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Names for baby girl

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 14:17

What do you think of the name Penelope Mae for a girl with penny-mae for when LO is young love the middle name mae

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amanzapanza · 05/03/2021 14:20

Penelope is one of my all time favourite names! I adore it.

NameChangedForThisFeb21 · 05/03/2021 14:21

Very cute

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/03/2021 14:26

Would Mae be the middle name or part of her first name?

Middle name - nice name
Part of the first name - a bit twee

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 14:32

@BeingATwatItsABingThing

Would Mae be the middle name or part of her first name?

Middle name - nice name
Part of the first name - a bit twee

Middle name but call Penny-Mae when young?
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BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/03/2021 14:43

We use DD1’s middle name as part of her nickname. We shorten her middle name instead but it’s cute whilst she’s young.

Go for it if you like it.

KirstenBlest · 05/03/2021 15:22

I don't like Mae. May is bad enough but Mae is awful.
Penny is ok.

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 15:37

@KirstenBlest

I don't like Mae. May is bad enough but Mae is awful. Penny is ok.
I love the name Mae, I love older fashioned names that just me I guess plus cute flower names so mae was a nice middle compromise Smile guess each have there own opinion of what they love
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PrimeraVez · 05/03/2021 15:39

Penelope is very nice
Penny is cute
Penny-Mae is really naff

Just my opinion obviously!

DragonPoop · 05/03/2021 15:51

Love Penelope, love Penny, don’t mind the middle name May, but I think Penny-mae sounds chavvy and twee all at once Hmm

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 16:44

@DragonPoop

Love Penelope, love Penny, don’t mind the middle name May, but I think Penny-mae sounds chavvy and twee all at once Hmm
Haha fair enough Penelope would be a proper name as poor kids with a serious job and the cutest name is HARD but I quite like really cutest names for LO so twee is fine with me Smile but chavy?
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PattyPan · 05/03/2021 16:49

Penelope is lovely.
I wouldn’t call Mae a flower name. Mayflower is a flower, May maybe but Mae no. I much prefer the spelling May, especially if you want to draw out the flower link. The ae looks so ugly.

whereispaul · 05/03/2021 16:57

Prefer Penelope May.

I know of 2 Penelopes born this year! Is it quite trendy atm?

whereispaul · 05/03/2021 16:58

Penelope is a lovely name.

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 17:00

MIL has recommended Mabel OR Mavis as a middle name instead of may or may as it is DH grandmother's name. DH Hates mavis but quite likes Mabel as it is his grandmother's name, we both LOVE Penelope.

The problem is we both argreed no family names as we both have large families and I am worried about introducing a family name as 1. it can cause so much infighting and upset and 2. we also have have a family name i wanted to use orginally as my grandmother( who rasied me and has sadly passed) was called carole and my mum is a variation of that and my middle name is also a variation.

We debdated family names (a variation of carole would be nice) but non seem to go with penelope so we agreed none.

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whereispaul · 05/03/2021 17:02

Penelope May/Mae
Elodie Ray
Pennilyn
Peggy Leigh
Petunia

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 17:02

@whereispaul

Prefer Penelope May.

I know of 2 Penelopes born this year! Is it quite trendy atm?

I did not think so we both love penny for a girl and penelope is such a good adult name not to cute for when she is an adult but I hope not we tried so hard to avoid the "popular name list"
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whereispaul · 05/03/2021 17:03

Carole is beautiful with a charming meaning

ChilliChaos · 05/03/2021 17:04

I think Penelope Mabel is gorgeous, and Penny-Mae still works as a nickname

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 17:04

@whereispaul

Carole is beautiful with a charming meaning
Yeah I love the menaing but DH thinks it sounds old and TBF i understand and we argreed the next one would be a varation ( i know the next ha!)
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whereispaul · 05/03/2021 17:05

Its really a lovely name I only wonder as it seems to be mentioned a lot lately and I've never met a Penelope before but I know two born this year. Perhaps kardashian influence?

whereispaul · 05/03/2021 17:05

Well congratulations and good luck. It may be popular but its lovely so don't let it put you off

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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 17:06

@whereispaul

Its really a lovely name I only wonder as it seems to be mentioned a lot lately and I've never met a Penelope before but I know two born this year. Perhaps kardashian influence?
Oh I don't really do celebrities so if it is I may just not tell DH i would have no idea othewose but it took us so long to settle on Penelope like months!
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Edakanarii · 05/03/2021 17:13

@ChilliChaos

I think Penelope Mabel is gorgeous, and Penny-Mae still works as a nickname
True it is pretty I am just worried about family fall out if we use a family name - we did discuss 2 middle name ( I have 3) but we could not decide.
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zxy12 · 05/03/2021 17:14

Love Penelope Mae.

Sorry to be honest, but double barrelled first names sound a bit downmarket to me so I'm not a big fan of Penny-Mae. Particularly given you end up abbreviating the first name to then make it longer again.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/03/2021 17:17

Call her Penelope Mae if you love that name. Let a nickname happen naturally.

I have found that both my daughters get called by their first name and second name as a nickname by family members. It wasn’t planned though.