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Lee factor

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 21:54

Baby girl due... please help!

I didn't realise how many names rhymed.

We don't want anything too cute e.g Daisy, Poppy etc

We don't want anything too old fashioned e.g Betsy, Enid etc

Names we like

Eliza
Florence
Maeve
Clara
Leah (doesn't work with Lee)
Emily (Favourite name but doesn't work with Lee)
Rosa (Another Favourite but doesn't work with Lee)

We have considered but gone off:

Emilia
Amelia
Isabella
Isabelle
Hannah
Charlotte (harlot?)

Hit me with your favourite names pls.

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ElizaWinter · 17/07/2023 23:50

Also

Zara
Zena
Zadie
Sadie
Esme
Mallory

atthebottomofthehill · 17/07/2023 23:48

Charlotte Lee and Eliza Lee are perfectly nice from your list, no need to go off piste.

Sophia is a bit too common.

Don't hyphenate 😳

EconomyClassRockstar · 17/07/2023 23:42

I actually really like Leah Lee! Although when I say it out loud, it does kind of sound like Yearly. Minor issue!

ElizaWinter · 17/07/2023 23:38

Emmeline
Maisie
Elodie
Darcy

I must say I do love Eliza and think it works well with Lee. Eliza Lee

YourWinter · 17/07/2023 23:32

Alexandra
Alison
Augusta
Bridget
Georgia or Georgina
Justine
Louisa
Melissa
Michaela
Penelope
Samantha
Serena
Susannah
Thea (pronounced Tay-a)

NotABeliever · 17/07/2023 23:27

You need a long name with no "L"
How about:

Genevieve Lee
Constance Lee
Anne-Marie Lee
Natasha Lee
Adrienne Lee
Marianne Lee

cherryassam · 17/07/2023 23:26

Alexandra Lee
Rebecca Lee
Adelaide Lee
Eloise Lee
Emmeline Lee
Helena Lee
Joanna Lee
Madeline Lee
Natasha Lee
Rosalind Lee
Tabitha Lee

Chanhedforthis · 17/07/2023 23:25

Olivia
Grace
Holly
Harriet
Penelope
Matilda
Odette
Chloe
Amy

PollyPacket · 17/07/2023 23:20

Meredith Lee
Elizabeth Lee (Lizzie Lee v cool nickname)

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 23:17

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/07/2023 23:14

Jasmine Lee.
Olivia Lee.
Zoe Lee.
Imogen Lee

Love Zoe and Imogen.
DH isn't keen, :(

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/07/2023 23:14

Jasmine Lee.
Olivia Lee.
Zoe Lee.
Imogen Lee

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:43

Gloschick · 17/07/2023 22:39

Can you add in another surname? I can see why you find Lee tricky, but works well as a linking name.
Eg Clara Lee Henderson.
I know you have gone off Charlotte, but I think that works quite well with Lee. So, maybe Scarlet Lee instead?
If you like Anna and Isabel then how about Annabel Lee?

Unfortunately not, Lee is both mine and DH surname and I don't want to add my maiden name.

I do really like Annabel (and Annabelle)

But the famous poem Annabel Lee puts me off plus I also think it has the Bel-Lee problem

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:39

SorenLorensonsInvisibleFriend · 17/07/2023 22:29

Could you hyphenate the name so it's 'Emily-Rose Lee' and then just call her Emily?

We did consider this but DH doesn't love the hyphen.

I have considered a double barrel but without the hyphen

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Gloschick · 17/07/2023 22:39

Can you add in another surname? I can see why you find Lee tricky, but works well as a linking name.
Eg Clara Lee Henderson.
I know you have gone off Charlotte, but I think that works quite well with Lee. So, maybe Scarlet Lee instead?
If you like Anna and Isabel then how about Annabel Lee?

PieonaBarm · 17/07/2023 22:37

Victoria
Cora
Helen/Helena
Vanessa

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:37

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/07/2023 22:20

Matilda lee
nora lee
aurora lee
tabitha lee
edith lee
esther lee
cassandra lee
francesca lee
eliana lee
lydia lee
sophia lee
ada lee
dorothy lee

Sophia is on my list. We live in an area whetr there is alot of Sofias, Saffias etc so I think will just blend it.

I really like Sophie DH isn't keen

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SorenLorensonsInvisibleFriend · 17/07/2023 22:29

Could you hyphenate the name so it's 'Emily-Rose Lee' and then just call her Emily?

CountFoscoHasMiceInHisPocket · 17/07/2023 22:26

peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:06

I really like the name Violet but worried it sounds like Violently with our surname

Yeah Violet definitely does not work with your surname.

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:25

peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 21:54

Baby girl due... please help!

I didn't realise how many names rhymed.

We don't want anything too cute e.g Daisy, Poppy etc

We don't want anything too old fashioned e.g Betsy, Enid etc

Names we like

Eliza
Florence
Maeve
Clara
Leah (doesn't work with Lee)
Emily (Favourite name but doesn't work with Lee)
Rosa (Another Favourite but doesn't work with Lee)

We have considered but gone off:

Emilia
Amelia
Isabella
Isabelle
Hannah
Charlotte (harlot?)

Hit me with your favourite names pls.

forgot to add Sophia.

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IamThegreaterMole · 17/07/2023 22:25

Juliette

CountFoscoHasMiceInHisPocket · 17/07/2023 22:24

I'd follow Vivienne Leigh's example and go for a naming ending with an N sound.

Madeleine Lee
Marianne Lee
Carolyn Lee
Imogen Lee
Saffron Lee
Rowan Lee

Aquamarine1029 · 17/07/2023 22:23

Jillian Lee

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/07/2023 22:22

peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:06

I really like the name Violet but worried it sounds like Violently with our surname

^

Mumofgirls2017 · 17/07/2023 22:21

Have to say I thought of this then realised that!

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peaceofmind1 · 17/07/2023 22:20

SallyWD · 17/07/2023 22:14

Christina
Katharine
Rebecca
Isobel
Imogen
Eleanor
Annie
Harriet
Josephine
Ramona

Isobel is lovely but don't like the look of

Isobel Lee - all I can see is belly

Love Annie but too much of a nn. I also don't think Anna works with Lee

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