Our surname is Fox...

[MsFox]

What do you think of Florence? The only response from family has been a raised eyebrows!

Any other suggestions most welcomed!

I like it!

MsFox...! I like Florence a lot, but worry about nn Flo Fox...could be quite cool or it could sound maybe a bit too much like a porn star..! IMO - Sorry

Also I think a name has a lot to do with your location..where do you live? Florence is very popular in the South West at the moment.

I think it's best not to mention any names to any family member apart from DH/DP...! People will come round in time and won't shouldn't say anything once tot has arrive.

Do you have any other names in mind??

Good sur name. Meredith or Felicity!

Flo Fox not so good.

Susannah would be better.

Oh no, porn star?!

We are actually in the South West...hadn't noticed that it is popular though.

Love Meredith, although might be too 'out there' for DH. I like Felicity, but worry about 'Flic' nn.

We have 2 boys already, Harrison and George.

Madeleine would go well with your boys' names but is also quite popular, and I guess Mad Fox wouldn't be a good thing to be called!

Penelope is a good name - but I used to know a Penny Fox so that might be why I think it works ok.

Samantha is obviously out.

Mad Fox

Is Flo Fox really that bad, I thought it was quite cool?

Had also considered Rose/Rosie.

It's not so much the two F's that bother me, but the short 'o' of 'Florence' and 'Fox' and the 'ence' and 'ox' together I don't think sound good. Felicity Fox is a good name (and not because I prefer the name Felicity!).

Well it might never happen...but worth mentioning...??

Florence works really well with Harrison and George.

Elizabeth / Eliza
Frances
Louisa
Charlotte
Victoria
Sarah
Katherine / Kate
Alexandra

I don't think Meredith is more out there than Harrison.

Not sure that having a Merry Fox is much better than a Mad one, to be honest

I did think of Katrina but that gives you Kat Fox - a slightly confused animal but sounds ok as a name.

Lydia is nice...

Flo Fox reminded me of something, then it clicked - Filo fax. Sorry

Your right, Felicity does flow better.

We love Frances, it was DH's much loved Grandad's name (male version though obviously!), but DS2 has it as his middle name.

I really like Charlotte too, but I think it's perhaps a bit too plain.

Hadn't even considered Merry Fox! Kat Fox, another good one!

Merry Fox is great!

You would say that

What do we think of Rose/Rosie?

I'd avoid anything which might sound like an adjective tbh, including Rosie. I knew a Rosie with an animal surname once; people found it a bit odd. You might not care about that though .

Hello MsFox, im Mrs Sparrow, had same probs as you when we had DD, thankful she was a girl, else she could have been Jack Sparrow

I think I've twigged it: 3 syllables sounds fab with a one syllable surname. That's why Felicity and Meredith are working. Frances, sadly, is 2 again. Also Katrina, Lydia, Miriam (nn Miri)

Juliet Fox
Annabelle Fox
Miranda Fox
Eliza Fox

Def agree to avoid any adjective names. Name her Rosie Fox and everyone will get a mental image of a fox looking like this:

Sorry but IMO Felicity Fox sounds like a fox character in a cartoon.

I don't like alliteration in names, so Florence Fox is a no go for me.

As others have said, a long first name sounds elegant with a short surname (and Fox is an elegant surname too), so you have plenty of room for a lovely long first name.

Cassandra Fox
Livia Fox
Clementine Fox

Hadn't considered a blushing fox!

None of those jumping out at me Elephants...except Miranda, but I think that's Sex and the City related!

Cassandra - Wasn't she in Only Fools and Horses?!
Livia - I've always loved Olivia, but feel it's become too popular.
Clementine is lovely, but is a close friends name.

Hermione
Perdita
Henrietta
Helena
Viola
Evelyn
Rosalind
Cecelia
Clara

mainly Shakespeare-related as you like Miranda & Olivia