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Molly or Nell?

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VeronicaFranklin · 04/06/2022 07:36

We're having our first baby and the names we have narrowed down are:

Molly Florence
Nell Grace

We're leaning towards Molly as it slightly better fits our surname and we feel it flows better.

So difficult choosing names! We original liked Penelope but my mum poo poo'ed it straight away! 🙈

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JemimaTiggywinkle · 04/06/2022 07:41

If Penelope is really still your favourite then I would go with it. Feels more complete than Nell (which I also like) - and gives you the option of Nell nickname.

And definitely don’t discuss name choices with family, really not a good idea. My BIL and SIL made this mistake and MIL took it upon herself to try to convince them to chose a different name. They didn’t, so now we all know that MIL hates the name. Some things are better unsaid.

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