Well thank you for the kind comments!
@24Dogcuddler DH suggested that, but sadly the name of a bully from school, bad connotations shudder.
@BookishBobby I've not actually written them out like that but you're right, that has a real ring to it! And I like the idea of having a little Bea ❤️
@BlackberrySquash 😂 really not a Laura fan! Currently reading little house on the prairie with my older 2, and also it's a family name on DH's side so is currently very popular in this house. I prefer Laurie personally, but it's not made the cut.
@Firebird83 thank you! Esther came about as we met one last year, in her 30's and she was just the coolest person. Been on the radar since then. She said her family nn was Hettie, which I also like. I love lots from your long list, many of them feature in our close family/circle already so have been stricken off for that reason (Martha, Susannah, Alice, Anna, Hannah). Can't have any J names as we visit Germany a lot and it has a totally different sound there, and we were thinking a first name ending in an ee sound might be too much with Daisy...like Connie Daisy. I blooming love the name Flora but have a v close family member called Florence and also it's the name of my neighbours dog 🤣.
@PrincessOfPreschool my niece is Stella 🥰 I didn't mention boys as I posted a thread about them a few weeks ago separately. Currently Gus, Casper, Elliot, Peter, Luke, Alistair and I like Gilbert but have been out voted. My kids really like Dennis, DH and I not so sure.
Clio was put forward as we all love history and she's the greek muse of history, but then had a few vroom vroom/car comments so thought spelling it Cleo would be better. It flows very nicely with the other children's names too imo.