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Thoughts on my list of girls’ names?

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recreationalcalpol · 18/11/2020 23:06

So far I have:

Lois - DH vetoed though
Helena
Erin - DH also not keen
Juliet (my current front runner, DH a bit meh about it)

DH likes Mary and Alice. I think Mary could be a bit grown up for a little kid, and it doesn’t go with my preferred middle name which is Margaret. Alice is just a bit forgettable IMO.

Any thoughts or alternative suggestions?

Her older brother is called Douglas if that’s helpful!

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VenusClapTrap · 20/11/2020 13:24

I love both Helena and Mary. Both sound good with Margaret. I also like Marie, which has a lovely retro feel.

Prefer Julia to Juliet. Or Judith, which is an underused and beautiful name.

Hate Lois. It looks incomplete.

YoniAndGuy · 20/11/2020 10:52

Also not Erin, but

Edith
Martha
Mabel

would go with Douglas

YoniAndGuy · 20/11/2020 10:51

Hmmm I'm not massively sold on any of them but I think Mary is really dull, sorry, and have always hated Alice - also dull, and dislike the Al shortening.

Lois no.
Helena ok but it sounds odd with Douglas
Juliette I like, less so Juliet -best of the bunch though but also somehow doesn't fit Douglas.

What would I put with Douglas - probably something more earthy -

Flora
Elizabeth nn Betsy good
Helen actually better than Helena?

MeMeMeYou · 19/11/2020 21:30

I also like Ellen or Elin

MeMeMeYou · 19/11/2020 21:29

Like Juliet and Alice. I have known a baby Mary, Alice and Juliet and it worked just fine

JustanotherTuesday · 19/11/2020 21:26

As someone who has the misfortune to be saddled with Mary as middle name, I think it is very old fashioned and I don't get the attraction for it. I am always embarrassed when I have to say it, which thankfully isn't very often. I'm not keen on my first name either, as it is as equally old fashioned .

notalwaysalondoner · 19/11/2020 16:59

Lois - it's OK, don't love it. Unusual these days.
Helena - lovely, classic, sophisticated without being dull
Erin - OK, don't love it
Juliet - not a huge fan but is pretty and classic
Mary - dull. So dull.
Alice - Also quite bland but much better than Mary

I wouldn't worry about Juliet being shortened to Julie, I know multiple Juliette's/Juliet's all known by their whole name.

pilates · 19/11/2020 16:10

Eliza Margaret

So nice to honour a family member.

I can’t get my head around a young girl called Mary, not sure why

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recreationalcalpol · 19/11/2020 16:00

Oh god, I was coming round to Mary and now I can’t get the Sister Mary Margaret thing out of my head Grin

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TeddyDidIt · 19/11/2020 14:27

I like Helena and Juliet

Coffeeandcake1 · 19/11/2020 14:21

I like Juliet, it was on our list of girls names too although we were spelling it Juliette because I like the potential nn Ettie. I also think Ettie would sound good with Douglas!

PabloHoneyBee · 19/11/2020 14:10

Another vote for Mary (sorry op)! I love it and it goes so well with Douglas. Both a bit vintage and unusual, but still established names, not nicknames.

Spied · 19/11/2020 13:50

Mary Margaret sounds like a nun.
Sister Mary MargaretGrin sorry.
I love Alice.
Alice Margaret would be my choice.

SofiaVergara · 19/11/2020 13:45

I went to school with Helena and worked with another one and both are absolute Trollops who are both bullies and generally nasty girls, so that alone puts me off that name. As another poster has pointed out, it's the whole helayna/heleena debate too.

I love Lois and Mary :)

kezziethecat · 19/11/2020 13:43

Love Alice and Helena

MikeUniformMike · 19/11/2020 13:38

Lois - ok just a bit nothingy
Helena - ok. I prefer Helen
Erin - harsh sounding.
Juliet - ok but I don't like Jules.

Mary and Alice - considered both for DD. DD3 would be Alice.

Her older brother is called Douglas - like.

I'd say Helen but www.helenanddouglas.org.uk/

mintich · 19/11/2020 12:15

I really like Erin and Helena

CharityPecksniff · 19/11/2020 12:08

Lois - no
Helena - love it
Erin - no
Juliet - love it
Mary - love it
Alice - nice

Just be aware that there are at least two common pronunciations of Juliet and at least three of Helena.

If you count areas that drop their Hs, then there are six.

myneighboursarerude · 19/11/2020 12:07

Is second the PP Julia is beautiful.

myneighboursarerude · 19/11/2020 12:06

Helena is stunning and definitely goes with Douglas - they sound like a pair from a Victorian novel. Is he Douglas or is he Dougie/Doug?

LemonsYellow · 19/11/2020 12:03

Mary is fabulous. It goes well alongside Margaret. It’s not the same name. I like Helena too, but I think Mary is both chic and cool. Juliet is OK but Julia is better. Alice is fine but a bit boring. Not keen on Lois.

3rdNamechange · 19/11/2020 11:46

I like Eleanor it's not mispronounced as much as Helena.
Alice is sweet , I think Mary is a bit old fashioned.

Seriouslymole · 19/11/2020 11:41

Megan is also a derivative of Margaret.

I love Juliet! It wouldn't get shortened to Julie.

SeaKingdom · 19/11/2020 11:37

I think Mary Margaret goes really well together - Mary Margaret is Snow White's name in Once Upon A Time.

Firebird83 · 19/11/2020 11:34

Mary Margaret or Helena Margaret

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