Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Final Top 3 Names

29 replies

FairyFantastic · 25/02/2018 02:54

Violet Darcy
Adelaide Violet Darcy
Elizabeth Violet Darcy (too Pride and Prejudice?)

Our final contenders. Pic your fave, or put them in order. Violet has to be somewhere, at the moment Darcy does too though that may change. Surname 2 syllables or possibly 4 if we choose to hyphenate. Thanks x

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
SuperBeagle · 25/02/2018 03:00

Violet.

I really don't like Darcy though. Violet Elizabeth would be perfect.

Ginandplatonic · 25/02/2018 03:01

Elizabeth is my favourite in isolation. And the combo sounds nice. My first thought was too P&P, but really she's rarely going to say her full name, and when writing it many forms only have room for one middle anyway. I think it's fine.

Sophronia · 25/02/2018 05:18

Adelaide Violet. Not keen on Darcy.

Perfectnight · 25/02/2018 05:24

Only like Elizabeth

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 25/02/2018 06:34

Elizabeth but drop the Darcy

BertrandRussell · 25/02/2018 06:36

Elizabeth Violet

(People don’t still read Just William, do they?)

IggyAce · 25/02/2018 06:45

Adelaide Violet. Will say there is the possibility of Adelaide been the name chosen for the royal baby. If that would bother you I would go with Violet Adelaide.

17caterpillars1mouse · 25/02/2018 07:12

Adelaide Violet Darcy would be my choice. I just think Adelaide is a beautiful underused name with plenty of nn options

I'm heading Violet alot recently and it is pretty but I'm just not feeling it. i really loved it a few years ago before it took off but popularity always takes the shine off girls names for me. Boys names not so
Much

I dont mind Elizabeth but prefer the simplicity of Eliza

PinkBeetroot · 25/02/2018 07:23

I think they are all lovely names, unusual but not too wacky... just don’t go for Violet Elizabeth. Reminds me of Violet Elizabeth Bott from Just William!

ChocolateCrunch · 25/02/2018 07:39

Violet Adelaide or Violet Eliza as pp suggested. Not keen on Darcy at all, and Violet Elizabeth reminds me of Just William.

Footle · 25/02/2018 07:50

I'll thcream and thrcream till I'm thick.

Xmasfairy86 · 25/02/2018 07:55

Darcy Violet flows better I think

Beanteam · 25/02/2018 07:58

I would choose Elizabeth.
No middle name. E has so many options DD can choose what she likes- Beth, Eliza, Liz, lizabette, Betty, Zabi ...... maybe not.

CPtart · 25/02/2018 08:16

Love Elizabeth. Not keen on Violet. Drop the Darcy completely.

MaryPoppinsStoleMyHandbag · 25/02/2018 08:21

Darcy doesn’t sound right with any of those name combinations imo. Elizabeth Violet or Violet Elizabeth would be my choices from your options.

Callamia · 25/02/2018 08:22

I think you’re using Violet and Darcey to honour others aren’t you?

In which case, choose the order that you like best - I like Elizabeth (I like Elisabeth even more), and E V D sounds good.

Don’t D-B if you can help it though - it’ll make it go from something rather lovely to a terribly fussy name.

AdaColeman · 25/02/2018 08:27

Adelaide Violet (drop Darcy)

MollyHuaCha · 25/02/2018 08:50

Elizabeth Violet/Violet Elizabeth makes me think of this little girl.

Final Top 3 Names
Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/02/2018 09:55

Adelaide Violet Darcy.

Justanotherzombie · 25/02/2018 09:56

Elizabeth Violet is nice. Darcy is awful unless it's your last name?

MikeUniformMike · 25/02/2018 09:58

Elizabeth Violet is nice. Darcy is awful. Not keen on Violet as a first name. Adelaide is a city in Australia. Sydney is nicer.

Snowysky20009 · 25/02/2018 14:59

I know 8 violets in the last 12 months!

bridgetreilly · 25/02/2018 15:19

Definitely not Violet Elizabeth! She'll thcream and thcream and thcream until she's thick.

Elizabeth Violet is lovely. Or Violet Darcy is okay, though I'm not a huge fan of Darcy. You can't have Elizabeth and Darcy!

tillyluce · 25/02/2018 16:28

I wouldn't post on here if you're thinking of using 2 middle names! Just be prepared to be accused of 101 different things lol.

If Violet and Darcy are family names that you want to include then I'd use them. You'll speak to many people with 2 MNs who have never had a problem come from it. Darcy also isn't a name that's liked on here but who cares? Especially if it's a family name and middle! I'd also keep them as the 2 NN and use a name of your choice as the first name. Violet Darcy or Darcy Violet work well together.

Elizabeth Violet Darcy works well but I much prefer Adelaide, personally. Adelaide Violet Darcy or Adelaide Darcy Violet would GMV!

Original poster
FairyFantastic · 26/02/2018 00:19

Violet would have to be Violet Darcy or other. Surname begins with a G so I don't like the idea of VEG or VAG as initials I'm afraid...
Elizabeth Violet Darcy may need a rethink...I forget about Just William all the time. But Elizabeth Darcy is too P&P alone for me.
Justanotherzombie Not the surname, it would honour 3 members of my family in a round-about way
Callamia I like Elisabeth too. Thanks for the advice
Xmasfairy86 Darcy would honour family members. I like it, but not enough to use as a first name

OP posts: