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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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mayorofcasterbridge · 07/11/2023 12:24

Sorry, don't like either of them.

CSB10 · 07/11/2023 12:23

Maisie Rae

FayCarew · 07/11/2023 12:21

Sting, Faye

RuthW · 07/11/2023 12:19

Pearl unless Penelope on bc

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rhymeswithjello · 07/11/2023 11:17

thank you for your candid feedback. we like rae in the middle because it’s a family name. what first names do you like with it?

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Crunchymum · 07/11/2023 11:00

Pearl but think she needs a longer middle name.

SapphosRock · 07/11/2023 08:06

Love both but Penny Rae rolls off the tongue better.

Pearl Rae is more awkward with too many vowels - Pearl contains Rae spelled backwards.

FayCarew · 07/11/2023 07:54

Rae is a surname but is a filler middle name.
Pearl has a nice meaning but I don't like the sound.
Penny is OK short for Penelope but is dull otherwise.

NoItsStillNighttimeDarling · 07/11/2023 06:20

Penny for me, Pearl is too dated I think

cheapskatemum · 07/11/2023 06:18

I much prefer Pearl.

RaisinsOfMildAnnoyance · 07/11/2023 05:26

I love both, but Pearl is a bit different and quite adorable.

Forgottenmyphone · 07/11/2023 05:24

Pearl, because Penny Rae sounds too much like Penny Lane!

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