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Your thoughts please...does this work?

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jaffacakehips · 30/12/2011 22:05

DH has just suggested Darcy for DC2 if it's a girl. Xmas Shock He's not normally so 'left' field, been hell bent on Beatrice for yonks..DH reckons it's different like Honor yet not unheard off! I don't dislike it, just not sure.

Honor and Darcy, Darcy and Honor..does it work? Confused

Your thoughts please?

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ThatsNotSantasBabyBelly · 30/12/2011 22:07

I don't like it, I like Honor though, and Beatrice.

TheOriginalNutcracker · 30/12/2011 22:10

I like it, and it goes well imo.

Not keen on Beatrice

waps · 30/12/2011 22:11

I like it, goes well will Honor but rhymes with Arsey. She would have to have the sunniest nature to avoid being called Arsey Darcy.

Eglu · 30/12/2011 22:12

I like Darcy. Dh suggested it for DD, but we went with something else in the end.

suebfg · 30/12/2011 22:12

I love the name Darcy, a bit so so about Honor. I really don't like Beatrice and I think there will also be the association with the Royal Beatrice. Her and her sister are always being ridiculed. At least with Darcy there is a positive association with Darcy Bussell - a very elegant lady.

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jaffacakehips · 30/12/2011 22:14

The "arse" bit for me is an issues...will work on it.

But I agree with you Waps..DD is a very happy little thing, not sure we'll be lucky again with Jaffacakehips Mark2!!

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jaffacakehips · 30/12/2011 22:15

We already have an Honor so no need to comment on her name...that thread was yonks ago Xmas Grin

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sunnyday123 · 30/12/2011 22:30

dont like darcy tbh - not pretty enough for me, love Bea by itself though?

suebfg · 30/12/2011 22:38

'We already have an Honor so no need to comment on her name...that thread was yonks ago '

Ooooh get you :)

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jaffacakehips · 30/12/2011 22:43

My bad Blush poor English on 2 counts...{hangs head in shame}

Xmas Grin
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MrsOzz · 30/12/2011 23:12

I think Darcy is gorgeous.

Much prettier than Beatrice. Personally I think Beatrice is ugly and can't understand why it's getting so many mentions recently.

If you don't like the arse bit, how about Dulcie?

MudAndGlitter · 30/12/2011 23:15

I like Beatrice and I prefer Dulcie to Darcey

AmandaWJ · 30/12/2011 23:15

really not keen on Darcy, its become a bit of a 'chav' name round our neck of the woods.

Honor and Beatrice are lovely names though and aren't that common :)

nooka · 31/12/2011 06:57

I really like Honor, but I'm not keen on Darcy. Too surname for me and it has a bit of a Jilly Cooper feel to it. I like Beatrice (we have one on the family).

spottyscarf · 31/12/2011 12:20

Don't like Darcy sorry- one of those names that seems to have suddenly become popular very quickly so I suspect it will become dated.

Love Honor though, good choice first time round! Grin

GwendolineMaryLacedwithBrandy · 31/12/2011 12:21

Don't like Darcey at all. It is a bit Jilly Cooper heroine as nooka says. Love Beatrice (and Honor) though.

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jaffacakehips · 31/12/2011 12:55

Mmm Jilly Cooper and chav! Wow didn't see that coming Xmas Hmm

Thanks spottyscarf any suggestions?!?!

Beatrice nn will be Bibi.

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guinealady · 31/12/2011 12:59

Love Honor and Beatrice and I think they go really well together.

Darcy I used to think was pretty nice (definitely suits Darcy Bussell - or is she Darcey?) but then Kate whatsername from GMTV called her daughter Darcy - her husband is the awful Labour spin doctor man Derek Draper, so the child is Darcy Draper.

This put me off the name both because I dislike Derek Draper so much and also the poor child being saddled with DD for initials when her father is also DD.

NB - not related to either of your name choices, but the other one I don't understand is Stella McCartney's child being called Miller when the fathers surname is Willis. Miller Willis - who thought that was a good idea? (Or perhaps the children are getting a double-barrelled surname, I don't know...)

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jaffacakehips · 31/12/2011 13:07

Ohhh Darcy Draper..that's horrid!

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oikopolis · 31/12/2011 16:00

Love Beatrice and it goes well with Honor.

Darcy is horrid imo. It's a surname, and in any case the correct spelling is d'Arcy. plus it rhymes with arsey. no thanks!

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jaffacakehips · 01/01/2012 17:03

arse arse arse arse.....nope can't get passed it! Have used my veto card.

I don't have any issues with surnames as first names, being a Scot it's quite common place.

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spottyscarf · 01/01/2012 18:52

Honor and...

Martha
Clementine
Annabel
Eliza
Tess
Polly

All sound nice imo!

squeak2392 · 01/01/2012 23:48

I like Darcy, but it's completely different to Honor, and very NOT uncommon!

MaggieAtwood · 02/01/2012 08:53

I agree with AmandaWJ - Darcy has become a very down-market name. I also find this spelling quite masculine. Slightly prefer the Darcey spelling.

I prefer Beatrice/Beatrix or Dulcie (as a pp suggested) with the beautiful and timeless Honor.

Thumbinnapuddingwitch · 02/01/2012 09:00

I prefer Beatrix to Beatrice.
Don't really like Darcy, Dulcie is nicer.
Honor is lovely, btw (I know it's already in use!)
I quite like Grace to go with it but that might be a bit silly Blush and there are quite a few of them around these days.

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