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Shorten our long list

64 replies

Bamchic · 04/01/2019 20:22

There are so many! How does anyone pick just one?
I need octuplets at least!

Dora,
Dotty,
Ada,
Ivy,
Zara,
Stevie,
Bobbie,
Grace,
Marnie,
Sasha,
Penelope,
Ottilie,
Mathilda,
Iris,
Sarah,
Coral,
Ruby,
April,
Tara,
Poppy,
Nellie,
Lottie,
Millie,
Martha,
Eva
Thea
Nancy
Theadora
Cerys
Vitoria
Catriona
Micheala
Mollie
Rainey
Phillipa/ Pippa

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abcriskringle · 04/01/2019 21:14

Penelope is the best name on your list! One of my all time favourites.

Blackpanthers · 04/01/2019 21:12

Zara, Ottilie, Cerys

Creatureofthenight · 04/01/2019 21:08

My favourites from your list are Cerys and Catriona.
Really not keen on Stevie, Bobbie or Dotty.

Galvantula · 04/01/2019 21:04

Martha - love

Galvantula · 04/01/2019 21:02

Quick first impressions:

Dora, -like
Dotty, -nope
Ada, -ok
Ivy, -ok
Zara, -nope
Stevie, -boy
Bobbie, -nope
Grace, -super popular
Marnie, -ok
Sasha, -nope
Penelope, -nope
Ottilie, -nope
Mathilda, -nope
Iris, -on
Sarah, -like
Coral, -ok
Ruby, -nope
April, -teenage mutant ninja turtles
Tara, -ok
Poppy, -doggy name
Nellie, -the elephant
Lottie, -nope
Millie, -nope
Martha, -live
Eva -super popular
Thea -ok
Nancy -ok
Theadora -nope
Cerys -like
Vitoria -ok
Catriona -ok
Micheala -nope
Mollie -nope
Rainey -nope
Phillipa/ Pippa -ok

PersonaNonGarter · 04/01/2019 20:55

Sarah, April, Nancy

dachshundmummyandmummytobe · 04/01/2019 20:54

I have an Ottilie Marie. Born in August!
We get so many comments on how unusual her name is but also a lot of people who can't pronounce it!!
Also LOVED Nancy

BeeYouTiful · 04/01/2019 20:52

I like Dotty & Lottie

Dotty Coral has a nice ring Smile

MarchInHappiness · 04/01/2019 20:52

Sarah, Victoria and Tara seem dated.

Dotty is awful and I'm sure Dotty is a nickname for Dorothy, ditto Lottie and Charlotte.

Bobbie and Stevie are not really proper names for girls, I would even struggle to put those names on a birth certificate for boys. Rainie is also pretty bad.

Millie, Poppy, Eva, Grace and Ruby are nice names but seem a bit meh, all have been done to death for over a decade.

Out of the rest my favourites are Matilda (spell it that way, your DD will have a life time correcting), Zara, Ivy, Molly and Sasha.

Awrite · 04/01/2019 20:38

I like Zara, Sasha and Penny.

Peachbubble · 04/01/2019 20:36

I like Sasha, April, Martha and Cerys

calmsealife · 04/01/2019 20:32

I like Cerys or Marnie.

Chocolatecake12 · 04/01/2019 20:31

Dora would get Dora the explorer all the way through school, Nellie reminds me of Nellie the elephant.
Dotty? As a nn yes. It’s not a name for a grown woman.
Remember a cute baby and young girl will spend most of her life as an adult. Name her accordingly! That might help to shorten your list.

wineandcatsandlego · 04/01/2019 20:28

Out of yours, the ones I like the most are Ivy, Marnie, Penny (not Penelope), Martha and Nancy. I hope you manage to pick one you like! Smile