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Please vote for your favourite name (and save our marriage)

129 replies

Jeepers · 15/08/2009 21:59

The choices are:

Eve
Lucy
Alice
Iris

All votes gratefully received. Thinking behind your choice also appreciated.

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jabberwocky · 16/08/2009 03:22
  1. Eve
  2. Iris
  3. Alice
  4. Lucy
Kiddi · 16/08/2009 01:02

All pretty names but
Iris most uncommon ( i also like Violet)
Lucy common amongst my peers
Eve uber common in DD peers
Alice - makes me think of delicate child, sometimes too delicate.

but I like long odd names, so what do I know.

teafortwo · 16/08/2009 00:14

tummytickler - I really do deeply love the name 'Iris' and looking at your profile your Iris is a true smasher!!!

Jeepers - I think if you don't 'feel' Eve and Mr Jeepers doesn't 'feel' Lucy Alice you need to find a different name you both love! There are so many dreamy girls names out there - there is certainly one for your little one that you both will adore calling when it is dinnertime!

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jellybeans · 16/08/2009 00:02

1.Lucy...lovely name, my favourite
2.Eve...OK, prefer Eva.
3.Alice...not keen.
4.Iris...not keen, old ladies and eyes.

Linnet · 15/08/2009 23:54

I like Alice, Lucy and Eve, in that order I always think that they are young sounding names.
I'm not so keen on Iris, can't really give a reason just don't like it as much.

YommyMommy · 15/08/2009 23:53

Alice - Love it!
Iris - Like it and its quite unusual!
Eve - Everyone had Eve, Eva, Evie! Too common!
Lucy - No!

Peridot30 · 15/08/2009 23:46

LUcy for me

pooka · 15/08/2009 23:45

The Anna and Eve thing is good - would you anna and eve it. Great idea.

plonker · 15/08/2009 23:41

Post delivery sounds good

angrypixie · 15/08/2009 23:27

And, hit him with the Anna & Eve theory

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Jeepers · 15/08/2009 23:26

Plan A: Dh is won over by persistent and relentless championing of my favourite names (not looking promising so far but still have time!)

Plan B: calm and reasoned debate resulting in satisfactory compromise for us both. See below in thread for previous attempts at that

Plan C: tears, guilt, bribery to be used at aappropriate time, possibly post delivery

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MaggieBeauLeo · 15/08/2009 23:23

Somebody said Eve is not classic. Huh?! You know Eve from the bible?!

GossipMonger · 15/08/2009 23:21

Eve - Not keen at all. Lots of Evies around.
Love Evangeline but not Eve.
Lucy - bit dull. Pretty but a few about.
Alice - Love Alice and only know my SIL who is called Alice. Al for short.
Iris - Am loving Iris and dont know any.

Dont think I would be brave enough to go for Iris (bit old ladyish) so my vote goes to

ALICE

Alice Eve
Alice Lucy
Alice Iris???

Actually Alice Lucy Eve is pretty.

MaggieBeauLeo · 15/08/2009 23:19

Eve - gorgeous love it.
Lucy - like it
Alice - salright!
Iris - really harsh

tummytickler · 15/08/2009 23:18

teafortwo - i love your reasoning for Iris - makes me chuffed for my dd to be named Iris (named after Murdoch/my grandmother), she is very bright!

plonker · 15/08/2009 23:18

@ Fimbo

teafortwo · 15/08/2009 23:17

What abou Evie?

It is a bit quirkier and more girlyfied ()than Eve (that to my ear has a rather sober serious feel compared to your other more floaty sounding name suggestions) and ontop of it - it has the 'eee' ending of Lucy...

MyCatIsABiggerBastardThanYours · 15/08/2009 23:16

Iris - just v pretty
Eve - I like Evie
Alice - pretty but sounds quite old fashioned (good if you like that though)
Lucy - know too many lucy's

Eve or Iris could both be first.

My DH really like Lauren and I really liked Grace for our DD but we couldn't stand the others choice (I really didn't want a Lauren, he was the same with Grace). We decided you couldn't really call a child something that one of you didn't like because it would always be there.

Hope that makes sense.

Fimbo · 15/08/2009 23:15

Have you tried crying?????

plonker · 15/08/2009 23:13

Well, fwiw, I agree with you Jeepers

angrypixie · 15/08/2009 23:12

Isn't Anna & Eve a bit too close to Adam and Eve??????

Would you Anna and Eve it

And for me it's a big no to juicy Lucy!

Fimbo · 15/08/2009 23:09

Sorry forgot Iris - it seems a bit slebville

Fimbo · 15/08/2009 23:08

Eve too popular and all connations of.

Lucy and Alice are classic and timeless. In fact I know twins with these names.

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Jeepers · 15/08/2009 23:07

I love both Alice and Lucy

Alice Lucy
Lucy Alice

Lovely!

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