Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Iris or Sadie?

47 replies

Bibulus · 20/04/2012 09:54

Middle name will be Elizabeth (my mother's middle name)

This is our shortlist of two, we can't decide between them. DH prefers Sadie, I think I prefer Iris. what do you think?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
MagsAloof · 20/04/2012 10:08

I love the name Sadie, but I do Iris Elizabeth is a better name overall. Its nice, simple, classic. Sadie Elizabeth is a bit too vowelly.

Stellan · 20/04/2012 10:17

Iris.

It's just better for when you're 30 and want to be taken seriously.

telsa · 20/04/2012 10:30

Sadie is absolutely gorgeous - and Sadie Elizabeth is really coolk - sassy and traditional in one. ( only know one Sadie and that is a nn for Mercedes - very glam)

squoosh · 20/04/2012 10:48

Iris. Much nicer. Much, much nicer.

ripsishere · 20/04/2012 10:53

Iris is lovely. Sadie is my friends grandmother.

anniemac · 20/04/2012 11:00

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

TheCunningStunt · 20/04/2012 11:01

Sadie else much better IMO. Lovely name

Surf25 · 20/04/2012 11:24

Iris Elizabeth is lovely!

toobreathless · 20/04/2012 11:36

Iris is lovely, not sure how keen you are to have a more unusual name? I think that Iris may see a surge in popularity, we already know three under 1s with this name.

Sade also very nice.

LexieSinclair · 20/04/2012 11:37

Iris. I think Iris Elizabeth sounds beautiful. Smile

Beamur · 20/04/2012 11:39

I prefer Iris, but like the slightly quirkier feel to Sadie too.

BBQJuly · 20/04/2012 11:58

Sadie is a great name, simple but a bit quirky as Beamur says.

Don't like Iris - too ponderous and I don't like the "is" ending (Doris, Iris, Gladys, Lois, Phyllis all sound quite frumpy to me).

SodoffBaldrick · 20/04/2012 12:02

What BBQ said, exactly.

birdofthenorth · 20/04/2012 12:07

Love love love Sadie. Trying to persuade DH it's a cracker if this one is a girl! Sadie Elizabeth is gorgeous.

MarySA · 20/04/2012 12:24

I love the name Iris. Not keen on Sadie at all. It will be one of those names that will be in fashion for a year or two then out of fashion. But I think Iris is a kind of timeless name. And very pretty.

DottieRose · 20/04/2012 12:47

Iris Elizabeth is fab! Sadie is not nice imo.

tummytickler · 20/04/2012 14:10

My 11 year old is Iris - beautiful, classic, elegant and gorgeous. Sadie is also lovely, but has a cuter feel imo.

Crazytictac · 20/04/2012 14:18

Both equally lovely, good name choices!

I think Sadie might be a little less popular than Iris which seems to be having a mini revival at the moment. Don't know if that helps!

Crazytictac · 20/04/2012 14:18

Both equally lovely, good name choices!

I think Sadie might be a little less popular than Iris which seems to be having a mini revival at the moment. Don't know if that helps!

MoonHare · 20/04/2012 18:03

Iris for me by a million miles!

Fabnews · 20/04/2012 18:05

Don't really like either but iris at a push.

PuffPants · 20/04/2012 18:09

I quite like Sadie but it does make me think Sadist Grin

gafhyb · 20/04/2012 19:23

Iris, by quite a long way

Jajas · 20/04/2012 19:28

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

wigglesrock · 20/04/2012 19:29

Sadie but I really like Sarah. I'm not a fan of Iris but thats just because I know someone with the name.

Swipe left for the next trending thread