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help! my unnamed baby girl is 4 weeks old!!

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muminmuddle · 07/04/2009 11:31

I need help! my baby girl is 4 weeks old and we still can't decide on her name. in a real dilemma between Martha and Josie. Any thoughts on either name? which shall we go for?

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GossipMonger · 27/04/2009 13:39

WE NEED TO KNOW!!!

BottySpottom · 25/04/2009 09:47

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BottySpottom · 24/04/2009 20:38

Oooh yes, what did you decide?

I used to think that people who couldn't decide on names were flaky too, but it happened to us with DC3!

Aspire2Iron · 24/04/2009 20:06

Mum are you out of your muddle?

ARAG · 22/04/2009 23:09

Hi muminmuddle, Two lovely names! Either way is a good choice. I'll watch this thread to see what you end up going with.

Popularity is not a crime. 'Sarah' is a beautiful beautiful name, for example. So is 'Anna.' Neither is spoilt by their popularity. Likewise, 'Martha' is lovely and strong and feminine no matter how many there are.

I say Jo-zee, btw. Sweet, strong, kind. I've heard of it as a short name for Jocelyn. It reminds me of another name, Essie.

Do the name meanings sway you at all?

I agree with what qumquat: once the name is attached to your little one there won't be a second thought and people will love it because they love her. IMO, I think it's sweet to have existed these few weeks with your new daughter without a name. For goodness' sake, she is not suffering from it! It will make a fun story to tell her when she's older, how you wanted just the right name and how, in the end, you got it. Take your time, get some sleep, and no pressure!

When you do decide, as a reward to yourself and DD, get this personalised storybook: "My Very Own Name". We have it and it is brilliant.

TheOldestCat · 22/04/2009 18:52

Muminmuddle - I think the pronunciation of Josie depends on where you are in the country. DD is Jo-see (we live in the south east and I am from Wales). But some of DH's relatives (from Manchester and Liverpool) call her Jo-zee. Doesn't bother me or her!

Martha and Josie are both lovely names so you're onto a winner either way.

I have the most popular name of the 70s and it didn't really bother me as a child, I just got used to there being five others in the same year. Now there are 30 plus of us at work, but it doesn't really matter.

OAPmum · 22/04/2009 18:48

I like Martha but as a thought what about Rowena

poppysweetie · 21/04/2009 21:31

I like Martha better

muminmuddle · 20/04/2009 23:13

thanks so much for asking bettymum!

we're registering her on friday........name tbc.... will let you know.

re Josie: still can't resolve the Jo-see/Jo-zee issue, although I think because we've taken so long it has become more of an issue. as i've said, i prefer Jo-zee, but i think most people pronounce it Jo-see. either way, it seems that it might become annoying for her overtime. how do you pronounce it by the way???!

re Martha: is popularity such a crime? i grew up with a very unusual name and i'm not sure it's such a blessing.

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Bettymum · 20/04/2009 14:01

muminmuddle has your DD been named??!

qumquat · 15/04/2009 11:26

I'd say that if you're calling her Josie on your own then that's the name you want to call her. Don't worry about what other people think, they'll love it once it's attached to your gorgeous DD! For what it's worth, I'd always pronounce it Jo-zee, no-one ever pronounces Rosie Ro-cee do they?

Cazzaben · 15/04/2009 00:51

I knew a very very lovely lady called Josie... Se was an amazing person and Josie sounds perfect!!! Martha is good but IMO Josie is the one...

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LaurenIsMoreThanReadyToPop61 · 15/04/2009 00:32

i like bettymums idea of combining the two to make marcie,

i like it better than martha and josie, plus its got a nice story behind it then for when shes older.. how did u get ur name,, mummy couldnt choose between martha and josie so i ended up marcie i love it!!

SK1980 · 15/04/2009 00:24

I much prefer Martha to Josie. The trouble is people WILL want to call her Jo-sey rather than Jo-zee because that's how it's spelt, which will be frustrating for her as she gets older. I know this because I have to battle with my first name as well as my surname!

Swedes · 14/04/2009 21:50

noddyholder is right. Martha Jo is v v sweet indeed.

lotspot · 14/04/2009 18:11

personally from what you said further up i would call her Martha with Josie as a middle name, and then you can keep it as the name you call her on your own - it will still be her name, but you will get to introduce her as Martha which is an equally beautiful name (and yes does save you from the pronunciation(sp) problems)

mom22 · 14/04/2009 13:13

My suprise baby girl is 8 days old and still not named and there's me starting to panic. You must have been in a real dilemma. Josie is a lovely name, I know a fabulous Josie in her 70's. Martha nice but ditto re increasing popularity. Will be a top thirty in next few years. Josie will never date but there will never be another 10 in the same school either. I'm thinking Carys for my tot but can't quite commit in case something else jumps out at me. (we thought we were having a Reuben)

LastOrders · 14/04/2009 12:56

I love Mable (or is it Mabel) at the moment.

And Marnie on Kalos list is a really nice name too.

Good luck, let us know the outcome

muminmuddle · 14/04/2009 12:35

thank you Kalo12. i like the names on your list - they're more unusual and pretty than some lists I've read on here.

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kalo12 · 14/04/2009 12:29

Belinda
Irene
Nina
Nancy
Petra
Nerys
Violet
Moira

noddyholder · 14/04/2009 12:28

martha jo is sweet.

kalo12 · 14/04/2009 12:24

well Bella is beautiful, my niece's name (she's much older though so i don't think its too popular now) incidently my mother is called Josephine and she hates it and refuses to let me call a daughter this, which is a shame. I like all your names so i'm gonna post my list to see if there is anything on there you fancy

muminmuddle · 14/04/2009 12:22

actually no, sorry, I think the choice really is between Martha and Josie. My DH won't go for Bella.

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muminmuddle · 14/04/2009 12:21

good point - what about Bella?

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