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Sister for Florence

79 replies

BlueSpottyLeopard · 10/11/2026 22:47

Thinking of names for baby 2 who is another girl.

Top 3
Violet
Lily
Emilia

Any other ideas? I am still not convinced we have found “the one” yet!

Emilia was my favourite girls name in my early 20s but as I’ve got older I’m less convinced by it. Worried Lily is too short as our surname is also short. I love all the nicknames that come with Violet.

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PashaMinaMio · 10/11/2026 22:50

Edith
Dorcas
Georgina
Look back thru family names. See what pops up.

NewMonsteraLeaf · 10/11/2026 23:13

Violet is cool, love it.

Raiderofthelostbattenburg · 10/11/2026 23:16

Really, really love Violet! Some other ideas -

Margot
Hazel
Sylvie

herewegoagain432 · 10/11/2026 23:21

Eva

Izsy · 10/11/2026 23:22

Evelyn

Watchoutfortheslowaraf · 10/11/2026 23:24

I like Emilia but it is quite popular now

Emmeline
Adeline
Isabel
Ophelia
Viola
Cora
Octavia
Nel
Vivienne

Spiderbadge · 10/11/2026 23:25

Mabel?

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 10/11/2026 23:26

Ivy

BlueSpottyLeopard · 10/11/2026 23:28

Ah loving all the love for Violet it’s definitely our front runner :)

I LOVE Emmeline but my husband hates it, Emilia is our compromise on that as I like Emily too but he doesn’t.

Cora I also love but we have an awkward surname and it just doesn’t work 😭 we also have a cat called Dora 😆

School bully was unfortunately called Evie so it’s really put me off Evelyn/Eva names.

Edith I do quite like, my mum suggested it the other day and it’s on our list.

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BlueSpottyLeopard · 10/11/2026 23:29

Spiderbadge · 10/11/2026 23:25

Mabel?

Unfortunately my gran’s name and she wasn’t a very nice lady, so it’s slightly tainted the name :(

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BlueSpottyLeopard · 10/11/2026 23:30

BatshitIsTheOnlyExplanation · 10/11/2026 23:26

Ivy

We nearly called out first daughter this until we said it with our surname and it sounded like I’ve and our surname is also an object/noun so it just didn’t sound right. We have a slightly awkward surname unfortunately which has meant a lot of names I love have been ruled out :(

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PrincessOfPreschool · 10/11/2026 23:34

Esther
Erica
Sara
Clementine
Cleo

KnickerlessParsons · 10/11/2026 23:42

The Florence (Florrie) I know has a sister Maisie

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 10/11/2026 23:46

Florence and
Eleanor
Penelope
Rosabelle
Harriet
Margaret
Pearl.
Annabelle
Estelle
Cynthia
Beatrix
Virginia
Margot
Elizabeth
Anastasia
Juliette
Opal
Ivy
Mabel.
Imogen

mathanxiety · 10/11/2026 23:53

Violet is nice, but maybe Florence and Violet together would be a bit 'floral'?

Beatrice
Matilda
Adelaide
Daphne
Louisa
Charlotte
Rowena
Josephine
Juliet
Vivienne
Camilla

Freemefromic · 10/11/2026 23:59

Rachael
Alice
Rebecca
Caitlin
Julia
Rosalind

Boreded · 11/11/2026 00:02

How has nobody said The Machine

NomNomNominativeDeterminism · 11/11/2026 00:08

I’m sure Parthenope must be due a revival.

shiningstar2 · 11/11/2026 00:09

Florence and Elizabeth.
Both lovely and fit with a short Sur name

ItsameLuigi · 11/11/2026 00:10

Ophelia?

Oliveoy · 11/11/2026 00:22

Frances

ClairDeLaLune · 11/11/2026 00:42

Sienna.

I also like Violet out of your suggestions.

Firsttimebabymummy · 11/11/2026 03:01

Violet is gorgeous!

Clara
Alice

Dreamingofgreece · 11/11/2026 05:38

Martha

Mumofgirls2017 · 11/11/2026 05:40

Violet and Lily go well, prefer Lily but personal taste. Florence and…

Ivy
Iris
Matilda
Eloise
Hazel
Beatrice
Isabel
Evelyn
Penelope
Phoebe
Clara
Helena
Ada
Olive
Eliza

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