Erin or Flo

[BecLJ]

Hi all,

I am expecting a little girl in just over a month (!) and my partner and I think we have got the name choices down to a choice of two.

Florence (Flo) - reflects Italian links for my partner.
Erin - poetic name for Ireland which is where my family are from.

We like them both equally and cant quite make that final decision! What are your thoughts on these? Thank you.

I like both. Florence is very popular at the moment.

For now, I'd wait until she is here. She might suit one more than the other.

Florence is lovely. I'm not a fan of Erin (possibly due to one I know!)

I'm not keen on Erin either, and it is very popular.
You could use Flora or Florentina as a longer form of Flo.

Combine them
Florence Erin
Or
Erin Florence

By the way I love both names and both combo's so I'm not much help sorry 😍🤣

How about Fleur or Fiore?

Florence is lovely. I’ve heard Florrie used as a nickname too.

I like Florence better of the two, but Erin Florence would work better than Florence Erin if you intended to use both.

I prefer Erin as Florence is so popular.

I love Erin.

I had Erin on my list for DD1 but spelt Eryn. I also love Florence so actually not much help, sorry 🙈

Prefer Erin. Florence is ok but has beautiful connotations. Flo reminds me of Auntie Flo and so is a no from me.

Erin also a brand of soup in Ireland, one of the reasons I dislike it. I'd go for Florence.

Both beautiful . Flo is my favourite

I prefer Florence. I don’t think Erin is very pretty.

I like Florence best. I actually loved Erin until I heard my husband say it in his broad Glaswegian accent and it just sounded like 'Ern'. It also gets a bit ruined in some other accents too, so Florence is the better choice IMO.

Much prefer Erin. The Auntie Flo reference ruins Flo for me. Do like Florence though!

I prefer Florence out of the two but maybe that's because I have never met a nice Erin, I know quite a few over the last few years and all horrible. Don't like Flo though, Florrie would be nicer.

@midsomermurderess

Erin also a brand of soup in Ireland, one of the reasons I dislike it. I'd go for Florence.

Yes, I was going to say exactly this.

I really like Erin. I would choose it myself but it’s my niece’s name.

Flo- I have the Flo period tracker app

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and comments on these, some things to think about!

@JemimaTiggywinkle I also use that app but hadn't made that connection