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Which of these girl's names to go with William?

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madamefreckle · 20/05/2010 15:29

Lucy Elizabeth...
Charlotte Lucy or Charlotte (Lottie) Elizabeth
Larissa ???? (poss. Nell, Beth ...erm what else?)

Two v. safe choices there and one a bit further out... Which would go best with William but also sound v. pleasing in it's own right? Thanks!

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sapell3 · 24/05/2010 09:12

I like Lucy Elizabeth.

I also really like Larissa (with Lara for short) but think Larissa Elizabeth has a bit too much of ss/z/th.

How about Louisa Elizabeth?

muminthemiddle · 23/05/2010 23:16

I like all 3.
Which sounds best with your surname perhaps this might help.

thumbwitch · 23/05/2010 02:32

Is Eloise too popular for you? Or Elodie? I do like those names. Alanna is quite rare, I think and sounds lovely (I have a friend called that but don't know of any others)

Eleanor is another one I like (can you see the pattern here? ) and you could have Nell as a nn for it.

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madamefreckle · 22/05/2010 23:41

CaveMum - It's really just another way to help me decide. I've tried just choosing a name I like but I'm completely stuck so thought this might be a useful avenue to try. And thumbwitch has a point!

I am really quite keen not to choose an overly popular name - and Larissa really doesn't seem to be going down too well in general. Any other ideas? Thanks

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mistressploppy · 22/05/2010 13:42

Sheila

BoldChislers · 22/05/2010 13:39

I like Elizabeth and it certainly goes with William. Maybe a bit too well if ykwim. (throne and heir to).

Susannah, Juliet, Annabel, Lucia and Eloise would all go with William well without being royal.

thumbwitch · 22/05/2010 13:21

probably because having different levels of name (e.g. Wayne and Henrietta, or Shaznay and Claude) in the same family can seem a bit odd, Cavemum. It's not unreasonable to want sibs to have names of similar calibre.

CaveMum · 21/05/2010 17:01

Not really sure why sibling names need to "go together". Unless they are conjoined twins they won't be "WilliamandLucy" forever

Not taking a pop at the OP, but there seem to be an awful lot of threads where the only prerequisite for a name is that it "goes with" an older siblings name.

If you like a name, go for it.

boogywoogy · 21/05/2010 15:26

Love Nell

choccyp1g · 21/05/2010 15:25

Violet-Elizabeth

But she might "Thwceam" a lot.

Jackstini · 21/05/2010 15:22

Charlotte Elizabeth for me
Know far to many Lucys
I also know a William & Alice combo - seems popular

JosephineClaire · 21/05/2010 14:59

I think Lucy Elizabeth is lovely

(Lucy Claire is on my list!)x

AndieWalsh · 21/05/2010 14:34

Elizabeth as a first name? Much nicer than Charlotte and Lucy.

diddl · 21/05/2010 12:29

Charlotte Elizabeth is lovely.

MumChlo · 21/05/2010 09:17

Charlotte is ok, but not Larissa.

nooka · 21/05/2010 06:13

I think that all three are fine with William. I don't think that names should particularly "match" anyway, you should choose a name that you really like in its own right. The trouble with trying to match is that you might end up meeting lots of other pairs of children with the same match. I think that would be rather odd.

NoahAndTheWhale · 21/05/2010 05:53

Alice nice as well (DD is called Alice Charlotte )

thumbwitch · 21/05/2010 00:58

Mary
Belinda (Bill and Bel)

Larissa is a fairly common Russian name, do you have Russian connections? If not, I wouldn't use it.

BirdyArms · 21/05/2010 00:54

I prefer Lucy. Dh has cousins who are William and Charlotte and they are a couple of wet, bloodless individuals so that might be why I'm not so keen on Charlotte. Don't like Larissa at all.

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madamefreckle · 20/05/2010 23:50

LOL zozzle!! Do you ever 'overthink' things by any chance?! You are totally right though...in a certain crowd, at a certain time. God forbid!!

I do really like the fact that Charlotte has a choice of shortenings. Lucy doesn't but could be Lulu or Luce etc I guess. I know names don't necessarily need abbreviations, I just think that it might be good to provide a choice! Although, I suppose she could always decide that she wants to be known by her middle name...

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nelly83 · 20/05/2010 23:30

Hey think Lucy or Charlotte would be great. I'm a Charlotte Jayne and like my name. People call me Charlie which I love because it's a fun name. But use Charlotte for work! Love William btw x

zozzle · 20/05/2010 22:52

William and Charlotte are lovely - but just a warning - they could be narcotically (is that a word??) shortened to Billy (nn for speed) and Charlie (nn for cocaine). One or other would be fine but both may be a bit overkill.

If you did go for both then I'm sure the association would go over most people's heads - maybe it is just me!(No I am not a drug addict before you ask!! But was a savvy twenty something a long, long time ago!!)

MunchkinsMumof2 · 20/05/2010 22:49

No, I don't know any Lucy / William combos, I just thought they matched - Good luck choosing!

tattycoram · 20/05/2010 21:41

I think I prefer Charlotte. Alice would go well, do you like that?

CharlieBoo · 20/05/2010 21:38

I'm a Lucy Charlotte aged 30. How cool that my name is still 'in' lol. Good luck with the bubs. I know a jessica whose new baby bro is going to be 'William'