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Choosinganame · 05/01/2019 16:07

I started a thread about Flora with our surname and it was mostly positive. So what's your favourite of these and opinions on the others. Surname Forde. Thanks!
Florence
Flora
Willow
Ciara
Alana

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Countrybumpkin19 · 06/01/2019 07:39

I love Flora and Florence out of all your choices. Flora Forde sounds perfect to me!

Rafabella · 06/01/2019 07:43

Willow Forde. Unique, different and very pretty. Would suit a child and adult.

noitsachicken · 06/01/2019 07:47

Bryony, nature name without being too obvious (it’s a climbing plant)

FennyBridges · 06/01/2019 07:53

I like the alliterative ones. They have a rhythm. Flora Forde. Florence Forde.

Lovely.

SuperstarDJ · 06/01/2019 07:54

Florence is the best imo. Willow and Ciara are my least favourite.

Sophronia · 06/01/2019 08:04

Florence Forde

happytobemrsg · 06/01/2019 08:06

Florence Forde is lovely

Choosinganame · 06/01/2019 09:45

Good to see a fellow Forde on here Smile
Phoebe is gorgeous and would be on the list but I have a good friend called Phoebe.
Ciara is still a maybe. I liked it as initially I really wanted something Irish. DS has an Irish name and we spend a lot of time over there.
I'm just not keen on most Irish girls names due to spellings. I love Aoife but the spelling is tricky and I like Orla but Orla Forde sounds like All aboard!
I'm leaning towards Florence as DH prefers it to Flora and it has the option of Flora anyway. DH is worried about the margarine association. I do prefer Flora though.
I like the suggestions of Violet and Greta but I don't like 'Vi' as a shortening.
Greta is so cool but not sure if it's a bit too unusual for us.

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daisypond · 06/01/2019 11:06

Rose? Róisín? Rosanna? Lily? Lilian? Briony? Marguerite/Margaret? Erica? Iris? Cicely? Myrtle? I still like Flora, though.

WrapAndRoll · 06/01/2019 11:18

I like Florence, Willow, Ciara and Alana, as well as the suggestion of Greta.

Alana Willow Forde
Ciara Florence Forde
Greta Willow Forde
Willow Ciara Forde

Alicia
Jasmine
Holly
Lucy
Eleanor
Summer
Louisa
Coralie
Leah
Miranda
Susannah
Emily
Cassia
Jessica

Bloomini · 06/01/2019 11:41

Fenella Forde?

Exhaustedmummy1811 · 06/01/2019 12:12

There is a sweet little girl in my sons class called atlanta I think it's beautiful and unusual but I couldn't pull it off with my other children's names. Of your list Ciara was also my favourite

Choosinganame · 06/01/2019 13:33

Wrapandroll - you have a good sense of what I like. Lots of those I've considered.
Coralie is beautiful but I have a friend with a Coralie. I like Jasmine but imagine it on someone dark (Probably because of princess Jasmine) maybe I should see past that as it is lovely.
I love Leah but DH doesn't, Summer is a bit too girly/happy. I'm too moody to have a child called Summer Grin
The others are nice but the likes of Eleanor, Lucy Jessica are a bit too normal and run of the mill.
Greta is officially on the list now as DH likes it (rare!!) Maybe a bit too Germanic though.
Daisypond - of those I like Roisin but she would get called Roy-sin over here. I have a friend called Briony but that's nice too. Rose and Lily both lovely but a bit too popular now. So many Lilys and Rosies around.

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beanaseireann · 06/01/2019 14:38

Fidelma Forde

MikeUniformMike · 06/01/2019 15:02

Flora is my favourite from your list. I don't like Ciara or Keira.
Alana Forde is the one that sounds best

singingismypassion · 07/01/2019 11:10

I love Alexandra - goegeous name with lots of nn options ie Alex,Lexi, sasha etc
Hate Flora- easily spreadable...
Love Willow but prefer Willa
Florence is ok
Ciara - yuck
Chiara -Lovely

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 07/01/2019 11:59

Harriet
Eleanor
Alice
Clementine
Felicity
India
Romilly
Madeleine
Jemima

I like Florence from your list OP.

Choosinganame · 07/01/2019 19:17

I like Felicity!

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LegoPiecesEverywhere · 07/01/2019 19:53

Florence is the nicest

HighlandRed · 07/01/2019 20:50

Not Willow- it's everywhere now.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 07/01/2019 20:54

Felicity Forde is actually very nice.

FancyDrew · 07/01/2019 22:28

Freya Forde
Frankie Forde

Joinourclub · 07/01/2019 22:36

I love Greta the most. I do like Flora but I can’t shake the Marge association. How about

Laurel
Sadie
Heidi
Lydia

Joinourclub · 07/01/2019 22:37

And one more:

Verity

SophieSellerman · 07/01/2019 22:39

Fleur? Just a suggestion.

If not, Florence or Flora.

Struggling at bit to understand the popularity of Sadie on MN. It reminds me of Malory Towers, and not in a good way ("Sadie says, Sadie says, what does Sadie say?")

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