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Novie Nell?

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toastofthetown · 12/12/2023 17:33

Purely because I've never heard of Novie before, what do you think of Novie Nell? It's the name of Zoella's new baby, sister to Ottilie Rue.

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timeforacoffeebreak · 12/12/2023 17:48

graciasinmorzine · 12/12/2023 17:35

Perfect for a sad beige instagram baby

To be honest, they both seem to make the effort to make things colourful for both of the kids (although we've only seen one of Novie's outfits so far.. it still had colour unlike a lot of other Instagram moms)

kitsuneghost · 12/12/2023 17:46

I thought it reminded me of a pharmaceutical company then realised it reminded me of Novatel.

VeganNugsNotDrugs · 12/12/2023 17:44

Nova, with Novie as a cutsy nickname up to about 3, fine.

I think some people forget they're naming a person rather than a baby.

Pewpewbarneymcgrew · 12/12/2023 17:41

Novie is ridiculous

KittytheHare · 12/12/2023 17:40

Reminds me of Novotel. It’s awful.

LylaLee · 12/12/2023 17:38

ie cutesy name endings are bad enough for a girl. If I heard a boy called that, I'd think it was a case of gender disappointment, as Nell is a girl's name too.

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toastofthetown · 12/12/2023 17:36

DustyLee123 · 12/12/2023 17:34

It’s too similar to movie for me.

I actually kept getting autocorrected to Movie when I was typing the post.

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Zuve · 12/12/2023 17:35

My mum was Nell and hated it. They called her Old Nell at school and Nelly at work

Violetparis · 12/12/2023 17:35

Sounds ridiculous.

graciasinmorzine · 12/12/2023 17:35

Perfect for a sad beige instagram baby

DustyLee123 · 12/12/2023 17:34

It’s too similar to movie for me.