Which do you prefer?

[31weeksandcounting]

Which name do you prefer out of
Felicity or
Penelope?

I love them both although slightly worried about the rise in popularity of Felicity.

Also any other suggestions?

Penelope for me!

Felicity

Other possibilities

Juliet
Charlotte
Martha
Mary
Margaret

Oh no is felicity getting popular? That's the name we've chosen for our baby due in June! Rats!

Obviously I think Felicity is the better of the two names haha but Penelope is lovely too x

Felicity for me.

Other ideas
Harriet
Alice
Henrietta
Josephine
Freya
Tabitha
Jemima
Matilda
Clara
Nancy
Evelyn
Helena
Emily
Lillian
Catherine
Cora
Beatrice
Madeleine
Isabelle
Marianne
Charlotte
Jessica
Elizabeth
Rosanna
Edith
Esther
Julia
Juliet
Flora
Eleanor
Anna

I Love both, but I think Penelope wins for me :)

Penelope. I just love it.

Have you been watching the Good Life? 😉

I prefer Felicity too.

I love both of them. Haven’t met any baby Penelopes but know several Felicitys.

Felicity.

@Ginfilledcats ahh I love the name Felicity! It did start increasing in popularity about 10 years ago but if you look at the official ONS stats, for the last 3+ years the numbers for the name have totally plateaued (at around the number 100 mark in the name charts). So it’s a fairly safe choice and has not boomed in the way names like Arlo have where they shoot up every year and have jumped up literally thousands and thousands of places year on year to reach the top 40 in the chart!

I love both Felicity and Penelope 😍

I totally love both of these names!

Penelope for me. Love the nn Penny. I'd call her my lucky Penny

I know an adult Felicity. She just hates the nickname fliss or flissy but doesn't mind being called Felicity.
I prefer Penelope personally but both nice names.

Penelope. Both are too long but Penny is fine. Not keen of Flick, Fliss etc

Love them both
What works best with your surname and planned middle name

I’d wait and see which one suits her best when she arrives

Felicity

Felicity. It's the name of my fantasy second child but BIL has recently used it. I know one other under 5 with it. But I also know a 5 year old Penelope. Both are nice!

Felicity

Other names
Cassandra
Caroline
Susannah
Juliet

Penelope.

Not keen on Felicity!

The thing is, if the name Felicity is rising in popularity, more posters her will say they prefer it. I think Penelope made a bit of a leap in the names charts when one of the kardashians named their DD Penelope.

I think you need to look at your baby and see which one suites her best. Also look at the meaning of the name.

Felicity

Really like them both.

Maybe think about how they can be shortened and see if that helps you decide.

Don't like either but Fizzy is such a cute nn or Lissy

Thank you everyone!

Not keen on the nn Penny although love Nell, Pen, P, and Pia

Also not keen on Flick but do like Lissy and Fliss

Also on the list are Cora, Romilly and Thea xx