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Can anyone decipher this handwriting for me?

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DebbieFiderer · 10/12/2019 08:24

We moved house just under a year ago. We are on nodding terms with the next door neighbours, but have never exchanged names. Now they've sent us a Christmas card with the names on, which should be great, as I won't have to ask them, except I can't read the handwriting! Any ideas? I've cut off the man's name as I can read that, and I can see the last one is Emily, but the other three are a mystery. If it helps, the children are girl, boy, girl.

Can anyone decipher this handwriting for me?
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MyNewBearTotoro · 10/12/2019 20:50

The handwriting is a bit lazy - I think the woman’s name is Diane but just written sloppily so all of the letters aren’t quite there.

nameymcnamechangeagain · 10/12/2019 20:52

Heidi?

tattychicken · 10/12/2019 20:52

Traci ?

itsmecathycomehome · 10/12/2019 20:55

Drew, Amiee, Will and Emily

BlueWonder · 10/12/2019 20:55

Andrew, Aimee, Liam, Emily

wowfudge · 10/12/2019 20:58

I think it's Diane with a terrible 'n'. I think she's raced through writing cards.

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 10/12/2019 20:58

Fgs 'amiee'. Not a name

Its really similar handwriting to mine, agree the other 3 are Aimee, Liam and of Emily.

Don't know where the hell people are getting Neil either. It starts with a D.

butterflykiss00 · 10/12/2019 21:02

Becci? And would agree on the other three as other posters

SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing · 10/12/2019 21:03

Fairly sure it's Dia.... Just can't work out the rest.

NightDreaming · 10/12/2019 21:03

My OH suggests Steve, Demi, Aimee, Liam & Emily.

But before he’d even looked he started off by cockily saying “I can do it, I’m really good at reading handwriting”. Hope he’s totally bloody wrong now 😂

Bootstraps · 10/12/2019 21:04

@SomeHalfHumanCreatureThing Amiee IS a name. Google it.

DontMakeMeShushYou · 10/12/2019 21:06

Fgs 'amiee'. Not a name It's French for Amy and most certainly is a recognised name!

I reckon it's Diane too. She's just written the n really quickly so it isn't formed properly (like the v in love).

MilkLady02 · 10/12/2019 21:06

Diane, Aimee, Liam and Emily.

user27495824 · 10/12/2019 21:07

At first glance I thought Becky, Annie, Liam and Emily but on closer inspection I'm sure the first one is Reece...which
would confuse things.

wowfudge · 10/12/2019 21:09

Shush the French version of Amy is spelled A I M E E and means 'loved'.

mum11970 · 10/12/2019 21:10

I don’t think it’s Liam. The dot on the ‘i’ is in the wrong place for Liam. I agree with Amiee and Emily. First one could anything.

wowfudge · 10/12/2019 21:11

Any other spelling isn't the French version but someone's yoonique take on it.

PreseaCombatir · 10/12/2019 21:15

Aimee is a perfectly good way to spell the name ffs.
Still think it’s Ania though

madmumofteens · 10/12/2019 21:18

Drew, Aimee, Liam and Emily

Bootstraps · 10/12/2019 21:18

Agree Aimee is the normal and better way but she doesn’t seem to have spelt it like that!

DontMakeMeShushYou · 10/12/2019 21:20

Shush the French version of Amy is spelled A I M E E and means 'loved'.

Wowfudge Oops! My bad! I misread that and thought the PP was saying Aimee wasn't a real name. Grin

IFartGlitterAndTinsel · 10/12/2019 21:21

Something, Ania, Liam and Emily

Sniv · 10/12/2019 21:25

OP, there's nothing for it, you'll just have to trace the first squiggle exactly onto your card for them.

LoseLooseLucy · 10/12/2019 21:31

I'd say the first name is Diane too.

Why do I neeeed to know the names of this family?! Xmas Confused

FlamingoQueen · 10/12/2019 21:33

Reece?