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Marigold, Romilly - any others?

36 replies

Desperateforababa · 14/10/2024 12:01

What are your thoughts on Romilly ("Romy") or Marigold ("Goldie") for a baby sister to Clara? Any other ideas? I also love Clementine and Margot but my DH isn't keen. We like old fashioned English names that aren't overdone but are not totally weird - feels like a hard balance!

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CoffeeBeansGalore · 14/10/2024 13:02

Clara and
Rose
Rosalie
Bryony/Briony
Charlotte
Anna
Adrienne
Collette
Phoebe

PurpleChrayn · 14/10/2024 12:56

Romilly.

Not Romy, as it doesn't make sense. The first syllable of Romilly is Ro not Roe.

Mumofgirls2017 · 14/10/2024 12:55

I love marigold and Romilly! They are unusual compared to Clara though but work ok.

Clara and

esther
stella
rosa
rosemary
primrose
rosanna
tabitha
beatrix
estelle
polly
pearl
vivienne
juliet
edith
enid
eloise
daphne

CherryValley5 · 14/10/2024 12:26

The first thing that I think of when I hear Marigold is either a cow or the butter brand. It’s an absolute no from me.

Romilly is alright but getting quite overused amongst all of the Romys etc.

Nightmanagerfan · 14/10/2024 12:24

Calliope?
Cecilia
Rebecca
Araminta

Richtea67 · 14/10/2024 12:19

How about Meridith nn Meri? Not keen on Marigold...makes me think of the gloves. And not keen on Goldie as a nn, Mari might be better. Romilly is OK.

AndYesTheWeeDonkeys · 14/10/2024 12:17

So somewhere between Loveday and Helena on the familiarity scale? Grin

Roberta
Thomasina
Felicity
Louise
Verity
Noëlle
Frances
Vivienne
Amber
Christine

I like both Romilly and Marigold - but I don’t think you’ll be able to prescribe diminutives.

SerenityNowInsanityLater · 14/10/2024 12:16

I really love Marigold. I love the flower. I love the name. And Goldie is such a sweet nickname.
I also like the names Posy and Dahlia. But Marigold is a winner. And it sounds sweet with sister Clara.

Katherineryan1986 · 14/10/2024 12:16

I love Romilly, but am not keen on 'Goldie' - reminds me of a character that was/is in Hollyoaks.

I had a great aunt called Clara, her sisters were, Molly, Evelyn, Winifred and Olive. (All born about 1920-ish).

Evelyn was pronounced Eve lin.

I had another gt aunt called Evelyn pronounced Ev lin

MistyF · 14/10/2024 12:12

I love both. I think I would choose Romilly if it's up to me. I think they both go with Clara

OtterOnAPlane · 14/10/2024 12:10

One that seems in the same vein is Gloria, perhaps NN Glo.