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Plum’s sister!

263 replies

HazeyJaney · 17/11/2019 19:23

Help please! We chose a very unusual name for our first daughter (Plum Elizabeth) and now we’re stuck on what to name her sister. Our current list feels a bit pedestrian in comparison, does it matter?

We like:

Alice
Flora
Gaia
Cecily
Beatrix
Sylvie
Merryn
Iris (actually, I’ve always loved Isis, but it’s obviously unusable now)

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TatianaLarina · 02/12/2019 17:54

I like Mirabel.

lottiegarbanzo · 02/12/2019 10:24

Sylvie is lovely too!

lottiegarbanzo · 02/12/2019 10:22

Mirabel

It's a type of pear, an airport but mostly, a lovely name.

jfoyo26 · 01/12/2019 21:37

Oh Sylvie Clementine is a great sister nameSmile

AlpacaGoodnight · 01/12/2019 20:48

Plum and Sylvie sound lovely together!

Enko · 01/12/2019 09:39

Sylvie is a great choice and goes well w Plum.

MissHenty · 29/11/2019 19:46

Meant to tag you @Shortbreadbaby

MissHenty · 29/11/2019 19:46

Berry is cool. A unisex name I think. Berry Gordy?

Shortbreadbaby · 29/11/2019 19:42

Berry.

HeadlessGummyBears · 28/11/2019 16:49

@GuppytheCat Sylvie Clementine sounds fabulous and you’re right it definitely has a nice symmetry to Plum Elizabeth.

I also suggested Clementine, one of my favourite names. I only thought of going with a more traditional middle name and having something like one of names I mentioned above as a first name because they go well with Plum but don’t sound too similar and Elizabeth, the middle name, is more traditional. But the symmetry idea is much better.

GuppytheCat · 27/11/2019 17:43

Sylvie is nice.

'Plum and Lettice' sounds like a vegan gastropub.

notnowmaybelater · 27/11/2019 17:32

Isn't Lettice a form of Letitia?

RickOShay · 27/11/2019 17:14

I think that Lettice is an old name, not spelt exactly like the salad Grin
I like it.

Moominfan · 25/11/2019 19:26

and pairs nicely with Sylvie....

I see what you did there

CandyApple1995 · 25/11/2019 18:50

My friend has two now adult daughters, and one has an unusual name and the other has a very common name. Think along the lines of ' Phyllis and Kate'. The one with the more unusual name has always hated her name and been very resentful that her parents gave her sister a much 'prettier' name. She recently changed her name by deed poll.
My advice would be that Since you already have one child with an unusual name I would give your next daughter one too!
I really like these names

Clementine
Auriel
Olive
Violet
Gwendolyn
Edith
Ethel
Persophone
Ophelia
Nancy
Mabel

Xx

iloveyoubutilovememore · 25/11/2019 18:32

Plum is a great name. Ignore the bitchy comments (their kids are probably called James & Emma)

PrincessAnnaOfArundale · 24/11/2019 13:03

Tess, Tabbitha or Lilac.

GuppytheCat · 23/11/2019 17:11

Please please call her Sylvie Clementine for symmetry with Plum Elizabeth.

Ritascornershop · 23/11/2019 15:30

I think Plum is a gorgeous name and pairs nicely with Sylvie. If I was still young enough to have more babies I’d consider Plum for a child. It’s a lovely sound and image.

Amyaaa · 22/11/2019 20:53

I have to ask, where you got the name plum from?

GaaaaarlicBread · 22/11/2019 20:30

I strangely like the name plum, I can picture a cute little girl in frilly dresses with curly hair :) There was a girl on Britains Got Talent years ago who played the violin and she was called Lettuce!! So I think 'less used' names are very cute. I know you don't want anything that particularly matches plum, but what about Olive? That's quite a sweet name? Sylvie is nice though, I went to school with a Sylvie and she was lovely , her Sister was called Flora x

Thefaceofboe · 22/11/2019 20:22

I feel like I shouldn’t like the name Plum but I kind of do Confused I can imagine a sweet little girl called plum

finallychangedmyusername · 22/11/2019 20:19

Plum and Sylvie sound great.

Lulu1919 · 21/11/2019 19:35

Mabel

Nonameyet1 · 21/11/2019 18:46

I called my baby Plum before she was born and my mum really wanted me to use it - I nearly did. It’s a great name.

Plum and Sylvie are lovely.