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What would you call Tabitha and Saskia’s new sister???

225 replies

thamesk8 · 12/01/2018 00:03

Please help!
Our criteria...

Not overly keen on siblings with the same initial.

Needs to have lots of nickname options. Tabitha gets Taba Tatty Tats. Saskia gets Kiki or Sass.

Like the idea of this one also having a longish name.

Like them to be timeless. Not dating.

Current ones in the mix but not fully doing it for me...
Aurelia, Jemima, Aurora, Juniper, Elodie, Hermione, Indira (although people have said this doesn’t work on a probably blonde white British person! - we like Indie but not keen on India and don’t think Indigo or Indiana go with T and S)

Love Sadie, Blossom, Wren, Xanthe, Bonnie but they’re not in keeping....!!

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Wayfarersonbaby · 13/01/2018 00:27

Aurelia, Celia, or Isadora.

Kitcat159 · 13/01/2018 00:27

Alexandra /Alexandria (Alex, alexi, lexi, xandra)
Georgia/ Georgina (George, Georgia, gina, g-g)
Samantha (Sam, sammy)
Matilda would be great but I know you said you can't have that. Maybe a variation on it or something?

Gacapa · 13/01/2018 12:00

Lavinia

Standardpubquizname · 13/01/2018 14:22

Cordelia
Eloisa
Isadora
Ismeralda
Ophelia
Lorelai

Inforapenny65 · 13/01/2018 14:28

How about Jamilla....mi mi...milli...jj...?

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 13/01/2018 14:28

Cassia
Arabella
Lulu
Valentina
Shiloh
Carmen
Anouk

whattoweartomorrow · 13/01/2018 14:33

Persephone?

Also like Lorelai and juniper.

I would say no to Indira - I automatically think Gandhi, I think it might lead to a lot of assumptions.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/01/2018 14:45

Amelia. Mimi. Millie.
Cassandra Cassie Sandy.

CharlotteC77 · 13/01/2018 14:46

Love Xanthe and it totally goes. Also agree on Josephine (Jo, Josie, Posy, Joey) and Persephone (Percy/Persy, Sephie/Seffy). Lots of great nickname potential.

LOVE Essie, although Estelle/Estella sort of reminds me of Joey's agent in Friends - although that's not a reason not to use it, I'd soon forget that if I knew someone of that name! Stella is a fab name in its own right and really goes with the others - could you use that?

Also love Indy/Indie, not massively keen on Indira but again, it would grow on me if I knew one.

Daphne? (Although limited nicknames there). Florence (Flossie), Evangeline (not sure on the nicknames but there must be some good ones!).

CharlotteC77 · 13/01/2018 14:48

Tabs, Sass and Stella sounds great!

HelenaJustina · 13/01/2018 14:49

I like Camilla, different but classic

BWatchWatcher · 13/01/2018 14:49

Imogen

Battleax · 13/01/2018 15:45

You can't have Indira if she's white. That's too...something.

To match those siblings she has to sound like a slightly posh child born in 1970.

Battleax · 13/01/2018 15:46

Posh, white English, I should say.

MelvinThePenguin · 13/01/2018 16:11

I went to school with someone who now has a Tabitha and a Saskia.

I’m now wondering if you are that person OP.

TealStar · 13/01/2018 16:17

I think you need to be aware that having a Tabitha and a Jemima will make you sound as if you are a little obsessed with Beatrix Potter, nice as those names are.

LarkDescending · 13/01/2018 16:17

C'mon, she's got to be Lucinda!

Tata, Kiki & Lulu

Tatty, Sass & Indie

What's not to love? Grin

KeepCalm · 13/01/2018 16:19

Cordelia
Seraphine or Delphine
Araminta nn Minty
Cecilia
Beatrice nn Bea
Sylvanna nn Sylvie
Arianna

FurryDogMother · 13/01/2018 16:26

Honora

CharlotteC77 · 13/01/2018 16:29

@LarkDescending Lucinda is a great shout!

KeepCalm · 13/01/2018 17:18

Helena

Snape · 13/01/2018 17:20

Natasha

joystir59 · 13/01/2018 17:30

Jessica, Rebecca, Lucia,

joystir59 · 13/01/2018 17:30

Jessica, Rebecca, Lucia,

KeepCalm · 13/01/2018 18:26

Dorothy nn Dot