Daphne or Bonnie?

[SleepyRoo]

DD2 due in New Year and for some reason we can't make up our mind. Love both but my reservation about Daphne is that 1) is the sound slightly harsh? 2) nn like Daffy inevitable. Reservation about Bonnie is that it may be too cutsie for a grown woman. Also what middle names go well with either? DD1 is Nancy.

My friend's current (as in two year old) Golden Retriever is called Bonnie so it ain't the Blue Peter dog I'm thinking of .

I know a bonnie in her 30s. She is bonita. (I think she has Spanish relations)

I love Daphne.

Daphne definitely. Bonnie is a dogs name. Daphne is utterly gorgeous.

Not fussed on either but Bonnie is a lot better than Daphne.

I just adore Daphne! Daphne Du Maurier is one of my favourite authors.

I know a newborn Daphne. Her family are a very hip lot.

Bonnie is fine, but I vote Daphne

Thanks for all your comments! Looks like Daphne then. My DD1 (age 3) utterly insists on that being her sister's name but don't want that to be the family "myth" of how we chose it!!!

Much prefer Daphne - it has much more substance to it. Bonnie's too cutesy and a bit of a non-entity. Plus Daphne has some interesting literary and mythological namesakes (as well as Scooby Doo!)

Tell people you're a du Maurier fan, or a Greek mythology fan, or a keen gardener (wasn't mythological Daphne turned into some kind of bush?)

Squoosh - it's a laurel tree/Bush.

Definitely Bonnie, a beautiful name

Thanks flanj!

Laurel is a nice name too.

I know a Bonnie, her full name is Bonita, lovely Spanish name.