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Narrowing Down Girls List.......

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heartoftheocean · 03/02/2019 11:09

So rather than narrowing down my girls name list I have been adding more options. To go with brothers Noah and Jacob.

Options are Pippa, Hallie and Matilda.

Matilda is the name I loved when I had my first son. Pippa is a diminutive of fathers name. And Hallie I heard recently and fell in love with it. Thanks.
Which do you prefer and why?

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Mumtobe193 · 07/02/2019 01:30

Hallie

Zofloramummy · 07/02/2019 01:09

I second the PP up thread, I like the idea of a biblical name to blend with the boys.
So Sarah, Ruth, Hannah, Miriam, Abigail, Bethany (my favourite)

Kokeshi123 · 07/02/2019 01:02

Hailey is better than Hallie. I also thought "halitosis." And that American actress.

Pippa has a bit of a silly sound. Matilda is OK though quite trendy at the moment if that bothers.

Cosmoa · 06/02/2019 21:48

Although the made up thing annoys me anyway as all names were 'made up' once upon a time. It's such an idiotic comment and reason to not like a name.

Cosmoa · 06/02/2019 21:47

@GreatDuckCookery

What's wrong with the Radfords?!

Hallie is a really lovely name OP. Certainly not made up.

Ikeameatballs · 05/02/2019 22:22

Matilda, definitely!

pilates · 05/02/2019 22:21

I only like Matilda

Astronica · 05/02/2019 22:07

I like Pippa best with your boys. I find Pippa an appealing name and it's short and on trend so fits best with the boys' names as they're also have a modern trendy feel. I don't like Hallie and it seems more American to me. I like Matilda, and that would be my 2nd choice though I don't see it going particularly well with the boys.

Lara53 · 05/02/2019 21:48

Love Hallie - I taught a gorgeous 11 yr old Hallie 2 years ago! How about Tilda instead of Matilda

Bumblebeesmum · 04/02/2019 20:39

They’re all lovely and sound perfect with Noah and Jacob to me - but it seems I’m in the minority on that one. Pippa doesn’t need to be Philippa you could consider Penelope. I like the versatility of Matilda.
Noah & Jacob are quite strongly Christian sounding - if this was deliberate I’d think number three probably needs the same? Lilith Bethany or Lydia are all lovely?

hoponpopp · 04/02/2019 19:15

I don’t mind Hallie as a band but I knew one and everyone called her Halitosis!
The others are ok too

ChubsyMcChubFace · 04/02/2019 19:12

Matilda Pippa is fine! Love Matilda and Pippa works with it as a middle name. If it’s a nod to her dad’s name, I think using it as a middle name is nicer.

My ds has my dh’s, (unfashionable), name as a middle name. My dd has my mum’s.

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heartoftheocean · 04/02/2019 19:07

Thanks everyone.
I know its two A endings but would Matilda Pippa 4 letter surname be nice?

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ChubsyMcChubFace · 04/02/2019 17:54

I like Matilda the best and think it goes best with Jacob and Noah too.

Pippa I’m not fond of on its own... I only like it as a shortening for Philippa. I’m not one of those people who insists on a long name on the BC or anything, but Pippa I find a bit unsubstantial on its own. It also means hand job, (I think), in Spanish Blush - sorry to lower the tone.

Hallie = halitosis to me and I can’t stop that association!

So definitely Matilda, which is a lovely name with a lot of history. Love Tilda as a shortening too.

OutPinked · 04/02/2019 17:21

Not a fan of Hallie, it’s very American. Pippa is cute but I wouldn’t like to be an adult called Pippa. Matilda is the best.

lottiegarbanzo · 04/02/2019 17:19

I've never heard of Halie. Is it Hal-ee or an unusual spelling of Hailey? Or Hall-ee I suppose?

I'm afraid I think 'Hal-ee-tosis' when trying to decipher it.

Either of the others would be nice. I'd probably choose Matilda, as Tilly is lovely and I like that the full name and nn sound different, so it offers a choice.

KiplingAngelCake · 04/02/2019 16:45

In the minority here, but I'd go with Pippa.

Smile19 · 03/02/2019 18:28

Our DD was very very nearly Harriet nn Hallie (old English shortening). Love it.

Fifthtimelucky · 03/02/2019 16:03

I don't think anyone of the options go particularly well with your sons' names. If I had a Noah and a Jacob, I'd probably go for a biblical name for a daughter too.

TatianaLarina · 03/02/2019 15:36

Matilda.

Don’t like Pippa or Hallie.

Sarahandduck18 · 03/02/2019 15:28

They are very trendy and will really date.

Parthenope · 03/02/2019 15:27

Hallie or Matilda -- I don't like Pippa, or Philippa.

Hallie can be short for Halimeda, a Greek name meaning something like 'sea-keeper' or 'sea-carer' -- I think she was a Nereid in Greek myth. Less glamorously, it's also a type of marine algae. There's a very cool Halimeda in Barbara Kingsolver's novel Animal Dreams, though she ends up murdered by Nicaraguan Contras.

DramaAlpaca · 03/02/2019 15:21

I'd go for Matilda.

Peachbubble · 03/02/2019 15:20

I'd choose Matilda

anatol · 03/02/2019 13:53

I really like Hallie!