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Which of these 4x girl names?

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No3ontheway · 24/05/2022 14:34

Really torn, looking for general consensus and some advice. We already have 1 girl (strong Irish name, husband is Irish), 1 boy - fairly generic name.

Torn between these:

Grace

Annie (husband wants Ann or Angela (no way [sorry to all Angelas]) but I think I could get away with an Annie, even if she was registered as Ann.

Nancy

Orla (Irish connection again, but don't want to overdo this either - the baby will be born in the north west, and other than the father being Irish there is no other connection!!).

Don't ask about a middle name yet! The above is difficult enough!

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meltypuff · 30/05/2022 08:30

Nancy is lovely and not heard of a baby Nancy for a while!

CaffiSaliMali · 30/05/2022 10:07

Nancy is derived from a nickname for Ann so I wouldn't use both together.

I think Anna is nicer than Ann, would he go for that? Then Annie or Nancy would be options for nicknames. Anya, Annabel, Annaliese etc. all work too and feel a bit more modern than Ann. Anna also goes well with lots of names.

You don't say what your DD is called but I think Ann works best with other short, frill free names like Ruth, Mary and Tess. If you have a Caoimhe or a Saoirse, for example, Ann is a lot plainer by comparison.

Grace is also a good option, it's another one which goes well with lots of names.

SneezesHaveStarted · 30/05/2022 10:11

I like Nancy best I think.

Annie is a nice nickname but prefer Anya/Annabel as a main name.

Orla is ok, don’t love it, don’t dislike it.

Grace is honestly a bit boring to me.

Ouchmytoe100 · 30/05/2022 11:45

Love Annie and Nancy and Grace is pretty.

I'd choose:
Annie Grace
Nancy Grace

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 30/05/2022 11:46

Nancy Ann

YukoandHiro · 30/05/2022 11:47

Nancy is lovely. I wanted it but husband vetoed

ArtVandalay · 30/05/2022 11:49

They’re all nice. Less keen on Grace.

I LOVE Annie.

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