Topsy, Lutina, Lowena, Dulcie and Bridie

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any thoughts - are they all a bit too unusual and daft???

Lowena is a real name, in fact it's my name. It is a Cornish name and it means "joy and happiness" for those of you unsure about the pronunciation it is pronounced loh-weh-nah, not loh-wee-nah. I think it's a pretty name and it's very unusual, I have never met anyone else called Lowena. It is a name that takes strength of character as no-one seems to be able to say it or spell it!!! Two of my uncles still aren't sure of my name, one spells it with two n's and the other can't say it. I often just introduce myself as Wena as it is easier and it is a nick name I've had since childhood as my younger brother couldn't pronounce it when he was learning to speak.

Topsy reminds me of Topsy & Tim books, but also topsy-turvy. Don't know, to me it is rather more an adjective than a name IYSWIM - I know that some names are just that - adjectives, but topsy doesn't seem right.

Lutina - ok, but don't love it, seems a little contrived. How about Lumen? There was a character on the last series of Dexter called that, and I thought it quite pretty.
Lowena - too much like Morwena for me, which I find a bit witchy.
Dulcie - reminds me of dulce de leche.
Bridie - feels like a misspelling of birdie.

Your longer list I feel has more potential.

Lucy - pretty - it's on my list but other names come higher up.
Heidi - pretty also, but Kerry Katona has a daughter called Heidi and I can't bring myself to like it.
Judy - not keen, too 1950s for me.
Fallon - character from Dynasty I think? Or was it Dallas.
Claudia - best name by a mile. My No.1 pick for a girl!
Gloria,Clara and Portia - not fussed on these sorry.

Erm, I think the op will already have chosen a name for her THREE YEAR OLD!!

oh bloomin' nora. who unearths these old threads? Oh well that'll teach me to check the dates in future!

Topsy's cute but maybe as a nn.

I like Dulcie. Bridie was the name I used to use on nights out! Not many people had heard of it; I always had to spell it...unless they were Irish.

Haha- that's the second old thread I've commented on in as many days. Perhaps I should check the dates before commenting... Do we know what op called her dc in the end?

Bridie is a type of savoury pastry up in Scotland, if that helps at all. If she was ever up here it would probably get a giggle.

Like Dulcie, none of the others.

I like Topsy and Bridie. Dulcie's a bit too puddingy. The other two just sound silly.

Bridie is from Bridget isn't it?

It's a 3 year old thread

I want to know what OP went for.

Bah! Why do people DO that?

Dulcie=Dulce. Which means 'Sweet' in spanish. I like think thats nice.

I know

Worst case scenario here is that OP had child, she had big floppy ears and she called her topsy anyway.

Weren't there some Topsy and Tim children's books ages ago? That might cause some ribbing?

I don't see why it should be a problem to have the same name as a character in a book. We'd have very few names to choose from if we avoided all names of characters in books!

I know a (Cornish) Lowenna too - it's a strong name - I quite like it but she struggles with spelling, so if that bothers you avoid it. It's not as bad as my husband's name (Cornish name, the only one on Facebook with that name at the moment).

No the others! too "sweet" for me sorry

I rather like Topsy. DH (very traditional tastes, usually) suggested this for DD2, much to my surprise.

And I very much like Bridie.

Lowena is lovely but I would spell it lowenna.

Dulcie/ dulce are lovely too. Know a very nice dulce in real life.

How about darcie if you like dulcie?

Claudia is a good choice too.

Ffs missed that it's an old thread! How do you manage to unearth these!

I don't mind Dulcie or Bridie (don't especially like them either, though) but the others are just horrid. Sorry.

Oh. Hang on. Is Lowena pronounced Low-eena or Low-enna? Low-enna I could grow to like. Low-ena is horrid.