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Ted's baby sister

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MisiSam · 27/12/2020 10:28

I have a 19 month old boy called Ted, need name ideas for his sister.
The two names I like so far are
Elisabeth/Elizabeth
Maddison

Any more ideas for me? Smile

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Goodbye2020Hello2021 · 28/12/2020 06:29

Betty

Goodbye2020Hello2021 · 28/12/2020 06:28

We are going with Elisabeth! I'm going with the s spelling because I'm trying to avoid the nickname Liz as all I can picture is Lix Mcdonald 😂

If you want to avoid Liz you need to shorten it yourself early on - Beth, Elsie, Elsa...

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MisiSam · 28/12/2020 06:23

We are going with Elisabeth! I'm going with the s spelling because I'm trying to avoid the nickname Liz as all I can picture is Lix Mcdonald 😂

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Jelly4444 · 27/12/2020 12:12

I wouldn't let it worry you that another family member has Elizabeth as a middle name.

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MisiSam · 27/12/2020 12:05

Seems Elizabeth is a winner, my husband prefers Elspeth /Elsbeth but I find that hard to say, I'm not as well spoken as him so it's sounds silly when I say it Grin

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Whatsyourflava · 27/12/2020 11:49

Elizabeth is perfect, much nicer

Madeline
Audrey
Clementine
Verity
Eliza
Margaret Maggie
Jemima

August20 · 27/12/2020 11:35

Elizabeth is lovely and goes perfectly with Ted.

I don't think it's a problem that it's a relative's middle name.

I'm not as fond of Madison.

Some other ideas:

Catherine
Charlotte
Philippa (Pippa)
Sophie
Annabel
Clara
Antonia
Isabel

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MisiSam · 27/12/2020 10:58

Yes that's what I love about Elizabeth, all the nicknames! It was my husbands grandmothers name so I thought that was a nice nod to her, but that is why the little girl already in the family has it as middle name so I'm not sure if that might offend? I'm not sure!
Lots of great ideas here thanks guys I shall show my husband later.
He is useless at names!

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LittleRa · 27/12/2020 10:55

I know a Ted with little sister Maggie.

PreRaphaeliteMotherhood · 27/12/2020 10:54

Elizabeth/Elisabeth is lovely. I don’t think it’s rude at all to use a cousin’s middle name. And presumably she’ll go by a nickname anyway?
I like Bettie or Betsy.
You could also use:
Bessie
Bess
Ellie
Eliza
Elsa
Elsie
Beth
Lizzie
Lizbet
Liz
Lilybet
Libby
Bee
Tess
Tessa
Tessie
It’s one of those names that has about a hundred nicknames!

Standrewsschool · 27/12/2020 10:44

Mackenzie
Millie
Freya
Harriet
Eliza
Betsy

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MisiSam · 27/12/2020 10:44

Love Elizabeth but it's already a close cousins middle name, do you think it would be rude to use it?

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Jelly4444 · 27/12/2020 10:41

You have chosen very different names. I would pick Elizabeth / Elisabeth! Its a beautiful name. It goes perfectly with Ted. Its a classic name that will never go put of fashion.

Maddison is a bit of a faddy name. Not fond of it at all.

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MisiSam · 27/12/2020 10:31

That was supposed to come out in a more list like way!

Elisabeth/Elizabeth
Maddison

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