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Baby names

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First and last name flow?

16 replies

ameliaswan · 20/03/2021 17:51

We’re thinking of naming our daughter Abigail, but are surname is Swanepoel pronounced Swan-eh-pole. So her name would be Abigail Swanepoel, do you think they flow together since they both end in the l sound? Or am I just over thinking?

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RuthW · 20/03/2021 17:53

Sounds good to me

DramaAlpaca · 20/03/2021 18:10

It sounds good to me as well.

PandaFluff · 20/03/2021 19:12

Sounds good to me

partyatthepalace · 20/03/2021 19:42

I don’t think it sounds great TBH, sounds like the first line of a riddle. I wouldn’t do that to her. Sorry....

pilates · 20/03/2021 19:47

Sounds fine

ILoveStickers · 20/03/2021 19:58

Sounds fine, yep.

SecondBabyGirl · 20/03/2021 20:00

I find it a bit ‘chewy’. Think you need something with fewer syllables tbh.

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One or two syllables would be ok

KirstenBlest · 20/03/2021 20:02

Abi (Abbie) goes very well with the surname, as does Gail.

TenThousandSpoons · 20/03/2021 20:02

I like it.

KirstenBlest · 20/03/2021 20:03

Forgot to say, Abigail is really nice.

finallychangedmyusername · 20/03/2021 21:12

It sounds lovely. Abigail is great - it falls into that "sweet spot" of being known/familiar, but not very popular.

Synchrony · 20/03/2021 23:57

Overthinking. It's a nice name.

Onlinedilema · 21/03/2021 09:40

Sounds fine.

TatianaBis · 21/03/2021 11:42

Fine.

amallierory · 21/03/2021 17:19

It's a bit of a tongue-twister. Abbie Swanepoel sounds much better.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 21/03/2021 20:31

It's okay - very slightly tongue twisty as first (because both names are the same number of syllables with some similar sounds), but it's not bad and I think people would soon get used to saying it.

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