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Two weeks to go and we're still not sure

38 replies

HappyPie82 · 29/11/2023 16:54

We have just over 2 weeks until due date of our baby girl and we're still not sure on a name.
In the running
Isadora - Isa/Issy or Dora
Phillipa - Pippa
Juliette -Jules or Lettie
Isabella - Isa/Issy
Aurelia - Rory

Middle name will most likely be Evelyn but also open to other options.

I like but partner was a bit meh about because they're getting very common
Mabel
Matilda
Florence
Beatrice
Eleanora

Which would you pick or what would be your wildcard to throw in the ring?

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harrogately · 29/11/2023 19:18

I have a Philippa nn Pippa and would recommend this spelling, it's the much more recognised form.

I like Isabel(a) and all its variations but it is so so common that I would personally avoid.

I like Juliet (more than Juliette) and Isadora.

AdaColeman · 29/11/2023 19:07

All are lovely pretty names.

Personally, I wouldn't use Isabella as it and its variations are very popular, so there will be a large number of Issies & Bellas already.

Likewise for Isadora although it's a longtime favourite of mine (see Isadora Duncan) you mention the Issy nickname.

Is there a reason why you've chosen that spelling, rather than the traditional Philippa?

SiennaMillar · 29/11/2023 18:56

Well I’m going to be useless. I love all your names and nicknames! Best of luck with baby

crostini · 29/11/2023 18:54

Juliette absolutely.

Candleabra · 29/11/2023 18:42

I like Aurora with nn Rory
(I think Rory from Aurelia is too much of a stretch)
All the other names are very nice.
See what she looks like, you’ll know then what her name is

Goodnessgraciousmee · 29/11/2023 18:39

How about Christabel? She could be Christa, Kit or Belle for short.

Christabel is certainly unusual and also feels pleasantly festive for a December baby, without being OTT.

Christabel Pankhurst was a daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and was herself made a Dame for her actions for women's suffrage. All that said she had a lot of other opinions/beliefs too, not all of which are necessarily that agreeable!

Draoicht · 29/11/2023 18:35

StillWantingADog · 29/11/2023 18:30

This. Mine weren’t names until about a fortnight after birth. I think try and narrow it down but you don’t know what they are going to look like.

one of my names was Rowan and he just didn’t look like a Rowan

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We didn’t finally name DS till we were on our way to register him.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 29/11/2023 18:34

Don't nicknames/abbreviations sort of come on organically? Do people really name their child and have the preferred abbreviation ready to slot in?

I've got five kids and only one (William) has his name abbreviated in any predictable way - the rest go by a mixture of weird abbreviations or pet/nick names that have nothing to do with their actual names.

StillWantingADog · 29/11/2023 18:30

ChillyB · 29/11/2023 16:56

You don't need to be certain. Wait and see what they look like and how you feel when you call them by the names on your list. There's no rush.

This. Mine weren’t names until about a fortnight after birth. I think try and narrow it down but you don’t know what they are going to look like.

one of my names was Rowan and he just didn’t look like a Rowan

Goodornot · 29/11/2023 18:27

Isadora = can't help thinking of the old TV show I watched in the 90s Wizadora.

You don't have to have the name ready for when she's born and a pre-arranged nickname you know. 😉

Aurelia is beautiful but Rory is an awful and illogical nickname. Why not just name her something you like and let a nn evolve naturally.

I like Juliette too.

You seem to like long names so how about Alexandra?

Wizadora Intro - 1994

Opening titles to CITV's trainee wizard, Wizadora designed for preschoolers up to 7 years old, aired between 1993 and 1998 with repeats lasting until approx ...

https://youtu.be/Su02IddjU9E?feature=shared

CurlewKate · 29/11/2023 18:25

I like Juliette and Isabella but I prefer Juliet and Isabel.

Harriet seems to fit your vibe too.

Mumofgirls2017 · 29/11/2023 18:22

Love isadora, Juliette, Aurelia all your options really.

if you want any more ideas…

seraphina
helena
cecilia
eloise
dorothea
cassandra
henrietta
beatrix
rosalie
theodora
tabitha
tallulah
josephine
annabelle
emmeline
vivienne

ChillyB · 29/11/2023 16:56

You don't need to be certain. Wait and see what they look like and how you feel when you call them by the names on your list. There's no rush.