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Iona, Maeve or Soline

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LJaney246 · 10/05/2021 14:42

Which do you prefer??! Help. Baby girl day 10 now. I leaned towards Soline, OH Iona, perhaps have to settle on Maeve?x

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ThatIsMyPotato · 11/05/2021 09:25

Iona

MercyBodle · 11/05/2021 09:14

I love both Iona (unless your surname is a noun) and Maeve. And no, it's not shallow to use Iona if you're not Scottish - plenty of people use names of all sorts of origins just because they like them!
I can't see the appeal of Soline, sorry.

JemimaJoy · 11/05/2021 07:31

Soline isn't nice with this spelling. Looks like a cleaning product (in my head I say it like 'so - line') but I like Solene a lot.

Maeve is lovely and Iona is nice too.

I'd choose Maeve.

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LJaney246 · 11/05/2021 06:48

I think it is down to Maeve

Soline would be nn ‘sol’ which I love

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DramaAlpaca · 10/05/2021 22:51

Maeve or Delphine.

user1493494961 · 10/05/2021 22:49

I've never heard of Soline, it sounds a bit odd, I would choose Maeve.

HopeClearwater · 10/05/2021 22:31

Celine is a nicer spelling

Youngatheart00 · 10/05/2021 22:30

I’m afraid Soline reminds me of both saline solution for wound care or the malt loaf soreen!!

I like your other suggestions though.

Tillygetsit · 10/05/2021 22:25

I've never heard Soline before but I think it's very pretty and the best of your names as well as being the most unusual.

Cotswoldmama · 10/05/2021 20:44

I always think Maeve is just someone shortening Mavis when I hear it! I really don't like it. I like both the other names.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 10/05/2021 20:33

I've always loved Maeve. Delphine is also quite pretty. I'd probably chose more well known Celine/Selene over Soline. Iona is too trendy for me, sorry.

lunasunshine · 10/05/2021 20:24

Maeve is amazing Smile

Synchrony · 10/05/2021 20:02

I love Delphine.
I like Iona.
Not sure about Soline. It's ok.
Hate Maeve.

romdowa · 10/05/2021 20:01

I love meave its a beautiful name and has a very interesting history

TatianaBis · 10/05/2021 19:59

Iona by miles.

How many people using Sienna and Florence are Italian?

MooseMoose · 10/05/2021 19:57

Iona and Maeve are both lovely. Not keen on Soline or Delphine. May / Mae is very pretty too.

Ellmau · 10/05/2021 18:42

Not keen on Soline.

Iona and Maeve are both very nice.

FolornLawn · 10/05/2021 16:36

Delphine is my favourite, I love Delphie.

RickiTarr · 10/05/2021 16:32

Delphine is even more beautiful than the others but they’re all lovely.

halcyondays · 10/05/2021 16:29

Iona

Kindleandacuppa · 10/05/2021 16:28

Maeve is a beautiful name

SelkieBe · 10/05/2021 16:27

Iona or Maeve

Edenember · 10/05/2021 16:26

Iona Maeve 😊

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LJaney246 · 10/05/2021 15:06

Iona is very Scottish we have no links there so feels a bit shallow to call her that really x

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LJaney246 · 10/05/2021 15:06

Hey

It is So-leen as a pronunciation
I like sol as a nn

Delphine is also in the mix 😬

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