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Ursula or Enid?

55 replies

whimsicalone · 27/12/2008 18:39

Different styles I know but which do you prefer?
Thanks!!

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Lonnie · 28/12/2008 15:53

Enid

as Ursula ends up being called Urs and I think that is hideous

Flihgtattendant · 28/12/2008 15:39

But ex hated it, and when he came round one day and said 'It's ok, you can call her that if you want, and I'll just call her Sully' that I completely decided I was having a boy...

Flihgtattendant · 28/12/2008 15:38

Ds2 is Ursula. Well he would have been

mrsgboring · 28/12/2008 15:37

Really like Ursula, don't like Enid.

catweazle · 28/12/2008 15:36

I had always planned to call my DD2 Ursula.I had to wait 20 years for her and during the pg I heard my mum say Urshala and couldn't bear the thought of listening to people pronounce it wrong for the rest of her life (there is no SH in the name)

(so instead we picked a name that people hearing it spell wrong and people seeing it written say it wrong )

piscesmoon · 28/12/2008 15:31

I can't think why you would consider either when there are so many lovely names to choose from.

minouminou · 28/12/2008 15:21

Ursula ursula ursula.
It's still a poss for DD's middle name (24 wks at mo).

LouMacca · 27/12/2008 20:55

There are so many lovely girls name around that I cannot imagine why you would want to choose either of these names. Sorry but I think they are awful esp. Enid - you cannot be serious!

chaufleur · 27/12/2008 20:52

Ursula quite nice

Enid IMHO is completely inelegant, unattractive, dowdy, very blunt and just awful.... sorry!

Bessie123 · 27/12/2008 20:45

snigger @ bluestocking

Bluestocking · 27/12/2008 20:44

Sorry, both awful beyond compare and not fit for a human being. Might be OK for a pet? Enid would suit a pot-bellied sow.

cece · 27/12/2008 20:43

I like both but prefer Enid.

Bessie123 · 27/12/2008 20:36

Sorry, I think both those names are foul. Ursula is better, I suppose, particularly if your baby is a bit hairy

Leo9 · 27/12/2008 20:34

Find Enid a completely unattractive name I'm afraid

Ursula I do like though - very strong name.

BibiJesus · 27/12/2008 19:50

They are my gran's names - first and niddle - think they are both fabulous, but would go with Ursula

blueshoes · 27/12/2008 19:46

ursula

JacksFirstChristmasMama · 27/12/2008 19:37

Ursula. It's my mum's name so I'm a bit partial

WorzselMummage · 27/12/2008 19:35

Enids beautiful I dont like Ursula atall though.

horsemadgal · 27/12/2008 19:22

Ursula.

WhileShosheWatchedHerFlocks · 27/12/2008 19:20

Enid, Enid, Oh God No.

love Ursula tho.

dinkymum · 27/12/2008 19:12

Enid

FiveGoMadInDorset · 27/12/2008 19:06

Enid

QueenFeeUntoUsAChildIsBorn · 27/12/2008 19:05

Enid for me

LaDiDaDi · 27/12/2008 19:00

Enid.

I don't know why but I really dislike Ursula. To me it sounds like a medical term, like calling your daughter clavicle or scapula, though of course I know it's not.

belgo · 27/12/2008 18:58

Ursula, lovely name.

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