Elizabeth, Catherine and...?

[knittedgoldfish]

We've found out we're expecting a third girl (!!) and we are really struggling for a name this time.

I like Constance but DH has vetoed. He wants Mary or Madeleine but I hate both.

Help us please!

Bethany
Abigail
Hannah
Harriet
Rachel

I couldn’t use Catherine or Elizabeth though I love the names, so here are our suggestions.

I think Victoria is a bit too royal to use with Elizabeth and Catherine, unless you don't mind the names sounding a bit themey. I'd be inclined to go for something traditional with at least 3 syllables but would avoid names with a really strong royal association.

Phillipa is also Catherine Middleton's sister. My initial thought was Charlotte but that may be similar with 3 generation of current senior royals.

Felicity
Juiliette
Harriet
Rosalie
Ophelia
Hermione
Helena

Isabel, Isobel and Isabella are all variants of the name Elizabeth.

I don't know why the third daughter's name has to 'go' with the others. It's hardly going to matter for most of their lives. Just choose a name you like.

Juliette fits perfectly with your other girls names.

Mary
Esther
Dorothy
Bridget
Anna
Lilian
Clementine
Edith

Love Constance BTW.

Meredith

Genevieve

Miranda

Elizabeth, Catherine and Rebecca
Elizabeth, Catherine and Helen

Helena?

Charlotte
Eleanor
Sarah

Current front runner is Sophia. DH also keen on Matilda. We both like Philippa but hadn't considered the strong Middleton connection given we already have Catherine.

Tabitha
Florence

Antonia Dorothea Henrietta Josephine

I have a girl with one of your names and considered Rose, Matilda, Emma, Lucy or Alice for another. (We had a boy!).

Anna was my first thought.
Sophia is nice but how are you going to pronounce it- So-fire? It annoys me when people say So-fee-a. You could have Sophie.

Isn't Sophia always pronounced so-fee-a 🤔

How about Harriet, Isobel, Charlotte, Hannah, Alice, Annie, Jessica?

Ruth

Victoria
Josephine
Alexandra
Adeline
Magdalene
Henrietta

I would pronounce Sophia Soff-eye-ah, and Sofia Soff-ee-ah. I know lots of people with little Sophias/Sofias (all Soff-ee-ah).
I prefer Sophie.

It was previously commonly So-fy-a (and some people do still pronounce it this way eg Sophia Money-Coutts). These days I think So-fee-a is far more usual and so we would go with that. I prefer Sophia to Sophie with either pronunciation.

Pcosmama - no, so-fee-a isn’t traditionally right in the UK, though it’s taking over as a pronunciation. Just like Maria shouldn’t be pronounced Ma-ree-a but Ma-rye-a.

Sophia is lovely, but so popular now!

Abigail or Rebecca would be my choice.
Otherwise Genevieve or Laura.

@daisypond I had no idea!

Elizabeth, Catherine and Georgina

Hannah
Rebekah
Bethany
Evelyne

Why is the correct pronunciation of Sophia "so-fye-ah" and Maria "mar-eye-uh"? Are they completely unrelated to Sophie and Marie?