Penelope or Felicity

[Frillyfarmer]

We've gone around and around and these are two we can agree on - names I love which he has already vetoed are Leonora, Eliza and Cordelia (can you tell my preference was names ending in a?!)

So, our last name is Thatcher, we like Penelope and Felicity. Middle name slightly tricky as we both like Evelyn/Evangeline but that gives the initial "PET" and we both like Grace but again my husband thinks she will get called PG Tips 🙄

If we picked Penelope the intention would be Nel/Nella as a NN, I don't like Fliss or Flick as a NN for Felicity which is my main reservation on that name.

Thoughts, suggestions of names I might not have thought of and criticisms all welcome 😊

Both great names. I'm choosing Penelope as I think it sounds better with the surname and love nn Nel. No issue with the initials. I like Grace best in the middle.
Other Felicity nns: Cissy, Cece, Lissy, Fifi.

Felicity

Just read your update OP. We have similar taste in names: my DD is Miranda and my cat is Cordelia. My "other"names were Artemis, Hebe and Ianthe .... do love Penelope though.

Penelope.

I like both

If I say it out loud then I trip over saying Felicity Fatcher instead of Thatcher so I’d go for Penelope

I prefer Felicity by miles and don’t have any difficulty saying Felicity Thatcher. i like Lissy as a NN for Felicity (I know another sometimes called Fee or Fifi).

I know a Felicity with nickname Tilly

They're both lovely but I'd choose Penelope personally, love the nn Nell

Penelope gets my vote

Penelope Thatcher sounds better

Definitely overthinking the initials OP!
I love Penelope and I love Penny...I normally absolutely hate name shortenings but Penny is just lovely

Penelope- we have one (Penny) and love that there are different nicknames she can choose when she's older. Also we haven't met another one in her age group yet!

Penelope and Felicity would be great twin names!

I like them both but Felicity edges it.

Like the idea of a one-syllable surname (but not the ubiquitous Grace). I'd go vaguely retro:

Penelope/Felicity Jane
Penelope/Felicity Hope
Penelope/Felicity Claire
Penelope/Felicity Anne
Penelopy/Felicity Ruth

Middle name, not surname

I prefer Felicity

dont worry about the nn. We have a Felicity and a Penelope. They get Pen Penny and Flick. when names become associated with the child you like them. Even horrible names become tolerable. Worry less. Dont tell any one until after the birth then they cant tell you they dont lke them

Don't use Felicity with the surname Thatcher. It it awkward switching between the F and Th initial sounds.

Felicity is such a lovely name!

I love Felicity. It was our pick for our child (he was a boy).
We were going to use Liss/Lissa for a NN.