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The final two (for now)

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Whatareyoutalkingabout · 28/05/2019 05:54

Assuming we have a girl.

Juniper. My choice. Just fell in love with this recently. It's earthy, slightly different, and I could have June, Junie or Juno as nicknames, all of which I love. DH is Indian and Juni is an Indian name which I like as it's sort of tying together our cultures. June is a very special name for us too, and if we don't go with this name we had planned to use it for a middle name. Also I read about Saint Juniper and the story is lovely, which has made me like it even more!

Genevieve - DHs favourite. He just likes the sound. I do too. But I HATE the name Jenny and I'm not blown away by any other nicknames. My favourites would be Eve and Vivi.

We live abroad so could choose the nicknames here, but I'm worried that if we do return to the UK she might get lumbered with Jenny.

Opinions please!

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Clubbercised · 28/05/2019 07:33

I prefer Juniper.

I like Genevieve too, but I do think she might get Jen / Jenny. I like Jenny a lot too, but you don't, so I don't think you should use it.

My ds's name sometimes gets shortened to something I don't like so much and it is annoying actually. I don't hate it, but I don't like it so much.

Lobsterquadrille2 · 28/05/2019 07:31

Juniper. Fantastic name. The two Genevieves I know are both Evie which, though nice enough, is extremely popular.

Treaclepie19 · 28/05/2019 07:08

Juniper 😍

BendydickCuminsnatch · 28/05/2019 06:56

Love Juniper!!

Sabato · 28/05/2019 06:53

(Or Georgette for similar reasons?)

Sabato · 28/05/2019 06:46

I love Genevieve. Had a friend called Genevieve when we were kids and she was usually called Gen.

Not especially keen on Juniper, it’s a bit too made up for me. I like the nicknames though.

How do you feel about Georgiana? Similar feel to Genevieve but no possibility of Jenny as a nickname.

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Whatareyoutalkingabout · 28/05/2019 06:19

That's another problem with Genevieve. We aren't pronouncing it the French way as we frankly can't say it perfectly and living abroad with a lot of other expat friends (including french) might complicate this.

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MerryMarigold · 28/05/2019 06:13

One other issue I have with Genevieve is whether it's pronounced with a 'J' like 'Jenny' or 'zh' the French way (as I think it's French name).

Whoops75 · 28/05/2019 06:09

Genevieve i know is Gen

Not a fan of juniper, sorry

OhTheRoses · 28/05/2019 06:09

Love Genevieve. You can't choose nicknames, they chose you.

veeboo · 28/05/2019 06:04

I'm in the UK and my instinct would be to shorten Genevieve to Ginny not Jenny. I love it!

MerryMarigold · 28/05/2019 06:04

Genevieve will never be called that at home. I called my dd a name for the nickname she'd end up having. She's ended up with a different nickname and her full name at school!! Whilst I like her full name, I don't love it. I wish I'd used one of the other names I'd planned. I think Vivienne has a similar vibe and more easily slips into Vivi.

I like Juniper and especially all the connections. It has a hippyish feeling. I didn't know there was a Saint!!

HerRoyalNotness · 28/05/2019 06:00

My favourite is Juniper. DD2s middle name. I wish I’d just called her that for a first name, as I don’t love her FN at all

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