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a bit shocked...dc3 is a girl......only girl names we can think of are a bit 'grand'!?!

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 13:55

we have two dsons and fully thought dc3 was going to be a boy....name picked....imagining three gorgeous boys and bang, a growth scan has confirmed a girl (there goes my queen bee status.....i now have a side kick!)

so this is the list:

at the top

IMOGEN

URSULA

FENELLA

and thats it

any thoughts pos and neg most welcome!

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Iklboo · 13/02/2009 13:57

Ooh - Imogen was our choice if DS had been a girl

DS has annouced he wants a baby sister called 'SALLY' (fat chance, sunshine!)

keepingitRia · 13/02/2009 13:57

Ursula has been on my list for at least 2 of my DSs.

frazzledoldbag · 13/02/2009 14:00

I like Fenella. Imogen is also nice. Not mad keen on Ursula. Can you say what your boys are called - might help?
(also am nosy as have two girls and expecting a boy so on the lookout for a nice boys name!)

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:03

great....so far no yucks!

i asked ds1 a few weeks ago what did he think if the baby was a girl...he said...aww i don't like girls toys!

when we told him it was a girl he said thats cool...i'll look after her ...hes only 4!

i just think...lucky girl, shes got two lovely big brothers to fuss over her....blub!

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brimfull · 13/02/2009 14:04

I like Imogen,have always like that name.
My other fav is Sarah ...I know it's a 70's name but nice and unusual for a child born now.
also claire

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:04

hope it doesn't bust my id wide open but here goes.........

cameron

finlay

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brimfull · 13/02/2009 14:06

are you scottish?

seeker · 13/02/2009 14:06

Imogen's lovely - I have a friend who's called Imo for short. Imi is nice too.

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:06

there was something about sarahs on radio four this morning.....a celebration of them...missed the main thrust of it though

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brimfull · 13/02/2009 14:06

Kitty

buggylovinmummy · 13/02/2009 14:07

Imogen is lovely but not as keen on the other two names

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:07

SEEKER thats exactly what we thought it would be shortened to.

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Fimbo · 13/02/2009 14:07

Imogen.

I think Elsa, Elena or Ailsa would be nice with your boys names.

Fenella is the name of dd's tooth fairy (where we live all the girls have tooth fairies with names who write letters when they leave them their teeth & ).

nailpolish · 13/02/2009 14:08

i like Bridget
i met a 7 yr old Bridget recently and thought it was a great name

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:08

yes scottish with a very scottish surname...had thought of catriona but thats been vetoed..by dh who has the most scottish boys name poss.

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:09

great imogen is getting positive vibes.............

what about erica??

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neenztwinz · 13/02/2009 14:10

Fenella just sounds like the vegetable fennel. I like Imogen - what about Esther? (my DD's name!)

I love Ailsa (pronounce Ailza I think when it is proper Scottish)

nailpolish · 13/02/2009 14:10

what about Kirsty

neenztwinz · 13/02/2009 14:10

Congrats on your little girl btw!!

Fimbo · 13/02/2009 14:11

I think when you are Scottish (I am too) that you need to think carefully about how certain names sound in a Scottish tongue. Imogen may sound terrible with a Dundee accent for example.(I am from Dundee so can say that!).

My own name sounds dreadful as many people drop the "t" that is in the middle of it. My mum often regrets my name because of this.

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:12

my niece is kirsty so, no, but it is nice.

thanks for the congrats...i'm a bit stunned still (no offense to little girls...but most of the four year olds i know are, erm, tough work!!)

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dollius · 13/02/2009 14:13

Imogen is lovely. Not keen on the other two.

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wideratthehips · 13/02/2009 14:14

i do like esther too...had thought of elspeth

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nailpolish · 13/02/2009 14:14

my dd2 is 4 and a nightmare at the mo

what about BRIDGET

Lizzylou · 13/02/2009 14:14

Love Imogen, it's a beautiful name.
Congrats

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