Help! Are these girls names nice- or poncy beyond belief?

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messydrawers · 14/05/2010 18:02

Clementine
Cordelia
Augusta
Allegra

Any thoughts?

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LaDiDaDi · 14/05/2010 18:15

I love Cordeila, not keen on the rest.

Lakota · 14/05/2010 18:15

Northernlurker, I just read that as Asda! Thought it wasn't quite in keeping...

dizzydixies · 14/05/2010 18:14

ah but Northern she was the only true loyal daughter and it means Daughter of the Sea with Celtic origins and from Latin for Heart

your girls names are lovely

Northernlurker · 14/05/2010 18:13

Clementine - an orange, nice but not uncommon
Cordelia - Bit poncy and namesake ended very sadly dead in King Lear - the character has many positives but the dead at the end bit always put me off using it ( I have three shakespearean girls - Miranda, Rosalind and Beatrice
Augusta - Nice but awfully grand for a wee one. excellent name for an adult though
Allegra - Byron's daughter was an Allegra - died aged about 7 in Venice without either of her parents with her (mother was mary Shelley's sister I think) That always put me off it as well. It is more than a little poncy too....

I actually think Ada is nice also Cecily and of course my girls names

seeker · 14/05/2010 18:13

Clementine, Cordelia and Augusta are posh - Allegra thinks it is.

CuppaTeaJanice · 14/05/2010 18:12

Augusta's a bit poncey. The others are ok.

activate · 14/05/2010 18:07

well you have

Oh My Darling Clemintine

Cordelia is nice though, has good shortening possibilities

Augusta and Allegra are american rich but stupidly dumb teens

HTH

dizzydixies · 14/05/2010 18:05

I love them but then DD3 is cordelia and DH wouldn't have Clementine

Augusta is ok and I'm not keen on Allegra - reminds me of a car for some reason

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