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Isaac or Zachary? Penelope or Marianne? Help us decide!

41 replies

Boobz · 09/03/2009 19:47

So we've got it down to a choice of 2 for either boy or girl. Last name Reed.

Isaac James
or
Zachary James

Penelope Lucy
or
Marianne Tess

Due in 10 days. Want to be able to announce arrival with name rather than "name TBC".

What do you think?

(as an aside, I had thought we were going to go with Dashiel for a boy all the way through the pregnancy but have lost my bottle at the last minute. Anyone think I should grow a pair and go back to this more unusual name? Dash for short seems such a cool NN...)

Boobz xxx

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MadaMoo · 09/03/2009 23:14

Both Isaac and Zachary were on the list for us.

If you go for Isaac then you get the Zac for free!

Penelope over Marianne methinks but hey I think that Tess stands up on ots own!?!

jellybeans · 09/03/2009 21:03

Zachary James

Penelope Lucy but prefer Penny

Fimbo · 09/03/2009 20:51

Like Isaac

Prefer Lucy as a first name.

midnightexpress · 09/03/2009 20:49

Like all three possible boy's names.

Much prefer Marianne to Penelope. Don't like Penelope or Penny.

Also like Tess very much, though not sure it goes all that well with Marianne - I think 2 syllables maybe works better? Tessa?

yama · 09/03/2009 20:44

Dashiel James

Marianne Lucy

Sails · 09/03/2009 20:42

Isaac James definately but I have an Isaac James (ds2) so I am very biased its a lovely name imo!

TheFallenMadonna · 09/03/2009 20:29

Marianne. I love it.

Actually prefer Dash I think to either of your others. Have taught two Dashs, so not as uncommon as all that.

SweetEm · 09/03/2009 20:26

Zachary and Penelope

And if you shorten Zachary, please spell it Zach!

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Boobz · 09/03/2009 20:18

Isaac then (or possibly Dashiell??)

Less concensus on the girl's name. Leaning towards Penelope...

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Knax · 09/03/2009 20:18

Isaac and Penelope

LoveBuckets · 09/03/2009 19:57

Isaac definitely. And Ike not Zac for short.

ScummyMummy · 09/03/2009 19:54

Dashiel is ok, I guess.

Tommy · 09/03/2009 19:53

Isaac and Marianne here too

LaDiDaDi · 09/03/2009 19:52

Isaac and Penelope from what you posted initially but I love Dashiell and I would go for that over Isaac.

ScummyMummy · 09/03/2009 19:51

Oooh this is a rteally easy one! Much prefer Issac and Marianne- really lovely names- to Zachary and Penelope, which I don't like at all.

MrsMattie · 09/03/2009 19:49

Isaac - nice.

Dashiel - agree, cool name.

Love, love, love Penelope.

Zachary - lovely, but so common.

Marianne - horrid, sorry. I like other 'Mari' names, though. Maria, Mairead, Mary even.