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Shannon or Celeste

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Murtaghjames · 21/03/2021 18:38

I've recently found out I'm pregnant and these two names are in my mind.

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Murtaghjames · 21/03/2021 18:50

I've a lot more baby brain names Blush

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Murtaghjames · 21/03/2021 18:49

To be honest Shannon was never a name I ever thought of, must be baby brain.

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Vomadetroit · 21/03/2021 18:46

Shannon is very dated

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Murtaghjames · 21/03/2021 18:46

I agree Celeste is a very classy name

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Murtaghjames · 21/03/2021 18:45

Shannon means possersor of wisdom and Celeste is heavanly. I know they are quite different. I never thought of Shannon until today.

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Juicyoranges · 21/03/2021 18:43

I knew a Celeste and she was known as Sellotape to her friends 😂 It's a pretty name though, and I like Shannon too Smile

Biscuitsneeded · 21/03/2021 18:43

Celeste by a country mile. 10 years ago naughty teenage girls were called Shannon. Celeste is classy.

Odile13 · 21/03/2021 18:42

I like both of them. Quite unusual and not used much, but pretty.

livinlavida2021 · 21/03/2021 18:42

I like Celeste but does remind me a lot of the pill sorry

Kanaloa · 21/03/2021 18:41

They’re very different from each other I think. I would probably go Celeste as I just don’t like Shannon much. I also like the heavenly/space type of feeling Celeste has.

KelKachoze · 21/03/2021 18:40

Shannon feels quite dated to me - very nineties and a bit trashy.

Celeste is much nicer.

lockdownbreakdown · 21/03/2021 18:40

Shannon is a river in Ireland. Very popular about 20 years ago as a unisex name. Now dated. Celeste is a birth control pill. I say back to the drawing board I'm afraid!