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Opinions please for these names!

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 12:42

Wondered what people thought of these names....we like the idea of a name that can be shortened whilst they are young, but they can then choose if they want to use the full version when they are older.
Only trouble is that there are also a couple of names we really like which cannot be shortened, please help! We have chosen middle names after relatives.

Girls

Jessica (Jessy/Jess)
Lola

(Florence will be the middle name)

Boys

Frederick (Freddie/Fred..named after a great grandparent)
Oscar

(Toby will be the middle name)

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LaDiDaDi · 21/02/2008 13:29

CLARA!!! I love it now and wish that I hadn't rejected it when dp suggested it for dd. Please have a Clara for me .

I also like Rose, Jane, Elsie and Edith.

What about Esther as another suggestion?

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Lennsuey · 21/02/2008 13:27

I know most of these girls names can't be shortened either, i think they might be good as a middle name though!

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Lennsuey · 21/02/2008 13:25

Thanks for all the responses, keep 'em coming!
We both like Oscar too but as it can't be shortened it makes it less flexible resulting in Frederick being the firm favourite for a boy.

DH came home last night and stated that Jessica was only 'OK' so it may well be back to the drawing board for a girls name. So in no particular order or combination we now have the following names which include some family ones too:

Jessica
Lola
Florence
Mary
May
Ann
Edith
Jane
Elsie
June
Rose
Clara

I also quite like Astrid or Amelia. Any other suggestions for a traditional sounding girls first name welcome!

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purpleduck · 21/02/2008 00:50

LOVE Lola and Oscar

I really don't like Florence. Really. My Grandmother was named that, she was a lovely woman (took in orphans and everything)....but I still don't like the name.

BTW, had a girl in my hometown whose surname was "MAY" Everyone called her Betty WILL!!!

And she did with quite alot of the happy boys in town

Clary · 21/02/2008 00:34

Well I like yr boys' names. Pal has an Oscar, still unusual enough for me to say "Oscar's Mummy" and it can only be one person (so not true for eg "James's mummy" or "Oliver's mummy" etc).

Of yr girls' names I like Florence best(wd've been DS2's name)

You're right tho, middle names are never used.

Re yr second list, it's hard to say Lola Elsie or Jessica Edith - you have to keep yr mouth open to long on the a-ee bit (FWIW). I lik eboth those names tho. Also May. Like yr middle names better than Jess or Lola but I'm just old-fashioned.

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 19:01

Lolita worries me as there are too many references to things of a sexual nature!

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dizzydixies · 19/02/2008 18:56

Lila is just on her own in my friends case

Lola can also be short for Lolita

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 18:49

Oh dear again, Lola is short for Dolores, the definition being:feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress! hmm

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 18:45

Oh dear, that wouldn't go with my surname!

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mustsleep · 19/02/2008 18:43

i believe lila is short for delilah which i love but dh hates

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 18:38

Is Lila short for something?

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dizzydixies · 19/02/2008 18:28

I know 2 x Lola Ray and a Lila florence
not much help sorry!

LaDiDaDi · 19/02/2008 18:26

Jessica Mary is the best of those two I think.

Lola Jane is also pretty.

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 17:47

I'm starting to think as much as I like Lola it's just not as flexible as Jessica.

So maybe

Jessica Mary or Jessica Florence?

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theowlwhowasafraidofthedark · 19/02/2008 17:31

Like Jessica v much

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 17:14

I've just looked up Jessica May on the internet , would i be right in thinking she is a well know porn star!!!?????

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Fimbo · 19/02/2008 17:08

May is the best imo.

Jessica May
Lola May

belgo · 19/02/2008 17:06

I like all of those names for a middle name

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 17:04

I've found out a few more family names for a middle name, what do we think of:

Mary
May
Ann
Edith
Jane
Elsie

Not sure myself if any of these go with Jessica or Lola either! God this is so difficult!

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 12:55

I don't know about anyone else but I never use my middle name apart from when filling in application forms or such like.

How important are they?
Other than when your child gets a telling off that is!! (wink)

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Cataline · 19/02/2008 12:50

All really lovely names but i'm also not sure that your firsts suit your middles IYSWIM?

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Lennsuey · 19/02/2008 12:49

Unfortunately i'm stuck with Toby as a middle name, it was a compromise with DH as he wanted it as a first name which sounds ridiculous with our surname. Plus it's the name of his Uncle which he loves!!

I thought Lola Florence was nice?

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