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Can I have your thoughts on Clementine, Charlotte, Anna

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Astrophe · 21/02/2009 09:51

My favourite is Clementine, but I don't know about the nicknames

DH likes Charlotte, nn 'Charlie' - I don't like Charlie but quite like Lottie.

We both like Anna - it just seems a little common (as in often used) in comparison with my other DC's slightly unusual names. Actually, so does Charlotte for that matter.

Boys name choice is Theodore/Teddy (I think)

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ilovepeppapig · 21/02/2009 10:45

i prefer charlotte shortened to Lottie to Clementine. don't mind charlie but think that Charlotte is lovely as it is.

Not sure about Theodore or teddy think i prefer Theo as the shorter version

ilovepeppapig · 21/02/2009 10:48

Sorry should of said that i love Anna too. a simple, elegent name that suits a baby, little girl or an adult. I don't know any children called Anna so to me it is not a commonly used name.

my DH was not keen on Anna but did agree to Hannah for DD!

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Astrophe · 21/02/2009 12:13

thanks ilovepeppa

  • I need lots more answers to help DH and I reach a consensus here...
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oregonianabroad · 21/02/2009 12:15

Clemintine is nice but she would get called Clem (yuck).

Like the other 2 a lot.

christiana · 21/02/2009 12:24

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Cies · 21/02/2009 12:26

I really like Anna and Charlotte.

Not so keen on Clementine, probably because I knew a nasty Clem at school.

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Astrophe · 21/02/2009 12:32

Keep them coming! I had been really keen on Clementine until recently, but keep saying 'Clemmie' out loud and it just doesn't sound right somehow. And I know it will be shortened. Hmmmmmm.

Just not sure that Anna and Charlotte aren't to 'usual' though. Other DC's names are Elijah and Lucia.

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Astrophe · 21/02/2009 12:33

Also, have heard peolple say you can't put Anna with a vowel surname...but as DD's name ends with an 'a' as well, I don't know if I care about that piece of advice.

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Orangesarenottheonlyfruit · 21/02/2009 12:42

DD is called Clementine, after Winston Churchill's wife, so I'm afriad I can imagine my DD being introduced to the queen, at least as PM's wife. She doesn't get shorted to Clem or Clemmie (urgh!) but is sometimes called Cat. I have to say I love it and lots of people comment on how unusual it is. It also sounds much more grown-up than the profusion of Molly's, Kitty's and Milly's in her class.

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Astrophe · 21/02/2009 12:51

Oranges - I agree, its a grown up sounding name I think - but also very pretty for a little girl. Its the nicknames that get me though. In the country I live in, it is absolutely guiaranteed it will be shortened. I don't mind the sound of Clemmie in itself, but it always sounds like 'clammy' when I say it.

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BlueChampagne · 21/02/2009 14:13

I get clammy too (as it were). I don't know any Annas under 10 though, and it's a name that will easily go round the whole of Europe. Take your point about it being considerably less unusual than your other DCs. How about Marianne/Marianna or Deanna?

lolianja · 21/02/2009 14:47

Clementine - don't like. Sounds a bit pretentious.

Charlotte and Anna are both lovely (we've chosen Anna for our sproglet due next week).

I should point out though, that Charlotte is very, very, very common. Anna not so much actually, but Charlottes are everywhere. It has dipped marginally in popularity but when I left school a couple of years back we were swimming in them, along with Rebeccas and Louises (my name). I went to a girls' school briefly, 60 girls to a year. At one point there were 6 Charlottes. 10% of the year was called Charlotte!

LaDiDaDi · 21/02/2009 17:59

I like Anna most.

Charlotte is fine but pretty popular.

Clementine is nice but I hate Clemmie as a nn, though from Oranges experience perhaps you can get away without this being used.

nkf · 21/02/2009 18:00

Anna and Charlotte both lovely.
Clementine - no. Not at all.

wotulookinat · 21/02/2009 18:13

Charlotte is a lovely name. My best mate's little girl is called Charlotte. It's classic and timeless and a super choice.
I'm not keen on Anna. It's a bit frumpy.
Clementine - no.

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Astrophe · 22/02/2009 08:45

Oh, I just checked the topp 100 names list and found Charlotte at number 6 last year Back to the drawing board I think. Sugestions please...

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belgo · 22/02/2009 08:46

I like Clementine, but agree, no nice nicknames.

nigglewiggle · 22/02/2009 09:08

I like Anna.

It's not unusual, but it's not popular at the moment either. And it is a lovely name. It's pretty, but it grows up elegantly.

ilovepeppapig · 22/02/2009 10:10

less popular

Rebecca
jessica
alicia
francesca
Elisa
Susannah
Sophia
Emma
Leah
Sarah
Laura

Hope
Faye
Amber

Nemoandthefishes · 22/02/2009 10:12

We have charlotte chosen for dd3 also really love Lottie so will probably be shorten to that as a baby/tot

Nemoandthefishes · 22/02/2009 10:13

we also had annabel on the shortlist but with already having a Hannah thought hannah and anna would eb too much.

pointydog · 22/02/2009 10:17

Anna is a good name.

Charlotte is nice. You don't have to shorten it.

Clementine is a little pretentious. The nicknames aren't nice.

sleepyandtired · 22/02/2009 10:20

I like Anna too,

Not too keen on Charlotte or Clementine.

KERALA1 · 22/02/2009 11:56

Well I think Clementine is gorgeous a very pretty name that works for children and adults. How can you say she couldnt be introduced to a prime minister - a Clementine was married to arguably the greatest prime minister ever (winston Churchill)?!

Charlotte is too common, though like Lottie as a nick name. Anna is ok but for me falls into too traditional = too boring boring boring.

KERALA1 · 22/02/2009 11:57

Oh and love your boys choice too. Think we have similar tastes!