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Which of these 4x girl names?

82 replies

No3ontheway · 24/05/2022 14:34

Really torn, looking for general consensus and some advice. We already have 1 girl (strong Irish name, husband is Irish), 1 boy - fairly generic name.

Torn between these:

Grace

Annie (husband wants Ann or Angela (no way [sorry to all Angelas]) but I think I could get away with an Annie, even if she was registered as Ann.

Nancy

Orla (Irish connection again, but don't want to overdo this either - the baby will be born in the north west, and other than the father being Irish there is no other connection!!).

Don't ask about a middle name yet! The above is difficult enough!

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FindingMeno · 25/05/2022 06:20

Nancy.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 25/05/2022 05:01

Annie Grace

Starbeach · 25/05/2022 04:23

Love Orla Grace ot Orla Ann.
I know Nancy is popular but I think it is awful

mathanxiety · 25/05/2022 02:30

It was my Irish grandmother's name too, Sweepingeyelashes.
I consider it an old lady name, probably due a comeback.

Sweepingeyelashes · 25/05/2022 00:52

I don't think of Annie as a baby name - it was my quite fierce Irish grandmother's name. I do have an Aunt Angela and my great grandmother was actually Angel.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 25/05/2022 00:47

Anne or Orla for me - since there's a strong Irish connection it does make sense in some ways to pick Orla although it does seem to be rising in popularity.

Grace is nice enough but a bit boring as there are so many (particularly as its a ubiquitous middle name too). Nancy is super trendy (and also not particularly nice imo, sorry) and Annie sounds a touch cutesy to me.

But Ann/Anne is an underused classic now and luckily gives you the options of both Nancy and Annie as diminutives - so she could pick for herself (like the sound of Angela actually but agree its dated).

Alstoybarn · 25/05/2022 00:18

Nancy 😍❤️love love love this name

Saltnpepperr · 24/05/2022 23:30

Orla

yikesanotherbooboo · 24/05/2022 23:29

I like Nancy and Annie but see them both as familiar names for Ann.
I would therefore pick Ann and see which 'stuck'.

Mwnci123 · 24/05/2022 23:10

Grace

WeasilyPleased · 24/05/2022 22:28

I love Nancy and Annie and really dislike Orla (Oral) and Grace.

Clevs · 24/05/2022 21:54

Grace

fruitypancake · 24/05/2022 21:54

Annie gets my vote.. also like Nancy but way more common

Mumofgirls2017 · 24/05/2022 21:51

Nancy

sunflowerdaisyrose · 24/05/2022 21:49

I like Grace and Annie a lot. Don't mind Orla. Really don't like Nancy.

LittleOwl153 · 24/05/2022 21:45

I would go

Orla Grace
Or Annie Grace

Anabell Grace
Anna Grace
Nancy Ann

(I quite like Grace as a second name!)

romdowa · 24/05/2022 21:38

Orla or Anna.

pitterypattery00 · 24/05/2022 21:37

Like Orla the best by far.

Annie is cute, but I think I'd go with Anna or Annabel as full name.

Grace is nice enough. Not keen on Nancy at all, sounds a bit wet to me. I think Nell is nice though.

I would be happy as an Orla, Annie/Anna or Grace but I wouldn't personally want to be a Nancy!

deadsoonihope · 24/05/2022 21:36

Anything but Nancy. Grace is nice.

Trinacham · 24/05/2022 21:35

Annie

BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 24/05/2022 21:34

Annie is nice, but if there is an Irish connection what about Áine?

orchidsunrise · 24/05/2022 21:33

Nancy is nice and close to Ann to satisfy your husband.

Also like Orla and having Irish father is more of a link than many Orlas.

Grace - too common.
Ann - bit dull isn't it, but could be a middle name for Orla or shortening of Nancy.

17caterpillars1mouse · 24/05/2022 21:32

I love Annie ( I also think Angela would be really cute on a little girl)

I quite like Anne but other names you could consider that shorten to Annie :- Anneliese, Annabel, Rhiannon, Anya, Annabeth

resm · 24/05/2022 21:29

Definitely Grace!

Parryon · 24/05/2022 20:50

Orla is beautiful