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Willow or Orla Addy

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CarrieK86 · 28/03/2015 15:38

As title says - Willow or Orla? Surname Addy. (A-d-ee).

Middle name Rose or Lynn - our mums names names.

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Zahrah5 · 28/03/2015 16:49

Willow Rose

AlpacaMyBags · 28/03/2015 16:56

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VixxFace · 28/03/2015 17:02

Willow
Not keen on the rose with it.

Littleturkish · 28/03/2015 17:44

Willow sounds best with your surname, even though I love Orla, it sounds wrong with the repeated a a sound.

Penguinotterfoxbadger · 28/03/2015 20:13

Willow Rose

6LittleOnes · 28/03/2015 20:16

Willow Lynn

SisterMoonshine · 28/03/2015 20:23

Orla sounds too much like 'already' with your surname.

KenDoddsDadsDog · 28/03/2015 20:25

Orla not good with Addy

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 28/03/2015 20:25

Orla merges into Or Laddy with your surname I think. It is a lovely name, but I think it needs a consonant at the start of the surname.

Box5883284322679964228 · 28/03/2015 20:27

What about Opel instead

kavv0809 · 28/03/2015 20:31

Willowaddy hmm it sort of runs into itself as well. Love Willow though. I'm sure it will be fine.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 28/03/2015 20:40

Yes, it does doesn't it. I think a consonant sounding ending flows best with Addy.

Box5883284322679964228 · 28/03/2015 21:11

I think it needs to be a shorter or longer name sorry. Or something two syllables with an a at the end

Fern
Fleur

Ophelia

Lois

Box5883284322679964228 · 28/03/2015 21:20

Odette addy

Violet Addy

Clarabumps · 28/03/2015 21:47

Willow Lynn Addy.

elfride · 30/03/2015 13:34

What about Orla Rose Addy?

KenDoddsDadsDog · 30/03/2015 20:13

Then you get olerose.

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CarrieK86 · 30/03/2015 23:15

Orla Rose was our original name!! Orla Rose or Willow Lynn....

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GreatAuntDinah · 01/04/2015 16:46

Willow Addy is making me think Showaddywaddy.

anothernumberone · 01/04/2015 16:49

Opel is the trading name for General Motors in Ireland box Opel Addy sounds like a car to me Grin

rockinrobintweet · 02/04/2015 09:53

I don't like Willow with either of the middle names (don't think they flow)..

I like Orla, more as a nickname for Orlaith in my opinion. and I think Orlaith Rose is a very pretty name.

Clawdy · 02/04/2015 17:14

The trouble is the two names sound like Orla Raddy and Willow Waddy. Both pretty names though.

PenguinsandtheTantrumofDoom · 02/04/2015 17:22

"I like Orla, more as a nickname for Orlaith in my opinion"

I'm confused. How can one be a nickname for the other? They're different spellings of the same name and pronounced the same Confused

rockinrobintweet · 02/04/2015 22:01

as in baby would be formally Orlaith but could drop the ith when writing name as a nickname.

anothernumberone · 02/04/2015 22:08

Orla is simply a different spelling for the same name Orlaith. I have 2 Orlas in my family that is how they spell their name.