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My husband and I can’t agree

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jinto26 · 23/08/2026 11:06

My husband and I have very different taste in names and we can’t seem to come to an agreement!

He likes princessy, romantic, long, fairytale names:

  • Seraphina
  • Evangeline
  • Penelope

He also insists on calling her by her full name and doesn’t really like nicknames.

I like cute, mostly 1-2 syllable names:

  • Elle
  • Mia
  • Nina
  • Lily
  • Rose
  • Sophie

A name that we might be getting close to agreeing on is Katherine, because although it is long it has 3 syllables and kinda sounds short. Any other names come to mind that you think sort of match my vibe but can also seem princess-y? Sorry if this is a hard ask!

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Yolandyouhoo · 12/10/2026 09:41

Alexandra
Saskia
Victoria
Emily
Philippa
Julia

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 12/10/2026 12:59

I would say go for a long name with a shortening:

Alexandra -Ally, Lexa
Henrietta -Hetty
Harriet- Hattie
Susannah - Suzi, Zanna,
Annabella - Anna or Belle

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