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Girls short list preferences

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Sunshineface123 · 27/08/2019 20:38

We currently have Sadie, Ruby and Edie on our short list for a girl...

We already have a Rose at home.

Any preferences?!

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NoSauce · 28/08/2019 23:10

Sadie is terrible. I prefer Ruby over Edie.

I love Rose but would put it with names like Eleanor, Isabella, Alice, Beatrice, Florence, Cassia, Elizabeth, Lucy, Madeleine.

Frith2013 · 28/08/2019 22:57

I think Rose and Ruby is a bit R heavy.

AlpacaGoodnight · 28/08/2019 21:30

I like the idea of Eden! Edie is lovely too and Sadie is ok. I wouldn't have another R name if you already have one.

LolaSmiles · 28/08/2019 08:24

I love Eden and Edie, even Edith too.

Like another poster, I'm not a fan of Sadie or Ruby. They seem more like pet names to me.

ArtisanPopcorn · 28/08/2019 08:22

Sadie. Edie is very current (along with Evie/Eve/Eva/Ava, it just blends in). Ruby has been popular for years, wasn't it top 3 at one point?

Peachbubble · 28/08/2019 08:19

Edith, nn Edie

AverageMummy · 28/08/2019 08:13

I wouldn’t do Ruby and Rose
Sadie is lovely
Love the suggestion of Eden

RachelEllenR · 28/08/2019 08:11

Edie (Eden) is my favourite. Ruby is ok but not so sure on it with Rose. Really dislike Sadie.

Shadow1234 · 28/08/2019 05:19

Eden is lovely
followed by Edie
Not keen on Sadie or Ruby

Astronica · 28/08/2019 01:19

Of your list I like Edie best with Rose, though I do love Ruby too. Eden is good and you still get Edie if you want.

MrsBertBibby · 28/08/2019 00:46

Edith, not Edie. Or Eden (so faddy)

Sadie is very nice.

SE13Mummy · 28/08/2019 00:02

I like Sadie and Edie but if I were naming the sister of Rose, I'd choose a name that didn't end with an 'ee' sound. I love Edith with Rose and like that both girls would then have multiple nickname options.

Sophronia · 27/08/2019 23:56

Edie but I’d have Edith on the birth certificate.

Heh1991 · 27/08/2019 23:54

I love Edie and think Rose and Edie are a lovely combination.

I hate Sadie and to me Sadie and Ruby are names that I associate with pet dogs (no offence to anyone just my personal experience!)

KronksSpinachPuffs · 27/08/2019 22:50

Ooh Sadie is lovely!

Love the suggestion above of Eden too

MartiniDry · 27/08/2019 22:39

Sadie was the name of my cousins Staffordshire bull terrier so although it's a nice name for a nice dog I wouldn't use it for a child.
Ruby is a nice name but there are quite a lot of them about.

Edie wins but for me it's personal. My late great Aunty had an Edie around 100 years ago and I remember her speaking of her little girl with so much love. Plus, I knew a young man whose surname was Edie. He carried out a very brave and selfless act in an attempt to save someone's life and so I always think warmly of the name.

diddlediddle · 27/08/2019 22:07

Edie is very nicknamey and zeitgeisty at the moment, which is a contrast to Rose, a very classic name.

Eden is so American I wouldn't use that, it's naff. Edith?

Basically Sadie is better! I also do like Ruby but not sure about it with Rose.

AutumnalLeaves38 · 27/08/2019 21:58

Edie by far!

Curlysusie · 27/08/2019 21:21

Edie!
I have a Rose 😊

daisypond · 27/08/2019 21:19

Ruby is my favourite but I wouldn’t have sisters with the same initial. The red theme might be too much as well. Not too keen on Edie or Sadie. They are too cutesy diminutive for me.

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Sunshineface123 · 27/08/2019 21:16

Ooh do like Eden - hadn't thought of that!

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BrutusMcDogface · 27/08/2019 21:13

We had Edie on our list but discounted it...I think it might be better to call her Eden or something, with Edie as a diminutive.

I also agree that ruby is far too similar to rose; both allude to red. Sounds a bit like a kids’ story, ruby and rose! 😊

Sadie is gorgeous and not well used where I live (in fact I don’t know any!) and it sounds lovely with rose!

FantasticPhyllis · 27/08/2019 21:09

Sadie

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Sunshineface123 · 27/08/2019 21:09

Ok thanks so much! So Ruby doesn't seem that popular and Edie and Sadie tying ish, interesting!

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DramaAlpaca · 27/08/2019 21:05

Edie. I don't like Sadie, and although I like Ruby I don't like alliterative sibling names.

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