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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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MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

MrsMattie · 29/04/2009 16:05

Tabitha - not keen at all. Has become much more common recently, hasn't it, so maybe I am in the minority in disliking it? Hate Tabby.

Katherine (Katy) - nice, classic, cute nickname with proper grown up full name. I also prefer catherine, though.

Ophelia - grown on me. Sweet, but always think of the drippy, mentalist Shakespeare character!

Talitha (Tally) - Dislike intensely, sorry!

Merryn - OK

Seren - Lovely

Tallis - Not sure. No, actually. Bit harsh and odd sounding.

fizzpops · 29/04/2009 16:06

Amelia - love
Tabitha - love, though a bit catty/ witchy
Katherine (Katy)- like Kitty better, Katherine a bit boring for me
Ophelia - sad connotations
Talitha - don't really like, not sure why
Merryn - love
Seren - love
Tallis - don't like

ScummyMummy · 29/04/2009 16:06

I like Katy and Seren.

And Tallis sort of but it was the name of a lovely cat from my childhood and I think of a cat not a baby when I hear it.

TwoScrambledEggs · 29/04/2009 18:05

Katherine Merryn Surname Sounds nice, traditional and unusual and flows well.

sophieandbelly · 29/04/2009 19:38

i like tabitha

wombleprincess · 29/04/2009 19:45

amelia - very common now

Tabitha - reminds m e of cats

Katherine (Katy) - bit boring

Ophelia - very pretty..

Talitha (Tally) - erm, no. everyone will think its tabitha spelt wront

Merryn - different. a grower i reckon, nice.

Seren - again, everyone will think its serena

Tallis - no

mummyloveslucy · 29/04/2009 21:03

Thanks everyone, it seems that so many people associate Tabitha with a cat. (Miss Tabitha Twichett probubly), so that's poot me off that one.
My favourates are probubly now Amelia (I know it's quite popular, but I still like it) and Seren.
I like Amelia Grace and Seren Rose. If I had twin girls.
I might change my mind next week.

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