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If I like Nancy and Sylvie...

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Snoopychildminder · 25/08/2018 08:46

Hello 👋

I am expecting my second dd and my husband and I are struggling with names.
We really like Nancy and Sylvie but have been recently used by one close friend and one family member. We have drawn a blank.
There are some names I quite like and some names my husband quite likes but nothing jumps out at us. They are;

Lottie
Rose
Wren
Florence
Mae

Our first DD is Jean

Thank you!

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Snoopychildminder · 26/08/2018 22:57

Hazel is cropping up and it’s a grower actually. Husband likes it a lot as it was his granny’s name hmmm we may have got a winner

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ArtisanPopcorn · 26/08/2018 21:22

Maeve
Rosa
Hazel
Flora
Erin
Annie

daisypond · 26/08/2018 21:17

I like Rose and Florence, but I don't think Florence goes with Jean, if that matters to you.
Otherwise Margaret/ Maggie/ Meg / Marjorie
Stella
Dorothy
Barbara
Nell /Eleanor/ Helen
Mary / Polly / Marian

Flamingosnbears · 26/08/2018 19:39

Maud??...

buttercup54321 · 26/08/2018 19:27

Cynthea
Felicity
Tabitha
Tiffany
Penelope
Georgina
Maureen
Mauve
Rosemarie
Clementine
Emma
Violet
Stephanie
Helena
Marjorie
Victoria
Melissa
Melanie
Doreen
Tanith
Alicia
Jessica
Patsy
Yvonne
Elaine
Bryony
Mary

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Snoopychildminder · 25/08/2018 22:14

I’m afraid it’s a no to Sandra.

I think Pearl and Edith are coming out on top right now

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AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 25/08/2018 21:38

If you like Dorothy you might also like Dorothea.

And Flora if you like Florence.

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 25/08/2018 21:34

Jean and...

Betty
Agnes
Dorothy
Maude

LongDivision · 25/08/2018 21:31

Sandra/Sandy seems to fit your style?

SleepWarrior · 25/08/2018 18:38

Cecilia, Margaret (Maggie), Peggy

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Snoopychildminder · 25/08/2018 18:35

I can’t take to Shirley sadly, as husband is a fan of that!!

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kenandbarbie · 25/08/2018 18:29

Lottie lovely
Rose too popular
Wren no
Florence lovely
Mae no

golddustwomen · 25/08/2018 17:52

I love wren, it's so so pretty

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/08/2018 17:44

Hey OP. What about Shirley, my niece is Shirley Anne.

MumUnderTheMoon · 25/08/2018 17:04

What about Olivia. You could shorten it to Livie?

Greeneyedgeek83 · 25/08/2018 16:32

Rose is beautiful and timeless

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/08/2018 16:06

Jean and Stella
Jean and Susan
Jean and Margot

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Snoopychildminder · 25/08/2018 15:58

I also like Olive (it was my nans name) but my lovely best friend just called her dd olive so we can’t use it, sadly!!

Nice to see Jean getting so much love 💗 it’s a special name to me and dd is what I imagine all jean’s to be, gentle but strong, calm but determined, takes no messing !

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JaneJeffer · 25/08/2018 15:50

Claire

Saraswati · 25/08/2018 15:41

Oh jean is Great! My dd is pearl, we don't know sex of number 2 but a girl will be Nell or Wren, middle name Dorothy, you have similar taste to me! I'd love to use olive but have a nephew called Oliver so too similar.

Allthecolours · 25/08/2018 14:22

Lillian, Edith or Nora x

Quizeerascal · 25/08/2018 14:20

Gloria
Dulcie
Margot
Fleur
Penelope
Verity
Margot
Hazel
Maud

AnyaMoondial · 25/08/2018 14:11

Jean is terrific.

Beatrice
Mabel
Hazel

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Snoopychildminder · 25/08/2018 13:54

Wow thank you!!
I hadn’t thought 💭 of pearl or iris. They are definitely on the list.
I also love Nell but it rhymes with our surname Grin
I am really taken with Dorothy (non dot, dotty) and Norah!

Many thanks 🙏🏼

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MumUnderTheMoon · 25/08/2018 13:04

Trudy
Persephone
Matilda
Meredith
Francesca
Delilah
Sunday
Rosa
Annabella
Cora
Clara
Tess
Alex