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Elizabeth, Felicity or Harriet?

42 replies

Livelifelove85 · 14/04/2018 19:59

Please help!!! We are so desperate, currently 35 weeks and need help!!

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Padfoot100 · 14/04/2018 20:14

Love Elizabeth but not so keen on nn Liz or Lizzie

Met a baby Felicity recently, wasn't sure at first but now I love it

Not keen on Harriet sorry

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donkey86 · 14/04/2018 20:16

I have a six month old Elizabeth, so I’m biased towards that. But I love Felicity too - it was on my list but DH wasn’t keen.

Ohyesiam · 14/04/2018 20:17

Elizabeth, the others sound a bit drippy. And so many shortenings Liz, Betty, Betsy, Beth, Liza, Eliza.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 14/04/2018 20:19

Definitely Harriet, fabulous name, love Hattie !

Laineymc7 · 14/04/2018 20:20

I love felicity. I also love Melody for a little girl x

sarararararah · 14/04/2018 20:22

I don’t think you need to narrow it down more than that to be honest. We had a few options for both of our DC and when they were born, we both just knew which was the right one. All of those names are lovely.

AnElderlyLadyOfMediumHeight · 14/04/2018 20:23

Felicity would be my top choice. They're all lovely, though.

RedDwarves · 14/04/2018 20:24

I love Felicity. Elizabeth is nice too.

Not a fan of Harriet.

strawberrypenguin · 14/04/2018 20:26

Harriet. Lovely name

Fakingit36 · 14/04/2018 20:28

Agree with pp who advised keeping the shortlist and then looking at baby. All 3 v nice choices

Spiggle123 · 14/04/2018 20:28

Felicity

YoloSwaggins · 14/04/2018 20:32

Elizabeth, the other 2 sound like private school girls with Jack Wills and hockey sticks.

Raahh · 14/04/2018 20:32

Elizabeth is one of my favourite names (my middle name , my dd1's middle name - she's 11, I'm 46, for context Grin). Lot's of shortenings, great name.

Harriet was my great gran's name and I love it. There is a Harriet my dd2's class (she's 7). Again, can be shortened- but the one we know never is.

Felicity is also lovely.

I'm not much help Grin

Moonflower12 · 14/04/2018 20:40

Felicity

LastNightsMakeUp · 14/04/2018 20:43

I love Elizabeth, we used it for dd's mn but I'm kicking myself now we're expecting dc2 as would have liked to use it as a first name.

Harriet is/was also on our list but we know a few little Harriet's locally so the popularity put me off.

Not keen on Felicity.

Yogagirl123 · 14/04/2018 20:50

Felicity is one of my favourite girls names, lovely meaning too.

LoveInTokyo · 14/04/2018 20:59

All nice names. Have you got a middle name planned? If so, what is it?

Otherwise, just see what she looks like when she arrives.

ilovepixie · 14/04/2018 21:03

Felicity love the nick name Flick too.

SheldonandPenny · 14/04/2018 21:04

Felicity. Only.

SoftSheen · 14/04/2018 21:06

Harriet, though all three are good.

SleightOfMind · 14/04/2018 21:15

I’ve got an Elizabeth, one of my loveliest school friends was a Felicity, nn Puss (feline) and Harriet the Spy is a great bk Wink

Lovely names, wait and meet your tiny DD and pick the one that suits her best.

MollyHuaCha · 14/04/2018 21:25

Felicity.

Passmethecrisps · 14/04/2018 21:32

I may be a tad biased about one of those names having a little one of my own. It is extremely unusual where we are and it is clear that not everyone likes it with its pish girl connotations. However, mostly we get compliments.

Harriet was also on our shortlist.

I would leave your list as it is actually. When my baby was born we had two names and could not decide. At 6am when the tea lady trundled in and asked her name I blurted one out. I then had to text my husband to say she had a name!

The only issue with the one we chose was I was so sleep deprived that I called her facility for about two weeks

Passmethecrisps · 14/04/2018 21:33

Posh girl. Not pish girl. A pish girl would have different connotations I think.

MadMaryBoddington · 14/04/2018 21:36

Harriet. I also like Felicity. Not Elizabeth - so frumpy.