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Do you prefer Ivy or Winter for a girl?

138 replies

NameChanged15729 · 09/12/2021 14:36

Dd2 is due January and agreeing on a name has become difficult! Dh has vetoed all my suggestions and these are the only two names left.
One is an absolute love of mine and the other is dh’s favourite. What would you go for?

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Willdoitlater · 09/12/2021 14:37

Both lovely, but if I had to choose: Ivy

BrilliantBetty · 09/12/2021 14:38

Winter. I know several little ones named Ivy

YouGotThisKeepGoing · 09/12/2021 14:38

Ivy

PanicBuyingSprouts · 09/12/2021 14:38

Winter.

FAQs · 09/12/2021 14:39

Ivy

Wolfiefan · 09/12/2021 14:40

Ivy. I wouldn’t see winter as a name

TheOccupier · 09/12/2021 14:40

Ivy. Winter is silly.

Have you considered other festive names like Holly or Robin?

PinkWaferBiscuit · 09/12/2021 14:41

Ivy would be my pick.

HeadLikeAFuckinOrange · 09/12/2021 14:42

Lovely names, OP! I like them both equally, so for me it would come down to which sounded better with my surname.

BarbaraLoganPrice · 09/12/2021 14:45

Winter by far, its a beautiful name

AnnoyedByAlfieBear · 09/12/2021 14:46

Ivy

BlueFlavour · 09/12/2021 14:46

Winter. I think it’s lovely.

ShellfishLove · 09/12/2021 14:47

Ooh I love them both, but thinking from the perspective of her being an adult, I’d go with Ivy

EdgeOfTheSky · 09/12/2021 14:51

Ivy

LadyCatStark · 09/12/2021 14:52

Ivy is my favourite name at the moment but it’s very popular. I’d go with Winter Ivy Surname.

EmpressCixi · 09/12/2021 14:53

Winter is a boys name. So Ivy is at least a girls name.

TheGirlWhoLived · 09/12/2021 14:53

Winter Ivy surname is beautiful!

NoHeavenNoMore · 09/12/2021 14:54

Winter ❤️

looeeea · 09/12/2021 14:55

Winter is beautiful! I like it spelt Wynter too

Raindancer411 · 09/12/2021 14:56

Ivy

TeenMinusTests · 09/12/2021 14:58

Ivy.

Is Winter even a name?

NameChanged15729 · 09/12/2021 15:11

Thank you everyone! I love the suggestion of Winter Ivy.
Dh wants to use Ivy and while I do really like it Winter just has that edge for me. I wanted to use it for dd1 as well but her birthday is in May so it didn’t feel quite right.

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Cameleongirl · 09/12/2021 15:17

I agree that Winter Ivy is a lovely combination. I know a Holly Winter IRL and have always liked that as well.

If for some reason she decides she prefers Ivy in the future, she can always decide to be known by her middle name, I know a few people who've opted to do that.

20viona · 09/12/2021 15:25

Winter

SoapySnowflake · 09/12/2021 15:34

Ivy

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