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I think I've found THE ONE :) BUTTT...

138 replies

kittytiggy · 14/07/2019 17:53

So, I rung up my mum - here's how the phone call went:
Me "I just can't get over Acacia and not sure if Saskia is the one!"
Mum "Fuck these modern names, just choose Florence or Ivy or NORA, something classic."

NORA !!!
NORA IVY??? I looooove it. But then Saskia is more modern and DS is Grayson so they're very different styles. So many thoughts. What do you think?

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Fivefootoffun · 14/07/2019 20:42

Saskia is a fabulous name - love it. Nora is very pretty too though!

FriarTuck · 14/07/2019 20:39

What about anora?
You know that would changed to Anorak at school....

Tavannach · 14/07/2019 20:34

I like Mabel better than Nora.
Of all the names you've mentioned I like Astrid best.

Knittedfairies · 14/07/2019 20:31

I like Annorah too.

BluebellsareBlue · 14/07/2019 20:10

Or maybe it's Anorah...

BluebellsareBlue · 14/07/2019 20:08

What about anora? I love that name it maybe spelled Ahnora I'm not sure

Ploppymoodypants · 14/07/2019 20:03

P.s. I really like Saskia too 😁

Ploppymoodypants · 14/07/2019 20:03

Oh I love Nora and Nora Ivy is beautiful. Why does it matter was DS is called? Why do they need to match?
DD1 has a Victorian name and DD2 has one that’s American and so unusual that everyone thinks its made up (it isn’t)
🤷🏼‍♀️

starzig · 14/07/2019 20:00

Love Acacia and Nora. Saskia is a bit table dancer.

CatteStreet · 14/07/2019 19:57

Saskia 'chavvy'? Confused
(Quite apart from the fact that I hate the term 'chavvy')

Love Saskia. Nora is hipster, as is Mabel. Astrid's nice.
Acacia Avenue.

Aomame83 · 14/07/2019 19:56

Mabel is cute...

Aomame83 · 14/07/2019 19:56

Saskia just makes me think of the woman who his Steve over the head with an ashtray, in Eastenders in the 90's.
Acacia just makes me think of the tree, like Oak or Beech.
Nora is kind of okay... A bit granny-ish, but in the same way loads of granny names are coming back for little kids. Like Ethel...

Nyancat · 14/07/2019 19:55

Norah is beautiful. Ds has a friend in school called Norah and I know another two.

Fatkins · 14/07/2019 19:54

Mabel and Saskia are lovely.

Acacia is absolutely awful. Do not call your poor baby girl that name. Yuk.

Nora reminds me of norovirus.

Florence is lovely too.

B00kworm86 · 14/07/2019 19:52

Nora is beautiful!!!

MikeUniformMike · 14/07/2019 19:51

I don't like Nora or Ivy and together make me think of Norovirus.
Call her Acacia.

TinyMystery · 14/07/2019 19:51

Saskia was the one in Eastenders who Steve Owen whacked over the head with an ashtray. It’s all I can think of when I hear it and I was 7 when that happened and definitely shouldn’t have been watching that!

Blueuggboots · 14/07/2019 19:51

Saskia was the name of the wife of Rembrandt, so hardly modern!!
I have a friend called Saskia who is in her 40's.
I like Nora, but prefer it spelt Norah.

Pastaagain78 · 14/07/2019 19:50

I like nora. Nora Ivy is pretty. Ivy is good too.

OhTheRoses · 14/07/2019 19:50

Nora! Last of The Summer Wine. Tell your mother to pull her socks up. She's Batty

Saskias alright. Xanthe, Esme, Daphne, Olympia? Edith at a push. Mabel? Martha?

flowery · 14/07/2019 19:46

We had a hamster called Nora (geddit?) when I was a kid

IVEgottheDECAF · 14/07/2019 19:46

Dont like Nora. Love Nola.

Gooseygoosey12345 · 14/07/2019 19:45

Acacia makes me think of focaccia...

HeadintheiClouds · 14/07/2019 19:45

7... And we’re still debating Nora 😬

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 14/07/2019 19:45

I’d hate to be called Nora!!

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