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Etta, April, Olive, Nancy or Pearl

165 replies

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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Whatsyourflava · 10/04/2020 12:50

How’s it going @Sheshallbenameless1 ? Please update us when you’re able. Fully appreciate it won’t be a priority but would love to know what you pick
(Ps. Pick Olive ❤️!!)

welcometomiami · 10/04/2020 12:20

How about Ettaline?

Ikeameatballs · 10/04/2020 12:07

Nancy or Pearl

MilkNoSugars · 10/04/2020 08:03

Nancy is my favourite.

Also like Etta and Pearl.

April is ok.

Don't like Olive at all. I think as mentioned up-thread it's a bit of a marmite name!

SteamingTheDoorKnobs · 10/04/2020 07:58

April is my favourite. Really don't like Olive, but maybe that's because I'm older and associate it with old ladies who look like Les Dawson in drag.

BasilDiffuser · 10/04/2020 07:51

Nancy or Etta

ittooshallpass · 10/04/2020 07:48

Really don't like April; I'm surprised to see how many people do. I think it's really twee, like calling a child born at Christmas time 'Holly'. I always mentally say 'fool' whenever I hear the name too Confused

Olive and Pearl sound old-lady-ish in a bad way. Olive especially as it reminds me of the very plain Olive from on the buses.

I like Nancy.

I really like Etta too, but would prefer it as a nn for Henrietta.

RoseLalique · 10/04/2020 03:45

Nancy or April.

I REALLY dislike Olive and Pearl - they’re really fuddy-duddy sounding. Olive reminds me of sludge green and Pearl just sounds a bit wet.

I’m ambivalent about Etta, but I do think it’s very harsh-sounding and at the same time insubstantial.

mathanxiety · 10/04/2020 03:42

Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy
Nancy

Choose Nancy!

Best of luck tomorrow Wine

CottonSock · 10/04/2020 03:37

Like Etta and April too

CottonSock · 10/04/2020 03:37

I like the Welsh spelling, Nansi

frenchfancy81 · 10/04/2020 01:39

And not Nancy.

frenchfancy81 · 10/04/2020 01:38

I really love April.

I might cringe if I heard someone call out Etta in the park...

Pearl is too 'trying to be cool' maybe?!

Olive is quite nice.

Astronica · 10/04/2020 01:26

April is my favourite. Nancy 2nd.

LotusClover · 09/04/2020 23:58

I don't like any of the names apart from April. It's lovely, it won't date, and will be perfectly fitting as she's going to be born in April. I was also born in April and I always kinda wished it was my name Grin

Good luck tomorrow! xx

SE13Mummy · 09/04/2020 23:48

Olive!

It's a fabulous name, not overused in the same way Olivia is and it avoids the cutesy 'ee' ending that lots of girls names have. I like names that have nickname options too and Olive does e.g. Olly, Liv, Livvy.

emptyplinth · 09/04/2020 23:40

Nancy or Pearl
Not Olive, sorry

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 09/04/2020 23:40

April

olivehater · 09/04/2020 23:38

Nancy. Only one I like. Also if you like Nancy you might like Nina.

123Dancewithme · 09/04/2020 23:37

Pearl

georgialondon · 09/04/2020 19:46

Always loved Etta. It was on my list last time

Spied · 09/04/2020 19:04

The only one I like is Nancy.

Olive is my least,least,least favourite.

LesLavandes · 09/04/2020 19:01

Nancy

villamariavintrapp · 09/04/2020 19:01

Love April or Olive. Nancy and Pearl are ok. And Etta are the terrorists. And it's nothingy as a name, sounds like the last syllable of something.

Linlinds · 09/04/2020 18:57

Love April xx