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Names for baby girl

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 14:17

What do you think of the name Penelope Mae for a girl with penny-mae for when LO is young love the middle name mae

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whereispaul · 05/03/2021 16:57

Prefer Penelope May.

I know of 2 Penelopes born this year! Is it quite trendy atm?

PattyPan · 05/03/2021 16:49

Penelope is lovely.
I wouldn’t call Mae a flower name. Mayflower is a flower, May maybe but Mae no. I much prefer the spelling May, especially if you want to draw out the flower link. The ae looks so ugly.

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 16:44

@DragonPoop

Love Penelope, love Penny, don’t mind the middle name May, but I think Penny-mae sounds chavvy and twee all at once Hmm
Haha fair enough Penelope would be a proper name as poor kids with a serious job and the cutest name is HARD but I quite like really cutest names for LO so twee is fine with me Smile but chavy?
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DragonPoop · 05/03/2021 15:51

Love Penelope, love Penny, don’t mind the middle name May, but I think Penny-mae sounds chavvy and twee all at once Hmm

PrimeraVez · 05/03/2021 15:39

Penelope is very nice
Penny is cute
Penny-Mae is really naff

Just my opinion obviously!

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 15:37

@KirstenBlest

I don't like Mae. May is bad enough but Mae is awful. Penny is ok.
I love the name Mae, I love older fashioned names that just me I guess plus cute flower names so mae was a nice middle compromise Smile guess each have there own opinion of what they love
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KirstenBlest · 05/03/2021 15:22

I don't like Mae. May is bad enough but Mae is awful.
Penny is ok.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/03/2021 14:43

We use DD1’s middle name as part of her nickname. We shorten her middle name instead but it’s cute whilst she’s young.

Go for it if you like it.

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 14:32

@BeingATwatItsABingThing

Would Mae be the middle name or part of her first name?

Middle name - nice name
Part of the first name - a bit twee

Middle name but call Penny-Mae when young?
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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/03/2021 14:26

Would Mae be the middle name or part of her first name?

Middle name - nice name
Part of the first name - a bit twee

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 05/03/2021 14:21

Very cute

amanzapanza · 05/03/2021 14:20

Penelope is one of my all time favourite names! I adore it.