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Baby names

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Which one do you prefer?

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WorkWankWail · 10/04/2013 21:54

Shortlist of girls names at the moment:

Verity
Caitlin
Poppy
Harriet
Emily

Any thoughts? Also love Amelia but it's popularity is a little off-putting.

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FriggFRIGG · 10/04/2013 23:20

Harriet.

Allalonenow · 10/04/2013 23:35

Verity is my favourite, very elegant, Poppy is my least favourite, and Caitlin is a minefield to pronounce correctly.

Still18atheart · 10/04/2013 23:40

Like them all. But prefer Harriet or Poppy

GwendolineMaryLacey · 10/04/2013 23:41

I have a Harriet and I desperately wanted dd2 to be a Verity. I nearly killed DH over it . She has Verity as her middle name, best I could get :(

fanoftheinvisibleman · 10/04/2013 23:45

I like Harriet and Verity.

It is interesting you have rejected Amelia based on popularity though as (with the exception of Verity) I have come across the other names on your list much more often than Amelia. Ds is 7 now and I can only recall meeting one Amelia but have heard the others lots.

HorryIsUpduffed · 10/04/2013 23:51

Verity or Harriet

Two main reasons: knew a beautiful, elegant, intelligent and kind example of each at school and they have the distinction of being well-known without being popular.

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WorkWankWail · 11/04/2013 08:35

Thanks

fan - Amelia was the most popular girls' name of 2012 and it's also quite dated in the sense I don't know many Amelias outside of 2009-2012; I think Grace and Amelia may become the Claires and Helens of the 80s. Lovely names though.

Leaning towards Harriet at the moment.

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dizzyhoneybee · 11/04/2013 09:45

The Verity that I knew was always called Vee as well, it's either a common nn for Verity or we knew the same one. Did she have ginger hair and work in human resources?
I like the name Poppy but DD went to ballet with a Poppy and she was such a cute little girlie girl (Poppy, not DD) and I couldn't imagine the name suiting her if she grew into a tomboy.
Harriet is great, it reminds me of the Harriet the Spy book :) She might end up as Harry but you never know, she might be one of those children like my own DD who has a name that can be shortened but you risk your life if you do it...

Haylebop12 · 11/04/2013 10:43

My Amelia is a 2009 one. Only one in her class (and year group) so I'm pleased about that. We don't shorten it, as its commonly shortened to Millie which I really don't like. (I know Bout 5 dogs called Millie)

Very jealous you get to use Harriet as dh won't consider it. Also not keen on the nn for Harriet too.

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