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Morwenna, Josephine or

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YellowYak · 09/05/2019 17:28

Baby girl due very soon and finding names a huge challenge, please help!

The front runners are Mowenna and Josephine

Also on the shortlist is
Erin
Martha
Ellen

What do you think? Any other suggestions very welcome!

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missmouse101 · 09/05/2019 22:09

Martha is sweet. Prefer Lowenna to Morwenna.

NoHolidaysforyou · 09/05/2019 22:02

I like Martha, it feels different and fresh. Morwenna is ok but it makes me think Morgana (it seems like the name a villain would have in a children's story).

LatinJules · 09/05/2019 21:56

Bronwen or Josephine

tabbiemoo · 09/05/2019 21:56

Sorry but Morwenna is awful it’s sounds like the name of an old witch.

Josephine is ok (nn Josie) but I prefer Erin from your list. Or Martha.

SmiledWithTheRisingSun · 09/05/2019 21:54

I would go with Martha from that list.
Rowan & Martha.

dontforgetto · 09/05/2019 21:49

I think Josephine is a beautiful classic name. If I had another DD I was determined to name her this. Other names I liked were Tess/Tessa and Frances.

I'm not keen on Mowenna as a sister for Rowan, same for Erin.

PinkieTuscadero · 09/05/2019 21:43

Elowen or Lowenna

MollyYouInDangerGirl · 09/05/2019 21:41

Erin!!

CloserIAm2Fine · 09/05/2019 21:39

Ooh and I love PP suggestion of Merryn as well!

CloserIAm2Fine · 09/05/2019 21:38

I love PP suggestion of Elspeth, otherwise of the ones you said Josephine because I love Joey as a nickname

Rowan is gorgeous btw, but I do feel like Morwenna is a bit too similar sounding tbh

Erin and Martha are much more popular than your first two choices, and I feel like Ellen has a plainer feel if you know what I mean? Oddly I don’t feel that about the welsh name Elin though!

How about Henrietta, Willow, Celeste, Evangeline, Cecelia,

Sophronia · 09/05/2019 21:34

Morwenna! Erin is boring. What about Merryn?

PinkieTuscadero · 09/05/2019 21:28

Morwenna is kind of witchy, in a good way. More interesting than the other names.

Willowkoko · 09/05/2019 21:08

Morwenna feels outdated imo...
I like Josephine, nn josie maybe

riotlady · 09/05/2019 20:44

Love Josephine

Grumpbum123 · 09/05/2019 20:40

Slightly biased but I love Morwenna

MikeUniformMike · 09/05/2019 20:34

I'm not keen on Erin. It's ok but there are so many short names starting with E or A at the moment.

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YellowYak · 09/05/2019 18:46

I like Marnie but don’t love it.

Bronwen is great

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YellowYak · 09/05/2019 18:44

Thanks all.

Great suggestions Rice, particularly like Marianne and Frances (but can’t use)

That was part of my concern about Erin Cis, does seem very popular at the moment.

Sorry I didn’t mention Rowan sooner, do you think Rowan and Morwenna are ok together. Dp thinks we can’t use Morwenna as it’s an anagram of Rowan plus a couple of letters, I don’t think this is an issue

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BogglesGoggles · 09/05/2019 18:13

Bronwen great too

BogglesGoggles · 09/05/2019 18:12

Morwenna is amazing

Cismyfatarse1 · 09/05/2019 18:12

I teach and in the 14-15 age group I have 3 Erins in a class of 13 girls.

Bronwen?

Ricekrispie22 · 09/05/2019 18:12

Theodora
Francesca
Henrietta
Philippa
Penelope
Dorothea
Winifred
Marianne
Edith
Frances
Genevieve
Helena
Rosemary
Rosalyn
Lydia

BlueMerchant · 09/05/2019 18:06

Was going to say Erin. I'm not sure it sounds right with Rowan though.
Martha is nice.
How about Marnie?

littlered05 · 09/05/2019 18:03

I love all of them! Was originally thinking Morwenna until you mentioned that it's to go with Rowan ... with that in mind, I think I would choose Josephine.

Peachbubble · 09/05/2019 17:59

I like Morwenna

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