Keeping name ideas a secret from family so need your advice.......

[NicolaOT]

Hi, posted a few weeks ago with some name ideas and everyone was very helpful. I have finally narrowed it down to four...I know still too many!

Edith Grace
Eliza Grace
Penelope Grace
Esther Elizabeth

Obviously I'm a bit stuck on grace as a middle name!

I think my fave at the moment is Penelope but OH thinks this clashes with surname Phillips...I don't agree :-)

My favourite is Esther and I think you could have Grace as a middle name with it.

If you like Penelope, then Penelope Phillips isn't a problem at all.

Penelope is lovely and doesn't clash at all

I like Eliza grace

Penelope grace is lovely and I think it goes fine with Phillips. Its a gorgeous name and is easily my favourite from your list

Eliza Grace

I like them all! Very helpful, aren't I? My favourite is Penelope Grace.

Eliza Grace is beautiful!

Eliza or Esther I think.

I like Edith Grace. DD was nearly an Edith.

Esther Elizabeth. (I am related to someone with that name, and she's lovely!)

Ester Elizabeth.

Eliza grace is m favourite

Eliza for me, goes beautifully with Grace and really well with your surname.

Eliza Grace Phillips. Lovely

My favourite to least favourite:

Eliza
Esther
Penelope
Edith

Eliza sounds nice, kind of modern but timeless at the same time (given its Elizabeth link).
Esther, similar but less modern, makes me think of The Bell Jar - which is cool to me because I love that book but some might not want the connotation!
Penelope sounds too 'Lady Penelope' and frilly for me. Maybe your DD would grow to suit it though and I'm being short sighted!
And finally, Edith to me is the ultimate old lady name along with Gladys and Mavis and I don't think I will ever get past that, sorry.

Edith.

Eliza Grace or Penelope Grace are lovely. Esther Grace or Esther Elizabeth are nice too.

Not a fan of Edith at all, still an old lady name to me.

I can't see a problem using Penelope with your surname.

Thank you everyone!

Sounds like Penelope and Eliza are the favourites. I love them both maybe it's a wait and see what she looks like :-)

I know what you mean about Edith but I love Edie as a nn.

My favourite would be Esther Grace (wondering why not?)

I like Penelope, but may take her a while to learn to say & spell :)

I do prefer Grace as a first name though

Penelope Grace is lovely and is my favourite by a long way.

Edith Grace would be my second choice.

Eliza is my least favourite from your list.

Eliza. Friends used it and I have grown to love it so much, I think it is a name I would have overlooked but I can now see that it is perfect!

Penelope Grace is such a beautiful name :) My favourite from your list but they are all lovely choices.

Any of them are fine, except Edith which makes me think of a spinster headmistress in a tweed suit with very sensible lace up shoes. It's very drudgey compared to the others. Eliza is the nicest. Penelope Phillips or Penny Phillips, if she decides to shorten, is absolutely fine.

Eliza Grace

Definitely

I like Edith best as a first name- it was on the list for my dd. Edie is a fab nn! I don't like Grace really (but boring sorry!) but Edith Penelope looks pretty good to me :)