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What do you thing of these whacky names, I nearly named my daughter ??

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mummyloveslucy · 26/10/2008 19:19

When I was pregnant with my daughter, I thought of some unusual names for girls. I put it down to the pregnancy hormones, like a lot of things. What do you think of these names, I am usually very conservative and like traditional names but also liked Merrin and Praise. I still quite like Merrin, but my mother in law thinks it sounds hard and boyish. I think it sounds soft and celtic.
I'm just interested to see what you think, could Praise ever work as a girls name? and should we concidder Merrin if we have another girl?

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mummyloveslucy · 26/10/2008 19:50

I like mirren too, but think Merrin sounds sweeter. I like Merry for short too.

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pointygravedogger · 26/10/2008 19:48

isn't murrin/merrin an anglicized version of the irish gaelic muireann? I'm not too sure though

findtheriver · 26/10/2008 19:48

Meredith is pretty - not so keen on Merrin.

OrmIrian · 26/10/2008 19:46

Merrin is lovely.

DS#s was nearly called Idony (I still love it) but he was a boy. So he escaped

yama · 26/10/2008 19:46

I know the name Mirren (Scottish I think).

Merrin is lovely - will put it on my future girls' names list too.

nolongeraworriedmummy · 26/10/2008 19:42

Merrins nice, not sure about praise, my dd was going to have a japanese name in one of my crazy pregnancy hormone moments, cant remember what it was though now.

Liffey · 26/10/2008 19:42

I nearly called my dd Dahlia.

Merrin is just another version of Muireann isn't it? Irish for Mary Anne, and pronounced a lot like Merrin.

mummyloveslucy · 26/10/2008 19:40

I think Merrin or Merryn is scottish. I think the woman in the film Brave Heart was called Merrin, the one that marries him.
I don't know what it means, a lot of baby name books don't have it in.

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mummyloveslucy · 26/10/2008 19:37

Yes, I was thinking of names such as Hope, Grace etc and thought of praise.
nickytwooooohtimes- Thanks I chose Lucy in the end as it means light and with us going through fertility treatment to have her, then I was extreamly ill throughout my pregnancy so she was the light at the end. and she's been the light of our lives ever since.

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CharCharBaGOOOOOOORE · 26/10/2008 19:33

I love Merrin.

artichokes · 26/10/2008 19:31

Oops, sorry. Caps lock was on.

artichokes · 26/10/2008 19:31

WHERE IS mERRIN FROM? wHAT DOES IT MEAN?

RubyShivers · 26/10/2008 19:22

Praise is a lot to live up to IMO, although I do like "Virtue" names like Patience, Grace, Hope etc

Merrin - never heard of it

nickytwoooohtimes · 26/10/2008 19:22

Merrin is lovely!

It is a very soft sounding name.
Not keen on Praise myself, but you could od a lot worse, lol!

Btw, Lucy is my no.1 choice for as future daughter, so we must naveb similar taste.

scarymcclary · 26/10/2008 19:21

I like merrin! it doesnt sound boyish. My dd2 is Erin.
Praise is a little more unusual imo. Are you religious??

scorpio1 · 26/10/2008 19:21

I know of a Merrin, its really nice. Praise is not for me.

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