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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Original poster

Pick between these names for me

87 replies

MumOfBaby · 19/02/2009 14:46

Hi all, not pregnant yet, trying for a baby now though. Very excited, and DP and I have already decided on a boys name. We'd like to have a girls name planned out too. A bit sad, but each to their own eh?

We like the following:

Isla Jules [G surname]
Zia Jules [G surname]
Brooke Jules [G surname]
Blair Jules [G surname]

What do you think? Or do you have an alternative we might like in the same jist as those names?

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lunamoon2 · 19/02/2009 23:56

Wow thumbwitch that's interseting!
Think Marnie and Darcey are both lovely by the way.

Timeisablindguide · 20/02/2009 00:04

Isla is the only one of original list that's acceptable to me! Marnie is sweet but it all rides on what surnames is really in terms of rhyming etc

I do agree that it's easier to stick to the simpler spellings of names - or your child is forever going to be spelling our his/her name to people.

FatController · 20/02/2009 00:09

Of all the names you suggest, I only really like Isla and Juliette. Isla is quite popular here (London) at the mo.

Kaidi-Lei is just dreadful IMHO!

If you like Isla, how about:
Iona
Elsa
Lana
Lara
Anya
?????????

SalmonFromTheLiffey · 20/02/2009 16:16

Faith Juliet is lovely. Please pick that.

Marnie Mercedes Andrea Darcey.... blimey. Her parents should have picked Jane. Which I like btw!

Hailsk · 20/02/2009 16:37

I love Isla, it's so pretty

MrsMattie · 20/02/2009 16:38

I like Zia. I know a Xia (Chinese girl - beautiful).

Faith is adorable. Such a pretty name.

Brooke, Blair - yuck!

Isla - meh.

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MumOfBaby · 20/02/2009 17:35

Is Xia said Z-eye-a, Z-ee-a or Zsj-ee-a?

The last one being me trying to write how the French would say a J j-ee-a.

I'm taken with Xia/Zia, Faith and Hope at the moment.

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MrsMattie · 20/02/2009 17:55

The Xia I know is Zee-a

SalmonFromTheLiffey · 20/02/2009 18:37

What about Xenia?!

That'd root out other Mumsnetters amongst your circle of acquaintance quickly enough!

MrsMattie · 20/02/2009 19:21

I actually really like the name Xenia but the MN connotations are so strong. Imagine if you called your DD Xenia and she was a shy, sweet little thing who just wanted to stay at home and bake bread for her brood of babies?

SalmonFromTheLiffey · 20/02/2009 20:04

ha ha! if that happened it'd be all your fault mrsMattie!!!

thumbwitch · 20/02/2009 23:55

pmsl MrsMattie. Well, if it's true that people grow into their names, and you were to call a DD Xenia, then watch out!

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