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Florence - would you with this surname?

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Changedname81 · 04/02/2020 14:57

Gr een

Other names discounted:

Ruby
Violet
Ava (evergreen)
Isla (isle of green)

Middle name will be fathers surname which is long (5 syllables) and African

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NearLifeExperience · 04/02/2020 22:08

Very nice name.

Whatsyourflava · 04/02/2020 18:37

Great name @Changedname81 🥰

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Changedname81 · 04/02/2020 15:47

Thanks guys :)

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hannahfaith · 04/02/2020 15:40

Florence Green is so cute
Love the nn Flossie

MikeUniformMike · 04/02/2020 15:40

Teresa

CountFosco · 04/02/2020 15:37

Florence Green was the last living veteran of the first world war. So yes, excellent name.

Don't shorten her name to Florrie or Flossie though, will make her sound like a Victorian maid servant.

Seaandsand83 · 04/02/2020 15:31

I think it's perfect OP

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Changedname81 · 04/02/2020 15:28

I think she’d be a Flossie or a Florrie if we were to nickname her Grin

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MikeUniformMike · 04/02/2020 15:16

or Winter?

MikeUniformMike · 04/02/2020 15:15

How about Emerald?

eavers · 04/02/2020 15:15

Florence Green is fine but Flo Green / Green Flow is not so nice

myplateisfullenoughthanks · 04/02/2020 15:13

absolutely!