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which of these girls names do you like?

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:09

I know you are all very honset.
I find out tomorrow if I'm pregnant again and I was just thinking about names. (I know this is a tad early).

I like: Amelia (milly)- meaning work of the lord

Tabitha - meaning beauty, grace or gazel

Katherine (Katy) - meaning pure

Ophelia - meaning helper

Talitha (Tally) - Biblical, meaning little girl

Merryn - a Cornish name, meaning unknown

Seren - meaning star

Tallis - meaning woods

So what do you think? I want something not too ordinary, but has stood the test of time.

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stillenacht · 27/04/2009 21:11

Not Tallis for me...Thomas Tallis was a writer i think (???)(Its a bit surnamey)

Not Ophelia (too poncey)

Not Amelia (too twee and very very popular)

the others are good

good luck for tomoro

GossipMonger · 27/04/2009 21:13

Lucy and Milly are sweet together

Tabitha is too catty for me!!

I prefer Katie to Katherine

Ophelia is very pretty

Talitha - no

Merryn - double no

Seren - as a middle name - Amelia Seren is pretty

Tallis - no

I like

Annabel
Imogen
Beatrice
Romilly
Claudia
Nell
Clementine

fingers crossed for tomorrow but it could be a boy so my choices there are

Zachary
Jake

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:14

Thank you. I love your honsety, that's why I always run it through MN.
I guess Ophelia is a bit poncey.
I like Tallis more as a middle name.

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jambutty · 27/04/2009 21:15

Amelia (milly) like that but lots of them around atm

Tabitha lovely

Katherine (Katy) - lovely but prefer Catherine

Ophelia "Ophelia Buttox" and "Fifi" - NO!

Talitha (Tally) not as nice as the others

Merryn - sounds masculine

Seren - lovely, nicest one imo

Tallis - again, sounds masculine don't know if that's an issue for you

Heated · 27/04/2009 21:15

I like Merryn nn Merry and Amelia nn Millie, and think they go v well with Lucy.

I can pick holes in the rest!

You decided you're not having a boy then? Or is that name all decided?

GossipMonger · 27/04/2009 21:15

I see Mervyn when I see Merryn.

ilikeyoursleeves · 27/04/2009 21:16

I like Milly- that's one of the ones on my girls list!

ilikeyoursleeves · 27/04/2009 21:16

I like Milly- that's one of the ones on my girls list!

stillenacht · 27/04/2009 21:16

agree with jambutty but i really don't like Milly or Amelia

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:17

Thank you, I already have a boys name.

Oliver David. David was my husbands late father.
lol at Merryn - double no.

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Tortington · 27/04/2009 21:17

Amelia (milly)- everyones a milly

Tabitha - meh
Katherine (Katy) - meh

Ophelia - oooh ,ouch. poor poor kid

Talitha (Tally) maybe

Merryn - ooh will she have a twin pippyn
Seren - just...just no

Tallis - just....just no

stillenacht · 27/04/2009 21:18

i quite like Merryn...

but then again i actively dislike names like

Olivia
Imogen
Isabelle
Anabelle

I really like Seren

stillenacht · 27/04/2009 21:18

or Isobel or any other silly spelling of it

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:20

Gosh no, I don't want a masculine sounding name.

My Mum likes Merryn, I was undecided. Now I'm not.

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:20

Gosh no, I don't want a masculine sounding name.

My Mum likes Merryn, I was undecided. Now I'm not.

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GossipMonger · 27/04/2009 21:21

That's OK Stillenacht - I wont take offense at your active dislike of my girl names! I have 2 boys and will be producing no more!!

(Ive had the implant put in! )

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 27/04/2009 21:21

Love Tabitha, Talitha, Seren and Ophelia.

All lovely names

19fran76 · 27/04/2009 21:21

Don't like Milly at all (agree with the tweeness accusation), though overall I think your list is lovely. Talitha & Seren are my favourites because they are unusual & sound pretty & poetic. I like Ophelia very much but just can't shake the insanity associations, so for that reason, no. Tallis, Katherine & Merryn are o.k. but don't have immediate appeal to me. Tabitha is a good name too. Hope that your news is happy news. Keep dreaming.

Hulababy · 27/04/2009 21:21

Amelia (milly)- pretty; quite popular if that bothers you

Tabitha - not keen sorry

Katherine (Katy) - classical name, prefer Katie to Katy

Ophelia - not keen

Talitha (Tally) - cute nn, not sure on the name though

Merryn -too harsh sounding for me

Seren - quite nice, but not really my choice

Tallis - not sure

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:22

Our surname is Baker, If that helps.

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helsbels4 · 27/04/2009 21:24

Seren is beautiful!!! I like unusual names though

Milly is lovely and Merryn is unusual but pretty.

Seren - meaning star - is definitely my favourite

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:27

Thank you. Seren does have a fab meaning.

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stillenacht · 27/04/2009 21:28

I like Nell and Beatrice

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mummyloveslucy · 27/04/2009 21:30

I like Beatrice but Beatrice Baker dosn't sound too cool.

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SoupDragon · 27/04/2009 21:31

One of those is BabyDragon's name. Luckily coming out well in the opinions too