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Views on the name Martha Iris?

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Louisa12 · 16/08/2008 12:23

I am due to have a baby girl in 3 weeks and have always liked Martha but my husband isn't that keen. We have also considered names such as Harriett, Amelia and Evie but can't seem to make a decision. Would appreciate any views.

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AnstasiaBartAraminta · 29/05/2016 23:09

Martha Iris is a beautiful name, very classy sounding. My children all have very unusual names, and sometimes they don't thank me for it! But I think Martha Iris isn't common but it's not too unusual sounding xx

ThePartyArtist · 29/05/2016 23:05

Martha Iris is lovely!

SpareCrust · 28/05/2016 11:01

Yes May is lovely too!

AppleSetsSail · 28/05/2016 10:51

Oh - a zombie! Exciting.

AppleSetsSail · 28/05/2016 10:50

I love Martha, but to my ear Martha Iris doesn't flow nicely. I don't like 2 x 2 syllables I think.

SpareCrust · 28/05/2016 10:48

I think it has all come around again and Martha and Iris have become current again now. I know a beautiful 15 yr old Iris and three girls called Martha and Marta all aged between 3 and 9 years.

mrsschu · 28/05/2016 08:06

Martha Iris does sound like she could be 90 years old but nothing wrong with that! My great-aunt was Martha and my grandmother was May, two names which are very much in vogue again now. They would have been born around 1915. I like both names. I come across a lot of baby Martha's in London but if that doesn't bother you it's very nice. DS has the name of a 90 year old man in Germany where DH is from (although it's not considered grandad-like at all here) but that doesn't bother us at all.

Wheresthewine36 · 28/05/2016 02:53

Oops! OP, is she Martha Iris?Amelia? Harriett? Don't leave us in suspense GrinGrin

Wheresthewine36 · 28/05/2016 02:25

I have an Iris Ivy Olivia Smile I love Martha, beautiful name.Good luck with your decision and your new little bundle.x

Alasalas2 · 28/05/2016 02:23

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paxillin · 28/05/2016 02:13

This Martha Iris is almost 8 now and in year 3 at school. OP has probably made her decision Grin.

Alasalas2 · 28/05/2016 01:27

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LilianSmith · 25/05/2016 15:12

Martha Iris sounds lovely!

SpareCrust · 25/05/2016 14:34

I think Martha is lovely and I know a beautiful Iris!

Also love Harriet, Miranda and Maude.

LadyAntonella · 25/05/2016 14:31

I love it!

Also love Harriet Iris, Martha Harriet and Iris Martha or Iris Harriet. Iris is one of my absolute favourite girl names.

septembersunshine · 25/05/2016 14:31

It's a beautiful name but I think I like Iris Martha better. Or even more then that Iris Amelia - Amelia softens Iris I think and flows really well. Martha sounds quite heavy. I don't dislike it but I prefer your other choices bar Harriet (which is my irrational hate girls name. Just me I think because it's generally really well received on here). I just find it quite masculine and hard and I really dislike all the shortened forms. Good luck op!

bombayflambe · 25/05/2016 12:55

Gah! Zombie, sorry

bombayflambe · 25/05/2016 12:55

Both lovely names but not together. You need a consonant after Martha (I don't know why but you just do).

Martha Jane
Martha Ruth
Martha Clare

...and apparently only one syllable (I don't know why again).

Terrifiedandregretful · 25/05/2016 12:49

Martha Iris is lovely. I much prefer it to your other choices.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 25/05/2016 12:44

Zombie. Little Martha Iris. Evie. Harriet or Amelia would be around 7 or 8 years old now

HeatherElizabeth1 · 25/05/2016 10:04

My 5 year old is Martha Iris. Martha because I loved the song Martha's Harbour and Iris because I love Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.
Martha means lady, and Iris means Rainbow. She's my little amazing lady and she's God's promise to me just like the Rainbow.

ethanchristoper · 17/08/2008 22:33

i think martha iris is a baby 90 year old

sorry lol, i dont personally like it

but its your baby, and i bet there's people who hate my little boys name

hw2004 · 16/08/2008 20:55

Martha is a lovely name. I have to say if I had had a girl she would have been Harriet so i'm slightly biased towards that one

lilyloo · 16/08/2008 19:36

Actually quite interesting this as when we called dd Martha we had a few comments about the name.
When i posted on here i got a pretty much unanimous vote of over 100+ saying it was a lovely name so helped me feel better about it.

DoubleBluff · 16/08/2008 19:31

Martha Iris is a beautful name

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