Mine or ExDp's baby girls name.

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If choosing a name in a couple isn't hard enough! Me and ex have recently split we have Ds together (Ellis) and I'm pregnant with Dd. We've finally agreed on a few names we both like, but he's got his preferences and I've got mine.

Me:
Betsy ( I'd quite like Elizabeth and shorten it but ex won't)
Matilda (Tilly(
Nelly (ex might consider Eleanor and shorten it)

Ex:
Annie
Georgie
Evie

Open to other suggestions but we've been through the baby book a hundred times and we've struggled to agree on these.

Thanks @Feverslag. He's a idiot but he's a good dad and he wants to be as involved as possible, despite us being separated.

You really can't have an Ellis and an Eleanor.
Like it or not the names will get shortened at school to Ell/ Ellie. You'll end up with 2 dcs with the same name.

I love both Annie and Matilda...however I prefer the “Matty” nn to “Tilly” and I agree that Matty Matthews sounds a bit odd.

I’d go with Annie Matthews.

If you are really struggling been two or need a middle name is your ds old enough to make a choice?

We'd said if we do a longer name like Eleanor/Annabel it will just be on birth certificate and she'll be known by Annie/Nelly at school etc. So I'd hope that the Ellie/Ellis wouldn't be a issue, at least not until she's older and can decide for herself. In which case I won't mind what she chooses to go by.

No he's only a baby @Ikeameatballs. They will be quite close in age.

What about Bethany or Bethan? Lots of knicknames including Annie and Beth and close to Betsy and Elizabeth x

You can’t go with Matilda if he’d call her Matty Matthews 😱 (and I like Matty)

Annie is really lovely...

Strongly dislike Betsy tbh

Definitely no to Bethany or similar, ex's ex was Bethany/Beth @mondler.

I know @autumnkate, shame as I like it. But really think he'd end up using Matty.

Think she's going to be Annabel (Annie) Matilda.

I think that’s lovely and also definitely prefer the Annabel spelling