Jessica and Holly?

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DD1 is Jessica, dd2 is due soon. I love the name Holly but am worried people will just think about a news story from several years ago.
What do you think?

Was the first thing I thought about

Molly might work?

Although contempories of your DC won't have that association, they're parents probably will.

I saw this in active convos, and thought Soham straight away. [sorry]

Was my first thought too.

I'm not even from the UK and those murders were the first thing I thought of, sorry.

seriously?

people would not use names they like, because what - 10 years ago? two girls who happened to have the same names were murdered?

If you were close to the family, or part of the family, of either girl I can see it would be an issue.

but otherwise? so what if people think of it?

do you all think "I hope she hasn't got a sister called Holly/Jessica" when you come across a child called Jessica or Holly?

bizarre.

Yep my first thought too I'm afraid :-(

Had to say I loved it in the title - didn't even make the connection. Go with what you want as people will know your kids names an associate the with the names instead.

Yes. My first thought on seeing thread title.

I thought gosh is it their anniversary/birthday. How old would they be.

I wondered 18 ? Or 21 ?

A good thing we remember them. RIP

So, a bad idea for a name for your DD2 - however much it's a lovely name in itself.

But congratulations. Two DDs, sisters, lucky you and lucky them !!

Would you like other suggestions for names ?

Would avoid, sorry.

How about Jessica and...

Olivia
Sophie
Charlotte
Ruby
Rebecca
Chloe
Violet
Amber
Clara
Laura
Grace
Rachel
Megan

"people would not use names they like, because what - 10 years ago? two girls who happened to have the same names were murdered?"

Um, yeah.

I wouldn't want my children going around with the names of two murdered little girls.

Who would want that association for their children?

I think they would have been 21 this year.

It was the first thing I thought of but I wouldn't let that stop you, there must be hunderds of Jessica and Holly sibling pairs out there, they're both popular names. Same with Madeleine - I've seen people say don't use because of Maddie McCann - but all three of these poor girls are just one of so many of their names.

If you did want to avoid Holly how about:
Hazel, Heidi, Hope, Hayley or Molly

It was the first thing I thought of OP, then I remembered all the news reports, and the photos of those two little girls in their red football shirts. It was such a high-profile case it'd be in the forefront of most people's minds when you said your children's names together. Those poor little girls :(

Call her whatever you like.. It gets silly... They are both lovely names

Immediate connection. I'd avoid it. Better for your baby announcement not to be dampened by sad thoughts.

Call her whatever you like ... except Holly - is my opinion OP

but it's not a real association!

I honestly find this really odd.

yes, it might be a fleeting thought for some people - but what then? do you really think that every time someone mentioned your girls they would have a small private remembrance for two other girls they had never even met?

that's just ludicrous.

I have no idea if either of my daughters share a name with someone who met an unfortunate end. they are reasonably popular names, so it is likely, tbh.

would you not name a boy Peter because of the Yorkshire Ripper?

or not call a girl Mary because of Mary Black?

Both OK names - but I made the connection too, so would avoid for that reason

I wouldn't call a boy Peter if my surname was Sutcliffe, no.

but that isn't what the OP asked.

afaik (and surely she would have mentioned it!) she does not share a surname with either of the Soham girls.

so, is Peter generally out of bounds as a name due to grisly associations then?

It's the combination though marvin - Different from say calling a child "Madeleine" or either "Jessica" or "Holly"

It was my first thought too, sorry

No. Just don't.