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If I like Elizabeth

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easterbuns1 · 13/05/2019 16:38

These are the names that I really like, we had pretty much decided on one but it appears to have been chosen by someone in the village in last couple of weeks and as it's a small village and not a massively popular name in our area it has put me off! I'd love some more suggestions. I typically like classic but not super popular with the exception of a couple which don't really fall into that camp.

Elizabeth / Elspeth / Eliza
Eleanor
Constance (Connie) *dp hates this
Agnes
Demelza *he also hates this and I'm not sure I'd have the balls to use it anyways as it's so marmite
Iris

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areyoubeingserviced · 14/05/2019 11:01

Victoria

diddlediddle · 14/05/2019 10:59

Demelza is the name of a children's hospice charity isn't it... and it always reminds me of dementia Confused neither are great connotations unfortunately.

All of the other names on your list are lovely. If you really love Eleanor just go for it. You or the other family might move away and then you'd wonder why you were so bothered. If not, the kids can have different nicknames?

Rainandwine · 14/05/2019 09:21

What about Emmeline ?

Rainandwine · 14/05/2019 09:20

You could also get Georgie from Georgette / Georgiana

notso · 14/05/2019 09:06

Ursula

Tillygetsit · 13/05/2019 23:03

I love your list....with the exception of Eleanor! I know it's a MN favourite but to me it's so clunky. Demelza was a name DH said no way to as was Iris. Elizabeth is lovely too. My dds are Susannah and Cassia who was almost Dinah if those names are any good to you.

kerrycgeorgie · 13/05/2019 22:13

Elizabeth is a great name and with so many variants from it you can pick something that suits your dc upon arrival and change as they grow up if desired. We have.a Libby as our choice of variant. Betsy, Lizzie, Beth, Bette, Eliza are all options

Ex28 · 13/05/2019 22:00

Elizabeth is nice.
What about -
Catherine
Samantha
Louisa
Hannah
Rebecca
Charlotte
Emma
Abigail

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 13/05/2019 21:42

Emily
Katherine / Kate
Laura
Sarah
Amy
Amelia
Alexandra

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easterbuns1 · 13/05/2019 21:40

Elizabeth wasn't "the one" it was another one from the list, Eleanor. I do love Elizabeth but dp not as keen.

I do like a lot of the suggestions but they are either already in family / good friends.

It's really hard, took us ages to agree.

Dp really likes Georgie but I'd rather have something more formal on bc but he doesn't like Georgina for instance.

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MaLittleBubbas · 13/05/2019 19:38

Iris is lovely, as is Elizabeth. the others I am not so keen on.
Would you like Eliza? Its a beautiful name, nicer than Elizabeth imo, its less fussy iyswim.

CloserIAm2Fine · 13/05/2019 19:31

Elizabeth is my all time favourite name. I would probably use it anyway tbh. I wouldn’t want to end up wishing I had if the other Elizabeth leaves the village in six months time!

Other names I love are:

Isobel/Isabella although it’s extremely popular if you add up the various spellings
Charlotte
Beatrice
Amelia
Georgia
Harriet

Aquamarine1029 · 13/05/2019 19:01

Lillian.

justswanning · 13/05/2019 18:59

I have an Elizabeth that we shorten and I love the name, it's so versatile

Sexnotgender · 13/05/2019 18:53

I love elspeth, it was on my list if baby was a girl.

Also love
Eleanor
Penelope
Harriet
Vivienne
Frances

milleniumhandandprawn · 13/05/2019 18:49

I have an Elizabeth.
Other names on my shortlist were:

Dorothea
Artemis (absolute favourite but DH vetoed 😩)
Rosalind
Lucinda
Charlotte

TheWaiting · 13/05/2019 18:44

I also like, Audrey, Dorothy and Daphne. Smile

TheWaiting · 13/05/2019 18:42

I have an Elizabeth (Lizzie) I also love Katherine, Josephine, Frances and Constance.

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AGoodWench · 13/05/2019 18:30

Katherine / Kitty / Kate
Eleanor or Elinor / Nora
Caroline
Jocelyn / Joss
Esther
Susannah

Bentley111 · 13/05/2019 18:28

With the exception of Elspeth, I'm not really a fan of any of your list Blush if you have Cornish roots and love it, you could use Demelza as a middle name?

First names that spring to mind:
Victoria
Clara
Diane/Diana
Louisa
Emma
Esther
Jane
Catherine
Caroline
Beatrice
Juliet
Portia

Shadow1234 · 13/05/2019 18:16

Eleanor would be my favourite on your list

Alice
Estelle
Rosa
Isobel/Isobella
Lydia
Penelope
Hazel
Ruby
Lauren
Camille
Sarah
Audrey

sleepstealer · 13/05/2019 17:59

Harriet
Henrietta
Juliet
Lillian
Freya
Veronica
Charlotte
Clara
Imogen
Olive
Millicent
Penelope
Laura
Louisa
Francesca
Claudia
Mabel
Cordelia
Verity
Elspeth
Jemima
Matilda
Tabitha
Nancy
Helena
Sophia
Florence
Grace
Emma
Emily
Rosanna
Beatrice
Catherine

Hoolihan · 13/05/2019 17:56

Hannah
Esther
Anna
Rachel
Helen
Maggie/Peggy
Martha
Clementine
Jennifer
Katherine (Kitty)

happyhillock · 13/05/2019 17:51

Elizabeth is a lovely name
Ellen
Robyn
Lily
Poppy
Morgan
Elaine
Grace

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