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Rose, Florence or Raphaela as a sister for Elodie?

87 replies

SparkleMotion82 · 06/11/2017 23:04

I’m almost 35 weeks now with our second daughter and have cut down our list to the following as a little sister for Elodie (who was born at 38 weeks)!

Rose Willow
Florence Willow
Raphaela Willow

Willow is an honour name for my Dad (William). I should also mention I’ve had a lot of issues with name regret over Elodie’s name (the pronunciation) 😕.

Other front runners from our list that we’ve removed to try and settle on one name were:

Allegra
Persephone
Claudia

Would be great to know which you prefer, which you think works best with Elodie, and what connotations the different names have for you?

Thank you so, so much - I’m a bit confused and would love to settle on a name soon if at all possible, any advice very gratefully received.

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CamperVamp · 07/11/2017 07:39

What problems have you had with Elodie?

Raphaela is lovely but there will be spelling issues and it sounds like the female version of a male name which I am slightly against, being far more familiar with Raphael and never having heard it with an a on the end before.

Rose Willow is too horticultural.

ChocolateCrunch · 07/11/2017 07:29

Rose

AnyaMoondial · 07/11/2017 01:39

Florence and Rose are both very beautiful (and unproblematic).

Beeziekn33ze · 07/11/2017 01:14

Florence

ThaliaLuxurySpa · 07/11/2017 01:03

(Elodie and) Raphaela.

Individually lovely names, and combine very nicely too.

Raphaela sounds strong, elegant, musical. Just flows so well!

[And Raphaela Folie's a pretty impressive Italian volleyball player, so a nice namesake there].

blaaake · 07/11/2017 00:12

Florence. Every fucker is called rose

MintTeaLady · 07/11/2017 00:11

Florence and Elodie sounds great!

NearLifeExperience · 07/11/2017 00:09

Rose. So lovely.

allegretto · 06/11/2017 23:16

I think Florence goes well as both quite French names.

WanderingTrolley1 · 06/11/2017 23:12

Elodie & Rose rolls off the tongue nicely.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 06/11/2017 23:12

Florence Willow.

Fridgedooropen · 06/11/2017 23:08

Florence. The length of it just feels right as the second name in 'Elodie and Florence' plus no pronunciation problems. Rose I personally find a bit dull. Raphaela is too long. Florence is lovely and goes well with Willow.

Of the others I like Claudia but it's Marmite on MN I think.