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We love Hazel and Elsie but need a lovely name with different first letter.

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 10/07/2009 17:24

dd1's name starts with 'E' - dd2's name starts with 'H'. We have a family middle name so if we chose either Hazel or Elsie for dd3 then 2 dd's would have exactly the same initials. Can you think of another pretty name like the above? Preferably something that won't be shortened, perhaps a bit old-fashioned. Thanks.

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 11/07/2009 22:07

thank you, some great suggestions but still stuck on Hazel . I also quite like Lillian but best friends little girl is Lily and I think the names are too close.

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loobylu3 · 10/07/2009 21:10

Elsie is lovely and Hazel nice too. I think all the names I was going to suggest have already been mentioned!
I love Cecily (have one myself), also Ivy, Violet, Iris, Florence, Beatrice, Audrey, Polly.

KleineMaus · 10/07/2009 20:36

I know what you mean about the initials. We have an Elliot, and are quite keen on another E name for DC2, if it's a boy. DH doesn't think it's a problem, both he and his brother have G names, but I'm not convinced.

How about Laurel?

sleepsforwimps · 10/07/2009 19:12

Florence
Phyllis
Connie
Mary
Keziah
Ida
Ena
Edna

herbietea · 10/07/2009 19:11

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nomorecake · 10/07/2009 18:43

audrey
lindsay
sylvia

moaningminnie2020 · 10/07/2009 18:29

Mabel
Ava

nomorecake · 10/07/2009 18:27

ivy
violet
joanie
faye
elle
morwena
nancy

changenameruk · 10/07/2009 18:12

May
Sarah
Laura

curlyredhead · 10/07/2009 18:10

btw - brilliant screen name HBofB!

Tillyscoutsmum · 10/07/2009 17:44

Greta
Molly
Faye/Faith
Joan
Josie
Sadie

NorkilyChallenged · 10/07/2009 17:39

Mmmmm, Lois is good too.

I knew a girl whose parents chose names that couldn't be shortened: she was Joy and her sister was Ruth.

differentID · 10/07/2009 17:37

Susan
Alice
Lois
Joyce

NorkilyChallenged · 10/07/2009 17:37

Ivy
Polly
Sophie (though v popular in various forms)
Lucy (same)
Clara

Also love Iris

Northernlurker · 10/07/2009 17:36

Ada

Primrose

Amelia

Felicity

curlyredhead · 10/07/2009 17:33

April
Shona
Ellen
Isla

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 10/07/2009 17:32

too many Maisies around here for some reason. Caroline is lovely , also Cecily but have a feeling dh would come up with the usual 'but I can't spell it' . Good suggestions, thanks.

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differentID · 10/07/2009 17:27

Iris is lovely, as is Maisie

Lancelottie · 10/07/2009 17:27

Maisie
Alice
Polly

silverfrog · 10/07/2009 17:26

Beatrice
Imogen
Cecily

all a bit traditional, and can be shortened but wouldn't necessarily be

Caroline extremely underused imo

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