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Alice, May and ?

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Kolie · 04/03/2024 15:15

Recently found out we are expecting our third baby girl. Our two girls are called Alice and May.

We have a list but none we can really use!!

  • Emily
  • Isabel (we could use this)
  • Eve
  • Lucy (DH less a fan)
  • Lydia
  • Emma

Does anyone have any other name suggestions we might like?

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sciencemama · 04/03/2024 20:11

Alice, May and Hazel
Alice, May and Jane
Alice, May and Claudia
Alice, May and Samantha

Guavafish1 · 04/03/2024 20:06

Violet

SabbatWheel · 04/03/2024 20:05

Betty
Harriet (Hatty)
Joy
Susanna

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Kolie · 04/03/2024 20:03

Ithinkitstimeforbed · 04/03/2024 20:01

They’re all lovely! Lily is very popular locally to me atm, I know of 5 under 3. Not sure where all these names sit in the top 100 names but I know some people are put off by the more popular ones.

It's not something that really bothers us, DH is a teacher and I was, so with the exception of very unusual names we have met lots of children with lots of names. Some names we have met a few of (like Alice) but they have all been lovely so we view it well. One slightly more difficult child might have ruined an other wise lovely and less popular name permanently though!!

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SadnessInMyIntestines · 04/03/2024 20:01

I think Emma, Daisy or Violet go better than Lily or Isabel from your shortlist

Ithinkitstimeforbed · 04/03/2024 20:01

They’re all lovely! Lily is very popular locally to me atm, I know of 5 under 3. Not sure where all these names sit in the top 100 names but I know some people are put off by the more popular ones.

Springblossom2022 · 04/03/2024 20:01

I thought Tilly first off. Then Belle, Hallie and Ella

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Kolie · 04/03/2024 19:59

Thank you all we have discussed it more tonight and decided our short list is

Alice, May and Emma
Alice, May and Daisy
Alice, May and Isabel
Alice, May and Violet
Alice, May and Lily

Anyone have any thoughts or preferences on these?

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SophieHope7 · 04/03/2024 19:55

Emilia

Daffyyellow · 04/03/2024 19:52

Tessa
Nina
Clara
Joanna
Mary

cyclamenqueen · 04/03/2024 19:52

Isabel is lovely , I would also add

Florence
meredith
Claudia
Katharine
Beatrice
Penelope
Hebe

TamzinGrey · 04/03/2024 19:50

Alice and May are lovely names.
Harriet or Violet would go really well.

BeyondMyWits · 04/03/2024 19:46

SadnessInMyIntestines · 04/03/2024 16:16

I initially thought Dorothy

Me too!
But my mum's sisters are Alice, May and Dorothy.

ElleLeopine · 04/03/2024 19:46

Alice, May, and Phoebe!

AInightingale · 04/03/2024 19:43

What do you think of Emilia/Lucia?

I think Anna is timeless and goes with the other names.

Johnnyfartpants · 04/03/2024 19:42

Iona

CloseEncountersOfTheTurdKind · 04/03/2024 19:41

Edith

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 04/03/2024 19:41

Alice and May sound like simple, feminine, Victorian/Edwardian style classics to me. So Isabel would be a really similar style - and a shorter length but 3 syllable name would also sound great with her 1 & 2 syllable sisters names (I also love that Isabel starts/ends in a different letter to her sisters too).

If Isabel is a no go then other shorter/simpler names (no more than 6 letters) that I think fit into that Victorian classic style:

Rose (or Rosa)
Lily (or Lillian)
Louisa
Helena
Clara
Julia
Sarah
Ruth
Hannah

Adultadhdinattentive · 04/03/2024 19:41

I thought Lucy when I read the title without seeing your post so… Lucy!

orangetriangle · 04/03/2024 19:40

Alice May and Rose
Alice May and Grace
Alice May and Daisy
Alice May and Isla
Alice May and Anna
Alice May and Poppy
Alice May and Ella

webster1987 · 04/03/2024 19:39

Ivy

GreatGateauxsby · 04/03/2024 19:39

Automatically I said … & Evie
so Eve or Evie is my vote!!!

GiselleRose · 04/03/2024 19:34

My first thought was Isabelle and it’s on your list (just with a different spelling).

delilabell · 04/03/2024 19:30

I was going to say Ivy.

crazycatladie · 04/03/2024 19:29

Sophie