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WDYT of our current top pairings?

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pixieloux · 05/09/2018 08:28

We currently don't know what we're having but we're trying to narrow down our huge girl's list! WDYT of our current 'top' pairings?

G/G:
Beatrix & Cecily
Edith & Frances
Florence & Primrose or Willow
Margot & Penelope

G/B:
Beatrix & Zachary
Emmeline & Zachary
Felicity & Sebastian
Penelope & Sebastian

B/B:
Elias & Zachary
Elijah & Zachary

Please feel free to add suggestions/mix and match from our list - we need the help lol. This was supposed to be our last baby which turned out to be our last babies so I feel torn, knowing this will be our last chance to use my/our favourite names lol.

B: Elias, Elijah, Sebastian & Zachary
G: Beatrix, Cecily, Edith, Elodie, Emmeline, Esmée, Felicity, Florence, Frances, Imogen, Margot, Penelope, Phoebe, Primrose, Willow*

*are still maybes. Thanks!

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pixieloux · 08/09/2018 20:17

@LadyMonicaBaddingham Esmée is the correct feminine spelling so it’s not an extra, pointless letter to me - it’s how it should be. The possible spelling and pronunication complications are what makes it a maybe on our list however.

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 08/09/2018 20:12

Esmée is hideous. Just use Esme. Add the accent if you really must but not the extra pointless letter, please

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pixieloux · 08/09/2018 20:10

@moredoll Haha! I love Sebastian so much and it fits with almost every one of our other options (boy and girl) but I’m not sure if we can actually use it with our eldest’s name :( I keep holding on to it though!

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moredoll · 08/09/2018 19:41

Sebastian. Don't name your DS Debate.

moredoll · 08/09/2018 19:40

Frances and Sebastian
Frances and Cecily or Imogen
Debate and Zachary

Shadow1234 · 08/09/2018 17:23

Girls: Autumn and willow
Autumn and summer
Skye and savannah
Lottie and lola
Elsie and lana
Mica and freya
Devon and kinsley

Boys: Kayden
Miller
Hunter
Ashley
Bradley
Elijah
Lonnie
Ernie
Regan
Bryn
Ashton
Jude
Alfie
Archie
Cooper
Mason
Sonny
Reed

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pixieloux · 06/09/2018 11:11

@LeeMiller Yeah, it's definitely something to think about!

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LeeMiller · 05/09/2018 16:59

Since your girls list needs trimming down, in that case I'd remove Margot, Imogen and Francis. A diminutive that is underwhelming and which you don't actively dislike now could end up being really grating if you heard it mutiple times a day.

Goostacean · 05/09/2018 16:55

Good to know! Hmm. Nah, I stick by my original choices! Will take a look at the girls names shortly...

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pixieloux · 05/09/2018 16:35

@Goostacean It's pronounced like Ee-Lie-Us so not that far from Elijah. I'm not overly bothered by syllables - I think being nit picky is just going to help us narrow things down lol. Our girl's list is the main issue - we keep subtracting, adding, subtracting and adding again lol.

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RiverTam · 05/09/2018 16:26

Edith and Frances

Elias

Don’t like any of the others.

Please don’t do Margot and Penelope, that immediately made me think of The Good Life (‘Margo’ is played by Penelope Keith).

Goostacean · 05/09/2018 16:25

Wow, lots of names! I’ll come back to the girls list later, but as for the boys, personally Elias is my least favourite because I don’t know how it’s pronounced... :/ I prefer names that are obvious in pronunciation, having spent my life explaining my own name to people.

I’d go with Elijah and Sebastian, or if you’re bothered about the number of syllables, Elijah and Zachary. Do you prefer Seb or Zach? I’d choose on the basis of that, for your B/B choice! :)

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pixieloux · 05/09/2018 16:24

@LeeMiller - We have thought about shortened forms. Beatrix because of Trixie but we like Bea) and Florence because of Flo but we like Ren, were considered. I'm underwhelmed by them for Frances, Imogen, Margot but I don't dislike them per say. I don't mind Penny, I do prefer Nell though and I think we'd use Bea for Phoebe too.

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pixieloux · 05/09/2018 16:20

@17caterpillars1mouse I'm a bit iffy with the word names on our list as our daughters both have them (unintentionally)... I feel like it's best to either break things up and not use any, as it's not an in your face/obvious theme now, or go all in lol. My husband thinks I'm weird for even worrying about it lol.

