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Betsy, Delilah or Pippa

44 replies

Mummytobe0920 · 20/04/2020 22:31

DP and I are struggling to agree on a name. These are the favourites so far. Which do you prefer?

Also open to any other suggestions Smile

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paradisefalls · 21/04/2020 09:16

I love them all but if I had to choose I'd go for Delilah.

MikeUniformMike · 21/04/2020 09:12

Pippa, maybe short for Philippa, or
Betsy, short for Elizabeth, are both nice.

I don't like Delilah at all.

round4 · 21/04/2020 07:41

My friends little girl is called Pippa, she's adorable 😍

SomeoneElseEntirelyNow · 21/04/2020 07:15

I have a Philippa who is Pip or Pippa. My DH overruled me on Delilah (comes under the heading of 'Biblical Whores' which is a whole thing apparently, I've never read the bible) and Betsey was the name of my Granny's dog who used to wee in our shoes. So obviously Pippa.

Astronica · 21/04/2020 07:11

I love Pippa. Betsy is okay but prefer it as a nicknmae.

I really dislike Delilah. Lilah is much nicer.

Jossina · 21/04/2020 04:16

Tamara
Cordelia
Lilith
Eleanor
Adelaide
Virginia
Emily
Zillah
Xenia
Marilla
Helen

terrigrey · 21/04/2020 03:43

Not keen on any of them, I like all of aww's suggestions.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/04/2020 01:06

Penny. Annie. Marcie. Josie. Rosie. Bonnie. Rita. Nancy. Vera. Poppy. Iris

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/04/2020 00:50

Betsy.

123Dancewithme · 21/04/2020 00:38

Delilah. Betsy and Pippa are better as nicknames.

yikesanotherbooboo · 20/04/2020 22:46

I like Philippa and Elizabeth . I can't shake negative connotations with Delilah. I'm not particularly keen on Betsy as a nickname as it is a bit cutesy to my ear so would opt for Philippa.

Cosyblanky · 20/04/2020 22:45

They've all yuck to me sorry

Whatsyourflava · 20/04/2020 22:43

Betsy or Delilah are both lovely
Not Pippa - no way!

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Mummytobe0920 · 20/04/2020 22:43

Thank you all for your input.

@DramaAlpaca @MilkTwoSugarsThanks I wasn’t aware of that so that’s helped make the decision easier.

Not 100% on a name so far so I’ll keep looking. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

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MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 20/04/2020 22:40

Pippa is my favourite of those but is slang for penis in Greece. Or Italy. Whichever, I'd give birth certificate name as Philippa for that reason.

DramaAlpaca · 20/04/2020 22:39

I like Delilah, despite the biblical connotations and the song.

Pippa is apparently very rude in several European languages so I'd give that one a swerve, tbh.

I dislike Betsy, it's too cutesy and twee for me.

NuffSaidSam · 20/04/2020 22:37

Pippa.

Or second choice Betsy.

I don't like Delilah.

june2007 · 20/04/2020 22:36

I don,t like shorten versions so not Betsly and pippa. (Yes to Elizebeth or Phillipa.) I knew a very sweet girl called Delilah it,s quite popular at present but Delilah in the Bible isn,t a nice person so not keen on that either.

Cherrychops100 · 20/04/2020 22:34

I'm not keen on Betsy, it sounds a bit like a pet name, I like the other 2 though Grin