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McShakey · 13/07/2019 14:20

I posted before and got lots of suggestions, I’ve added a few that me and DH thought of ourselves. I know a lot of names are nicknames, but we won’t be putting the longer version on the birth certificate as that’s just personal preference and we don’t see the point in having a name on the birth certificate that we never intend on using (I have a nickname name and that’s never held me back).

Mary
Ada
Pearl
Winnie
Enid
Elsie
Daisy
Edie
Nellie
Opal
Nancy
Tilly
Dottie

Our last name starts in S and is a syllable long. What name would be your favourite? And any middle name suggestions?

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carmenbea · 13/07/2019 15:41

I like Daisy and Nancy best

VoyageInTheDark · 13/07/2019 15:36

Elsie
Daisy
Edie

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/07/2019 15:31

Winnie.
Enid
Daisy
Mary
Tillie
Dottie

bridgetreilly · 13/07/2019 15:23

Nancy.

MikeUniformMike · 13/07/2019 15:12

Mary - yes
Ada - no
Pearl - no
Winnie - yes
Enid - not sure
Elsie - no
Daisy - ok
Edie - not sure
Nellie - no. Not on your...
Opal - Vauxhall. No
Nancy - yes
Tilly -- not sure
Dottie - yes

Mary's my favourite but Dottie and Winnie are charming

mum2jakie · 13/07/2019 15:00

Daisy or Nancy would both go well with a short surname beginning with S. Not keen on Winnie - it's the sound a horse makes!

girlmama1990 · 13/07/2019 14:59

I like all three of the above with Rose!

girlmama1990 · 13/07/2019 14:58

Ada Elsie and Nellie are my faves!

marmiteandmarmalade · 13/07/2019 14:40

I like Edie and would use Violet as a middle name.

Fatkins · 13/07/2019 14:37

Mary
Pearl
Winnie

Love these!

Nancy is also nice, but less special than these imo.

AnonymousP · 13/07/2019 14:37

I like Ada (prefer Ida though), Pearl, Daisy and Edie (prefer Edith).

Pearl is my fave.

Divgirl2 · 13/07/2019 14:29

Pearl Smith
Opal Smith
Daisy Smith
Enid Smith

My favourite is Opal from your list, by quite a margin.

I know you didn't say it was Smith.

sleepismysuperpower1 · 13/07/2019 14:27

I like Edie a lot. Would pair it with Wren as a middle name x