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Which girls name do you prefer?

38 replies

allaboutme · 14/07/2009 10:45

and which goes best with Oliver and Edward (Teddy)

Isobel
Harriet (Hattie)
Philippa (Pippa)
Kathryn (Kitty)

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thell · 14/07/2009 10:47

Harriet / Hattie is my favourite

cazzybabs · 14/07/2009 10:49

I have an isabelle but I love all your names...i think my fav is hattie

jellybeans · 14/07/2009 10:54

I like Phillipa and Isobel (prefer Isabelle). Phillipa is more unusual so if it were me, I would go for that! It's a great name. I'm not keen on Harriet as all the ones I know get 'Harry' at some point.

Mammina · 14/07/2009 11:00

Kathryn/Kitty

Fimbo · 14/07/2009 11:02

Kathryn

Mamazon · 14/07/2009 11:12

i like them all.
think Harriet would be my favourate though

MadameCastafiore · 14/07/2009 11:14

Harriet - nut then I am biased as we have a Harriet.

SHe is only called Harry by one of my friend's little boys - everyone else calls her Harriet.

Tommy · 14/07/2009 11:14

I like all of them but I don't like that way of spelling Kathryn

My fave is Philippa

mel1981 · 14/07/2009 11:19

Kathryn/kitty or phillipa/pippa would be my choices

mrswoolf · 14/07/2009 11:25

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LouMacca · 14/07/2009 11:55

Agree with mrswoolf. Prefer Katherine. Think Kitty is pretty.

Like Harriet and Isobel too but not keen on Philippa.

loobylu3 · 14/07/2009 12:11

I like them in this order:
Isobel (beautiful)
Katherine or Catherine (don't like the other spelling either)
Harriet (nice)
Phillipa (okay)

Greensleeves · 14/07/2009 12:12

I like all of them

EyeballsintheSky · 14/07/2009 12:13

Harriet definitely the best

I have a Harriet....

allaboutme · 14/07/2009 12:14

Kathryn is the only way I've ever known it spelt. Its a bit hard to get my head around the other spellings, like they are a bit Leesa instead of Lisa iyswim
Obviously I have seen and heard the other spellings but friends and people in the family with the name have all been Kathryn.

Isobel would have to be spelt Isobel too (for my own reasons!)

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GetOrfMoiLand · 14/07/2009 12:15

I really like Philippa. That is a very unusual, without being wacky name in this day and age, and the shortened version Pippa is lovely too.

Hattie reminds me of Hattie Jacques (Matron from Carry On films). I also don't like Harriet, prefer Henrietta.

Like Kitty however I do not like the spelling Kathryn - Katharine is nicer imho.

Really do not like Isobel or any variations thereof, there are loads of babies and children around called Isobel/Isabella, and you will always have questions re the spelling.

Fimbo · 14/07/2009 12:16

Kathryn has lots of different spellings. My cousin is Kathryn yet my gran who she was named after was Catherine.

There is also Katharine and Katherine.

SarahL2 · 14/07/2009 12:20

I've been considering Catherine as a potential name for our imminent DC2...

Definitely should be C/Katherine not C/Katharine though else she'll never have anyone spell it right!!

Greensleeves · 14/07/2009 12:21

I do prefer Catherine and Katherine for spelling

mumwhereareyou · 14/07/2009 12:23

Philippa is my fav and is my sisters name, she was always called Philippa and is only now that she is in her 30s , that we abbreviate it to Pips.

I also like Harriet and would have called if i had any birth daughters that.

Not too keen on the others sorry.

Tortington · 14/07/2009 12:24

or

harry

phil

and

kat

you don't chose what their friends call them

emmmerson · 14/07/2009 12:26

I prefer traditional spellings and like Katherine/Kitty best. Should be spelled this way.

Kathryn is a modern contraction of Katherine.

Isobel is nice.

Fimbo · 14/07/2009 12:26

ROFL at Custy!

So agree, my ds has a four letter name and it gets lengthened! You can't win.

allaboutme · 14/07/2009 12:59

That would discount harriet then as have a boy Harry in the family already and couldnt have two!

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LaDiDaDi · 14/07/2009 13:02

I like them all too.

Probably least keen on Philippa as the couple that I know both get called Phil. I have put Harriet on the list for this bump but dp thinks she might get called "Harri" which puts me off for a girl tbh.