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Delilah, Tallulah or Henrietta?

57 replies

itsme189 · 06/10/2021 14:49

Why is your favourite, middle name will be Kerry after my mum!

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beans1992 · 06/10/2021 21:01

Delilah or Tallulah lots of nice nickname options for both. Lila or Tally being my favourites!

londongirl2701 · 06/10/2021 20:43

I have a Tallulah and get nothing but compliments on her name and she's the only one I know of x

DramaAlpaca · 06/10/2021 20:41

Delilah or Henrietta.

I don't like Tallulah.

ByThePool2021 · 06/10/2021 20:39

Tallulah

RuthW · 06/10/2021 17:09

All of those are lovely but my fav is Delilah.

Pemba · 06/10/2021 16:48

Delilah is a lovely mellifluous name, I like that best. Can be shortened easily too. Tallulah is similar.

Henrietta is completely different, so clunky, reminds me of a very old Victorian lady. It's awful. Strangely I don't mind Harriet though, much nicer, Henrietta is OTT.

TumtumTree · 06/10/2021 16:48

Henrietta

Ihopeyourcakeisshit · 06/10/2021 16:47

Henrietta but not with Hetty as a nn.

crumpet · 06/10/2021 16:43

I know a Henrietta who is a Henri rather than a Hetty.

user1493494961 · 06/10/2021 16:34

I'm not keen on any of them really, I would have said Delilah but Deedee is awful. I actually like the shortening Hetty.

SE13Mummy · 06/10/2021 16:34

Henrietta

Kindertonguehappierlife · 06/10/2021 16:07

Delilah

timetochangeagainforever · 06/10/2021 16:05

Ps Henrietta is lovely but where I am - SE London some people drop their 't' so is doesn't sound so attractive being shouted across the playground!

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itsme189 · 06/10/2021 16:03

I do love the NN Deedee for Delilah and Hetty for Henrietta there arent many nicknames I like for Tallulah and most names get shortened. my mum tried to get people not to shorten my name and no-one ever calls me my full name!

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timetochangeagainforever · 06/10/2021 16:03

Delilah but my friend has one (5)who is absolutely adorable so I'm probably biased. Love Talulah but it's my friend's name (40s) and she has been known as Lou since senior school, which I think is a shame.

Palavah · 06/10/2021 16:01

I don't understand the love for Tallulah at all. It sounds ridiculous to me.

coffeepleeease · 06/10/2021 16:00

Tallulah, I wanted Tallulah but DH didn't like it!

RightOnTheEdge · 06/10/2021 16:00

I like them all but now I've got that song from Bugsy Malone stuck in my head.

I think Henrietta is my favourite and Hetty, Netty, Etta etc are cute.

Hm2020 · 06/10/2021 15:58

Tallulah or Delilah love them both

Blueberry40 · 06/10/2021 15:57

I love the name Delilah!

ignatiusjreilly · 06/10/2021 15:57

I know a lovely Tallulah. Very kind, goes out of her way to help people and is a good laugh. So I vote for Tallulah!

Tal45 · 06/10/2021 15:56

They're all a bit flouncy for me but I like Tal (obvs) so I'd go Tallulah.

thunderandsunshine01 · 06/10/2021 15:55

Henrietta from me, but also really like Delilah. Not keen on Tallulah at all

EugeniaGrace · 06/10/2021 15:53

Henrietta - I like both Hetty and Etta as nicknames

minipie · 06/10/2021 15:51

Henrietta is my favourite (love the nn Hetty)

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