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Little girl number 2!

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SOPHIEMC16 · 03/07/2019 19:44

We are due our second daughter in the Autumn. DD1 is Sophie. I like soft, feminine sounding names and my current favourite for DD2 is Layla. I think Sophie and Layla sound lovely together. DH isn't 100% though. Any other suggestions of feminine names that go well with Sophie?
I'm sure he'd let me have Layla but really I'd like a name we both love!

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Sunshine1239 · 18/07/2019 18:28

Madeleine McCann that should say

Sunshine1239 · 18/07/2019 18:28

If it matters I also like that it’s the different spelling to Madeleine given her names still understandably everywhere. It shouldn’t matter but I know my sister was pleased they were spelt differently

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SOPHIEMC16 · 18/07/2019 18:01

@Sunshine1239 ok thanks. I think I'll do a post and see what the preference is generally. Not sure if I mind either way Smile

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Sunshine1239 · 18/07/2019 17:11

My niece is Madeline and it’s prounounced mad-el-in like Jasmine or Katherine - no one says those as rhyming with wine and it’s the same spelling. She’s defo never had any issues and she’s 14! She’s been a Maddie since starting school though.

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SOPHIEMC16 · 18/07/2019 14:57

@Sunshine1239 how would you spell it? Madeline? I think that generally has a different pronunciation... Mad-e-line rather than mad-e-lyn? Is that how your niece is spelt? Does she ever have to correct how it is said?

I really like Maddie as well so not worried about that. I'm one of those people that likes shortening names so Sophie is generally Soph as well.

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Blackcountrychik83 · 18/07/2019 10:21

Liberty
Georgia
Sienna
Savannah
Lucy

Sunshine1239 · 17/07/2019 22:45

Be aware that Madeleine will DEFO - no matter how hard you try- get changed to Maddie. Every Madeleine or Maddison gets changed by everyone but their parents 😂

Maddie and Sophie go though so that’s good!

Sunshine1239 · 17/07/2019 22:43

Layla I don’t like if I’m honest! Madeleine I love but I’m bias as that’s my niece name. Don’t spell it that wau though as you’ll be forever correcting it

Astronica · 16/07/2019 04:43

Layla is not a tarty name, and sounds lovely next to Sophie. I dislike Rosalie - overly frilly and would only suit a few people.

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SOPHIEMC16 · 15/07/2019 14:15

New name (from suggestions above and other recent posts) that I think we're decided on is Madeleine :)

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ladyisabelle · 10/07/2019 22:04

Adela
Gemma
Caroline

Layla is pretty but to me it isn’t quite as traditional as Sophie so sort of stands out. Rosalie is lovely and you could nn Rosie...I would never think to pronounce it Roz as in Rosamund but I guess you might have to clarify with teachers and such.

mckerl · 10/07/2019 20:22

Freya
Anna
Emma
Ella

spiderlight · 10/07/2019 20:10

I don't think Layla is a tarty name at all! I think it's lovely. I also like Lara and Laura, and Rosalie has put my in mind of a relative called Annalee.

ElizabethJacketDeLaGuerre · 10/07/2019 18:27

@SOPHIEMC16 That's what I was trying not to say about Layla, as I didn't want to be rude...

I do know a Rosalie, and it's pronounced Roz-a-lee. So you might be setting your DD2 up for a lifetime of mispronunciation. My own name is always mispronounced. I've given up bothering, but it's a bit annoying.

ElizabethJacketDeLaGuerre · 10/07/2019 18:25

Sophie is a gorgeous, classic name. I'm not sure Layla is entirely in the same demographic. I think @Mollie85 has some good suggestions which go well with Sophie.

As an aside, it's funny how Sadie keeps appearing on name threads. The only Sadie I know of was in the Enid Blyton school stories, and she was insufferable until she was Taken Down A Peg Or Two Grin

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SOPHIEMC16 · 10/07/2019 18:11

What do people think of Rosalie? Pronounced Rose-a-lee, not Roz-a-lee. And do you think most people would automatically says Roz-a-Lee?

I saw a comment elsewhere that Layla was a tarty name. Do you agree with this? :(

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sloaneBear · 07/07/2019 22:19

If you like a soft sounding name and you have a Sophie I would look for something with the “ph” sound or “oh” sound again:
Phoebe
Ophelia
Chloe
Josephine nn Josie

SallyWD · 07/07/2019 22:05

I know a Sophie and Evie. Also a Sophie and Gracie

Keewee27 · 06/07/2019 21:28

There are three girls in the class I taught last year, they are best friends and funnily enough their names are Sophie, Layla and Isla. I always thought their names went well together. Sophie has two sisters called Anna and Emily which I also think work well together.

Icklepup · 06/07/2019 15:15

I like Sophie and Layla!

Flora
Hanna
Eliza
Nancy
Alice
Maisie

Mollie85 · 05/07/2019 20:13

Sophie and Molly
Sophie and Lucy
Sophie and Isobel
Sophie and Eloise
Sophie and Della
Sophie and Grace
Sophie and Lilia
Sophie and Charlotte
Sophie and Rosie
Sophie and Ellen
Sophie and Madeleine
Sophie and Olivia

Allyo19 · 05/07/2019 19:25

Jessica

meandmyboyz · 05/07/2019 18:22

Lydia
Sadie

Layla is gorgeous though xx

elliandher5 · 05/07/2019 18:14

Isla and Maya are lovely. I think I'd go for Maya though.

Snowy81 · 05/07/2019 11:54

Sophie and:- Isobel, Jasmine, Cassie, Ava, Alannah, Alissa, Aurora, Aleeah, Alesha, Beau, Brianne, Callie, Coral, Delilah, Esme, Emily, Erin, Freya, Ffion, Hallie, Imogen, Kaira, Leah, Lorna, Laura, Marnie, Darcy, Nora, Matilda, Wren, Florence, Francine, Nellie, Ottilie, Olivia, Quinn, Rebecca, Rachel, Savannah, Sorrel, Sage, Thea, Violet, Vivienne, Willow, Eden, Arabella, Annabelle, Ellis, Ivy, Mia, Tia, Nia, Anais, Anya, Orla, Megan, Hazel, Milly, Molly, Tilly, Iris, Polly, Poppy, Darla, Jessie, Lexi.

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