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peaceofmind1 · 28/07/2023 01:17

Florence- beautiful but dislike nicknane Flo

Georgia- DH favourite but I find it quite masculine.

Clara- Nice easy name, we both ike the meaning

Hannah- my fav. DH thinks its too vanilla

Pros and cons please.

Suggestions welcome

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TaigaSno · 28/07/2023 10:33

Or what about Flora? Seems a nice merge of Florence, Georgia, Clara. Short enough that it wouldn't get shortened even further to Flo.

TaigaSno · 28/07/2023 10:30

Florence - I love this name, it's so beautiful, and I adore the city in Italy which makes me love the name even more. I like Florrie as a nickname.

Georgia - it's not for me, like you I see it as a bit masculine.

Clara - I like the name but it just feel a bit like a way to make Claire sound posh. I do really like Claire!

Hannah - I love this one. I don't see it as vanilla, to me it's a beautiful timeless classic.

I know a family with five daughters, named Florence, Hannah, Georgia and ... Lucy and Scarlet. Perhaps they are options?

ShoesoftheWorld · 28/07/2023 09:34

Clara gets my vote. Lovely, simple, great meaning, not overly popular, travels well.

bluechameleon · 28/07/2023 09:26

If you really dislike a common abbreviation then I'd avoid choosing the name. I didn't follow that advice and now have a child whose name I dislike - he chose his own shortening when he was a toddler and it stuck. Obviously I love him and associate the name with him now, but I hate new people hearing his name.

TrueScrumptious · 28/07/2023 09:22

Florence is nice but Flo would put me off.
Clara - not keen.
Georgia -dated.
Hannah -dated and a bit bland.

Flora
Anna
Cara

DuchessOfSausage · 28/07/2023 09:14

Florence- not keen on it
Georgia- like it but agree she'll be George. Georgina nn Gina? Georgiana is too fussy
Clara- don't like it, but like Cara
Hannah- like it. Anna? Annie?

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peaceofmind1 · 28/07/2023 09:11

FoodFann · 28/07/2023 09:08

I love them all except Clara.

how about nn Floss or Flossie for Florence?

I actually love Flossie but worried it would automatically be shortened to Flo

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Fivebeanchilli · 28/07/2023 09:09

Clara is lovely.
Florence is great too. The only ones I know are teenagers and all go by their full name all the time (certainly at school/with friends; maybe not with family?)
I'm not a fan of Georgia personally - all the ones I've met have been a bit rough. I love Georgiana though but it still has the same issues with nn's.
I agree with your dh that Hannah is boring. I prefer Anna.

FoodFann · 28/07/2023 09:08

I love them all except Clara.

how about nn Floss or Flossie for Florence?

Whichwhatnow · 28/07/2023 09:07

I feel the same way as you about Florence/Flo.

Georgia is one of my favourite names ever! I have known a few and they've all been either Georgia or Georgie (and in one case Gee/Gigi) - no Georges that I can think of. Most stick with Georgia IME - it's not a long name!

I don't like Clara, for some reason it sounds very... stuck up? Middle aged? In my mind Clara is a 40 y/o 'lady who lunches' living in a nice country house with lots of horses 😅 no idea why! I do like Cara, Lara and Cora as alternatives.

Hannah is nice but I agree with your husband that it's a bit bland.

I'm team Georgia! Also love a PP's suggestion of Francesca which can be shortened to either Ceska or Frankie (I have a bit of a soft spot for 'Frankie' as a female NN!)

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/07/2023 09:04

If something is holding you back how about Lara instead of Clara or Flora instead of Florence.

Jackonary · 28/07/2023 08:55

I like all of them but with Flossie as a nickname for Florence. And maybe Anna rather than Hannah these days?

LadyLapsang · 28/07/2023 08:38

Clara makes me think of the Klara character in Heidi. I like Georgia best or you could consider Georgiana. Hannah is a pretty name.

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peaceofmind1 · 28/07/2023 08:15

Choux · 28/07/2023 07:37

I like Clara the best and it's the only one you both seem positive on.

Or there's

Cara
Lara
Dara
Fara
Mara
Tara
Zara
Carla
Clarissa
Cora

I agree, Clara does seem to be our sweet spot but something is holding me back.

Not sure what

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Cocktopus · 28/07/2023 08:15

Clara, definitely. Makes me think of Clara Bow, one of the most beautiful women to have ever lived!

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peaceofmind1 · 28/07/2023 08:13

wellingtonsandwaffles · 28/07/2023 07:58

A good list, Georgia is my favourite

you seem to like traditional names ending in a

how about

Nina
Anya
Martha
Ida
Nora

I actually really like Anya. pn Ann-ya but I know one who pronounces it Onn-ya which I don't really like

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peaceofmind1 · 28/07/2023 08:12

ArcticBells · 28/07/2023 07:57

Clara is pretty and less common . Georgia always converts to Georgie or George unfortunately

My DH seems to think noone will call her George... they will.

I actually like the full name Georgia and at a push I'd accept Georgie but George really puts off.

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aSofaNearYou · 28/07/2023 08:04

Clara or Georgia for me. Hannah was way too common in the 90s and Florence is becoming too overdone now.

wellingtonsandwaffles · 28/07/2023 07:58

A good list, Georgia is my favourite

you seem to like traditional names ending in a

how about

Nina
Anya
Martha
Ida
Nora

ArcticBells · 28/07/2023 07:57

Clara is pretty and less common . Georgia always converts to Georgie or George unfortunately

bobby81 · 28/07/2023 07:50

Clara or Georgia are my favourites from your list. I personally wouldn't go for Hannah because where I live she would be called Anna (rural Derbyshire where we struggle with 'H' sound!) but if you're in the south it might not be a problem!

lndnbrdge91 · 28/07/2023 07:50

Georgie instead of Georgia?

Choux · 28/07/2023 07:37

I like Clara the best and it's the only one you both seem positive on.

Or there's

Cara
Lara
Dara
Fara
Mara
Tara
Zara
Carla
Clarissa
Cora

FrivolousTreeDuck · 28/07/2023 07:27

Florence - don't like either the name or the nickname, too fussy sounding
Georgia - I see this as quite a bland name
Clara - the best of your shortlist - classic and dignified
Hannah - feels dated to me, but not in a good way

cptartapp · 28/07/2023 07:21

Florence - dislike
Georgia - masculine and clunky
Clara - also clunky. Love Cara though, or Zara
Hannah - dull but my favourite