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Girls name - want to expand our very short shortlist

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washngo · 10/01/2013 20:43

Baby girl due in march, dh and I have only been able to agree on one name which is Penelope. I'd love to give this baby the middle name Margaret after my grandmother who recently died, but that would give her initials PMT which I don't like. So here is our current shortlist:

Penelope Anna

But I'd like to make the list a bit longer! I absolutely love the name Una but recently was used by a family member, so anything similar might be nice too!

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reddaisy · 10/01/2013 20:44

Orla?

reddaisy · 10/01/2013 20:44

And Penelope Anna is very nice too!

washngo · 10/01/2013 20:50

Thank you reddaisy! Love orla but it has also just been used by a good friend!

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mellowcat · 10/01/2013 20:52

Penelope Isla or Penelope Lyra

reddaisy · 10/01/2013 20:54

Get new friends Grin

Doilooklikeatourist · 10/01/2013 21:00

Register her as Margaret Penelope , and use Penelope as her name .

washngo · 10/01/2013 21:04

Really like Lyra but dh not so keen. He is sort of ok with another suggestion of mine which is:
Rosa Margaret

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Sempersecunda · 10/01/2013 21:04

What about Daisy as this was used as a nn for Margaret? Or Pearl as maragrita means pearl in Latin? I'd avoid names beginning with a vowel as you end up with initial PIT, POT etc. Or you could use Margaret but add another middle name too so that you don't end up with PMT?

Sempersecunda · 10/01/2013 21:07

margarita, sorry, rubbish at typing!

washngo · 10/01/2013 21:11

Do you think PAT would be a bad initials combo?

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strawberryliv · 10/01/2013 21:21

Penelope Margaret Anna T... PMAT? Can't think of anything wrong with that... LOVE Penelope by the way..

Sempersecunda · 10/01/2013 21:22

I think it's probably the best of the vowel options and fine. You don't often use initials anyway. I went to a uni that gave you email addresses based on initials and that did get embarassing for some so it's always the first thing I think about!

Sempersecunda · 10/01/2013 21:23

LOVE Rosa Margaret btw!

DitzyDonkeySillyMonkey · 10/01/2013 21:29

Love Penelope!

Permisson · 10/01/2013 22:13

I love Penelope Pearl!

Or how about

Beatrice
Nina
Rosanna
Lois
Cleo
Daphne
Celia
Ophelia
Cordelia
Iona
Uma
Lydia
Serena

washngo · 10/01/2013 22:16

Really like Iona...

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Permisson · 10/01/2013 22:22

Me too! I love Penelope too - would probably be nn Penny, which is sweet. Or Nell.

I know an Iona and it is lovely- also seemingly impossible to shorten!

pinkandyellowbutterfly · 10/01/2013 22:48

I love Rosa Margaret I think its beautiful , is easy to write and to say, flows perfectly and would have special meaning to you. That would be my choice :-)

wiltingfast · 10/01/2013 23:06

Ursula?

zenoushka · 11/01/2013 09:55

Oh I love Penelope Anna!

Littlecherublegs · 11/01/2013 13:05

Like Rosa!

Or how about:
Opal
Phoebe
Fiona
Josephine
Elsie
Juliet
Iris
Vanessa
Flora

atthewelles · 11/01/2013 13:42

Rosa's lovely. I also like Penny but not Penelope.

washngo · 11/01/2013 15:08

Ok so, shortlist slightly expanded to

Rosa Margaret
Penelope Anna

Thank you all for the help! Any preferences/ reasons for preferences v welcome!

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baskingseals · 11/01/2013 17:34

i love love love the name Rosa. think it goes beautifully with Margaret. you could also use Marguerite if you prefered.

i like Penelope, but she would inevitably be Penny at some point, which i am not so keen on.

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