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Matilda, Tabitha, Ella or Nina?

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SummerMonths · 29/12/2015 21:10

Matilda, Tabitha, Ella or Nina: which is your favourite? Last name is two syllables and fairly common. Middle name will be Catherine.

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DreamQueenVicky · 29/12/2015 21:12

Ella by a mile! Love it!

Alisvolatpropiis · 29/12/2015 21:12

Nina

I think it's lovely and by far the most unusual of your list, without being at all odd (not that the other names are odd).

Which name do you and your dp prefer?

leaningtoweroflego · 29/12/2015 21:12

Ooh difficult, I love all of these names!

Tabitha then Nina I think.

bigbadbarry · 29/12/2015 21:12

Nina. If I had a DD4 (I won't!) she'd be Nina. Unusual and lovely.

alltouchedout · 29/12/2015 21:13

Ella, by far. Nina a distant second, and I wouldn't consider the other two.

SuckingEggs · 29/12/2015 21:16

Nina.

MilkTwoSugarsThanks · 29/12/2015 21:16

Oooh... gotta be Nina. I knew a Nina at school, she's the only one I've ever met and she was ridiculously pretty. Really lovely person too. 😊

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 29/12/2015 21:21

Not Tabitha. You're having a baby not a kitten
Too many Matildas
Ella is okay a but a bit harsh sounding and very overused
Nina is gorgeous. Sweet, unique pretty graceful and elegant.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 29/12/2015 21:21

Nina Catherine is beautiful.

WanderingTrolley1 · 29/12/2015 21:22

Nina is beautiful.

DancingDuck · 29/12/2015 21:25

Matilda.

Too many Ellas in every class these days. Not so keen on Nina. Feels like a nickname not a whole name,

RiverTam · 29/12/2015 21:25

Ella or Nina. Don't like Tabitha and whilst I like Matilda, I hate the nns - Mattie, Tilly, Tilda.

xmasseason · 29/12/2015 21:25

Nina, then Ella.

I don't like Tabitha or Matilda.

villainousbroodmare · 29/12/2015 21:26

Nina. Ella is dullish and the others are cat names.

nooka · 29/12/2015 21:28

Nina. By sa mile :) Works well with Catherine too

ADogCalledLamb · 29/12/2015 21:29

I really don't like Nina, love Tabitha though.

Allalonenow · 29/12/2015 21:30

Matilda, lovely name, also love Tilda as a nn.

Ella is very popular ATM, and not keen on Nina or Tabitha.

Emmpp · 29/12/2015 21:35

Ella or Matilda.

Not a fan of Tabitha, indifferent to Nina

maggiethemagpie · 29/12/2015 21:47

Tabitha. Ella too popular. I have a name similar to nina and I don't hate it but I don't love it.

Unoriginalusername123 · 29/12/2015 21:58

Another vote here for Nina: lovely and underused compared to your other choices. However you wouldn't do badly with Tabotha or Matilda though. Ellas are ten a penny and it's a cutesy name IMHO.

thunderbird69 · 29/12/2015 22:03

Tabitha Catherine - tabby cat??

Nina is my fave

SanityClause · 29/12/2015 22:04

Nina, definitely.

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SummerMonths · 29/12/2015 22:38

Wow I did not expect Nina to be so
popular! I thought it the most controversial. I love it though. For me it's between Nina and Matilda. DH is a big fan of Tabitha and Ella but would agree to my two.

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bluechameleon · 29/12/2015 22:42

I'm not keen on Tabitha but all the others are nice. Matilda is my favourite.

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