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I think we have our name - Romilly Wren

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callmesophia · 30/05/2023 15:02

Curious to know what people think about our chosen name?

Romilly Wren (surname begins Ch, two syllables)

It was always between Romilly, Wren or Delphine/Delphi. And then someone suggested Wren as a middle name and bam, loved it. I do hope little one doesn't get 'Milly' as a nickname though 😕 This is our fourth child and I just think this goes so well with the others.

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CornishGem1975 · 30/05/2023 15:03

I think it's pretty. I've known two Romilly's and they've never been shortened to Milly.

OhComeOnFFS · 30/05/2023 15:04

I love those names, but I've just seen a photo of Jonathon Ross and wonder how the hell he'd say them!

Weatherwife · 30/05/2023 15:05

Romilly is nice but I’m not keen on wren. And I hope she can pronounce her r’s.

callmesophia · 30/05/2023 15:05

OhComeOnFFS · 30/05/2023 15:04

I love those names, but I've just seen a photo of Jonathon Ross and wonder how the hell he'd say them!

Ha ha!! Oh gosh, I'm just going to have to keep well away from Jonathan Ross. Fingers crossed we can manage that!

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CoronationArmy · 30/05/2023 15:07

Love Romilly. Also Ottilie

MagicSpring · 30/05/2023 15:07

Pretty, but... if she's Wren-Ch- then you have just called her after part of a toolkit.

LadyDanburysHat · 30/05/2023 15:08

I like both names but wouldn't put Wren with Romilly, Its too much R.

NeverendingCircus · 30/05/2023 15:08

My first thought was: hope she can pronounce her Rs.

I love Wren. And Romilly is pretty. But I find the alliteration a bit much.

Delphi Wren on the other hand is so cool.

ToddlerMama27 · 30/05/2023 15:09

The Romilly I know is shortened to Rommy

teezletangler · 30/05/2023 15:10

I have a Romilly. She is Rom to almost everyone, I went through a stage of hating it but have warmed to it. I know other Romillys get called this too, so just an FYI!

Spellcheck · 30/05/2023 15:11

That’s sweet. The Romilly I know is shortened to Romi, which is lovely and unusual without being icky or too try-hard.

KateyCuckoo · 30/05/2023 15:11

Let's hope she can pronounce her RRRs!!

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 30/05/2023 15:13

Romilly is lovely. The one I know is shortened to Romy. Roe-me.

CastleTower · 30/05/2023 15:16

If the last name is Churchill then I wouldn't pair it with Romilly myself - sounds too much like Rommel.

But I like Romilly Wren as a combo.

Nameinspirationneeded · 30/05/2023 15:17

A lot of rrr, however first and middle names aren’t often used together day to day.

pinkdelight · 30/05/2023 15:19

Romilly Wren (surname begins Ch, two syllables)

Romilly Wren Cheeseboard? Love it!

Neekoh · 30/05/2023 15:21

I like both names but I'm really not keen on the alliteration aspect. Sorry @callmesophia but you did ask! However she'll hardly ever be referred to by both names, so I suppose it doesn't matter all that much...

I think I'd add another middle name to break it up (but I have three names so that doesn't seem excessive to me).

ourflagmeansdeath · 30/05/2023 15:27

I think it's quite pretty even though I'm not normally keen on Romilly as an individual name. But Romilly Wren I actually quite like. Congratualations.

spiderlight · 30/05/2023 15:32

I love it. We have a little Wren in the family and it's such a pretty name.

oldnorsesaga · 30/05/2023 15:38

I love Romilly, but also like Milly more than Romy. Do you plan to use nicknames or just full name?
Romilly Wren is lovely

MindIfISlytherin · 30/05/2023 15:50

It's very pretty but my first attempt to say it out loud ended up as "Womilly Wen" so maybe a re-think on the combo is required? I would say either add in a second middle name (e.g. Romilly Elizabeth Wren" - doesn't have to be Elizabeth, I just picked the first girl name I thought of) or change one of them?

SirChenjins · 30/05/2023 15:53

Lovely names but a lot of rrr sounds to get around if she’s not able to pronounce them. The middle name won’t be said too often though, so perhaps it doesn’t matter.

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StaunchMomma · 30/05/2023 16:18

Don't mind Romilly (prefer Delphine) or Wren I
(Love Wren as a first name, actually) but Romilly Wren is a bit heavy on the R's maybe?

Really minor issue though. Most people she meets in life won't ever know what her middle name is.

Go with what you feel is right, OP.

ZestFest · 30/05/2023 16:22

They're both nice enough names, but I don't like them together. I think that takes the shine off both of them

FernGully43 · 30/05/2023 16:23

I don't know if it's because I'm Scottish but I find it difficult to say altogether🙈 it's the Rs

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