names and nothing on the list quite as much as your existing 3!

I like:
Matilda
Martha
Claudia
Frances
Gabriella
Eva

CakeRattleandRoll · 01/09/2017 17:20

Juliet is my favourite from you list. How 'original' are you considering?

Josephine
Jacquetta
Genevieve
Alexandra

Waitingforsherlock · 01/09/2017 16:54

I thought Sophia has a nice rhythm with the other names before I opened the thread.

Braveanddifferent · 01/09/2017 16:51

Or Alice.

Braveanddifferent · 01/09/2017 16:50

I thought Victoria before I saw your list.
Or Mary or Catherine.

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Sugarpiehoneyeye · 01/09/2017 16:48

James, Isabella, Charlotte and Rosalie.
James, Isabella, Charlotte and Adeline.
From your list, I love Harriet.

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hawkmcqueen · 01/09/2017 15:28

Gosh thanks all so much, I will be adding to my long list and share this thread with DH. I'll be back in three months with a pic and a name update :-)

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Zoloh · 01/09/2017 15:21

Caroline!

RonSwansonsMoustache · 01/09/2017 15:12

Harriet, Alice or Adelaide.

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