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Darcey, Eadie, Tabitha, Iris or Bronte

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lumpasmelly · 08/12/2009 13:05

Sorry - haven't managed to narrow it down too much but thiws is my short list....what do you reckon?

Its my first girl after 2 boys (George and Louis) so I am overwhelmed with choice!!!

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nooka · 09/12/2009 16:55

The OP did correct herself on Eadie/Edie! I think that Tabitha is just too cattish, and it's diminutives even more so. Dorcas is quite cool though, my grandmother had a friend called Dorcas.

AppleyDapply · 09/12/2009 10:20

Tabitha is my favorite. Iris also lovely.

Vivia · 09/12/2009 10:14

Iris. The others are rather odd. And Eadie is definitely spelt Edie. I don't mean to be but I can't stand it when parents incorrectly spell their child's name, so please call her Iris.

And congratulations!

telsa · 09/12/2009 08:46

Tabitha is so sweet - reminds me of the gorgeous, blondy blue-eyed child-witch in Bewitched. Nicknames are cute too: Tabby, Tab, Bitty, Bitha, Tabi, Tibby - and even Dorcas!
Edie - very cool.
Iris would clash a bit with the 'is' at the end of Louis.

seeker · 09/12/2009 06:51

Edie - but shorr for Edith - which is a wonderful name.

Darcey and Bronte are just silly as first names for girls - they are surnames - you wouldn't call a girl Williams or Jones or Smith would you?

Tabitha's OK but a bit fluffy for an adult woman.

Iris is lovely.

Skegness · 09/12/2009 06:41

Iris

nooka · 09/12/2009 06:39

Is your Louis a Lewis or a Louie? If the former I wouldn't choose Iris (a bit tongue twisterish for me), and if the latter I'm not sure about Edie, although I think Edith "fit" as it were. I'm not keen on any of the others - Sorry!

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JaneiteMightBite · 08/12/2009 22:10

I like Edie a lot but it looks v strange with an 'a' in it.

Unlike many people on here (and for v obvious reasons) I do really like Darcy (my mystical dd3 would be Marianne Darcy).

Bronte feels a bit 'American' to my ears but as a middle name I think it could be quite cute.

Iris I like.

FluffyPumpkins · 08/12/2009 22:05

I love Tabitha

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teafortwo · 08/12/2009 21:34
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MmeLindt · 08/12/2009 21:11
MadBadandCoveredinTinsel · 08/12/2009 17:07
hugothegreat · 08/12/2009 16:50

Ooh I like Tabitha a lot! I always think Darcey is too much like Tracey

loobylu3 · 08/12/2009 16:42

I really like Iris. with your son's names, I would choose something classic- some of these seem a little too trendy

angelene · 08/12/2009 16:10

Like lots of others I love Iris - I'd love to have it for a future DD but it doesn't really go with my surname.

Not really all that struck on the others, I'm afraid I really dislike Tabitha.

MadBadandCoveredinTinsel · 08/12/2009 16:06

I love Iris and Tabitha which are also (I think) the best fit with your boys' names. I also love Edith, but would only use Edie as a nickname with Edith on the birth certificate.

LetThereBeRock · 08/12/2009 16:00

None of them I'm afraid.

teafortwo · 08/12/2009 15:56

I am head over heels in love with the name Bronte and have it on reserve for if I ever have an English Setter dog. It somehow seems right for a sleek beautiful gundog but I am not sure about it for a girl or tbh thinking further ahead a woman...

Iris seems best for a girl's name. Firstly it is a nod of the head to literature if you want that(Murdoch). Secondly it is a name that, unlike lots of girls names, has no script. Iris can be a lover of the wilderness, a city slicker, into music, a successful laywer, scientist, an actress a girly girl, a bit boho, straight laced or a right tomboy... or anything in the World she wants to be! It is a name for a girl to put meaning to - GO FOR IT!

RemyMartin · 08/12/2009 15:32

Love Tabitha, also Edith.

cumbria81 · 08/12/2009 15:29

None of them except maybe Eadie (spelled Edie, btw) but isn't that an abbreviation for Edith?

mathanxiety · 08/12/2009 15:26

Tabitha and Iris. None of the others. I knew a Bronte who was called Tyrannosaurus for reasons her brothers could no doubt explain.

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lumpasmelly · 08/12/2009 13:59

Brontesauraus!!!! I've gone right off that one now!!! Thanks for pointing out......my 2 sons would have a field day!

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outinthesticksmummy · 08/12/2009 13:52

we have twins Edie and Ava , so obviously love Edie - sure Eadie must be a spelling error ???? Tabitha - too cat like, love Iris too