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Ivy??

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 12:58

What do you think of Ivy?

Also,

Anna
Gabriella (Gabby)
Charlotte (Charlie)
Layla
Elizabeth

TIA

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saggers · 22/06/2008 11:22

I like Ivy. Never watch Coronation Street.

Alishanty · 20/06/2008 12:23

I like Ivy, just think it sounds nice. I suggested it but dp couldn't get over the Ivy Tilsley association.

hayley2u · 19/06/2008 22:39

i love layla such a nice girly girly name.
like charlotte
not too keen on gabriella or anna and elizabeth
layla s the bestt name

pointydog · 19/06/2008 21:56

Ivy - no. It's a very run-of-the-mill rampaging plant. I don't see its attraction as a name.

Anna - good
Gabrieella - no, fussy
Charlotte - ok
Layla - clapton, nooooo
Elizabeth - good if a little formal but can be shortened

AbbeyA · 19/06/2008 21:38

Poison Ivy or clinging Ivy!
I like the others- except for Layla.

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 21:20

Bruno is fab!! I love names that end in an 'o' but DH has vetoed Leo and Theo. Will try for Bruno....

DH is white blonde though, I'm not sure a blonde Bruno would work, though Jasper is dark like me.

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LuLuBai · 19/06/2008 21:07

Florence does seem a little popular these days.

Yes Inigo is pronounced how it looks - yes like indigo without the d. There was a famous architect way back when called Inigo Jones but very few people seem to use it (although it is bizzarely starting to crop up more and more).

Milo works with Jasper but again it's on the rise. Or possibly Sholto at a pinch but probably only if you have Scottish blood. Or maybe Bruno (but I always seem to think of a big brown labrador when I think of Bruno - don't know why)

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 20:49

Like Tabitha Lulu - hadn't thought of that one - she's a Jilly Cooper character isn't she??

DH and I joked about calling Jasper Sydney or Alice, as he was conceived in Oz on honeymoon!!

Never heard of Inigo - looks like indigo without the d - is that how it's pronounced??

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 20:46

Glad you love Jasper GE - and I LOVE it being described as 'classic eccentric' - couldn't have put it better myself!!!!!

Not sure if I'M ready for Victor though.....!!

DH adores Florence, it would be his first choice. I'm not so sure, I prefer Flora, but have concerns about 'Interflora' and 'Spreads easily' connotations

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LuLuBai · 19/06/2008 17:26

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greenelizabeth · 19/06/2008 16:00

Ha ha. Ok, will not ever mention it again. That word that is Spanish for Dove. [mouth zipped shut]

LuLuBai · 19/06/2008 15:55

psssst - GreenElizabeth - stop suggesting Paloma - it's DDs name and I'd prefer not to popularise it

Tabitha is good with Jasper. From GE's list I always love Mabel and think Margot is ripe for a revival.

How about Sid for a boy? For some reason Jasper and Sid appeals to me. Or if you want more unusual how about Inigo (be warned it is around 1500 on the name popularity list at the mo but I think it is soaring up).

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greenelizabeth · 19/06/2008 15:41

I love Jasper. Right... so what goes with Jasper?

Something classic eccentric I think.

Phoebe, Lois, Margot, Nancy, Belinda, Mabel, Meredith, Vivien, Paloma, Cordelia, Florence, Violet, Penelope (with Polly for short?).

Are you taking out your pencil for even some of these suggestions?

A brother for Jasper would be Victor. Victor and Jasper.

I know most people aren't ready for Victor yet. Get in there quickly.

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 14:42

Mmmm.

I'm not so keen on Lottie as a nickname for Charlotte - it's a bit cutesy for me ( no offence to other Lottie lovers, just my opinion) I prefer Charlie I think.

If I went for Elizabeth I think she'd be a Beth or a Lizzie. I love Eliza but I know she'd end up as Liza, which is not so nice.

Agree about Ella - not so keen on that.

I don't even know what sex this baby is yet ( should find out tomorrow,at 20 wk scan hopefully, but my mind is spinning with ideas.)

DS is Jasper. I like names that are a bit unusual but not so obscure that the poor child will spend half it's life spelling it out to people, IYSWIM.

BTW I know some of the names I've listed aren't that unusual......

Any other ideas for me????

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greenelizabeth · 19/06/2008 14:34

Ps, forgot Gabriela, I like that too. Not wild about Gabby. It's very feisty but not that pretty but I would rather come across a Gabby than an Ella. Ella sweet but a tiny bit weak-sounding (only when I'm over analysing, do't mean to offend all the Ellas' Mums)

greenelizabeth · 19/06/2008 14:33

I like it but I don't love it.

I like the style of it more than I like the sound of it.

From your list I like Elizabeth with Eliza or Libby for short, Anna, and maybe Annabel with Anna or Anya for short, and Charlotte but only if you use nn Lottie. Charlotte is too 80s for me. I can't believe it's still hanging around in the top ten. Lottie is gorgeous though.

Leila is lovely but blends in a little with Lily, Lola, Lila, Ella... Very 'of the moment' kind of a name. Still pretty though.

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Jojay · 19/06/2008 14:30

Not so keen on Lily, don't know why.

Oh yes I do, my horrible old boss called his daughter Lily!!!

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MummyAnnabella · 19/06/2008 14:16

prefer charlotte or anna. i too think of old hag ivy from corrie. what about Lily?

princessmel · 19/06/2008 14:03

I love Ivy

Whenever I mention it to anyone they say ' oh no, poison Ivy'

Not keen on Gabby at all but like Gabriella

Layla can come out sounding a bit um, not sure of the word.

Anna , Elizabeth and Charlotte are nice but too safe for me.

SoupKitchen · 19/06/2008 14:00

love it

Miyazaki · 19/06/2008 13:52

I like Ivy. yummy

Nancy66 · 19/06/2008 13:43

I like Ivy - although it does make me think of that trout pouted harridan from Coronation Street.

I like Elizabeth from the other selection but none of the others.