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Sister for Mabel & Stanley

121 replies

JimmyDS · 01/04/2021 19:11

Hi all, recommendations welcome to name baby girl who is a twin to Stanley and has older sister Mabel.

Our shortlist so far is :
Olive
Iris
Sybil (family name)
Alba

As you can tell we lean more towards the older style names!

I love Florence and Violet but feel both have become super popular.

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Inthesameboatatmo · 01/04/2021 20:12

Maud
Elspeth
Elsie

Savoretti · 01/04/2021 20:14

Iris is very popular here (SE)

Hufflepuffsunite · 01/04/2021 20:15

Olive! Love that name.

Angelica789 · 01/04/2021 20:16

Vera

Iris and Ada are incredibly popular although both nice.

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 01/04/2021 20:16

Hilda

Tinkletwat · 01/04/2021 20:17

Olive Smile Makes me think of Andrew Cotter's superstar dogs.

IggyAce · 01/04/2021 20:18

I love Sybil from your list.
Suggestions:
Alma
Rita
Sylvia

TenThousandSpoons · 01/04/2021 20:18

Nancy
Daisy
Ava
Elsie

YourCakesAreShit · 01/04/2021 20:18

Winifred
Pearl
Dorothy
Alice

AzureTwist · 01/04/2021 20:18

Iris from that list.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/04/2021 20:19

Sybil is adorable. I think Iris sounds the best though. Your names are fab

TheBullfinch · 01/04/2021 20:19

Harper.

MacavityTheDentistsCat · 01/04/2021 20:21

Enid

Sheddie · 01/04/2021 20:22

I have a Mabel and she would have been Stanley if she had been a boy!
I also have an Edith /Edie
Others I liked were Constance and Joan

Llyn · 01/04/2021 20:24

Alba is a lovely name, but I wouldn’t use it right now. Unless you’re a big fan of Alex Salmond?

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alba_Party

EsmeShelby · 01/04/2021 20:25

Esme

HarryLimeFoxtrot · 01/04/2021 20:28

I like all your proposed names except Alba. How about Judith?

Emanchego · 01/04/2021 20:32

Betty
Arthur
Paddy
Clive
Maud
Hilda

MondayYogurt · 01/04/2021 20:35

Ruby
Edna
Maude
Verity

StiggyZardust · 01/04/2021 20:39

Jean
Nancy
Nora
Josephine
Winifred
Eunice
Joan

Enidblyton1 · 01/04/2021 20:42

I’d you like Florence, what about Flora?

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 01/04/2021 21:21

Missing the point entirely but are you familiar with Stan and Mabel byJason Chapman? You can hear the story with songs on spotify. I cant remember the names of the other characters but I think theres a Sybil!

Sexnotgender · 01/04/2021 22:00

Pearl
Jean
Helen

mnahmnah · 01/04/2021 22:03

Audrey
Felicity
Penelope

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 01/04/2021 22:03

Sybil is lovely and makes a nice sibset with Stanley and Mabel (as it has similar style plus the same beginning initial as Stanley and L ending of Mabel). I don't think think two S names matter since they are different sexes, so there shouldn't be post mix up's.

However Sybil is quite rare compared to Stanley and Mabel, so Iris would also be very nice and fit well as a sibset imo. Iris Sybil sounds beautiful. I'm not keen on Olive or Alba though, sorry.

I agree with pp that Clara or Ada would also be good choices. I also love the retro Freda, Lilian and Vivien.