Two weeks to go and we're still not sure

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We have just over 2 weeks until due date of our baby girl and we're still not sure on a name.
In the running
Isadora - Isa/Issy or Dora
Phillipa - Pippa
Juliette -Jules or Lettie
Isabella - Isa/Issy
Aurelia - Rory

Middle name will most likely be Evelyn but also open to other options.

I like but partner was a bit meh about because they're getting very common
Mabel
Matilda
Florence
Beatrice
Eleanora

Which would you pick or what would be your wildcard to throw in the ring?

You don't need to be certain. Wait and see what they look like and how you feel when you call them by the names on your list. There's no rush.

Love isadora, Juliette, Aurelia all your options really.

if you want any more ideas…

seraphina
helena
cecilia
eloise
dorothea
cassandra
henrietta
beatrix
rosalie
theodora
tabitha
tallulah
josephine
annabelle
emmeline
vivienne

I like Juliette and Isabella but I prefer Juliet and Isabel.

Harriet seems to fit your vibe too.

Isadora = can't help thinking of the old TV show I watched in the 90s Wizadora.

You don't have to have the name ready for when she's born and a pre-arranged nickname you know. 😉

Aurelia is beautiful but Rory is an awful and illogical nickname. Why not just name her something you like and let a nn evolve naturally.

I like Juliette too.

You seem to like long names so how about Alexandra?

This. Mine weren’t names until about a fortnight after birth. I think try and narrow it down but you don’t know what they are going to look like.

one of my names was Rowan and he just didn’t look like a Rowan

Don't nicknames/abbreviations sort of come on organically? Do people really name their child and have the preferred abbreviation ready to slot in?

I've got five kids and only one (William) has his name abbreviated in any predictable way - the rest go by a mixture of weird abbreviations or pet/nick names that have nothing to do with their actual names.

We didn’t finally name DS till we were on our way to register him.

How about Christabel? She could be Christa, Kit or Belle for short.

Christabel is certainly unusual and also feels pleasantly festive for a December baby, without being OTT.

Christabel Pankhurst was a daughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and was herself made a Dame for her actions for women's suffrage. All that said she had a lot of other opinions/beliefs too, not all of which are necessarily that agreeable!

I like Aurora with nn Rory
(I think Rory from Aurelia is too much of a stretch)
All the other names are very nice.
See what she looks like, you’ll know then what her name is

Juliette absolutely.

Well I’m going to be useless. I love all your names and nicknames! Best of luck with baby

All are lovely pretty names.

Personally, I wouldn't use Isabella as it and its variations are very popular, so there will be a large number of Issies & Bellas already.

Likewise for Isadora although it's a longtime favourite of mine (see Isadora Duncan) you mention the Issy nickname.

Is there a reason why you've chosen that spelling, rather than the traditional Philippa?

I have a Philippa nn Pippa and would recommend this spelling, it's the much more recognised form.

I like Isabel(a) and all its variations but it is so so common that I would personally avoid.

I like Juliet (more than Juliette) and Isadora.

Thank you for all your suggestions .
Nicknames were just sort of things we were playing about with, I fully expect them to evolve organically, my own nickname has nothing to do with my actually name 😂

Phillipa was how a family friend spelt it when I was a child and didn’t realise that might be wrong!

I think we will keep the list and just see what she looks like….i think I’m also struggling with the idea she’ll actually be here soon after a difficult journey to even get to this point!

I really like Cassandra so might add that to the list.

i love Helena but my mum is already Helen so thought it was a bit close to that.

my partner suggested Annabelle the other day so he’s keen for that one to be on the list.

if only we could go all royal family and give her ten names and she can choose the one she likes best 😂

Juliette and Isabella are my favourite from your list. All beautiful names though.

From the names you've got in love Juliette.

My suggestions are based on you liking NNs
Meredith / Meri
Arianna / Ari
Francesca/ Frankie

Isadora - don't like. Lots of Izzy names
Phillipa - Philippa
Juliette -Jules or Lettie - Juliet is much nicer
Isabella - probably far more popular than Matilda
Aurelia - how do you get Rory from Aurelia?

Evelyn - dislike

Mabel - frumpy
Matilda - ok, a bit overused
Florence - like
Beatrice - like
Eleanora - is it popular? I don't like it

The names in the first set of names all seem a bit long
Look at the ONS page or Darkgreener for name popularity

Love Isadora
Leonora?

Yes. There's a difference between nicknames and diminutives.
I don't understand why people wouldn't just call their child the name they gave it.

What I would say is some of the shortenings yoy have chosen are not the natural shortening. Eg. Aurora- would be shortened to Rora more easily. And Lettie is a massive stretch and will seem contrived. I'd choose a full name that you love and let the shortening happen organically.

Do you like Lucille? It can be Lucy quite naturally.

I love Isabella….but that’s probably because I have one of my own! And she’s bloody wonderful (even if I do say so myself!)

I love Cassandra too but since seeing a meme on Instagram I chuckle to myself every time I hear it.

Cass? That’s pretty! Short for Cassandra?

No. Casserole. 😁

Isabella or Isadora for me.
I don’t like names beginning with the letter A. You have to be careful with your surname to make sure it doesn’t make something silly such as A Green. Also if she gets married and changes her name it can end up going that way. That’s just my thoughts.

Wait until she is here and then decide.