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Girls names shortlist

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FireAndRain · 07/03/2011 20:58

Hi all, I'm due in 4 weeks and am between 3 names - please let me know what you think.

Maeve
Connie
Cora

Thanks!

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Hulababy · 07/03/2011 21:00

From the list I prefer Maeve.

Connie sounds like a nn and I prefer to have full names on a birth certificate.

smother · 07/03/2011 21:06

Maeve is the loveliest one..... seems to be popping up with increasing regularity on this website so maybe getting more popular.

Connie is quite sweet. What about Corrine?

PepsiPopcorn · 07/03/2011 21:07

Connie is my favourite of the three, preferably with Constance as a lovely elegant full name.

Onion1968 · 07/03/2011 21:09

OOh I like Cora, it is unusual without being weird. I knew a Cora a long time ago and she was a lovely person. Maeve and Connie are both nice too.

said · 07/03/2011 21:10

Cora is lovely - Last of teh Mohicans

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FireAndRain · 07/03/2011 21:11

Thanks all :)
Hulababy, I thought that about Connie, but didn't know any long names for it...... until PepsiPopcorn suggested Constance! I'll put that to my partner.

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Beasknees · 07/03/2011 21:12

Like them all.

Connie i toyed with for ds1 when i thought he might be a girl ( not for lack of evidence) but i defeinetly didn't want a Constance

Misfitless · 07/03/2011 21:15

COnstance - Connie for short but not on Birth Certificate imo

Hedwig3 · 08/03/2011 12:37

I like them all but Cora would be my fovourite.

BarbieLovesKen · 08/03/2011 13:39

Connie is adorable. What did your dp say about Constance?.

Maeve is ok.

I hate the name Cora.

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FireAndRain · 08/03/2011 14:36

He said he'll think about Constance (which means no!) and I think we are leaning towards Cora (sorry BarbieLovesKen!!).

Thank you for your input everyone x

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randomimposter · 08/03/2011 14:43

Cora is lovely. Best of the 3.

pilates · 08/03/2011 21:05

Connie is my favourite

TooManyBlossoms · 08/03/2011 21:10

I like Cora the best.

cece · 08/03/2011 21:16

How do you say Maeve? I am leaning towards that one as I am not keen on names with a hard c sound at the start.

fifi25 · 09/03/2011 10:55

Ive got a Connie-Jean 2, dont like Constance though.

PepsiPopcorn · 09/03/2011 12:27

How about Cara?

(Cora reminds me of apple corers, sorry!)

Underachieving · 09/03/2011 13:05

Love Cora
Connie is sweet
Maeve is, I think, going to be one of those trendy names that age badly (think Kevin).

seeker · 09/03/2011 13:09

Connie needs to be Constance on the birht certificate really. I love it, and wanted it for dd but it wouldn;t go with her last name. (Just to warn you, she is 15 now, and whenever I tell her this, she is completely horrified!)

Clemency?

fifi25 · 09/03/2011 13:35

Why do you need to put Constance on the birth certificate. No one calls her Constance and never will. They might if i put it on her birth certificate. Constance wouldnt go with her middle name either so i just used Connie Smile

seeker · 09/03/2011 13:39

Because she may not want to have a 'cute" name when she's a grown up. I think people should be able to choose their own nick names, or even whether or not to have a nickname at all.

fifi25 · 09/03/2011 13:45

I dont think Connie is a Cutesy name really and is used as a name in its own right. Is Constance not short for Constantine, i could be wrong.

MissHavishamsDress · 10/03/2011 05:43

It's between Maeve and Cora- slightly prefer Cora as it's more unusual and makes me think of Coral. Elegant vintage name.

nooka · 10/03/2011 06:10

Constantine is a male name (used by a number of Popes), so no, but they do have a common root (Constans). I agree with seeker, I don't like nns given as formal names (ie on BC). But I know that it's a common trend so your dd woudln't be unusual if that's what you choose (I just think it's good to have choice).

I've a friend with a dd called Maeve, never really liked it before, but it's grown on me (pronounced May with a soft v sound on the end)

fifi25 · 10/03/2011 10:22

I dont think its a current trend my daughters nearly 3, its just personal preference. I dont like the name Constance but love Connie so i cant see the problem with using Connie and i dont think its seen as a NN. The name was very popular in the 1950's as a name in its own right. It could also be short for many other names Smile