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Want a name like Florence

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KAEKAE · 13/08/2009 23:04

Help! I LOVE the name Florence, but can't have it due to it ryming with our surname...boo hoo! So I want something similar to it instead if that makes sense?!?
Any suggestions?!

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MaggieBeauLeo · 16/08/2009 12:53

Florence Lawrence! lol!

I thnk you only want it because it's the one name you can't have!

Penelope Lawrence
Jemima Lawrence
Susannah Lawrence
Flora Lawrence
Stella Lawrence
Edith Lawrence
Cordelia
Louisa
Mabel
Hazel

changenameruk · 16/08/2009 12:48

martha
louisa

Vikelm · 16/08/2009 10:39

How about Penelope?

LilyBolero · 16/08/2009 00:49

Winifred
Margaret
Jemima
Floella

lockets · 16/08/2009 00:47

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MamaMimi · 16/08/2009 00:37

I'd say Beatrice is the closest of the same kind (?)

Clary · 16/08/2009 00:28

I knew of a family of girls called
Florence
Constance
Mabel
Edith

If that's any help?

fortyplus · 13/08/2009 23:36

Prudence
Fleur

lockets · 13/08/2009 23:34

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KAEKAE · 13/08/2009 23:34

Like Constance but its another one that almost rymes with our surname of Lawrence!! Grrr!

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pointydog · 13/08/2009 23:31

parthenope?

mrswoolf · 13/08/2009 23:29

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pointydog · 13/08/2009 23:27

ermintrude

Heated · 13/08/2009 23:13

Blythe
Cordelia
Beatrice
Amelia
Harriet
Elspeth
Flora
Iris
Meg/Margaret
Millicent
Elinor
Louisa
Matilda

tummytickler · 13/08/2009 23:09

10 years ago i had a mad fantasy that i wanted children called
Florence
Matilda
Jemima
Constance
Susannah
Beatrix

I think they all have a similar feel, all lovely (although no longer on my list!)

Also

Cordelia
Elsa
Flora
Elspeth
Harriet

taczilla · 13/08/2009 23:06

Cora

Flora

Clara

Mathilda

Tess