Girls’ names - sister for Harriet

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Only 9 weeks pregnant, but if I like these names...what else might I like. I know it might be a boy but focussing on girls for now!

Middle name would be Rosemary.

• Connie (I’m not overly keen on Constance but also wouldn’t really want to put a nickname as her full name on birth certificate). But I love Connie.
• Tabitha (too much?)
• Abigail (just really like Abi as a nn)
• Anna (love it - DH says no)
• Clara
• Flora (love it - apart from the spread connotations!)
• Vivienne
• Catherine (DH likes - I’m a bit meh about it)

So, thoughts on the above please and any more to add?

Thanks!

Cassandra
Cordelia
Candice
Calliope
Georgina
Lucinda
Muriel
Jocelyn

Adore Anna, so that is a shame. Vivienne is great. Cornelia as suggested by a pp, with Connie as a nn? It's so much nicer than Constance (I agree with you on that).

I'm not sure about Connie on its own. Alongside Harriet, I'd definitely feel short-changed if I were the Connie! Harriet and Constance is actually much better in that respect.

Harriet and Cornelia is lovely.

Yeah I think it’d have to be Constance in full. Plus Constance rosemary sounds a lot better than Connie rosemary. I know you don’t often stay your full name, but still.

I don’t like Cornelia. Sorry!

Lots of lovely names suggested but can’t use cos already taken by family / friends. Philippa being one of those. Pippa and Hattie sounds so good!!

Also we do like Samantha - what do people think of that?

And I love Penny. But I’m not sure about Penelope. Which is a shame...I really like Penny!

I like all the names on your list esp Clara and Constance, other names that could work are

Florence
Lydia
Charlotte
Clementine (although perhaps a bit of a mouthful with Rosemary)
Alice
Louisa
Genevieve

Samantha is quite 80s/90s imo but perhaps due a revival and does go with Harriet, love Penny/Penelope

I have Harriet and Tabitha on my list and I also really like Felicity, Celeste, Camille and Sylvie.

Genevieve would be lovely.

More suggestions...

Arabella
Gwen
Verity
Sadie
Bethan
Esme
Clementine
Edith
Cleo
Sarah
Cassandra
Delilah
Marina
Evangeline
Daphne
Naomi
Lavinia
Dorothea
Keziah
Lucinda
Tamsin
Laurel
Maria
Viola
Miranda
Willa
Annie
Mabel
Nell
Phoebe
Daisy
Lois
Celia
Joy
Rachel
Zoe
Elspeth
Felicity
Gloria
Isadora
Lucia
Madeleine
Serena
Tessa

Celeste is lovely.

I know a Constance nn Coco. I love it and think Hattie and Coco sound great together. My other favourites would be Philippa (but you’ve ruled out) and Josephine nn Posey.

Samantha? No way! It belongs with Danielle and Stacey.

Evelyn
Esme

I like Vivienne the best and it's on my list but I think Connie goes best with Rosemary

Eliza

Also like Samantha

Samantha doesn't seem to fit very well with Harriet, in my opinion. Tabitha, Martha and Abigail all seem to have a similar vibe to Harriet.
Of if you you go back to 18th, early 19th century times when Harriet was a rather genteel name, you could look at some Jane Austen-type names, which have some nice diminutives.
Frances
Cassandra
Elizabeth
Georgiana, etc.

Clara/Cara and Anna are pretty. Matilda would be nice as 'Tilly and Hattie' go together (if you use Hattie). Juliette would have a similar rhythm to Harriet. Georgina might go.

Connie is nice, I don't like Constance.

My sisters name is Connie and that’s her full name on her birth certificate. I don’t think it needs to be Constance - Connie is a name in its own right. I think it’s beautiful and I’ve never met another. She is always getting compliments on her name.

Great choice OP 😊

What about Bonnie or Lonnie if you don't want Connie as it sounds like a " nickname?"

Leonora
Octavia

Samantha is a great name.

What about:
Letitia
Marion
Valentina
Luciana
Louisa
Frances

Vivienne Juliet would be my pick

Willow
Sienna
Scarlett

They were the ones i had lined up until we found out bump is a boy!

What about Talitha (Tally)?

I also love Clara and Anna. Either go well with Harriet, IMO.

Jessica
Eliza
Imogen

Imogen and look at Jill's Cooper's other titles too!