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FirstTimeTryer93 · 22/10/2022 15:58

Hi ladies,

Currently 19 weeks pregnant and we are yet to agree on any names.

We would like her middle name to be Angela (after my Mam who passed away last month) and her last name will be Orr.

My partner likes floral names, but we can't use Ivy, Lily or Rose.

Please help us give our little girl a name 😂 xxx

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mathanxiety · 22/10/2022 19:04

Chloe Angela Orr (means 'green shoot')
Cicely Angela Orr (Cicely is a herb)
Clementine Angela Orr
Holly Angela Orr
Hazel Angela Orr
Susanna Angela Orr (means lily)
Tamara Angela Orr (palm tree)
Jasmine / Jessamine Angela Orr
Savannah Angela Orr
Sylvie Angela Orr (from Latin for woodland)
Willow Angela Orr
Kezia Angela Orr (name derived from the acacia/cassia tree)

AmandaMirandaPanda · 22/10/2022 19:09

Could you consider Angelica as a first or middle name, fulfilling the "flower name" wish and giving a nod to your mother as welI? Angelica flowers traditionally symbolise both protection and inspiration.

(I completely understand if using your Mam's name Angela just as she did is the right way to honour her, so this is just a thought.)

SurpriseSurprise · 22/10/2022 19:12

I think you need a name which doesn’t start with a vowel because of your surname starting with one

Holly Angela Orr
Hazel Angela Orr
Rosemary Angela Orr
Viola Angela Orr

Derrymum123 · 22/10/2022 19:14

Iris Angela is so beautiful.

FirstTimeTryer93 · 22/10/2022 23:14

Thank you everyone so much for all your suggestions 🥰 Iris Angela is lovely. I also like Willow and Holly 🥰 xxx

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FirstTimeTryer93 · 22/10/2022 23:15

I love the names Angelica, Angelina and Evangeline, but my hubby is against them 😵 xxx

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Avidreader69 · 22/10/2022 23:22

Rosalind Angela Orr
Daphne Angela Orr
Pippa Angel Orr
Susan Angela Orr
Jane Angela Orr
Kate Angela Orr
Chloé Angela Orr
Helen Angela Orr
Stephanie Angela Orr
Yvette Angela Orr
Margaret Angela Orr
Pamela Angela Orr
Rose Angela Orr

DeeDeeDaisy · 22/10/2022 23:50

Violet Angela
Iris Angela
Holly Angela
Fleur Angela
Fern Angela

JustOrderADoor · 23/10/2022 00:12

sopeas · 22/10/2022 18:23

@JustOrderADoor yeah I know…the op asked for first names to go with angela. They all go with the surname aswell.

@sopeas

hmm i don't think they do tbh

calla. - Calls Orr sounds like the gas.

But you're entitled to y'orr opinion & the OP can decide what she thinks 🫢

JustOrderADoor · 23/10/2022 00:14

NervousMama2b · 22/10/2022 16:26

Love Iris Angela
Daphne Angela

🤣to ME Iris Orr sounds like some kind of dinosaur!

JustOrderADoor · 23/10/2022 00:16

DuchessOfSausage · 22/10/2022 18:26

Orla?

@DuchessOfSausage

Orla Orr

seriously??

CourtneeLuv · 23/10/2022 00:37

MrJi · 22/10/2022 18:49

Rosamund ? I think you need a name that ends with a consonant, given both Angela and Orr start with a vowel. Violet works well too, or Iris.

Rosamund is lovely with the surname.

Violet-Orr doesn't sound great.

Very few of these names on this thread go well with the surname, but Violeta (Veeohletta) Orr might work.

GlassDeli · 23/10/2022 08:27

I would avoid first names which end in certain letters. When they run into the surname they sound like words. Sore, tore, gore.

Cheeseandpineappleonastick · 23/10/2022 08:51

I think you need a longer first name to go with orr OP. Willow Angela Orr works. Love Iris and Holly too but might be too short with your surname.

Violet and Jasmine are nice and I think would be the contenders for me. So sorry about your mum x

FayCarew · 23/10/2022 10:15

Willow Orr sounds like will o' war

FirstTimeTryer93 · 23/10/2022 10:57

Guys we love Iris Angela Orr 🥰 I'm so happy we now have a possibility 🥰

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nelliebear8 · 23/10/2022 13:49

Willow Fern Primrose Jasmine Daphne Susanna Marigold Magnolia Rosalind Rosamund Rosemary Jessamine Flora

Wanttobehappy123 · 25/10/2022 20:31

Such a coincidence I was just thinking last night what a lovely name Angela is, especially in the run up
to Christmas. Angela's Christmas wish is such a beautiful Christmas film

I am sorry for your loss OP and wishing you and your new little girl every happiness

anotheronettc · 25/10/2022 20:33

Theodora

PMAmostofthetime · 25/10/2022 23:28

@FirstTimeTryer93
I know of a little girl who is named Ela after her Nan AngELA.

So Ela Florence, Ella Iris or Ela Primrose would be lovely if you decided to go that way.

Otherwise

Poppy Angela

Ivy Angela

Hazel Angela

Lily Angela

Are all lovely x

Luredbyapomegranate · 25/10/2022 23:28

Iris
Jasmine
Lilac
Rosemary
Rosanne
Rosalind
Roslyn
Violet
Daphne

‘ah’ endings - Flora, Heather - don’t work with Orr

I think you also want to stay off the Poppy / Lily / Frilly names - they are overdone and wet

RoRoIvy · 07/09/2023 20:55

Rosemary Angela Orr
Ffion Angela Orr (if you have the Welsh connection)
Zinnia Angela Orr
Zara Angela Orr
Bryony Angela Orr (climbing Vine)
Edith Angela Orr (a type of Rose)
Florence Angela Orr

neverenoughwine · 07/09/2023 23:25

Mabel Amanda Orr
Elizabeth Amanda Orr
Josephine Amanda Orr
Juliet Amanda Orr
Felicity Amanda Orr
Lydia Amanda Orr
Maria Amanda Orr
Heather Amanda Orr
Harriet Amanda Orr
Zara Amanda Orr

Mugcake · 08/09/2023 11:39

Catherine Angela Orr
Angelica Angela Orr
Leah Angela Orr
Daisy Angela Orr

Love poppy Angela orr that pp suggested too!

Jessbow · 08/09/2023 14:42

Melissa Orr works okay. MAO isnt offensive as initials
Rosie Orr (RAO)

( please DONT call the Orla! Orla Orr? Flora Orr doesnt work either)

Names ending in Y maybe your best bet, or a hard consonant- Like Hannah Sarah etc I like Lucy Orr- but its not a flower