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Tess. Opinions please. Any suggestions for middle names?

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 19:48

I am dithering.Please help!

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Tillyscoutsmum · 14/04/2009 19:54

I like it. Definitely on my list for dc2

Tess Alexandria
Tess Sophia
Tess Jemima
Tess Olivia

as you can see, I think longish and ending in "a"...

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 19:58

yes i'm v keen on names ending with 'a' just sounds right

tess eva

On second thoughts when run together sounds like a washing powder

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kalo12 · 14/04/2009 20:00

there has been exactly this thread before. was it you? i think it came to a good conclusion. will rack my brains.

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 20:01

no not me. I'll search now

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paolosgirl · 14/04/2009 20:02

Love Tess - and agree that the middle name should be longish to balance things up.

hazeyjane · 14/04/2009 20:02

Ooh I was just going to say Olivia, sounds perfect to me.

brimfull · 14/04/2009 20:04

love the name tess-good choice!

tess diana
tess fiona
tess matilda
tess rosa
tess marina

pointydog · 14/04/2009 20:04

I like it.

People will come on here and say it is a dog's name. It's not. It's a human name.

brimfull · 14/04/2009 20:05

tess elizabeth
tess margaret

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 20:15

i can categorically state i have never met a pet called tess. Not even a hamster. Which is reassuring.

Am a bit wary of long middle names as the surname is sizeable. But i am quite drawn to alexandra. It's somehow stately. Olivia is nice too.

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isittooearlyforgin · 14/04/2009 20:16

teeckle?

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 20:17

ok some lovely suggestions.

Like v much

alexandra
elizabeth
olivia

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brimfull · 14/04/2009 20:17

ticula

SesIsCountingdowntheweeks · 14/04/2009 20:20

I love Tess and would have been possible for this lo but - by coincidence - my MIL (Theresa) uses Tess as a nn and my goddaughter has it as a middle name.
My goddaughter is Imogen Tess, so you could always reverse that to Tess Imogen!!?

Otherwise I like Tess Elizabeth and Tess Rosa

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Jeepers · 14/04/2009 20:21

tess teeckle.... has a lovely ring to it. Unusual too. Will add it to my list

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nappyaddict · 15/04/2009 14:46

Prefer Tessa

muminmuddle · 15/04/2009 14:52

Tess is beautiful, I would have had it on my list if it hadn't clashed with our surname... goodness, it's so much easier to be decisive about other's children's names than one's own.

Don't be put off by Tess-teekle jokes, can be safely ignored I think....

the only thing that pops into my head with Tess is the Hardy, 'of the d'urbivilles' connection.. but that's no problem. doesn't seem to matter for another popular name, Jude.

Go for it - I think there should be more Tesses in the world!

Leannabanana · 15/04/2009 20:03

I like Tess Marianne...or Tessa Grace

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tessofthedurbervilles · 15/04/2009 22:16

Biased but I love it!

sleeplessinstretford · 16/04/2009 08:44

my friend has a tessa- unfortunately she's 'on the large side' and is referred to (really unkindly) as ten tonne tessa...i do like it, her middle name is Florence

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