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Phoebe, Lorella or Meredith?

49 replies

Lora69 · 22/01/2012 23:12

Hi girls, please can you vote for your favourite girls name between Phoebe, Meredith and Lorella. Likely middle names include

Phoebe Willow
Lorella Valentine
Meredith Raine

Thank you xx

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midlandsnightnannybabysitter · 22/01/2012 23:34

Phoebe willow definitely the one I prefer

startail · 22/01/2012 23:35

Phoebe

BuntyPenfold · 22/01/2012 23:54

Meredith Willow is lovely

I used to like Phoebe but hearing one called Beefy put me off for life.

frankenonsense · 22/01/2012 23:58

Phoebe Willow. Because like Meredith and Valentine but not Raine or Lorella.

nooka · 22/01/2012 23:58

Meredith

ReduceRecycleRegift · 22/01/2012 23:58

not phoebe, other kids really struggle with pronouncing it so make up their own versions which stick!

Lorella gets my vote

lisaro · 23/01/2012 00:03

Lorella Valentine is really horrible. Phoebe and Meredith are nice, not keen on Raine but it's ok. Willow is also bad.

thistlemuncher · 23/01/2012 09:20

Phoebe Willow is lovely. Not so keen on the others. DH vetoed Phoebe :(

SoupDragon · 23/01/2012 09:22

Meredith Willow.

Lorella, Raine and Valentine are shockingly bad.

PopcornBiscuit · 23/01/2012 09:27

Phoebe Willow

eatyourveg · 23/01/2012 09:32

Love Phoebe but Meredith Willow works best if you want to use those middle names imo

MoaningMinnieWhingesAgain · 23/01/2012 09:34

Phoebe Valentine. Not keen on Willow.

Littlecherublegs · 23/01/2012 10:11

Another vote for Phoebe

TinkerMaloo · 23/01/2012 10:22

meredith raine hands down! (and i like raine the best!)

persephoneplum · 23/01/2012 10:38

Phoebe - please don't use Lorella!

LaFilleSurLePont · 23/01/2012 10:41

Definitely Meredith. It's beautiful. And definitely not Lorella,unless you want her to grow up to be a Country and Western singer.

woollylamb · 23/01/2012 10:52

I'd go for Meredith or Phoebe. Lorella to me sounds like someone living on a trailer park in America (sorry!)
Willow is quite nice but not keen on Valentine or Raine.

MerryMarigold · 23/01/2012 11:11

I like Meredith.

Lorella is too Mills and Boon for my liking!

minipie · 23/01/2012 11:16

Meredith Raine is lovely.

Phoebe Willow is not bad.

Lorella Valentine sounds very Jackie Collins/Jilly Cooper to me.

marshmallowpies · 23/01/2012 11:42

Love Meredith but Raine = Raine Spencer, Diana's stepmother who was known as 'Acid Raine' so that name is a no-no for me.

AlmaMartyr · 23/01/2012 11:46

I love Meredith although I'd use Willow as a middle name instead.

BlueChampagne · 23/01/2012 12:35

love Meredith

Lora69 · 23/01/2012 13:58

Wow, thank you for all the feedback! I thought some of the comments about Lorella were a bit rude! These are either the opinions of the vast vast majorty of the public as the name is universally horrific and so I should stay clear, or else they are the opinions of people who are very forthright and it just sounds quite rude. I appreciate the honesty though either way. It is down to the 2 names now. I cant have peoples reactions to my daughter to be that horrible. Thanks x

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MamaLazarou · 23/01/2012 14:03

Never heard Lorella before - where's it from? How about Loretta, or is that too Country & Western?

SoupDragon · 23/01/2012 14:03

I think it's because, on an anonymous website, we are able to be completely honest. Also, it is not a name that's actually attached to a child - it's easy to be honest about a potential name as opposed to the name of a child.