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Names to go with Astrid - suggestions please

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mumatsea · 13/01/2010 13:10

OK, I know it shouldn't matter what first DC but..... DD1 is called Astrid and DC2 (gender unknown) due in a few weeks. Can't decide on possible names - boy or girl but especially girl! The Scandinavian connection is pretty weak so we don't want Ingrid or similar but I keep vetoing names with an obvious origin as might sound a bit confused- or perhaps am being over-sensitive! We have a fairly plain, 2 syllable, English surname. Please help!

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jeanjeannie · 20/01/2010 22:07

I've got a Verity - so obviously I love it! I also adore Saskia and Krista and think they'd go great with Astrid (which is a brilliant name!)

Boys I like Magnus, Fraser, Ivan and Soren.

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mumatsea · 20/01/2010 17:02

Laurel - hadn't thought of that one. Will have to look up! fair point re. Aurelie/Aurelia. More suggestions all welcome! Thanks for these.

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mathanxiety · 20/01/2010 15:20

Laurel?

GladioliBuckets · 19/01/2010 18:36

Gosh Astrid's just a great name isn't it, goes with all sorts. Good choice.

mathanxiety · 18/01/2010 04:58

Aurelie is too like Orally -- Aurelia doesn't have this drawback.

soda1234 · 17/01/2010 23:53

Love Astrid and Helena and Astrid and Eleanor

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mumatsea · 17/01/2010 20:49

Wow - loads of suggestions, thanks. I like Elsie but my SIL has DD of that name so I think Elsa is out, too. What do people think of Verity? And Aurelie? Or is a bad idea to have 2DC starting with the same letter? ( I knew a family who had 4 children and they - and their parents - all had names beginning with P. I found it a bit odd, tbh)

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Irons · 16/01/2010 13:48

Girl: Olivia

Boy: Nathan

Hyze · 16/01/2010 13:36

I think Astrid and Elsa

foresttarotadmin · 16/01/2010 09:38

Astrid and Elsie - my middle childs name.

mathanxiety · 16/01/2010 04:04

Athena
Constanza
Jasmine

MunchMummy · 15/01/2010 21:35

I once knew an Alison Astrid who had a sister called Ingrid Odette and a brother Aiden Fingle.

Hope this helps.

pranma · 15/01/2010 21:31

Ingrid
Maya
Lise

Indaba · 15/01/2010 17:30

Gilberto (sorry...has someone done that joke already?)

HinnyPet · 15/01/2010 17:29

Thea

JamesandHisFlamingSword · 15/01/2010 17:28

Astrid and Marnie

Astrid and Asa

MrsvWoolf · 15/01/2010 05:10

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mathanxiety · 14/01/2010 23:22

Would your Dh go for Theodora? Equivalent of Theodore -- think it means love of god, something like that.

JaneiteIsAWimpyTeacher · 14/01/2010 19:47

Astrid and Esme
Astrid and Lois (not overly fond of it tbh but they sound nice together)
Astrid and Emmeline
Astrid and Elinor
Astrid and Isobel
Astrid and Cecily

I feel as if the name needs to have a sort of 'flowing' sound if that makes sense, to contrast with the harder 'D' in Astrid. I may well be talking nonsense though!

Boys' names - erm....

Astrid and Hector
Astrid and Rupert
Astrid and Benjamin
Astrid and William

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mumatsea · 14/01/2010 19:38

Lockets, I agree - I think he thought it was just an abbreviation of Anthea, a name he is not fond of. But I have looked it up too and pointed out his error to him! I like the name Isla (suggested by a few here) but I friend of ours called their DD that (although they live in the States now...)

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lockets · 14/01/2010 18:59

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mathanxiety · 14/01/2010 16:23

Antonia

mathanxiety · 14/01/2010 15:03

Eden
Isla
Arden
Aoife
Aurelia
Eliska (Czech name)
Siri (related to Sigrid)

JamesandHisFlamingSword · 14/01/2010 14:41

Astrid and Pearl
Astrid and Lydia
Astrid and Nina

Asstrid and Matthew
Astrid and Evan
Astrid and Marcus

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mumatsea · 14/01/2010 14:38

Hmmm, that's interesting. I worried that using another such name might look - dare I say it - a bit pretentious but I am liking some of this suggestions. I think it's much harder with girls names for some reason. A friend suggested Thea but DH vetoed it as a 'non-name' (!) - any thoughts?

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