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Triplet girl names

174 replies

Tripletmamatobe · 14/09/2023 13:37

Hello mamas

in need of some major help here 😅
Hubby and I are officially 10 days away from our scheduled section for our identical triplet girls and massively struggling for a third name.

We have decided on and absolutely love Esme (pronounced ez mee) and Halle, matching beautifully with our big girl Phoebe.

We want a name ending in E and have that E sound at the end. We do not want an ie ending, only e like our other names.

thank you in advance for your help, our countdown in on!

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algasport · 15/09/2023 07:43

Esmée with an acute accent would be pronounced esmay but the OP has chosen Esme which would be pronounced esmee.

marmaladeandpeanutbutter · 15/09/2023 08:06

301963Laurie · 14/09/2023 22:04

My daughter is 30 tomorrow and she is called Esme …pronounced Esmeee.
Have only met one Mum at school who called her Esmay and I corrected her asap..never happened again,so I personally do not think the pronunciation has ever been a problem!
Esmay is so awful imho.
Maybe it is a regional pronunciation🤷‍♀️

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Must be regional. I've heard Esme loads, and always pronounced as Esmay.

UsefulSmartPrettyHappy · 15/09/2023 14:06

Calliope
Yolande

I like Chloe and Zoe. Chloe is my favourite.

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ammyy · 15/09/2023 19:23

Is it really this hard for people to read?🤦

I would suggest
Zoe
Ione
Penelope
Ariadne
Eirene
Antigone
Ianthe
Dree
Dione
Thisbe
Rosalee
Phryne

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Bumblebee1988 · 15/09/2023 21:01

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😂 love it

Mumsanetta · 15/09/2023 21:36

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Just say you can’t read and leave it there 🙄

algasport · 15/09/2023 21:37

@Tripletmamatobe
Are you coming back to this thread? It's really quite funny!

TitilatedOcelot · 16/09/2023 08:34

Chloe, Zoe, Daphne, Evadne, Jaime

Not Thisbe - sounds too much like Frisbee (although that could be another option if you want something unique)

user1492757084 · 16/09/2023 10:46

Phoebe, Halle, Esme and ..
Calliope
Chloe
Bronte
Phryne - as in Miss Phryne Fisher detective stories.

ladygindiva · 16/09/2023 10:55

Not sure if anyone's mentioned this but my mum's name, Irene , pronounced Ireenee. I prefer it to the Ireen pronunciation. Reeny for short.

algasport · 16/09/2023 12:17

Oh yes I love Irene pronounced like that.

DesteB · 16/09/2023 12:27

Dulcie

LovelyBoy2023 · 16/09/2023 18:34

Lotte
Ariadne
Hebe
Hermione
Hecate
Aphrodite
Serene

But my favourite is Cece

TwirlBar · 16/09/2023 18:37

For those suggesting Deirdre, it doesn't really end in an ee sound.

algasport · 16/09/2023 19:13

@TwirlBar
It does in the UK!

algasport · 16/09/2023 19:14

Wondering if the OP has gone into labour!....

SoSadAboutIt · 16/09/2023 19:22

Darcie?

TwirlBar · 16/09/2023 19:25

Well, if you're going to mispronounce names anything's a runner surely @algasport ?😉
Charlotte? Catherine?

I know you're right actually. Deerdree from Coronation St for example. But it's like nails being dragged slowly down a blackboard to me (Irish). It's just wrong.
Don't do it OP

algasport · 16/09/2023 19:33

@TwirlBar so how is Deirdre pronounced in Ireland?

StBrides · 16/09/2023 19:46

I think in Ireland it's pronounced deir-dra isn't it?

Ladybird69 · 16/09/2023 19:51

Amelè
Annalise
coralee

BakewellGin1 · 16/09/2023 19:57

Bronte
Aimee

mathanxiety · 16/09/2023 20:40

The correct pronunciation of Deirdre is Deer-dreh.

Tbere isn't a long EE sound at the end.