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Pantheon · 07/05/2021 06:46

Thinking of names for dc2. Dd1 is Alice.

Margot
Dorothy (am I nuts or is this pretty and due a comeback?)
Charlotte
Lilly/Lillian
Juliet

William
Felix
Raphael

Also any other suggestions? Dh sadly vetoed Evelyn.

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Threelittlebirds1 · 07/05/2021 16:39

I like all of your girls names except Dorothy (but I do like Dorothea suggested by pp) my favourite is Lily (prefer this spelling), but it's bound to get a bad reaction on here as it's so popular, saying that I don't know any baby Lilly/Lily/Lillians.
My next choice would be Charlotte followed by Freya. My suggestion with Alice would be Clara.

Love Felix, William is a good match, less keen on Raphael.

pushchairprincess · 07/05/2021 16:41

Charlotte (Lottie/Charlie - you can do so much with this name)
William - just such a on-trend boys name

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 07/05/2021 21:07

Lily (this spelling is more intuitive imo), Rose, Charlotte and William have a timeless classic/traditional feel like Alice so work well to me. I love Juliet but it doesn't feel quite as classic as similar Julia imo (Juliet still sounds good with Alice though).

The others I do quite like but they are either more trendy/contemporary sounding imo or very retro/vintage (but I really dislike Dorothy, sorry!)

partyatthepalace · 09/05/2021 09:02

Dorothy is definitely coming back! - also Dorothea which I slightly prefer. Dot and Dorey both lovely nns.

Margot is fun - as pp says Alice and Margot is a lovely combo. It’s much fresher than Alice and Charlotte, but that is a tried and tested combo.

Lillian will just end up Lily which I think is wet. Juliet is nice but a bit fussy for me. Freya I like but I don’t think it combines well with Alice.

Other thoughts - Edith, Beatrice (Bea), Stella, Frances, Phoebe, Elspeth, Violet, Louisa, Caroline, Serena, Helena, Marianne

I find Raphael and Felix quite fussy names. Rufus, Francis (nn Frank), Patrick, Nathaniel nn Nate, Maximilian nn Max, Nicholas nn Nico, Miles/Milo, Joshua, Noah, Hector,

Edenember · 09/05/2021 09:43

Freya, Rose, Margot and Dorothy are all lovely (be prepared for Dorothy to get Dot and Dottie). From your boys names I like Raphael.

IslandLulu · 09/05/2021 10:11

Margot - lovely
Dorothy - don't like
Charlotte - lovely
Lilly/Lillian - gorgeous
Juliet - love this
Freya - nice
Rose - beautiful

William - love this name
Felix - ok
Raphael - no

Lemonlemon88 · 09/05/2021 10:12

Love Margot with Alice. Would also suggest Rosa or matilda

Annetisa17 · 09/05/2021 10:19

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