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Sister for Arabella?

45 replies

Enwi · 04/05/2020 22:01

We have Arabella and all going well, she’ll have a little sister next week. We’re having a really difficult time deciding on something we both like.

Currently we have:
Theodora (I wonder if this looks too masculine)
Ottilie (doesn’t go well with our surname but I love this)
Primrose (possibly too sweet)
Elowen

But none of them feel perfect. I’d love some suggestions please. What would you pair with Arabella Wren?

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helpmum2003 · 05/05/2020 06:37

Love Theadora, Primrose and Otillie.

Ophelia
Clementine
Aurora

wintertime6 · 05/05/2020 06:29

I immediately thought Florence. Also love Thea, I only know one baby called this.

Pinkychilla · 05/05/2020 06:22

How about Theadora rather than Theodora we know one and call her Thea for short think it's really pretty

NoSauce · 05/05/2020 05:57

Cassia.

xoxogossipgirll · 05/05/2020 03:48

Also Emilia & Penelope

xoxogossipgirll · 05/05/2020 03:39

Indie
Olena
Juliette
Evelina
Addelyn
Milena
Saskia
Emery
Leila
Ivy

DramaAlpaca · 05/05/2020 03:32

I'd call her Charlotte Joy. Or Charlotte Robyn if you wanted to continue the bird middle name theme.

If you like Ottilie and it doesn't work with the surname, maybe Octavia as a pp suggested. Or even Olivia. I know it's popular, but I like it with Arabella.

babynamelover · 05/05/2020 02:59

I like Primrose but it's quite a big name 😃.

Octavia
Ramona
Isadora
Rosemund
Felicity
Phoebe
Caroline
Audrey
Cecily
Honora
Lavender
Thomasina
Verity
Beatrix
Cordelia
Demetria
Poppy/Daisy/Maisie
Romilly
Seraphine
Petra
Violetta
Coraline/Coralie
Florentina
Alice
Doralie
Elodia
Marcellina
Vincentia
Phaedra
Tamsin
Briony
Georgette
Casilde
Sylvie

WaxOnFeckOff · 04/05/2020 23:39

Meredith Lark
Ursula Jay
Celeste Raven
Elouise Robyn
Linnet Louisa
Rosalind Finch

wizzler · 04/05/2020 23:17

Evangeline
Madeleine
Genevieve

Ninkanink · 04/05/2020 23:14

I love Ottilie. I also love Theodora, don’t think it’s masculine at all.

I’d actually go for Theodora as it’s got the same number of syllables as Arabella, so they go together really nicely.

bridgetreilly · 04/05/2020 23:10

Dorothea.

jelly79 · 04/05/2020 23:05

Nancy

Ellmau · 04/05/2020 23:00

Clarissa
Jessamine
Miranda
Serena
Jocasta

sorryiasked · 04/05/2020 22:38

How about the continental version : Teodora?
Or Dorothea?

Collision · 04/05/2020 22:37

Arabella Wren is beautiful

Eden Grace

Erin Felicity

Darcey Primrose

Freya May

Libby Rose

ArchbishopOfBanterbury · 04/05/2020 22:36

Matilda
Emilia
Eloise

Cheaperbythetriple · 04/05/2020 22:35

I love Theodora!

Eleanor
Maria/Marie/Mary/Mariah
Marianna
Penelope
Ariadne
Athena
Josephine
Alina
Ophelia
Amalia
Catherine
Delphine
Daphne
Adela
Emmeline
Evangeline
Francesca
Delia
Florence
Opal
Pearl

EmmaGrundyForPM · 04/05/2020 22:34

Madeleine or Penelope.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/05/2020 22:32

Claudia.
Penelope
Florence
Madeline
Juliet
Natalia
Anastasia. Alexandria. Angelica. (If them beginning with the same letter doesn't bother you)
Lorelei
Melody
Scarlett
Clemency
Tallulah
Therese
Marina