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Thoughts on my girls list?

34 replies

LudoBear · 14/03/2021 10:47

Surname is two syllable, starts and ends in N.

Sophie Irene .. initials would be SIN
Ruby Irene
Heidi Irene
Phoebe Irene
Willow Irene.. initials would be WIN

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OnlyFoolsnMothers · 14/03/2021 10:48

Ohhh I love WIN!
All fabulous- ruby and phoebe both quite popular if you mind that.
Heidi my least fav.

AdaColeman · 14/03/2021 10:59

Heidi Irene is my favourite, so pretty while she is a little girl, and works well when she has grown up too.

Ruby Irene is also nice.

Phoebe Irene would be PIN, and I don't think the two names work well together, they seem a bit clunky.

Sophie and Willow are already hugely popular, particularly Sophie, and I think that Willow will soon date.

Changeythenamey · 14/03/2021 11:04

Fab list! Willow Irene is lovely. Winnie is a cute nickname

RolloTomassi · 14/03/2021 11:11

Definitely Phoebe or Heidi for me!

Ruby is nice.

Sophie nice but more common.

I don't like Willow anyway but it also strikes me as a bit trendy and I think it will date.

DotDotDotDotDot · 14/03/2021 11:17

I like all your first name choices really apart from Sophie which is a bit meh! Also would definitely want to avoid the initials SIN for your lovely new baby!

daisypond · 14/03/2021 11:20

I like Sophie, Ruby and Phoebe. Willow is a bit naff to me, and Heidi is a bit “child dressing up as a Swiss milkmaid”. I would avoid Sophie because I wouldn’t want Sin as the initials. You could add another middle name as well. Irene is nice. Would you use that as a first name?

Watchingthetelly · 14/03/2021 11:52

Honestly I don’t think most people ever notice middle names so I wouldn’t worry about the initials, just go with the first name you like. Phoebe would be my favourite of your list.

Synchrony · 14/03/2021 11:54

I love Heidi.
Wouldn't want SIN.

Dottybirds · 14/03/2021 12:23

Ruby is gorgeous

partyatthepalace · 14/03/2021 13:25

Phoebe is by far my favourite
Sophie a sweet classic
Ruby is fun but will date
Heidi I think is wet and dated
Willow I think is wet and will date

You don’t want SIN but you could add a name eg Sophie Irene Mary to get out of it

Mistyminion · 14/03/2021 15:56

Phoebe Irene

sarah13xx · 14/03/2021 15:58

Have always liked the name Ruby so would probably go for that! Willow is nice too but not sure how popular it is where you stay. Sophie is a classic but too popular now for me

Kollamoolitumarellipawkyrollo · 14/03/2021 15:59

I like Heidi too.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/03/2021 16:01

Willow Irene is great - you have a lovely combo of a more modern, beautiful sounding first name with a traditional but currently dated middle name - so it balances out nicely (the WIN initials are awesome too).

I like classic Sophie but I think SIN would be unfair, and I'm not keen on your other choices (I find Ruby "old lady" despite it's popularity, and Phoebe and Heidi have a whiny sound to me, sorry) .

Marty13 · 14/03/2021 16:17

If you love Sophie Irene but don't like the initials you could also spell it Eirene (I think that spelling exists ?) or call her Irene Sophie. Though she's more likely to use SN as her initials anyway

AnyaMoondial · 14/03/2021 16:21

Phoebe Irene is my favourite. Good list generally though.

user1493494961 · 14/03/2021 16:27

I like Phoebe.

KirstenBlest · 14/03/2021 16:32

The WIN sways it.

All the names are ok and I like them in this order: Sophie, Phoebe, Heidi, Willow and Ruby.

But I picked the one that doesn't end in an ee sound because Irene does.
Pick the one that goes best with just the surname.

miltonj · 14/03/2021 16:47

Sophie and ruby and lovely, can't go wrong! Don't personally like willow but that's just me.

Literally don't worry or give another thought to the initials. It's not a thing that people tend to pick up on or that would hinder someone in any way at all.

VenusClapTrap · 14/03/2021 20:35

Heidi is such a breath of fresh air! I also like Willow. Less keen on the others. I would avoid SIN.

Jennobop · 15/03/2021 05:32

Ruby gets my vote
Then Phoebe

lljkk · 15/03/2021 05:42

Best: Sophie
I find this ugly: Phoebe

Others inbetween

MercyBodle · 16/03/2021 03:08

I like all those except Heidi. I'd cross off Sophie with the initials though. Out of Ruby and Phoebe for my first choice, but Willow is nice too.

mamablondie33 · 19/03/2021 18:17

Ruby 100% it’s miles better than the other choices to my ears

gonnabeok · 19/03/2021 18:47

I honestly don't think anyone cares what their initials are unless it's a swear word.

Not liking Phoebe, Heidi or Ruby, love Sophie though and Willow. Don't like Irene as it reminds me of an old lady, Ivy is a better middle name and more modern than Irene.