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Please help us decide on a girls name!

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Thewildthingsarewithme · 27/10/2023 09:49

We are no further on despite weeks of going back and forth, boys name is done but we can’t seem to get any closer with the girls. Names are below, the middle name will be one of these as well, please name our potential baby girl 😂

Emeline
Cecily
Aurora
Adeline
Theodora
Leonora
Celia

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BoswellTheScribe · 25/02/2024 12:36

Jasper is my favourite. I’ve only ever known one Jasper and he’d be 30 ish by now.
Hugo is really popular.
Laurence I’m not too keen on.

pinklepea · 25/02/2024 06:25

I love Hugo but it's one of the most common dog names now. I like Casper as slight change to jasper.

Soowoo · 24/02/2024 15:03

Laurence Hugo ❤️

user1492757084 · 24/02/2024 12:19

Celia Aurora
Leonora Cecily

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Thewildthingsarewithme · 24/02/2024 11:49

MerryChristmasToYou · 24/02/2024 11:33

@Ohhelppp , I think OP's baby boy would also hate to be a teen called Aurora.

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MerryChristmasToYou · 24/02/2024 11:33

@Ohhelppp , I think OP's baby boy would also hate to be a teen called Aurora.

Ohhelppp · 24/02/2024 09:22

Love Cecily. And Emeline. We know a pre-teen Aurora who HATES the Princess association. Something to be aware of!

Pemba · 24/02/2024 09:19

IT'S A BOY!

Proof that so many don't read the thread or even just the OP's updates, but just skim the original post, then drop their pearls of wisdom.

Nonewclothes2024 · 24/02/2024 09:05

Leonora is nice , have you considered Eleanor?

Scottyme · 24/02/2024 07:33

Cicily but only because I love the nn CeCe.
How about Connie Aurora

HoHoHoliday · 24/02/2024 03:28

Jasper Laurence!
Congratulations!

RogueFemale · 24/02/2024 02:57

Thewildthingsarewithme · 27/10/2023 19:16

I think we’ve narrowed it down to Cecily/Celia/Cecile/Cecilia
Leonora
Emmeline/Emeline - I don’t mind the French spelling, I lived there for years, my eldest speaks the language, we spend a lot of time there and I think the name is unusual enough that most people will spell it wrong anyway!
we like the nicknames Leo/Nora/Rory/ emmie/mila/Millie/CeCe
thanks so much for the helpful and not so helpful criticism it is really narrowing them down!

For me, Cecilia is the prettiest of the variations.

ButtonMoonBlanketSky · 23/02/2024 20:56

Laurence Hugo or Jasper Laurence. Both are lovely. Congratulations! X

Onelife2024 · 23/02/2024 20:56

I like Laurence best, and Jasper a close second.

Hugo is my least favourite of your choices, but still a good name.

Congratulations!

YourLocal · 23/02/2024 20:51

Oops!! Sorry it skipped the other posts!! Defs Hugo xx

MerryChristmasToYou · 23/02/2024 20:46

@YourLocal , he's arrived. Hugo, Jasper or Laurence?

YourLocal · 23/02/2024 20:43

Aurora Emeline ❤️
or I have another suggestion sorry can’t help myself xx
Juno Aveline (Aveeleen)
Ariana Celia
Celia Rae

shoopshoopdedoo · 23/02/2024 20:32

Congratulations!!

Definitely Laurence.
Hugo as MN.
I personally don’t like Jasper - though maybe you should use it if it’s your fave!

anicecuppateaa · 23/02/2024 13:29

Love Laurie as a nn. There was a Laurence at a class we went to this morning. I would go Laurence Hugo.

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Thewildthingsarewithme · 23/02/2024 13:17

@rainingsnoring also like the literary link, and the associated nn. Thanks so much all, definite food for thought 😊

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rainingsnoring · 23/02/2024 13:02

Nice options. I would choose Laurence as I'm fond of the nn Laurie and the literary link. I like Jasper (and Caspar) a lot too and Hugo is fine but they are all quite popular at the moment and I have the feeling you might prefer something a bit more unusual.

Pemba · 23/02/2024 11:35

I think Laurence. It's well known but not over popular. Nice potential diminutive of Laurie.

Hugo I find a bit try-hard posh. Then some people might pronounce as 'Hoo-go'.

Jasper is a pantomime villain to me, or a wasp. Although I realise it's become very popular lately, so maybe other people don't have those associations. I prefer Caspar.

MariaVT65 · 23/02/2024 10:37

Ah it’s a boy! Congrats!

I quite like Hugo Laurence :)

DappledThings · 23/02/2024 10:36

Loads of people won't notice the update and just respond to your now obsolete list of girls' names.

Of your boys' names I'd go Laurence, Jasper, Hugo in order of preference. Love Laurie as a shortening. They are all quote public school sounding but Hugo is the most public school so my least favourite.

MariaVT65 · 23/02/2024 10:34

Tiredbarbie · 28/10/2023 08:55

Emmeline is lovely but will constantly get misheard as Emily, it feels more popular when you add in Emily/Emma/Emme. I love adaline - you could have Ada or Addie as a nickname but the full name is so pretty.

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