Help Required with Girls Names

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anonymous1989 · 14/09/2020 20:53

We are approaching our 20 week scan and intend to find out gender of baby. Boys name is all sorted but we are completely stuck with girls names. We would like to decide on a name before the 20 week scan as we did with our first child, Noah.

Current Shortlist:

Isabel Matilda
Isla Matilda
Heidi Matilda
Jemima

Would ideally like middle name to be Matilda (this is a very meaningful name to us), but obviously can't have Matilda if we chose Jemima. But we really quite like that Jemima is slightly more unusual. Concerned about the two 'a' endings in Isla Matilda. Does it sound silly?

Which is your favourite of our shortlist? And why? Any other names you can recommend that would go well with Matilda.

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anonymous1989 · 14/09/2020 21:02

@kittenpeak Unfortunately Emily is the named of someone close to me, so not really usable. I have a very strange relationship with Alice. I want to love it, but all I see is A-Lice or Alice the Camel has 5 humps etc etc (as I used to frequently sing at Brownies in my childhood 😂. I just think these associations are too strong to use it!

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Auto · 14/09/2020 21:01

I like Isabel Matilda best. I also like Jemima but it doesn't flow as well with Matilda.

Annabel Matilda
Imogen Matilda
Lucy Matilda
Josephine (Josie) Matilda
Coralie Matilda
Harriet Matilda
Frances Matilda
Juliet Matilda

PaulinePetrovaPosey · 14/09/2020 21:00

I like Heidi Matilda.

Heidi is a fab name full stop, and I think the other options are slight mouthfuls.

Thneedville · 14/09/2020 20:59

I love Isla Matilda, I also love Jemima.

How about two middle names with Jemima - Jemima Claire Matilda for example?

EhUp · 14/09/2020 20:59

I would avoid Isla Matilda as agree that it doesn't flow well with the 2 A endings (and same with Jemima)

Personally I would choose Heidi above Isabel purely due to the fact that Isabel/Isobel/Isabelle/Isabella has been so popular for past 20 years or so

Other suggestions
Phoebe Matilda
Jasmine Matilda

Robs20 · 14/09/2020 20:58

We have very similar taste in names! Jemima, Heidi and Matilda were in my top 5. Isla Matilda is a bit of a mouthful, but ok. How about Jemima Rose, Jemima Annabelle or Jemima Poppy?

kittenpeak · 14/09/2020 20:55

Matilda is a beautiful middle name. Agree Jemima Matilda is a bit of a mouthful. We like traditional names such as Emily and Alice. They could go with Matilda?

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