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Just for fun/To see people's thoughts

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CocoJones · 27/09/2019 09:19

I’m still totally and utterly struggling to choose a name for our little girl. My partner and I had a list of about 30 that were ones we liked individually or together .. we have managed to whittle it down bit by bit but I’m still not sure I’ve found the one. So for a bit of fun what would you choose from the following or do you have any suggestions...

  • Alice Lynne Murphy
  • Abigail Lynne Murphy
  • Imogen Lynne Murphy
  • Maggie Lynne Murphy
  • Rosie Lynne Murphy
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autumnkate · 02/10/2019 07:19

I love Maggie. It’s adorable and I have never met one even though I’m a teacher.

The heroine in Mill on the Floss is Maggie.

starkid · 30/09/2019 12:17

I like Imogen :)

sockittome123 · 30/09/2019 07:27

I like Alice out of the list, and don't like Maggie at all, I can see where you're coming from OP. It reminds me of someone in a shop going "Ooh, shall I buy myself a mag?"

LoreleiRock · 30/09/2019 07:11

Get rid of the Lynne

AverageMummy · 30/09/2019 07:06

I personally think Maggie is horrible and it reminds me of maggots

Alice & Imogen are both beautiful

NoSauce · 30/09/2019 06:49

I find Maggie, harsh and ugly. It probably doesn’t help that the three I’ve known were/are absolutely horrible women though.

Alice is the best off the list.

Mayborn · 29/09/2019 23:05

I don’t like Maggie as a name but like the MLM, how about

Marnie
Millie
Molly
Megan

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CocoJones · 29/09/2019 22:58

@MissHenty I'm fine with general nicknames / pet names but I just wouldn't feel "comfortable" with them being called a shortened version of their name by family or friends when they aren't old enough themselves to decide.
I know people would - I mean my name is Chloe and I get called Clo all the time. But if I didn't like it I am old enough to say. But say for example we named her Abigail if everyone started saying oh this is baby Abi I fee I would have to say "no this is Abigail"

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CocoJones · 29/09/2019 22:55

@MikeUniformMike I don't know I just can't mentally picture a child of school age being called on a register or by a teacher as Maggie. Odd I know.

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CocoJones · 29/09/2019 22:54

@painauchocolat84 Lynne is the middle name 100% We had middle names picked out for both genders from the beginning.

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CocoJones · 29/09/2019 22:53

@OchMumItsJustMaBow Peggy was my great grandmothers name - well obviously Margaret but she was always known as Peg / Peggy ... I wouldn't / couldn't use it for my daughter - it just doesn't fit to me. But obviously Maggie would be a tribute but is still lovely on its own.

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CocoJones · 29/09/2019 22:51

@Cookit I don't mind them having pet names I just don't like it when a name gets shortened ... like if her name was Abigail I wouldn't really want her being called Abi.,. I'm chloe and Clo drives me insane 🙈😂

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IsobelRae23 · 27/09/2019 22:12

Imogen! Such a pretty name that grows with the baby.

OchMumItsJustMaBow · 27/09/2019 21:51

Maggie is gorgeous!

How do you feel about Peggy?

miamiibiza · 27/09/2019 21:35

Rosie

IggyAce · 27/09/2019 21:35

Imogen, immy is a popular nn but others include Idgy, Midge, Mog and Iggy.

VenusClapTrap · 27/09/2019 21:25

Maggie short for Marguerite. I think it works well for all ages. Lovely name.

17caterpillars1mouse · 27/09/2019 20:03

Definitely Abigail it's a classic name that is underused at the moment and Abbey is a lovely nickname

AllStarBySmashMouth · 27/09/2019 19:01

Maggie Murphy sounds like a detective novel to me Grin not sure if that's good or bad!

I like Imogen best as a name, but Abigail Lynne flows better.

Cookit · 27/09/2019 18:56

It’s really, really hard to prevent a nickname.

My children have nicknames (that we use) that I didn’t expect them to have. But you can’t say a name 100 times a day without it morphing into something else. Also the names they have have felt a little ridiculous on a baby so without really thinking about it I used baby-ish versions of their names that stuck or morphed as months went by into something else. I know a few people who are quite precious about no nicknames but even those people have come up with pet names that they call their children.

I like all these names really apart from Rosie. Maggie Murphy is quite a cool name IMO.
If I could have used Imogen it would definitely have been a front runner.

yetanothernane · 27/09/2019 18:48

I know someone in her 50's who has always been Maggie, I think it works well as an adult. (You can always go full name and do Margaret although I hate Margaret 😬)

I like Maggie with the surname it does sound quite cool. I also like Imogen, and I love Rosie.

IckleBear · 27/09/2019 18:42

I'd say Alice.

Ingrid Murphy?

LiterallyCantBelieveIt · 27/09/2019 15:46

Love Imogen and Rosie. Not keen on Maggie - I think it sounds a bit harsh. Plus somebody I despise has a dog called Maggie so that makes me biased Grin

SparkyBlue · 27/09/2019 15:38

I'm biased as I have a Rosie. I get tons of compliments on it.

KronksSpinachPuffs · 27/09/2019 15:00

Alice is my favourite! Also really like Imogen and Abigail, Rosie is really nice but wouldn't personally choose it and km not keen on Maggie but theres nothing wrong with it just not to my taste :)

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