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Sister for Penelope and Thomas

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emjaycee · 01/07/2021 13:00

I'm due my second daughter soon, a sister for Penelope and Thomas.

Looking for a complementary name to Penelope which I see as a fairly strong yet classically pretty choice. Perhaps Felicity or Cecilia.

Appreciate your thoughts and any other suggestions!

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ifigoup · 02/07/2021 06:37

Dorothea
Demelza
Delphine
Celestine
Zara
Jemima
Vivienne

CustardyCreams · 02/07/2021 05:27

I don’t mind Felicity, but I absolutely hate the nn Flick. It’s awful.

Cecilia is ok. A bit meh. I’d be annoyed if I was the child lumbered with that when Penny is such a lovely, classic, warm-sounding name.

I like Catherine, has good range of nns

diddlediddle · 02/07/2021 05:16

I find felicity a very buttoned-up prissy type name, I'm not sure it's goes that well with Penelope which is much softer. I much prefer cecilia, it sounds lovely with the other two.

PhoebeFriends · 01/07/2021 23:31

Claudia
Estelle

TheVanguardSix · 01/07/2021 23:29

Ophelia
Aurelia
Tabitha
Tallulah
Genevieve
Artemis
Vendela
Vanessa
Seraphina
Rosamund
Isadora

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 01/07/2021 23:18

Felicity is nice but I think the beautiful Cecilia sounds nicer with Penelope. But since Penelope and Thomas are top 50, maybe you might also want to consider something classical but more popular. So other suggestions:

Beatrice
Imogen
Lara
Emilia
Alexandra (outside top 100 but only a bit)
Julia (ditto)
Lydia (ditto)

35andThriving · 01/07/2021 21:47

Fiona

Felicity is good. I like Verity too.

whataboutgus · 01/07/2021 21:40

Both names lovely

I don't think they're rhymey : Penny and Fliss or Penny and Cee

Comedycook · 01/07/2021 21:29

Caroline
Eleanor
Francesca

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emjaycee · 01/07/2021 21:27

Thanks all, some lovely suggestions there and glad to see that Felicity is generally liked! My only concern with it is that it is a bit rhyme-y with Penelope. Although to be fair, we mainly call her Penny and Felicity will likely be known by a nn also after she comes along. Am I over-thinking that?

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Rainallnight · 01/07/2021 20:26

Daphne

TatianaBis · 01/07/2021 20:25

Cecilia I loathe frumpy Felicity.

starfire88 · 01/07/2021 20:18

Eleanor
Constance
Annabelle
Eloise
Abigail
Verity
Beatrice
Alice
Sophia
Genevieve
Imogen
Cora
Cordelia

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 01/07/2021 19:08

Martha
Caroline
Miranda
Charlotte
Alice
Rose / Rosa
Naomi

JemimaMoon · 01/07/2021 19:03

Jemima obvs Grin

PattyPan · 01/07/2021 19:02

I prefer Cecilia to Felicity. I also like pp suggestions of Beatrice and Cassandra.
What about Eliza, Maria, Rachel, Lydia, Thalia?

Camandmitch · 01/07/2021 18:45

Arabella
Caitlin
Phoebe
Elizabeth
Joanna

Frazzled2207 · 01/07/2021 18:21

I like felicity.
Also like Cecilia but prefer Cecily. Partly because it would be less likely to be shortened to Celia, which i’m not keen on.
I think of the song CE-CELIA

FawnDrench · 01/07/2021 18:17

I do like Felicity.

Arabella
Adrienne
Louisa
Henrietta

yikesanotherbooboo · 01/07/2021 17:59

When I was a little girl (1960s) my dolls were Penelope, Jane, Cecily , Cecilia and Felicity! Love your choices !

RoseMartha · 01/07/2021 16:21

Felicity is good

Or
Beatrice
Alexandra
Georgina
Helena

Fivemoreminutes1 · 01/07/2021 16:10

Marianne
Theodora
Beatrix
Francesca
Harriet
Imogen
Cassandra
Genevieve
Rosalind

Angelmonkey · 01/07/2021 15:59

Felicity is lovely.

Madeleine
Juliet
Rebecca

fruitbrewhaha · 01/07/2021 14:58

Cecily
Marigold

RickOShay · 01/07/2021 14:54

Felicity would be perfect.