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Eliza Molly or Molly Eliza

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Hosbird · 29/08/2018 19:54

We have a few names in mind for a girl but these are the two shortlisted.......which do you prefer? We already have a lb called William Rupert.

Thanks!!!

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Lepetitpiggy · 11/09/2018 17:25

I was about to say we have Molly Elizabeth! Primrose is gorgeous though

AnyaMoondial · 11/09/2018 17:22

Awwww fantastic op! What a gorgeous name!!

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Hosbird · 11/09/2018 16:30

Just in case any of you were interested. We have finally decided on a girls name! Molly Primrose Grin Eliza has gone. We absolutely love it 😍

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starkid · 31/08/2018 16:14

Eliza Molly :) Congrats"

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Hosbird · 30/08/2018 21:40

Thank you for all your messages. I asked the hubby which way around he preferred. He said Eliza Molly. We are going to see what she looks like, then decide.

After all this, we will probably have another boy (name is sorted if we do!)

Thanks again!!

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daisypond · 30/08/2018 21:15

I prefer Eliza Molly - Eliza seems more of a proper name than Molly to me, and I think it goes better with William. But I think Molly Eliza flows better.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 30/08/2018 20:23

Molly Eliza.

Lucy1103 · 30/08/2018 20:21

Molly Eliza flows better but prefer Eliza as a first name. Molly just feels a bit wet to me (sorry! Blush)

Picknickers · 29/08/2018 23:00

Molly Eliza is ace. Flows well and I love the name Molly.

DramaAlpaca · 29/08/2018 23:00

Eliza Molly, as Eliza is a similar style to William. Molly Eliza does flow better, though.

Sophronia · 29/08/2018 22:58

Eliza Molly

SuperstarDJ · 29/08/2018 21:39

I’m really not keen on Jessica - it seems quite dated to me. Molly Eliza is nice and flows much better that way rather than the reverse.

kenandbarbie · 29/08/2018 20:57

Both good, I prefer Eliza Molly.

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Hosbird · 29/08/2018 20:49

My mum has 2 middle names and my husband isn’t keen on either

Molly is coming from my side as my grandmothers are Mary and Margaret that’s why I wanted to include Molly. We have also shortlisted Jessica. Molly Jessica/Jessica Molly Smile

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NameChange30 · 29/08/2018 20:46

Middle name from your side then Wink
Would you use your mum’s first or middle name?

To be fair William and Elizabeth are both very classic names!

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Hosbird · 29/08/2018 20:41

We already took William from a cousins middle name so feel like we can’t do it again Grin

Baby will have my married name (husbands family name)

Xx

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NameChange30 · 29/08/2018 20:37

I don’t think it matters if cousins share a middle name. Each to their own though.

Do you and your DH/DP have the same or different surnames? If different, will baby have one or both?

If baby will have DH/DP’s surname only, I think the middle name should come from your side.

Just my two cents!

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Hosbird · 29/08/2018 20:28

It’s already used as a middle name by my sister in law for her little girl as my mother in law’s (her mother) is Elizabeth so I can’t use Elizabeth

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AppleKatie · 29/08/2018 20:27

Both lovely but with an Elizabeth in the family Molly has got to win.

NameChange30 · 29/08/2018 20:25

Middle name would be ok though surely?
Molly Elizabeth

Does the Elizabeth in the family have a nickname, Beth or Lizzie maybe? If she is known as Elizabeth I think it would be too much to have an Eliza as well (as a first name).

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Hosbird · 29/08/2018 20:24

Thank you for your comments! We can’t use Elizabeth as it’s already been used by another member of the family :-) xx

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irisheyesaresmiling7 · 29/08/2018 20:09

Like both ways but love Molly Eliza.
We had picked Molly a couple of times but had wee boys instead!

MikeUniformMike · 29/08/2018 20:08

Molly Eliza is the better of the two.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/08/2018 20:05

Molly Elizabeth is gorgeous.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/08/2018 20:04

Well as the very proud owner of a gorgeous Molly. I might be bias, but Molly Eliza flows much better than Eliza Molly.

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