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Penny or Pearl?

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rhymeswithjello · 07/11/2023 04:59

In agony over choosing a name for my second DD! We've gone though thousands of possibilities and have whittled it down to two options, both with the middle name Rae.

Penny Rae
Pearl Rae

Which would you choose?!

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PurpleChrayne · 14/01/2024 18:58

Pearl with a different middle name. Rae is so try-hard.

Penny is awful. The smallest denomination of currency.

TheYearOfSmallThings · 14/01/2024 18:50

CanIPetThatDawg · 07/11/2023 14:06

are these meant to be funny?

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I was wondering that too!

MotherofPearl · 14/01/2024 18:48

OwlWeiwei · 12/01/2024 12:39

Pearl is a brilliant name for a girl.

I agree. Of course. Wink

clpsmum · 14/01/2024 17:37

Pearl

Onelife2024 · 14/01/2024 17:23

what about:
**
nova rae
lucy rae
cora rae
ruby rae
**
???

I love Lucy Rae, Cora Rae and Ruby Rae

Beautiful names - you can’t go wrong with any of them. Lucy is my favourite (dd’s name). Ruby is my second favourite with Cora close third! (Nova is not to my taste.)And I love Rae as the middle name.

Jennyjojo5 · 14/01/2024 17:09

I personally couldn’t do Pearl cos of that awful awful Pearl woman all over social media who is anti feminist and basically a full on incel

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 14/01/2024 17:01

But 'Penelope Pearl' would be such a great name!

PenPenPen · 14/01/2024 16:48

MaloneMeadow · 07/11/2023 21:20

I really don’t like any of them, very twee and common.
Rae is Hebrew for female sheep! Not sure why you’d want to name your daughter after that

Twee and common? Oh dear, what’s to become of me? 😂

Caspianberg · 14/01/2024 16:44

Pearl

Add two middle names and it’s sounds better with Rae

Pearl Theodora Rae
Pearl Eliza Rae

gano · 14/01/2024 16:42

Penny. Hate Pearl.

PenPenPen · 14/01/2024 16:38

Please don’t call her Penny. You’ll be subjecting her to a lifetime of idiots insisting that her name is actually Penelope and calling her variations of tuppence, five pence, ten pence etc as she gets taller (and God help her if she puts a few pounds on over Christmas), Penny Lane, Penny Lover (the Lionel Richie song), Penelope Pitstop (I’m not even a Penelope), bad Penny, Pennies from Heaven, Pennywise the killer clown, Penny Dreadful, and a million other ‘gags’ which I’ve heard a billion times. Oh, and any fans of the Big Bang Theory will really enjoy knocking on her desk etc and saying her name three times, thinking that they are hysterical. And you would think that most of these would be generational and that she’ll never hear them. I can guarantee you that random adults will still comment, thinking that they’re coming up with something she hasn’t heard before. It is beyond tedious and people tend to get really offended when you sigh and roll your eyes because you just can’t be bothered to pretend to think they’re a comedy genius.

I’m not a massive fan of Pearl either. Or of Rae as a middle name. I think it’s always a good idea to give a child a name that won’t embarrass them if they decide to be a lawyer or a doctor.

IsThePopeCatholic · 13/01/2024 21:24

Pearl.

BasiliskStare · 13/01/2024 21:17

@Girlmumx2 & @rhymeswithjello

I love Frances - it is a long time ago but had I had a daughter Frances would have been up there along with Stella Both lovely names

DrewHormordr · 13/01/2024 21:17

Very Sorry but neither.

Girlmumx2 · 13/01/2024 19:39

Lola Rae
Nina Rae
Frances Rae

BasiliskStare · 13/01/2024 19:32

@rhymeswithjello I love Pearl but she was my favourite teacher at school so I have a fondness for it. Of your other choices I would go with Lucy or Cora. My youngest dog has two sisters both called Ruby ( not with us - from the same litter ) so that probably informs my choice . One Is Ruby Tuesday. As I recall , when DS was at school he had two Ruby s , I do like the the name but given the dog association that is what comes across to me . It would not to any normal person 😁

DappledThings · 13/01/2024 19:24

rhymeswithjello · 13/01/2024 18:22

what about:

nova rae
lucy rae
cora rae
ruby rae

???

Nova Rae sounds like a sci-fi weapon

SabbatWheel · 13/01/2024 19:23

Finty Rae mentioned above is fab, and kind of complements your other DC names.

ShazzaF · 13/01/2024 19:22

My lovely Gran is called Pearl. I can still hear my great-grandma calling her name in her broad West Country accent. Love it!

Meditationspider · 13/01/2024 19:20

What’s your regional accent like… round us Pearl would be more like Pe-rrul

marshmallowfinder · 13/01/2024 19:07

I don't like either I'm afraid and Rae is just dreadful, plus it sounds like an old man in a string vest's name.😄 Sorry OP, but it really is a filler name. Ruby is nice enough though.

NewName24 · 13/01/2024 18:25

Am I the only one singing 'Pearl's a singer' ? Smile

If the alternative is Penelope, then I think that is slightly better.

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rhymeswithjello · 13/01/2024 18:22

what about:

nova rae
lucy rae
cora rae
ruby rae

???

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ChanelNo19EDT · 13/01/2024 18:16

Penny

Kpo58 · 13/01/2024 18:13

Heidi is a nice name.

Penny Rae sounds like the name of a road.