help with my decision

[Baz13]

We find out tomorrow if we are having a little girl or boy.
We have decided on a boys name and a back up name. We have also decided on the name Esme Louisa for a little girl - but I am a little unsure.

Other names on the girls shortlist:
Mabel (Still love this name)
Beatrice (dh favourite)
Beatrix (my favourite)

Which do you prefer?

Love them all except Beatrix!

Just to warn you if you think Mabel is unshortenable- my dog's called Msbel and everyone calls her Mabes.......

BertandRussell: Mabes would undoubtedly be a nn we would use or Mae.
It's a family name -and I like the name and so does dh. Although it's a very marmite name.

I think it's a lovely name- hence Mabel the Border Terrier...

I love Esme.
Beatrice if not Esme.

Or Robyn, Willow or Penny

Awww she is so cute :)

Esme

Esme is lovely, i prefer it to your other names, plus it also goes well with Louisa :)

Thank you for the replies. Glad people like Esme as well.

Esme is lovely.

I like the name Esme. I have a very wonderful work colleague called Esme. Not sure about the other girls names though, sorry.

I like Esme. And Beatrix is awesome :) Beatrice is really cute.

Don't apologise, I wanted opinions. And I am glad people like Esme, I do really like it and love the meaning. I actually think it's the middle name, that's bugging me. Probably because my other children have honorary mn, and no one I know is called Louisa in mine or dh family. (Although I am sure some long distant relative was called Louise).

I love Esme, it sounds beautiful.

Don't like any of the others though, sorry!

What about Esme Beatrix/ce?

I liked Esme until I've heard a number of mothers yelling it at their kids in supermarkets. Suddenly hearing it pronounced "Es-maaaaaaaaay! Es-maaaaaaaa! Get back here now!" raked the charm off it somewhat. It also seems to be rising in populatity.

I like Beatrix, nn Trixie (although sounds a little like a dog name!). Less popular than Beatrice (I know a lovely Beatrice, nn Bea)

You could try to encourage Belle as an alternative nn for Mabel, but could still end up Mabes in school!

I have heard the pronunciation issues of Es-may but I would pronounce it Es-me. Didn't realise it was so popular or rising. I don't want a massively popular name.

I teach, and have only just recently met a little girl called Esme.
Love the nn Bea :)

Louisa Beatrice or Beatrice Louisa would be lovely

I know quite a few little Esme's it's a gorgeous name. But I love Beatrix, and think Beatrix Louisa has a nice sound to it.

Esme is lovely, Esmai (a spelling my NDN has for her daughter) doesn't appeal quite so much though. I prefer Es-me to Es-may.

I was going to say Esme Louisa is gorgeous but then I saw you would be saying it differently to the usual way and I'm not keen on that at all. I think it would get confusing and you'd have to correct people all the time and spell it.
Mabel is good second option

Congratulations, how exciting for you! Still deciding whether or not to find out the sex in 3 weeks time.
I think Esme Louisa is absolutely beautiful, and really well balanced. I don't hear either of those names everyday either, which I think is a good thing.
I am not personally very keen on Mabel, though I generally like old fashioned names. Beatrice is lovely, but Beatrix is my favourite too. I have it on my list for a middle name, though my partner doesn't like it. I think I can work on him Incidentally I have a friend with excellent taste and gorgeous children who has both an Esme and a Beatrice.

I love Esme but only if it's pronounced Ez-may. Just seen you're pronouncing it Ez-me so now I'm on the fence about it. Not too keen on your other names.