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MamaCrazy · 09/02/2019 01:25

I am pregnant with my first baby and struggling to decide on a name. I love so many. Her middle name will be Frances Bluebell(e). My grandad was Frank and my mum is Frances. Bluebell's hold a lot of special memories for me.

Eliana
Ellie
Ella
Annalise
Anna
Hannah
Madeleine
Maya
Kayleigh
Kaya
Chantelle

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Youmadorwhat · 09/02/2019 09:54

Eliana -urgh
Ellie - meh bit popular
Ella - same as Ellie
Annalise - yes
Anna - nice
Hannah - possibly
Madeleine - it’s ok
Maya - maybe
Kayleigh -no
kaya - no way
Chantelle - not a hope

curiositykilledthekat22 · 09/02/2019 09:56

Anna is my favourite

daisypond · 09/02/2019 09:57

Madeleine or Anna are fabulous. I like Hannah a lot too. Not keen on the others. Your names seem a bit of a mix of styles.

bananasandwicheseveryday · 09/02/2019 10:02

Personally, I don't think any of those flow with your middle name choices. Why not just Frances Bluebelle? I think it sounds very pretty and, unusually for me, I like Bluebelle Frances as well.

vintagechick43 · 09/02/2019 10:03

Eliana is my favourite.

MumUnderTheMoon · 09/02/2019 10:04

It will inevitably end up as Frankie.
Every Frances I have ever known has been nn Frankie at some point.

MumUnderTheMoon · 09/02/2019 10:06

Other nn for Francesca
Cesca
Fran
Chessie

BriocheBriocheBrioche · 09/02/2019 10:09

I love Anna.
I think it’s really classic and timeless. It’s soft enough for a baby and definitely passes the judge/dr test in my eyes.

Anna Frances Bluebell sounds lovely.

PippilottaLongstocking · 09/02/2019 12:29

Annalise or Madeleine

bluechameleon · 09/02/2019 12:36

I love Hannah and Madeleine from this list. I also like Ella and Anna. I don't really like any of the others.

Pigflewpast · 09/02/2019 12:42

Francesca nn Chelsie?
Anna is lovely
Annalise ok but would they nn Lise? If nn Anna lovely.
Madeleine immediately associated with McCann.
Ellie, Hannah and Ella far too overused
Maya ok
Kaya no
Eliana no
Kayleigh and Chantelle why would you do that to your poor dd

Pigflewpast · 09/02/2019 12:43

Oh and I love Bluebell as a middle name

pilates · 09/02/2019 12:44

Kayleigh
Kaya
Chantelle
Definitely no

Eliana sounds very nice with your chosen middle names

bibbitybobbityyhat · 09/02/2019 12:47

Hannah. Or Anna.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 09/02/2019 12:53

For me, Madeleine is the winner by a country mile... Plus 'Madeleine Frances Bluebell' sounds ace - but please don't add the unnecessary 'e' at the end

Parthenope · 09/02/2019 12:59

Anna or Hannah. Ella and Ellie are nice but overused, and Chantelle, Kayleigh and Kaya are beyond awful.

Cyberworrier · 09/02/2019 13:00

Have you considered a name meaning bluebell like the French Jacinthe? The Latin hyacinth unfortunately has all the Hyacinth bouquet connotations.
I agree with PPs that Francesca Bluebell sounds nice- and that Frances just as likely to end up Frankie as Francesca. And that you could steer a different nickname!
Kaya, Chantelle and Kayleigh aren’t great. The other names are all nice! Annaliese, Hannah and Anna my favourites.

MamaDane · 09/02/2019 13:03

Anna is lovely 😊

Pigflewpast · 09/02/2019 14:01

Oh god just seen autocorrect changed Chessie to Chelsie on my pp, please don’t call her Chelsie!!

MikeUniformMike · 09/02/2019 14:04

Eliana - nice but too long
Ellie - bit nothingy
Ella - ok
Annalise - nice but makes me think of Neighbours.
Anna - great
Hannah - great but prefer Anna
Madeleine - ok. Not keen on Maddy
Maya - no
Kayleigh - no
Kaya - Kaiya or Kaia nicer if you want the K-eye-a sound. Kaya will get Kay-a
Chantelle - no

watsmyname · 09/02/2019 16:52

Annalise which you can use Anna for nickname

CloserIAm2Fine · 09/02/2019 17:21

Eliana and Annalise both have nicknames that are on your list so I’d definitely shortlist them

Kayleigh and Chantelle both feel very 80s to me so I would scrap them tbh

I like Madeleine

I’m not a fan of Kaya or maya

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