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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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LoafofSellotape · 08/08/2019 13:29

How's Elowen pronounced?

midsomermurderess · 08/08/2019 13:54

the emphasis is on the 'oh', el-OH-en

Aozora13 · 08/08/2019 13:57

I’ve never heard Elowen before, it’s beautiful.

CatherineOfAragonsPrayerBook · 08/08/2019 14:04

So the W is silent? That sounds much better then! Still prefer Dulcie though but El-OH-en is very nice.

Kokeshi123 · 08/08/2019 14:44

Dulcie is quite nice.

If you want a name that stands out, bear in mind that when you add together all the girls called Ellie, Ella, Elle, Eloise, Elodie, Elsie, Elise, Elissa, Elina, Eleanor, Ellen, Eliza etc. a really high percentage of girls basically have names beginning with "El~" at the moment. After a while they all kind of sound the same.

toadabode · 08/08/2019 14:47

I don't like either name but would choose Elowen if I had a gun to my head

goingdownsouth · 08/08/2019 14:57

Dulce is pretty
Elowen is going to be pronounced L O N ( el oh en) so it doesn't work for me.

RuthW · 08/08/2019 17:21

Elowen is awful. Dulcie is lovely.

Greymoon2016 · 08/08/2019 18:44

Hello I had Elowyn chosen for my first but then I realised that w y n is masculine so In my hormonal pregnant state decided on Elodie instead. Its a beautiful name though I just preferred it spelt in the masculine manner lol 😂 I also like dulcie and I think elowen dulcie go together quite nicely x

MikeUniformMike · 08/08/2019 19:16

I think it's El-OH-wen too. Nice (even if it sounds like L Owen).
Dulcie is awful.

Bossbabynx5 · 08/08/2019 20:28

I've never heard of elowen, are u sure it's not made up? I like dulcie but I much prefer dolcie out of all of them.

Oneforposy7 · 08/08/2019 20:29

Definitely Elowen

MikeUniformMike · 08/08/2019 20:53

Elowen is cornish. Its meaning is Elm Tree.

bebeboeuf · 08/08/2019 20:54

I prefer Dulcie

I think it’s really pretty

The other name is ok too but makes me think of a cockney saying Hello then

Leleophants · 09/08/2019 10:17

Dulcie makes me think of people know name kids after designers and cars. Elowen is beautiful!

AfterSchoolWorry · 09/08/2019 10:23

Dulcie is atrocious.

birdling · 12/08/2019 20:14

I desperately wanted to call our dd Elowen. It would have suited her too. She is like a little fairy.

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 13/08/2019 13:27

I am afraid I dislike both of them equally. No, actually, Dulcie is worse. Sorry.

hashtagthathappened · 13/08/2019 13:29

Same brie

Miljah · 14/08/2019 18:17

I am old enough to have great aunts called names like Dulcie. Her husband was Ewert...

I'd pronounce Elowen like Ell-OW-en, too.

Cookit · 14/08/2019 18:38

Oh Elowen, I don’t like Dulcie at all.

Chillisauceboss · 14/08/2019 18:44

Dulcie is vey popular in London currently. I know if 4 in local baby groups

AverageMummy · 14/08/2019 22:00

I love Dulcie - I posted a few weeks back about it & was quite surprised about how hated it is here!
Elowen is also beautiful

Graymare · 14/08/2019 22:09

Elowen.

Poetryinaction · 14/08/2019 23:28

Dulcie makes me think of Dulce de leche. Yuck, sickly sweet. And I have met a few over the past 5 years. Elowen is ok.