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A sister for Tabitha

56 replies

EllaWallace · 07/04/2022 05:27

Pregnancy insomnia help here please! Lying awake thinking about girls names. Number 2 expected end of May, gender surprise. Boys name decided but girls very much not so. Number 1 is Tabitha, nearly always Tabby, which we love and are struggling to match.

Would love opinions on the following or suggestions for anything with a similar feel...
Cecily
Leonie
Jemima
Georgina
Anouska

Looking for something classic but a bit unusual (aren’t we all 🤣).

Middle names will probably be Flora / and or Bridget - family names.

THANK YOU!

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urbanbuddha · 08/04/2022 12:58

Leonie or Leonora.

custardbear · 08/04/2022 12:46

@WeasilyPleased

Dd has a friend called Fenella whose big sister is Tabitha.
Someone likes reading Jilly Cooper lol 😆
WildCherryBlossom · 08/04/2022 10:23

Of your list Jemima really stands out to me me. I think it had a very similar feel to Tabitha. I love Flora as a middle name but not sure it works with an "a" ending first name. So I would go with Jemima Bridget of how about Marianne Flora.

There are lots of lovely names on this thread!

Saltyquiche · 07/04/2022 22:13

Georgette

Josephine

Celeste

WeasilyPleased · 07/04/2022 22:11

Dd has a friend called Fenella whose big sister is Tabitha.

Electrox · 07/04/2022 21:57

I really like Georgina and think it's due a comeback. Tabby and Georgie would go well together IMO.

Jemima, Matilda and Cordelia are often mentioned alongside Tabitha IME.

Elspeth
Angelina
Lucy
Alice
Florence
Susannah (Susie)
Marianne

Ashara · 07/04/2022 21:15

The Tabitha I know has a sister called Delilah.

INeedtobealone · 07/04/2022 21:11

Helena
Freya
Lydia
Fearne
Esme
Louisa
Mabel
Flora
Audrey
Josephine
Penelope
Lucy
Alexandra
Eleanor
Esther
Hester
Erin
Clara
Emily
Laura
Ianthe
Xanthe
Olive
Naomi
Estelle
Leonore
Eloisa
Leah
Hannah
Henrietta
Cassandra
Charlotte
Elisabeth
Lillian
Isabella

Krabby · 07/04/2022 21:09

I know a few Tabithas, their sisters are called Verity and Lola

Firebird83 · 07/04/2022 20:57

Miriam
Susannah
Cordelia
Daphne
Isadora
Philippa
Saskia

WinterCarlisle · 07/04/2022 20:11

Loooooove Tabitha!

My suggestions would be:-

Sylvia
Naomi
Amber
Celeste
Marissa

Congratulations!

Sleepnplay · 07/04/2022 19:56

Tabitha was on our shortlist, it's lovely Smile

Also on our list were

Beatrix
Imogen
Felicity
Rowan
Matilda
Harriet

We went with one of the above!

I also think Beatrix and Tabitha is a great combo, with a similar feel and great nicknames.

Peachbubble · 07/04/2022 18:59

Love Tabitha, one of my favourite names. How about:
Annabella
Arabella
Cleo
Elodie
Meredith
Octavia

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EllaWallace · 07/04/2022 13:23

Thank you so much for all of these thoughts and lovely suggestions!

We love Martha, Felicity & Margot - spot on suggestions - but can’t use due to friends/family 🙄

@TempsPerdu totally get what you mean - thank you - I love Marina. Beautiful name. I also like Beatrix, Juliet and Verity but husband doesn’t. I can’t use Rosanna or Harriet unfortunately as I think they are both great names.

@custardbear haha Tabitha is a hard act to follow! Really like Imogen & Saskia.

Food for thought.... thank goodness we have a few weeks to go.

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stuntbubbles · 07/04/2022 11:39

Oh, Verity is an excellent suggestion from pp!

Enid
Winifred
Gertrude
Agnes
Mabel

uncomfortablydumb53 · 07/04/2022 11:32

My first thought was Matilda

jesusmaryjosephandtheweedonkey · 07/04/2022 11:26

Alexa
Constance
Eddie
Kitty
Margot
Nina
Ophelia
Penelope
Ursula
Vivienne

gulliblestravels · 07/04/2022 11:13

Delilah

TempsPerdu · 07/04/2022 11:10

Tabitha is lovely, but slightly tricky to pair with I think, as it’s sort of ‘classic with a twist’ and, while fairly long, not too frilly or flouncy like many of the currently trendy names.

Tbh I’m not especially keen on any of your shortlist, except for maybe Leonie, which could grow on me I think. Jemima in particular is much too Beatrix Potter with Tabitha (although annoyingly I think Tabitha and Beatrix would actually go together really well).

Tabitha and Flora would have worked well too, but you mentioned you’re reserving that for a middle name. Maybe something Shakespearean for a ‘classic but underused’ name?

Tabitha and Miranda
Tabitha and Rosalind
Tabitha and Juliet
Tabitha and Marina
Tabitha and Viola/Violet

Or alternatively:
Martha (sounds perfect with Tabitha but both Biblical which might be a bit themey?)
Rosanna
Harriet
Verity
Adelaide
Nancy
Claudia
Clementine

feellikezerobucks · 07/04/2022 09:25

I have a Tabs and her sister would be Felicity (Tabs and Fifi sound so cute!)

Good luck!

FayCarew · 07/04/2022 09:17

Cecily - ok
Leonie - not keen
Jemima - like
Georgina - like
Anouska - I know a few Anoushkas, so it might be misspelt/missaid

Jemima is my favourite but maybe not with Tabitha, so would probably pick Georgina. nn Georgie or Gina - both nice

elephantbreathing · 07/04/2022 08:50

Talullah

SunshiningBoo · 07/04/2022 08:46

Georgina is my favourite.

Mommabear20 · 07/04/2022 08:25

Felicity? Shortened to Lissy

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/04/2022 07:26

I love Jemima!

Matilda
Beatrix
Beatrice
Evangeline
Seraphina
Eliza
Delilah
Penelope
Henrietta
Esther
Ottilie
Emmeline
Juliet

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