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Help choose our girls name!

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lioness88 · 28/08/2019 11:08

Baby is due imminently and we don't have a name! So far, our choices are:

Emilia
Elowen
Ophelia (DH's choice)
Olive

Middle name will be Charlotte. Our surname is 1 syllable and doesn't suit y or ie ending names.

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mumofbun · 28/08/2019 11:11

I like them all and think they all go with the middle name. Potentially Olive Charlotte sounds the most clunky. I've never heard of Elowen before and really like it so that's what i would choose as i prefer more unusual names.

MrsBertBibby · 28/08/2019 11:19

I am surprising myself by liking Elowen. It's lovely. Nice contrast to the very traditional Charlotte.

Emilia is ten a penny. I like Emilienne better.

Ophelia is meh. Crass jokes, rubbish nicknames, tragic victim character.

Olive I like.

BelfortGabbz · 28/08/2019 11:33

Elowen - refreshing and classy, lovely with Charlotte.

Sunshineandsprinkles · 28/08/2019 11:43

Love the name Olive!

ABitOTT · 28/08/2019 12:01

Loving the name Elowen

Cherry111 · 28/08/2019 12:05

Love Olive!

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lioness88 · 28/08/2019 12:55

Elowen is probably my favourite too but DH is not so sure!!

Any suggestions welcome too!

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LarkDescending · 28/08/2019 13:01

Suggestions - Alicia, Eliza?

IckleBear · 28/08/2019 13:38

Elowen .. or Elena?

Barbarafromblackpool · 28/08/2019 13:41

Elowen

Atlasta · 28/08/2019 13:46

Don't like Elowen. Sounds and looks not nice to me.
Out if the list I prefer Emilia ( although I'd think it may be overused)
I like
Alice
Heidi
Eliza
I prefer Charlotte as a first name when including these names though.

missmouse101 · 28/08/2019 13:50

Elowen nice. Don't like the others, especially Emelia (mealy sound is so ugly.) How about Lowenna, which is gorgeous!

BelfortGabbz · 28/08/2019 13:54

How are you pronouncing Elowen op?

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lioness88 · 28/08/2019 14:00

@Atlasta I do like Alice!

@BelfortGabbz El-oh-en

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BelfortGabbz · 28/08/2019 14:01

Rayne
Bronte
Esme
Allegra

user1493494961 · 28/08/2019 14:19

Emilia

Frith2013 · 28/08/2019 16:59

Emilia - too popular, in all its permutations
Elowen - nice
Ophelia (DH's choice) - comedy name. Especially if your surname is Balls.
Olive - dreadful.

Chitarra · 28/08/2019 16:59

Olive is my favourite Smile

Peachbubble · 28/08/2019 17:49

Elowen Charlotte is lovely.

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lioness88 · 28/08/2019 18:15

Thoughts on Jasmine?

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/08/2019 19:57

Emilia

Superted2 · 28/08/2019 19:58

I like Elowen and Jasmine!

LauraPalmersBodybag · 28/08/2019 20:00

Ophelia is a tragic figure. I cannot get my head around her as a namesake...and it’s not like there are/were other Ophelia’s.

Elowen is lovely though. Have you thought about Eleri?

AverageMummy · 28/08/2019 20:01

All are lovely (I so rarely get to say that!) but I think my vote is for Elowen

lottiegarbanzo · 28/08/2019 20:01

Elowen or Emilia.

I really dislike Olive, so ugly.

Jasmine is lovely but a bit staccato with Charlotte.

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