Tabitha or Paloma?

[Bairns]

Evening!

I have two daughters: Matilda & Jemima.

Which of these names would you name their baby sister who is due later this year? Both names go well with our surname.

Matilda, Jemima & Tabitha

or

Matilda, Jemima & Paloma

Struggling for nicknames for Paloma, but have lots for Tabitha. Our daughters are called by their full names by our/ their friends. Although Matilda does get Tilda/Tildy at home and Jemima gets Jemi/Jem.

Any other suggestions? We would like another 3 syllable name that ends in ‘a’.

TIA xx

Tabitha. Paloma is quite nice too but just makes me think of the ghastly Paloma Faith.

I thought that too! But I don't see the issue really. You need to push on for a Thomasina (Tittlemouse) op! Or a Cecily (Parsley!)

I prefer Tabitha.

How about Lucinda?

Tabitha goes better with Matilda and Jemima

What about…

Beatrice
Clara
Lydia
Cordelia
Sylvia
Cecily
Susanna
Harriet
Louisa
Philippa
Rowenna
Felicity
Rosanna
Theodora
Verity

But honestly Tabitha is perfect

Yes I think Paloma has a different feel, while Tabitha goes perfectly.

I know Paloma is dove, but it somehow always brings a horse into my mind. I guess I'm think palomino.

lol my Tabitha is Tabby …. Calling her Tabitha gets a Paddington bear hard stare lol 😂

I love the name Tabitha, not sure how DD didn’t have that name, but with your other names I would go with Paloma, which I also love BTW. Difficult to choose between two such lovely names

I prefer Paloma on its own but I think Tabitha goes better with Jemima and Matilda.

I have a Tabitha. She gets Tibs from her friends at school. My second girl is Beatrix (which I think also goes with Jemima due to the Peter rabbit reference of Jemima puddleduck and Tabitha twitchit) and her nickname is Bea or bumblebee.

Paloma is pretty but sounds quite “exotic” compared to Jemima and Matilda - which sound more stereotypically British to me. Tabitha is more similar in style to her sisters names imo and would be my preference in the sibset. It also avoids repeating the “ma” in Jemima and Paloma.

Other 3 syllable names that feel similar in style to Jemima and Matilda to me, apart from Tabitha, would be Louisa, Claudia, Helena and Serena.

Thanks all for your messages. It’s given us lots to think about and I think we’re probably going to use Tabitha. It just feels like the best fit!

Trying to find a suitable middle name is also proving difficult. We have Matilda Clementine, Jemima Primrose and Tabitha ???

Feel like Tabitha needs something very feminine to balance it. But what?

Tabitha Marigold?
Tabitha Melody?

Any ideas would be most welcome 🙏

Tabitha Daisy?

Carmela
Sienna
Sabrina
Fennella
Mariana

Not keen on Tabitha (associate with Bewitched and cats but that's probably just me!). I love your Marigold suggestion for a middle name.

Other ideas -
Celia
Marina
Rebecca
Octavia
Georgina
Joanna
Iona
Catriona
Leona
Linnea
Sylvia

Tabitha Marigold was my first thought, before I saw your shortlist!

Tabitha Violet
Tabitha Rosalie
Tabitha Lorelei
Tabitha Lilac
Tabitha Willow
Tabitha Bluebell
Tabitha Posy

Tabitha marigold is lovely.

Tabitha Marigold!

No I’m that old too but the association doesn’t put me off Tabitha somehow.

I think Tabitha Marigold works beautifully with your other two DDs names OP

Paloma!

pandora, Philippa, Cassandra

Tabitha Beatrice?

Tabitha

Tabitha gets my vote

Tabitha Marigold!

Other ideas…

Tabitha Juliette
Tabitha Genevieve
Tabitha Violet
Tabitha Daphne
Tabitha Florence
Tabitha Josephine
Tabitha Lucille
Tabitha Vivienne
Tabitha Delphine
Tabitha Beatrice

Tabitha is lovely. Wish I’d had a chance to use it.

Paloma - lovely and underused.

I do like Tabitha, but it's a wee bit twee, especially combined with Jemima (B Potter to blame for that, obviously).

Others..

Cassia
Estella
Fernanda
Serena
Adela
Saskia
Philippa
Rosanna
Celia

Or if you aren't set on another ah ending then

Verity
Marianne
Cecile
Genevieve
Christabel
Emmeline
Adelaide
Rosamund
Rosemary

But I'd go with Paloma..