Drumroll...we have the final three - Florence, Victoria or Henrietta

[emmyloo2]

After much discussion and twoing and froing, we have locked in the final three for our DD due in 6 weeks.

Florence
Henrietta
Victoria

Middle name will be Catherine and DS is George so I would like it to go with George.

Thoughts, input much appreciated!

Thanks

[SaggyOldClothCatPuss]

Victoria was my arch nemesis when I was a kid!

[thermalsinapril]

Ivy is nice too!

[DessieLou]

Definately Henrietta! And I love it even more now with the suggestion of Etta as a nn! Gonna put that on my list.
Henrietta Catherine is gorgeous!
Florence is in second place followed by Victoria. She will inevitably be Vicky which is just awful (the Vickys I knew at school were all known as Sticky Vicky )

[fussychica]

Florence for me - then Henrietta, then Victoria. Whichever goes best with your surname.

[KittenOfDoom]

Victoria.

I really dislike the other two.

[Still18atheart]

Victoria - Love love love
Henrietta - Love
Florence - Meh

[WeAreSix]

One of them is my name ;)

Interesting to hear other people's opinions on it...

[Wishfulmakeupping]

I like Victoria the best- I also really love ivy too :)
If you like those both you might also like iris, Elizabeth, or Elsie

[Wishfulmakeupping]

If I were to have another dd Victoria would be a possible don't like vicky at all so I would be encouraging the nickname Tori

[Thirstysomething]

My sister is called Tor, she has never been Vicky! I dont think Bocky is inevitable if you dont like it... If I called a dd Victoria, I think Vivi is sweet - or Plum would have been great except my dd2 is known as Plum despite her name having no connection with plums at all!

[Thirstysomething]

Vicky not Bocky!

[KittenOfDoom]

Tori is dreadful, but there is no need to shorten Victoria. I've never heard the Beckham one shortened, for instance.

[emmyloo2]

Thanks all. I think it's down to Victoria or Henrietta now. I have promised DH I won't speak of it again until I am 38 weeks (another 3 weeks) and then I will tell him which I have chosen....Poor sod is tired of me changing my mind.

My gut feeling is that I will go with Victoria because I just love it with George but I prefer the nicknames for Henrietta.

I just don't know how easy it will be to avoid Vicky for Victoria or whether we could push for another nicer nickname or just no nickname at all....

[GibberTheMonkey]

Another vote for Henrietta

[thegreylady]

Henrietta is absolutely gorgeous and goes beautifully with George. Florence is very popular now whereas Victoria is very 80's I think and she will certainly be Vicky at school. My cousin's dd is Victoria (born 1975) and she wanted Tori as a nn but as soon as she went to school it became Vic or Vicky. There was a nasty phase when some boys used to shout "hey Vicks rub my chest!"
Please go for Henrietta :-)

[MooMe]

I like Florence.
Victoria is a bit too classic for my taste but still v nice.
Re Henrietta, I agree with thermalsinapril- prim and harsh. Don't like it at all.

[Fifi2406]

Henrietta!!!!!!!! ?

[Knuffels]

With regards to nns, we have a Florence and she's Floss or Flossie. My bf is a Victoria and she's Vix or Vixen to her friends and Tor at home. Henrietta is my least favourite of the three, but I love Etta as a nn for it!
I would maybe wait until you see her, Floss was going to be an Isobel, but she just didn't look like one when she came out.

[squoosh]

Victoria is so much nicer that Henrietta.

SO much nicer.

[simplesusan]

I think Victoria is the nicest.
Henrietta reminds me of the woman in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

[JumpingJackSprat]

Love victoria. i know one and shes either vicky, tor or toria.

[moreyear]

I am in NZ and I know about 50 little Florences, it is a lovely name though. I prefer Henrietta to Victoria.

[PunkyPod]

I'm a Victoria! My family don't shorten it but amongst my friends I'm Vix or V. I'm NOT a Vicky and no one calls me it.

[PunkyPod]

Btw I've never had any teasing about being called Victoria and all the other ones I know haven't either.