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Elowen or Dulcie?

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robin04031402 · 07/08/2019 22:12

I am expecting a baby girl very soon, dh and I cannot decide wether to name her Elowen or Dulcie.
As you can gather, we love unique names as we don't want her to start school and have other children with the same name.
We also haven't decided on a middle name either so any suggestions would be much appreciated! Thank you

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CloserIAm2Fine · 07/08/2019 22:16

I really don’t like Dulcie but Elowen is pretty

NoSauce · 07/08/2019 22:16

I think Elowen is beautiful. Sort of ethereal.
I’m sorry but I’ve never liked Dulcie. I think it’s the dull bit at the beginning. It would be a no from me.

MotherofDragonsandPigs · 07/08/2019 22:17

I prefer Elowen. Olwen is nice too if you like that?

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 07/08/2019 22:17

Elowen. The dull sound in Dulcie is horrible, sorry

Usherusherusher · 07/08/2019 22:17

Dulcie is horrific

parkrunhun · 07/08/2019 22:21

Elowen though like Erowen even better Smile

Dulcie makes me think of that horrible seaweed snack Dulce !

StarlightToCasualMoths · 07/08/2019 22:24

I love Dulcie

parkrunhun · 07/08/2019 22:24

Dulse

Tillygetsit · 07/08/2019 22:47

Elowen is lovely. Why not Eliwen Dulcie?

DramaAlpaca · 07/08/2019 22:48

Elowen is gorgeous.

Dulcie is hideous.

ThisLittlePiggyWentTo · 07/08/2019 22:49

Dulcie isn't unique. I know 3, ranging from teen to baby.

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ThisLittlePiggyWentTo · 07/08/2019 22:50

Sent too soon. Basically I think it's more popular than you perhaps realise. Also second the dull bit - just sounds awful.

Other name is nice.

HerRoyalNotness · 07/08/2019 22:50

Elowen

We almost went with that, it’s beautiful

Jamhandprints · 07/08/2019 22:54

Elowen sounds like an Elf, Dulcie means sweet, as in pudding...but I think I prefer Dulcie. Phone auto corrected to Sylvie. I like that best!

Flicketyflack · 07/08/2019 22:54

Ironically when my dd started Secondary school there were lots of children who had 'unique' names & yet her 'plain' name made her the only one in her school of 800 kids 😊

hideyho · 07/08/2019 23:03

Elowen sounds a bit too much like “alone” to me. And Dulcie sounds like “dulse” (seaweed).

Sophronia · 08/08/2019 00:38

Elowen

Astronica · 08/08/2019 04:21

Elowen is beautiful. Elowen Dulcie makes a nice combination.

daisypond · 08/08/2019 07:55

Elowen. Not keen on Dulcie.

Peachbubble · 08/08/2019 07:55

Elowen

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ZebraKid71 · 08/08/2019 12:46

Elowen was our number 1 choice for our youngest but he was a boy. I love it.

Really dislike Dulcie.

RubHimSweetly · 08/08/2019 13:10

Is it pronounced Ell-OH-en? Pretty.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 08/08/2019 13:24

In the minority but much prefer Dulcie! Elowen I dislike as the W with the O and E just doesn't come so naturally to the tongue me. But its just me!