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LeeMiller · 05/09/2018 16:18

I like most of them except Willow and Primrose which are less classic, and Cecily which I find too frilly. Prefer Elijah to Elias. Florence, Margot, Esmée and Penelope all seem quite poppular now and might tie her/them to their generation more tha some of the others.

They're mostly quite long names, can you rule any out based on the inevitable nicknames? Personally I'd rule out Imogen(Imy) and Penelope (Penny) and Phoebe (Pheebs) on that basis.

I like
Beatrix and Emmeline/Frances
Sebastian/Elijah and Beatrix
Elijah and Sebastian/ Zachary

17caterpillars1mouse · 05/09/2018 16:14

Can I suggest Beatrix and Florence?

I also like Florence and Primrose

Emmeline and Sebastian

Elias and Zachary

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pixieloux · 05/09/2018 16:02

I hope this is easy to follow as I've tried to condense the length but these would be the pairings we'd go with to avoid matchiness.

B/B
Elias & Sebastian or Zachary | Elijah & Sebastian or Zachary | Sebastian & Zachary

B/G
Elias & Florence, Imogen, Margot, Primrose or Willow | Elijah & Florence, Frances, Imogen, Margot, Primrose or Willow | Sebastian & Beatrix, Cecily, Edith, Elodie, Esmée, Felicity, Florence, Frances, Margot, Penelope, Phoebe, Primrose or Willow | Zachary & Emmeline, Esmée, Frances, Imogen, Margot, Primrose or Willow*

Maybes
Elias or Elijah & Beatrix, Cecily, Felicity, Penelope & Phoebe | Zachary & Beatrix or Edith - Are there too many ee sounds/rhyming components? I'm also taking into account their potential shortened forms (Eli & Bea or Cece, for example)

The others that are left out as because of the potential rhyming issues too - don't know if I'm over thinking it but we need to narrow this down anyway lol.

are still maybe names on our list.

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DesmondSwayne · 05/09/2018 15:35

In summary, my favourite (tweaked pairings) are:

GG
Florence and Cecily
Florence and Margot

GB
Florence and Sebastian
Emmeline and Sebastian

BB
Elijah and Zachary
(I don't like Elias)

DesmondSwayne · 05/09/2018 15:33

GIRL GIRL

Love Cecily and love Florence, but not so keen on Beatrix (sounds like a drinking game to me - Beer-Tricks) or Willow/Primrose (they're a bit hip, and less professional).

Therefore, my top choice for girl/girl would be Cecily and Florence. Also like Margot, and I think it goes well with Florence too.

Sophronia · 05/09/2018 12:49

Beatrix and Cecily
Emmeline and Sebastian
Elijah and Zachary

LarkDescending · 05/09/2018 12:20

Tweaking for what would be my favourite combos:

G/G: Florence & Cecily
G/B: Florence & Sebastian
B/B: Elias & Sebastian

ReginaPhalange89 · 05/09/2018 11:57

G/G Florence & Willow (also love Phoebe & Florence together)
B/G Felicity & Zachary or Phoebe & Zachary!
B/B Elijah & Zachary

silverliningsa · 05/09/2018 10:38

Favourite of your pairings are

GG
Beatrix and Cecily

GB
Emmeline and Zachary

Elijah and Zachary

Favorite overall names from your options are Elijah, Zachary, Beatrix, Emmeline, Margot

My BG would be Elijah and Margot (I actually have BB twins and one is Elijah!)

Reebeetee · 05/09/2018 10:19

Elias- don't like
Elijah- it's ok
Sebastian- makes me think of that Steve Harley song. Really don't like
Zachary- really don't like
Beatrix- nice
Cecily- really really don't like
Edith- makes me think of downton abbey. Also a bit too 'old lady' IMO
Elodie- too frilly
Emmeline- like it!
Esmée- ok
Felicity- ok
Florence- ok but a bit popular. Will be linked to her generation
Frances- ok
Imogen- no
Margot- love Margot!
Penelope- lovely!
Phoebe- bit 'wet'
Primrose- no
Willow- too hippy

I love love love Penelope and Margot and would put those two as a pairing.

For boys I'd go Zachary and Elijah

For a boy and girl I'd go for Penelope and Elijah

Lancelottie · 05/09/2018 09:36

Ah. Penelope Keith rather famously played Margo Leadbetter in it.

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