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Arabella, Juliet or Lily Rose

46 replies

lovedoesntneedtobeperfect · 30/10/2022 20:53

Sibling to Noah......

Which you prefer and why?

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Awrite · 30/10/2022 21:43

Juliet, by a long, long way

Or even Juliette.

Dc2 would have been Juliette if a girl. Absolutely love it.

SallyWD · 30/10/2022 21:42

Julie is lovely. The other names are too fussy.

PritiPatelsMaker · 30/10/2022 21:38

Another vote for Juliet. It was on our list for DD.

Starpop · 30/10/2022 21:33

I absolutely LOVE Arrabella! It's so beautiful and I love Bella as a NN. Noah is a gorgeous name too. Personally I don't think you have to have matchy names for siblings.

I had another boy, but before I knew he was a boy Arrabella was my favourite girl name

MojoJojo71 · 30/10/2022 21:32

definitely Juliet, gorgeous name and much nicer than the other two. Arabella is too frilly for me and Lily-Rose far too common

timoteigirl · 30/10/2022 21:32

All very similar but will pick Juliet.

Coconutcream123 · 30/10/2022 21:31

I actually prefer Arabella, followed by Juliet.
Lilly and Rose seem to both be very popular at the moment and not sure if they're a bit downmarket. Still prefer them to Violet or Willow though

SpringIntoChaos · 30/10/2022 21:30

Anything but Lily Rose!! It's done to death and I just have no more room on my register for another one!

Tassen · 30/10/2022 21:29

Juliet is my favourite as sounds pretty but strong at the same time.

Arabella is pretty too

Although Lily & Rose are nice there are lots of them about.

Dancingwithumberellas · 30/10/2022 21:28

Juliet - beautiful!

Wombat100 · 30/10/2022 21:27

Juliet is nice and goes well with Noah.

I like Rose but Lily Rose is too common now I think.

Ship · 30/10/2022 21:24

Juliet for sure

ofwarren · 30/10/2022 21:23

Juliet
I would have called my DC this if I'd have had a girl.

Floralnomad · 30/10/2022 21:23

Juliet absolutely

toastofthetown · 30/10/2022 21:20

Echo all of the Juliet comments. Arabella manages to be both overly twee and fussy, and harsh and clunky at the same time. Lily is dull as dishwater, and Lily Rose as a double first name feels quite dated to about ten or fifteen years ago.

soundsystem · 30/10/2022 21:14

Juliet for sure!

DurdleSnore · 30/10/2022 21:13

Another vote for Juliet. Well known but by no means overused.

Arabella is a bit too girly for my taste (although a perfectly lovely name) and again, Lily Rose is nice but in my opinion has gone a bit downmarket.

Luredbyapomegranate · 30/10/2022 21:05

Juliet 💯

Arabella is v frilly, I don’t mind it, but doesn’t go with Noah

Both Lily and Rose are done to death, and in combination they are sickly sweet. Also even if you don’t actually use a hyphen people will associate it with Ellie-Mai type names. This is Not a good thing for your child.

SilverOtter · 30/10/2022 20:59

Juliet

SummaLuvin · 30/10/2022 20:57

Juliet by an absolute country mile.

Arabella - so fussy that it becomes ugly to my ears
Juliet - classic and familiar but uncommon enough to not bore me
Lily Rose - two names, and neither sparks any interest to me

Ikeameatballs · 30/10/2022 20:56

Juliet! Head and shoulders above the others.

Both Lily-Rose and Arabella too frilly for my taste and very different to Noah which is lovely.