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Tabitha, Rosina or Jemima?

49 replies

NotAnotherNewNappy · 08/12/2010 21:28

Tabitha, Rosina or Jemima?

One of them is an old family name and also the only one I can get DH to agree to.

Middle name will probably be Elsie, also family name.

Just for fun (as I can't get DH to budge Xmas Grin), which one do you prefer? We already have an Eliza.

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ChocFudgeCake · 08/12/2010 21:29

To me, only Tabitha goes with Elsie.

RockinRobinBird · 08/12/2010 21:30

Love Rosina. You never hear it now but it's a beautiful name.

zonkin · 08/12/2010 21:31

Definitely Rosina.

Fuchzia · 08/12/2010 21:31

Not heard Rosina before it's really nice but then so is jemima

NotAnotherNewNappy · 08/12/2010 21:35

Gosh, you lot are quick off the mark tonight! Thanks and please keep the votes coming Xmas Smile

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Greythorne · 08/12/2010 21:50

Tabitha is a cat
Jemima is a doll from Playschool
Rosina is a mde-up name

Sorry, you did ask :)

Pinner35 · 08/12/2010 21:54

I love love love Jemima.....would have liked it for either of my DD's but DH was having none of it.

NotAnotherNewNappy · 08/12/2010 21:58

That's alright greythorne, I'm pretty thick skinned. Surprised you didn't point out that Jemima is also a duck.

Rosina is not made up but it's a while since it's been in the charts. I think it was reasonably popular in the 1800 and very early 1900s.

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Greythorne · 08/12/2010 22:01

i had forgotten jemima puddleduck
good point
have you thought of Tiggy? Sounds like it might be your cup of tea

Horton · 08/12/2010 22:08

Love all of them. I have a Tabitha so would have chosen that, but Jemima was also on my shortlist. Rosina is very pretty but I probably wouldn't choose it myself. Rosa?

JustDoMyLippyThenWeWillGo · 08/12/2010 22:10

Tabitha. Love it.

LynetteScavo · 08/12/2010 22:13

I prefer Jemima.

Rosina is awful, sorry!

Tabitha is nice (for want of a better word)

RockinRobinBird · 08/12/2010 22:13

Yes the Rosina I know of was knocking around in about 1795 :)

Iwasthefourthwiseman · 08/12/2010 22:24

Ooh, liking Rosina

LeakMyWiki · 08/12/2010 22:27

all pretty. I like Jemima best. Jem such a pretty nn, or Mimi. Nice.

ivykaty44 · 08/12/2010 22:29

Rosina wasnt a made up naem for a few thousand waomn at the trun of the last century!

I like Rosina and can be shortened to Rose or nena

CharlieBoo · 08/12/2010 23:00

Love Tabitha and Jemima!!! Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous..... If we had another dd I'd have Jemima ...

Ps - both go beautifully with Eliza which is also lovely.

MelinaM · 08/12/2010 23:51

I'm torn between Tabitha and JemimaConfused I love them both!

MardyQuickFollowThatStar · 08/12/2010 23:57

Isn't there a Rosina in The Marriage of Figaro? (cultured - moi?)

I really like it.

Agree with those you have said Tabitha is a cat and <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=www.childofthe1980s.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/play-school-toys.jpg&imgrefurl=www.childofthe1980s.com/2008/05/24/favourite-play-school-toy/&h=136&w=150&sz=8&tbnid=lYuh77KLseE2DM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=96&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dplay%2Bschool%2Bjemima&zoom=1&q=play+school+jemima&hl=en&usg=__kF7SHAC25B953c2-ztu7Rj-Go5w=&sa=X&ei=WhsATYjpIouDhQeS_czwCw&ved=0CCUQ9QEwBA" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jemima is a doll in playschool.

darksideofthemooncup · 08/12/2010 23:59

I like Tabitha the best its on my wish list, just need to get pregnant and have another dd Grin

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OctaviaOstrichJollster · 09/12/2010 00:34

Jemima for sure.

ShoppingDays · 09/12/2010 01:33
  1. Rosina
  2. Jemima
  3. Tabitha
PracticallyImperfectInEveryWay · 09/12/2010 10:12
  1. Tabitha
  2. Jemima
  3. Rosina

All great :)

Rosebud05 · 09/12/2010 10:48

Rosina. One of my aunts born 1923 had this as her middle name.