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Iris and ???

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Texmex · 21/07/2012 18:16

We are struggling to find a girls name we like, our DD is Iris. We have been ruling out names beginning with B and those ending in -y or -ie because they don't sound great with our surname, but we are desperate now so if we find a name we like we may waiver our rules! All suggestions appreciated...

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ThePathanKhansWitch · 21/07/2012 18:19

Laura stolen from The Blind Assassin".

Esme?
Martha?
Grace?
Elizabeth?
Constance?

tummytickler · 21/07/2012 18:24

My 11 year old is called Iris. When I was pg with dd2 we considered

Daphne, Hazel, Maude and Gloria and went with Pearl

How about
Veronica
Enid
Evangeline
Bess
Maude
Greta
Penelope
Laurel
Roberta
Millicent
June/Jean/Jane
Queenie
Olive
Nora

hatebeak · 21/07/2012 18:24

Hester
Rosamund
Susannah
Josephine
Helena
Anne
Lucille

Hooleywhipper · 21/07/2012 18:27

Fern,grace,faith and pearl

user12785 · 21/07/2012 18:27

You can have my girls name, dc2 was a boy! Phillipa. Middle name was going to be Iris.

mrstowers · 21/07/2012 18:50

Ooh I was going to suggest Pearl!

AThingInYourLife · 21/07/2012 18:52

I love Maude.

MammaTonic · 21/07/2012 19:02

Camille?

NaturalNatures · 21/07/2012 19:02

Celia

fuckityfuckfuckfuck · 21/07/2012 19:03

Emma

nizlopi · 21/07/2012 20:01

Madeleine

Fourlotsoftrouble · 21/07/2012 20:03

Eliza

Fiveflowers · 21/07/2012 20:04

Evelyn

slartybartfast · 21/07/2012 20:04

jocelyn
camilla

MrsJohnDeere · 21/07/2012 20:05

Celeste
Cecile
Elizabeth
Claudia

cashmere · 21/07/2012 22:47

Eleanor
Agatha
Mabel
Anwen
Alice
Zara

DottieRose · 21/07/2012 22:52

Pippa or Pearl

popsypie · 21/07/2012 22:55

Another vote for mabel

cityangel · 21/07/2012 23:04

Lauren, Elin, Emily, Lucy

cityangel · 21/07/2012 23:06

oh sorry replace the last 2 with Seren & Oonagh

PenguinFeet1 · 21/07/2012 23:14

Imogen

Mrsloverlovershabba · 22/07/2012 09:30

Verity

washngo · 22/07/2012 09:32

The Iris I know has a sister called Viola.

MortaIWombat · 22/07/2012 09:33

The Iris I know has a sister called Nancy.

firawla · 22/07/2012 09:34

first thing that came to my mind was willow

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