The final five

[Jessi88]

We’re somehow only two months away from meeting our little girl and I’d ideally like to shorten our list before she arrives.

Opinions on these names to help us do that please? Florence, Mabel, Beatrice, Beatrix and Lucia. Big sister is Violet. Thanks!

We have a Beatrice and I am still so glad we chose it. DH originally wanted Beatrix, but I couldn’t cope with the possibility of Trixie as a nick name.

Lucia Florence for me, all lovely names.

Mabel is lovely and underused.

Love Mabel (and Martha!)

@99bb This is my issue with Beatrice vs Beatrix, not that I completely hate Trixie. I slightly prefer Beatrix as a full name simply because it reminds me of Beatrix Potter. My parents would read her books to me as a child and she’s one of my all time favourite authors. I prefer the shortenings Bea and Triss over Trixie and Trix however.

Florence - nice and pretty - would probably be shortened to Flo.
Mabel - Cute but reminds me of a dogs name more than anything.
Beatrice - Meh. could take or leave this one
Beatrix - same as above.
Lucia - No - reminds me of a female version of Lucifer. not keen.

My favourite is Lucia (Loo-See-Ah) from your list. Very pretty and timeless

I think either Florence or Beatrice.

Beautiful 💗 but I do have a Florence Mabel & a Beatrice so I am biased xx

Lucia

I love Florence, Mabel and Beatrice!

I do not like Lucia or Beatrix.

Lucia Florence is lovely!

Thanks everyone! Somehow our list has gotten longer since this. We’re also considering Esme/Esmée as well as the names already listed. I think we’re best to wait until she’s here and hope one speaks to us lol.

From your original list I definitely prefer Beatrice, and Bea/Bee is a great nn. You mentioned Josephine as a middle name, is there a reason you're not considering it as a first name? It's gorgeous and works well with Violet. I'm not keen on Esme and definitely not Esmée - is that a real spelling? I speak French and have never come across it.

@Lastbustowhitehawk I worry Josephine is probably a bit too old fashioned especially with Violet. I know Violet is too but it’s also gaining popularity.

I always thought Esmée was the French feminine spelling of the names and the é/ée determines the pronunciation. I’m sure it’s a legit spelling - there’s a charity that spells it Esmée.

Lucia Florence is beautiful

@Jessi88 so it is! I looked it up out of interest and there are only 144 in France so it's unusual too :) You've got some great names to choose from so I'm sure whatever you decide will be perfect. Enjoy the rest of your pregnancy and best of luck for your new baby!

Thank you, @Lastbustowhitehawk