Harriet Octavia, sister for Phoebe Elizabeth?

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DD1 is Phoebe Elizabeth - what do you reckon to Harriet Octavia if DC2 is a girl?

Any better ideas? Harriet is literally the ONLY girls name DH and I can agree on. Boys are sorted.

I like it

Very nice

It sounds a bit pretentious(sp?) to me tbh. Also, be careful with vowel-starting middle names, especially if your surname begins with G

Is it the Octavia that makes it a bit pretentious? How about Harriet Mary?

Lovely. Harriet Mary is also lovely. Mary is sorely underused.

Harriet is lovely.

Octavia should only be used for the 8th child

How about Harriet Olivia?

It's just lovely - both names are beautiful - go for it!

yy to Harriet Olivia, that fits perfectly with Phoebe Elizabeth IMO. I'm not sure why it sounds pretentious, it just does IYSWIM?

Harriet and Octavia are both (fabulous) Jilly Cooper romances, so I say YES!

If you're unsure, the others are Prudence, Emily, Imogen and Bella

harriet - lovely
octavia - i agree with Wii, sounds a wee bit pretentious. sorry

Harriet lovely. I like girls' names that can be shortened to androgynous nicknames -appeals to my feminist leanings. I think Octavia for a middle name has a certain ring to it and not pretentious at all as it is not as if everyone goes around broadcasting their middle name.

I have a Harriet, it's a beautiful name (obv I would say that!), and the nn Hattie is really cute for a little one too. Oh, and she has a cousin Phoebe

Like Harriet, think it goes reall well with Phoebe.

Also think Harriet Octavia, Harriet Mary and Harriet Olivia all ound beautiful together.

I don't think it matters if Octavia is a bit pretentious (btw, as an aside, if you actually are a 'posh', traditional type person CAN you be pretentious or is that word only for people who are pretending to be 'posher' than they are?) because it' a middle name and middle names are there to go to town on imo.

Er, yes.

"if you actually are a 'posh', traditional type person CAN you be pretentious"

I love Harriet but agree it sounds too posh with Octavia.

Thanks everyone for the input. It sounds like Octavia may be a little on the pretentious side, I just love the way it sounds and spells. She (if she is a she) would be the second child, born in the tenth month, so maybe Harriet Secunda or Harriet Decima!

If she were born in august she could of course be Harriet Augusta ...

But seriously, here is another to add to the mix - does Harriet Antonia suffer from the same issues as Harriet Octavia?

In a way I hope its a boy as he will be straightforward - Thomas Abraham - sorted, signed and sealed, since DD1 was in the womb!

Thomas Abraham is a great name! Love it!

Do what you want over the Harriet name but I agree octavia is so Latin That it sounds a bit pretentious but never mind that if you like it. It's all how a child wears it's name!

Thomas Abraham is v.cute! Be careful with your initials though!

I think Harriet Antonia is better definitely, again - as long as your surname doesn't begin with G! I don't really know what it is about Octavia, it just sounds "ooh get you" IYSWIM?

antonia is much much better!!

Ignore them, Octavia is lovely