Romilly

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We are struggling a bit with naming our 3rd baby. Dh really likes the name romilly, but we already have a camilla. My worry is that, although we never use the nn milly, both girls friends might do, so we could end up with two Millies! Is this over thinking or is that a reasonable concern to have?

I love the name Romanie

I love the name Romilly and think it sounds lovely with Camilla. I wouldn't worry about nicknames myself but perhaps a nn Romy for Romilly would avoid two the same

So not too much 'mill' going on then?

I adore the name Romilly and would steer any nicknames towards Romy :-)

I work with a Romalie, pronounced the same way. Never seen in spelled Romilly though. It sounds lovely.

Hmm. Came on here to say love romilly, but prob wouldn't use it if I had a camilla. Hth.

I'm not sure I've ever commented on a name thread before, but Romilly is a gorgeous name! We know a Romy - wonder if she's a Romilly too? (Our Romy is pronounced roamy, btw.) I'm sure you can steer the nicknames when the time comes!

Hmmm...I'm not sure they go together either.

Romilly is the name of a very nice park near us see here, and we also have a pub named Sir Samuel Romilly.

I would have guessed at it being a boys name.

I thought it was a boy's name too, although that doesn't mean it wouldn't be nice for a girl as well

Love that name! Sophisticated and cool. Not too similar to Camilla at all.

Oh dear, still no idea what I think. Finding it so so hard to make a decision this time round!

Romilly is, I thought, a well-known girl's name. Romy is gorgeous as well.

If you do go with both names, you can rest assured both girls won't end up with the same nn; it just wouldn't happen!

Besides, Camilla and Romilly are so, so, so much nicer than Milly!!

Quite like the idea of romy as a poss nn - would you pronounce it roamy or rommy?

Maybe your girls will pick their own nicknames and wouldn't want to be called by their sister's nn. I'm sure it'd work out fine

I love Romilly. We'd have called our DS2 and DS3 that (if they'd been girls, of course ). I'd go for Romy as a nickname.

You do not get to select your child's nickname - her friends will do that in spite of you.
I know 2 Romillys one male one female . Not convinced I like it for either but there you go. Camilla is nice, but not with romilly too many Molly's in that combo

Love love it! I think it wouldn't be a problem.

That's what I am worried about FrauGrau - I wouldn't shorten either name but others might. I do love Romilly though...

When we named our Romily - just one L - we thought it was pretty unique. And then . . . there was already one Romily when she joined secondary school - and now one of her best friends is another Romily, who's attended the same college. They call each other "Other Me". They don't get confused by this!

Sorry I posted on your wrong threat, I'll copy over ☺️

Yeh it’s too risky that the same nn would develop

How do you pronounce it? X