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Middle name Nanette...

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AngryBeaver · 12/06/2012 10:06

After my Gran who died a few weeks ago. I'm not overly keen on it,tbh,but it made my mum happy and I don't mind for a middle name.
But I'm struggling with first names.
Dh is Irish (as is our surname) and wants Aoife. But nearly everyone I have mentioned it to say "Eefa? E for elephant,E for everton..."
I liked Phoebe last pg,but nt so keen now as it's quite popular.
I like Orlaith and Saiorse (for the Irish names for dh) but he doesn't like them.
Would like an Irish name,or a name that's not too overused.
This is pg number 5 and I'm stumped.
Feel free to throw in boys names too...I don't know the sex!!!

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bananaramma · 12/06/2012 10:33

I think Nanette is lovely, actually. Also like Aoife and Saiorse.

For boys, how about Quentin or Quinn as this is your fifth baby?

AngryBeaver · 12/06/2012 10:45

Ah,5th pregnancy...4th baby didn't make it,but I can never bring myself to leave them out Sad
Funny you should suggest Quinn,I love it for a girl,but we have a Finley often shortened to Fin...dh would never in a ,illion agree to Quentin.I'm pretty sure he would say "ach!catch yerself on,woman!" Grin

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AngryBeaver · 12/06/2012 10:47

Sorry,Should have been a full stop after Fin,and then,never in a million.

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squoosh · 12/06/2012 11:13

Umm, Saiorse is spelt SAOIRSE so maybe don't go for that one! And Quinn is surname so I wouldn't go for that either. :)

I quite like Nanette I have to say.

rachel1970 · 12/06/2012 11:22

I like Nanette and Phoebe. I don't know any little Phoebes, so don't think it is that popular. How about Ronan for a boy?

(op, your dh is not a Quentin Tarantino fan, then Smile).

evamummy · 12/06/2012 12:05

Nanette, being your Gran's name, would be a lovely middle name. I think most people would know how to pronounce Aoife, even if you have to educate them first. For boys, how about Cillian or Liam.

BlueChampagne · 12/06/2012 13:46

Sinead
Siobhan
Patricia

Brendan
Aidan
Ciaran
Devlin

winkle2 · 12/06/2012 22:58

What about Nancy rather than Nanette?

AngryBeaver · 12/06/2012 23:06

Well it kind of has to be Nanette as that was my Grans name!! We can't have Ronan as we have a Rhoan...and we definitely can't have a Liam as theat would make (together with our surname) a famous musician!

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AngryBeaver · 12/06/2012 23:07

*Gran's

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