Martha or Florence?

[Flossiebelle]

I would be grateful if you could help me and my DP choose a name. Which one do you prefer and why?

Martha, Florence reminds me of an old lady - sorry you did ask.

I'm the other way round - love Florence, hate Martha, there's something very frumpy about it.

No offence to any Msrthas or mummies of Marthas

Love them both.
Martha has no well known diminutives. Florence will get called Flo and Flossie.

Are you a Conservative voter? - Florence is David Cameron's new baby daughter's name. Might get a surge of popularity now due to the publicity. Very pretty though and quite upmarket.
Biblical versus Name of an Italian city?
Good luck choosing but both are lovely.

Martha is very pretty indeed.

Florence is okay. But the Camerons have just spawned one so that's put me right off. Put me right off my dinner too. But yes, the name is sullied a bit.

Florence is going to be very popular, no doubt by the time she goes to school, she would be one of many. Blame it on Florence and the machine and sam cam.

I love both and they are both in my top 3 names, with Matilda.

Hmm... possibly Florence is my fave at the moment.

Not Flo ,tis awful

I love Martha. Florence erally popular at the moment, I kmow 3.

Love them both. They're both getting terribly popular so it's horses for courses, really. If popularity doesn't bother you, you can't go wrong with either.

Dislike both.

Martha is my school gets called Mattie which I really like...

Thanks for your opinions. I love both names but Florence more so. I am just a little unsure about flo or flossie as nn's. Do you think that people would always shorten this name?
Do you think Fleur could be used as a nn or is it a completely unrelated name ?

Martha for me.

I don't think Fleur would be an obvious diminutive of Florence. I like the full name but Flo is a bit horrid.
Martha is pretty.
If you like Fleur though, why not consider that?

Martha. I know 3 Florences who've been born in the past couple of months.

Florence. It's pretty and not as popular as Martha. Also, more potential for nicknames, Flo, Floss, Flossie, Florrie etc.

Depends on your surname IMO. We discounted Martha because we had a "th" in our surname and it was too much of a mouthful. Personally I think Martha works better with single syllable surname and Florence can go with one or two-syllable surname.

I think today Martha is my preferred choice. After sleeping on it, I really am feeling a little put of by the nn's for Florence. No offence to any florences or parents of florences - it still remains a beautiful name

Love Martha, my friends 6yo is a Martha & it suits her beautifully.

Why not opt for Fleur if you like that? Gorgeous name :)

Martha gets my vote -- is a strong family name for us, Florence is a little too popular for my liking. Usual nickname = Flory or Flo.

Martha

Florence seems to be very popular.

Neither. They're both granny names and there alot of them.

As already said, if you like Fleur, go for that as her name. It's very pretty and not popular which is good.

love them both! martha slightly more tho

Try again.

try again??