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Xanthe, Eve or Anya??

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minkersmum · 21/09/2008 23:52

What is the nicest of the 3??

Liking them all but reservations are

Eve too normal a name, not unusual enough for my liking.

Xanthe maybe touching on pretentious?

Anya too harsh/strong sounding.

My daughter lkely to be very tall, over 6ft, which one would suit best??

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singyswife · 25/09/2008 13:39

Does dd have a name yet???? What did you go for???????

Nellstar · 24/09/2008 13:12

I think Anya's lovely. Xanthe fun, not keen on Eve.

WowOoo · 24/09/2008 08:27

Xanthe, it's lovely.
My name has always been mispelt/ diff for some to pronounce and I think it's character building....?!!

HorseStories · 24/09/2008 08:24

Sofia
Lilah
Sasha
Heidi
Amy
Juliette
Tara
Frida
Erin
Greta
Ingrid
Polly

LaDiDaDi · 23/09/2008 23:21

What about Ianthe rather than Xanthe?

Frances
Perdita
Verity
Susannah
Polly
Cara
Felicity
Georgiana
Cadence
Lucinda

Perpendicular · 23/09/2008 23:18

You know, i'd completely forgotten about my love for Anouk. I'm now totally swooning over it. I want one!

It's pronounced Ah-nook btw..

thumbwitch · 23/09/2008 23:15

noooo, not Olive! Not just Olive from On the Buses (bad enough) but Olive Oyl from Popeye too... not good.

how about Octavia?
Or Anita? (sounds a little like 'inuit' if you stretch your mind...)

Perpendicular · 23/09/2008 23:10

How about Anouk?

I love this name - she sounds like she's special enough to be called Anouk!

www.behindthename.com/name/anouk

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minkersmum · 23/09/2008 22:02

I love Olive but my mum going on about 'on the buses' DP and i still liking it tho.
Alot of people saying 'thats an old ladies name, not very pretty, prefer Olivia'
Personally think Olive far classier.

Love Hebe but think of Hebe jeebies... or am i pronouncing it wrongly?

Love Florence too but DP says no to that.

Like Daisy too but she's likely to be over 6 ft and think that its not such a good name for a tall girl?? Is that stupid??

I know shes mine and i'm biased but when i look at her i just can't find a name nice enough, shes all sallow (physiological jaundice!) has thick dark hair and really lovely, My mum saw her for first time today and thinks she looks lke a little eskimo baby! Maybe call her Eskimo!!

Like Luna because of way it sounds but just read huge thread on the name and as i thought it brings most people to the word lunatic! Shame as so pretty.

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Perpendicular · 23/09/2008 21:36

I love Olive!!

How about..

Clara
Daisy
Pearl
Lara
Mimosa
Hebe
Mabel
Eliza
Beatrix
Agnes
Florence

Perpendicular · 23/09/2008 21:36

I love Olive!!

How about..

Clara
Daisy
Pearl
Lara
Mimosa
Hebe
Mabel
Eliza
Beatrix
Agnes
Florence

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minkersmum · 23/09/2008 21:15

Still no name for this wee lady!!

Have considered Olive but lots of people have hated it (including my mum) others love it.

Completely at a loss as to what name to pick!

daisy99divine love your post , made me smile!!

Any name suggestions welcome!

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pamelat · 23/09/2008 13:38

Our DD is an Ella but we call her "pumpkin, potato, lump, pea, pog, nog, peanut, honey" etc.

pamelat · 23/09/2008 13:36

Anya is very pretty

Dont like xanthe

Yep, Eve is over used.

singyswife · 23/09/2008 12:08

DO you have a name yet????????????

daisy99divine · 22/09/2008 23:19

Poor old Mimkersmum, i have read this right through and love the side line with Custardo

and you're the tired and hormonal one! lol

for what it's worth I really liked Xanthe but have got fed up with it by the end of this thread
Not wanting to put a spanner in the works, how about Thalia

It seems to me to have a bit of a feel of the Xanthe but be less used than Eve and sort of short?
hope it helps. we spent 3 days choosing a name and when we did (I was still in hospital) the nurse said "have you finally chosen a name?" yes I said, and gave the wrong one

Perpendicular · 22/09/2008 22:46

Eve wins hands down, classy and sophisticated. Anya always sounds whiney and common to me - there's a mum at the school with one and the way she says 'nya' puts my teeth on edge. Xante is too try-hard.

FairLadyRantALot · 22/09/2008 22:30

Hm...Xanthe doesn't really sound like a girlsname to me...seems more a boys name, sorry...

Anya is o.k.
Eve is lovely

how about Anoushka or Tatyana...the ones I know are all tall leggy stunning girls

weblette · 22/09/2008 22:25

Anya

Pinkchampagne · 22/09/2008 22:22

I like Anya & Eve best from your list.

singyswife · 22/09/2008 21:41

Does dd have a name yet>????????

TheNaughtiestGirlKeepsaSecret · 22/09/2008 16:20

Ps, it took a long time for my dd to grow into her name. Their names were quite elegant and adult, not at all cutesy or ending in ee. So for ages, my children were Pookie and Splodge.

TheNaughtiestGirlKeepsaSecret · 22/09/2008 16:19

I love Fergus!! I think Anya matches better. Both have a broadly northern European feel.

Fergus is so celtic, next to Xanthe? And I laughed at Xanthe Cooper!! Taht doesn't sound great. Xanthe Zachariades or Xanthe Goldberg or something like that would sound like a Danielle STeele character. But Xanthe Cooper is oil and water somehow! What's your sur name?

Fergus and Xanthe. Hmmm. I mean, it's not ludicrous, but it's not an excellent match either.

I agree with the pp that Eve/eva have reached critical mass now! I do like Eve a lot though.

Anya Eve? I guess Xenia would be a bit too Xenia warrior. Damn her, ruining a good name.

DartmoorMama · 22/09/2008 16:14

I know 2 people called Xanthe bizarrely. Its a lovely name.

Eve is so common at the moment but lovely. Depends whether that bothers you. About every other little girl I know at the moment is called Eve, the rest are called grace and I am not joking.

NK3c787decX11c8a96cc64 · 22/09/2008 16:12

What about Eva?

Similar to Eve but a little more unusual.
Other LO's might like it if they are fans of Wall-e!