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Etta, April, Olive, Nancy or Pearl

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Sheshallbenameless1 · 09/04/2020 09:32

C-section tomorrow and still no idea on what this little lady’s name is.

What’s your vote?

Thanks in advance 😊

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Viviennemary · 11/04/2020 21:35

Don't like Etta. Pearl is lovely. April not sure but quite nice. Olive not keen. Nancy ok.

LarkDescending · 11/04/2020 21:32

Congratulations!

From you list I like Etta Pearl.

Suggestions: Cora, Fay, Honor?

pilates · 11/04/2020 21:18

Pearl Etta ❤️

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Sheshallbenameless1 · 11/04/2020 21:07

Thanks so much everyone for the opinions, comments and well wishes 🥰
She is here and healthy and I am finally back in the land of the living. She is still nameless though unfortunately. I want Etta or Nancy, DH wants April or Pearl. We’ve decided she really doesn’t look like an Olive so we’ve at least eliminated one but now it’s just a battle of wills I think. If anyone has any other suggestions that they feel would suit our taste, please send them our way!

x

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finallychangedmyusername · 11/04/2020 20:45

April or Nancy get my vote. Both gorgeous names. And good luck OP! Please come back and update us when she's here and you're both safe and well.

SumAndSubstance · 11/04/2020 19:42

April, Olive, Nancy, Etta, Pearl.
I like them as far down as Nancy. Etta is alright. I don’t like Pearl.

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 11/04/2020 17:52

April or Olive! Both lovely names.

Etta just sounds like someone clearing their throat....

Marlena1 · 11/04/2020 17:20

Love April!!! (Or Avril)

ALittleBirdhouse · 11/04/2020 17:16

Etta and Nancy both lovely. The others not so much but it's all very much personal opinion of course. Hope you meet her very soon!

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RedWine123 · 11/04/2020 17:13

Etta or April. All the best for tomorrow. x

Tanfastic · 11/04/2020 16:59

Nancy and April are my faves.

I am surprised at the amount that like Etta. That's my least favourite

MummaSt · 11/04/2020 16:45

Ah just saw that you’re having her today!! Hope everything is going well ☺️

MummaSt · 11/04/2020 16:44

Nancy is lovely

Whatsyourflava · 11/04/2020 16:41

How are you doing @Sheshallbenameless1

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 10/04/2020 14:42

Good luck for today, hope everything goes well. No matter what any of us think, you'll find the perfect name for her

HaveAtEm · 10/04/2020 14:01

Love Nancy and Etta, ambivalent towards April (but seems a bit too twee to give it to an April baby...much like baby girls being called Holly. if they happen to be born around Christmas 😑) Actually dislike Olive and Pearl (Olive just reminds me of On The Buses, and Pearl is just old lady with a bag of knitting 🧶 👵 )

Regardless, good luck today, hope everything goes well xx

MrsWhisker · 10/04/2020 13:53

Pearl. So pretty.

Ihatemyseleffordoingthis · 10/04/2020 13:51

April!
Not cheesy. It's not as plentifully used as eg Holly. Bit 50s/60s retro cool vibe to it.
Nancy is cute/cool/adaptable too. Ann, going by Nancy.

Olive, Etta and Pearl are somewhat bit try-hard.

midsomermurderess · 10/04/2020 13:47

Nancy. The others are ok, apart from Olive which is almost comically awful. Definitely Nancy.

kim1856 · 10/04/2020 13:38

Love Nancy or Etta :) x

Alwaysundecided · 10/04/2020 13:32

I love April, so gorgeous and unusual. Pearl and Etta also lovely. Nancy is ok but I really dont like Olive. To me it reminds me of slimy greasy olives or olive oil.
I know a baby Olive though and its perfectly fine as a name but isn't a patch on your other names.

helpmum2003 · 10/04/2020 13:29

Nancy or Etta. (Possibly as nn for Henrietta)

CakeRattleandRoll · 10/04/2020 13:21

Nancy

Crookshanksthecat · 10/04/2020 12:58

Sorry but Olive has to be one of the ugliest name I've ever come across I just can't understand why people would use it given so many great names available.

I like Etta but it feels like a nickname as short for Harriet or Henrietta

Pearl is ok

Nancy is quite cute

April is probably my favourite but I'm not so keen on naming a child April that is born in April, seems a bit cheesy to me.