FAO Hatrick, VS and Sweet Kitty

[dizzydixies]

this is getting ridilious now, ffs, have just been in borders and bought 2 baby names books

thank goodness I have 8 more shifts at work so I'll have time to work read them

I love James, I also love Susannah.

With your children's names I like....

Susannah- Susie
Rosalind- Rosa/Rosie
Marianna - Mari/anna
Elizabeth -Bessie
Beatrice - Trixie

Benjamin -Benji (Probably the next boy, if we have another one and I think Benjamin James sounds FAB)
Rufus
James
William - Will/Billy
Ted
Samuel (Sam is such a boys name)

VS can't really have Ella, Lexie & Trixie tho

Matilda - Tilly? Ella, Lexie and Tilly?

I know what you mean though it's so bloody hard getting a name you both like and no one else has used and doesn't remind you of anyone you don't like.

My second cousin is Beth but I don't care have never met her in my life and she's a teenager so it's not like we will be bumping into her every 5 minutes.

I really like Eilidh, but Eilidh/Abbie too similar and as you said complete switch in styles.

Oh what about Anne?

It's hard DD, every name I think of sounds a little like either Ella or Lexie.

But while I was reading a story to my dc (my brain was wandering) I thought of Rosemary with either Rosie or Romy for short. I'm not floating on a cloud when I hear Rosemary, but I think it will come back in to fashion more than it is now. It's versatile having both Rosie and Romy as potential nns.

Also, Christiana with either Chrissy, Christa or Tiana (yuck, nmsaa) for short.

Christina has that Greek vibe and goes well with both Isabella and Alexandra.

What about Athena with Thea for short?

Christina could also be shortened to Nina

VS, I like Anne but I would have to use Annie or Nancy as a nn. Anne on its own is too modest.

DD, has Georgina with Gigi or Nina for short been suggested yet??

Rosemary is apparently the name of my biological mother so I don't think I want to use it

one of ella's middle names is Rose as well

not sure about christiana what about Caitlyn with Kit or Kitty as a nn?

Avalon with nn Ava

does nobody like Clementine?

I kind of heart Clementine

Athena is nice too but A same initial as Alexandra and 'a' ending same as Ella

AAARRGGHHH, this had better be a boy

oohh I love both Nancy AND Nina but couldn't think what they were as longer versions iyswim

so Georgina could be georgie/gina OR nina?

Caitlin - Catie would be nice or is it too -ie with Lexie

Romilly - Romy for short

we have two Katies already - ffs, farking family

romilly is lovely and we honeymooned in rome too

I really like Romilly too wouldn't go with DP's bloody name though, I knew Romilly she was lovely.

Katherine with Kitty for short works well. Would Kitty be too close to Katie? Or Katya? I suppose it is really. I know I avoided names from my family, and that was hard, as all my cousins are older than I am, so they'd all beaten me to it.

Nina can definitely be short for Georgina (and Antonia) but I hate Antonia. I can just see her clutching her grandmother's pearls and looking down her nose at everybody! Working in a publishing house no doubt. Now don't everybody rush to tell me that you're all called Antonia.

Romilly/Romy is lovely. Bit quirkier than your dds' names though, but not a total mismatch. Romilly Street in London is a bit delapidated, but don't let that put you off! It may be regenerated any day! Think Romilly handbag by Mulberry instead.

What about Anneliese with Nancy for short. That's lovely. Anastasia? Too long imo! Nancy would really work as a nn for Anastasia though.

I love Susie, Polly and Poppy (from Susannah and Penelope). Either of those would fit really well, stylistically. Is that a word?

if its not a word I think we should declare that it is now

not keen on Antonia either

think Kitty would be fine as one of our Katies is 24 and the other is 5?

No to Anastasia and Anneliese and

have a friend called Susie so wouldn't use it
Polly am not keen on - parrot or Polly Pocket
Poppy ok but dh doesn't like flowery/nature names

does nobody like Clementine !?!?!?!?
are you all being too polite to say?!?

btw, if Sweetkitty's predictions are true and its a boy this has all been a bit futile, if fun

Oh there was a Clementine on the Jan 2006 group Clemmy for short, v pretty.

So are you 100% sure of a boys name then dizzy we could play boys names if you like?

I posted my boys names further up - feel free to peruse and comment

Caleb, Jude, Reuben they are all nice though (am not just saying that though)

I was just sat talking to DP and had to come post

I think you need a one syllable nn for the baby if it's a girl, Like Joanna -Jo, Evelyn -Eve, Clementine - Clem etc to make it go well with Ella and Lexie

Ellie, Lexie and Clem sounds cute, or Ella, Lexie and Eve, Ella, Lexie and Jazz (Jasmine/a) etc

ahhhh, the lure of a names thread

I agree VS and if not one syllable then at least a name that doesn't sound similar AT ALL

Awww Dizzy .... you are having just as much fun with names as we are

I'm not going to think about it now until I'm in labour ....

I agree with VS - we have DD1 ending in 'ie' and DD2 ending is 'ey' so we were thinking of Jess for a girl or Isla ..... something short and simple

foghorn - just realised I called you springchicken in another thread (or was it this one) I said you and dizzy are having boys

Oh where where ??? I didn't see ..... not been around much lately !
I miss being Springchicken .....

dizzydixies, your 2 dds have the same names as 2 of mine.
The names I had (since we share the same taste) on the shortlist for dc5 (who turned out to be a boy) were:

Beatrice (Bea)
Catherine (kitty)
clementine
hermione
Miranda (mimi)
Cecilia
Jessamy

my third dd is called Phoebe

5!?!?!? well done you Pollyanna - how on earth do you have time to MN never mind choose names?!

Phoebe was what dh desperately wanted for dd2 but I knew a girl from work who lived about 5 doors down who had a Phoebe the year previous to dd2 arriving so that was that for me, tis pretty though and has a lovely meaning

do you mind me asking, when you say the same do you mean full version or shortened?