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Final Shortlist

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hobbgoblin · 27/07/2009 22:18

constance
plum
velvet
bellatrix
oenone
kitty
prudence
violet
noemie
mabel

My name is Amy, daughter is Hermione - bit of unfortunate rhyming potential in list...

I need a 2/3 name combo from the above

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Tommy · 27/07/2009 22:20

Constance - the only one I would consider. If I had to choose 2, I would go for Constance Mabel

thisisyesterday · 27/07/2009 22:21

i love

Constance
Kitty
Violet
Mabel

don't like Plum at all. not sure why.

i mkight go with Constance Violet

Hassled · 27/07/2009 22:24

I like Violet and Mabel best.

jellybeans · 27/07/2009 22:24

kitty and noemie are my favourites (although rhyming issue), not keen on the others, abit old fashioned for me but I like Connie on it's own and Belle/Bella.

ForExample · 27/07/2009 22:26

Velvet Mabel

Plum only works as a middle name imho, and not with Velvet

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:29

constance - connie is quite nice but I do not like Constance. Very supercilious-sounding.
plum - a cute nick name. But a testicle obviously, at the end of the day! sorry!
velvet - nope, sounds rude. What about Vivien much more elegant.
bellatrix - em. Perhaps as a nickname for Belinda Beatrix (Bibi) or Annabella Beatrix (Bellatrix) Actually Belinda is very cool imo Vivien Belinda. Bridge chic.
oenone- no, sounds like a sin (the wanking one)
kitty - ok, but not crazy about it.
prudence - NO. Far too uptight and smug!
violet - Nice. Like this one
noemie - Lovely.
mabel - Lovely.

Mabel Beatrix would work well too.

What about Juliet Dulcie Verity Lois Elsa They seem similar to some of your names, in a similar style.

hth

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:31

Just read that your daughter is Hermione. I think Penelope would go well with Hermione.

LaDiDaDi · 27/07/2009 22:34

A bit tricky to find combos that work well together from that list I think...

Constance Violet
Constance Noemie
Mabel Velvet
Mabel Noemie
Prudence Noemie
Prudence Violet
Violet Bellatrix

I really like Kitty but I'm not sure of it with any of your other choices.

Long or short surname?

neverthoughtidask · 27/07/2009 22:34

I assume you know that Bellatrix was a character in Harry Potter - unless, with a daughter called Hermione, you're going for the HP connection, I would avoid!

slyandgobbo · 27/07/2009 22:35

Amy / noemie will sound like "amy / no-amy". Constance and violet I like.
Violet Constance or Violet Constance Kitty?

lockets · 27/07/2009 22:36

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hester · 27/07/2009 22:38

It has to be Mabel.

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hobbgoblin · 27/07/2009 22:38

maggiev - that is very helpful, thanks.

It is a 2 syllable surname beginning with T but could use father's short surname beginning with H or hyphenate the two.

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seeker · 27/07/2009 22:39

Where on earth did Plum come from? You can't possibly call a baby Plum - don't be silly!!!!!!

Constance is lovely.Violet is lovely. Not sure about Noemie - are you thinking of Naomi?

Maud? Matilda?

thisisyesterday · 27/07/2009 22:39

but penelope isn't even on the list!

thisisyesterday · 27/07/2009 22:40

hobbgoblin- ever get the feeling that people don't understand the concept of final shortlist? lol

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:42

er... well, I generally find most people don't mind if you suggest an extra name. Their eyes can glaze over it, or it might jump out at them in a way it didn't from the book.

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seeker · 27/07/2009 22:42

But it can't be final shortlist if it's got Plum on it - she must want a replacement for that!

maggievirgo · 27/07/2009 22:44

Exactly!! plum velvet is surely a sexual position. So, two replacements needed there.

thisisyesterday · 27/07/2009 22:45

lol seeker. i have to admit Plum isn't my cup of tea. might be the first time we've agreed on a names thread? lol

nah, just remembering how it annoyed me when i asked for thoughts on my final 5 names for ds3 and got people going well, i don't like X but how about Y (which was a totally unrelated name that I didn't even like)

it's hard enough narrowing it down from the final few, without people adding more in!

ShinyPinkShoes · 27/07/2009 22:45

Kitty is actually growing on me as a fi
rst name! So I would go for either
Kitty Velvet or Constance Kitty but I do worry that the Velvet bit could make her sound a bit prostitute like!

I just can't see any of the others 'going' with the other children's names, sorry!

Did you consider Iona, Elsa etc?

Hell btw!

thisisyesterday · 27/07/2009 22:46

nooo, no replacements needed. she needs to narrow it down!

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hobbgoblin · 27/07/2009 22:46

lol
I'm not adding anything to the list unless by some miracle someone suggests a very unusual, previously unheard of by me name that I happen to LOVE. Got it?!!

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slyandgobbo · 27/07/2009 22:46

I know a noemie who is pronounced "no-amy" - don't like it.
If you like "V"s , what about Viola?
I really don't like Mabel - I know one and it is just a frumpy leaden name.
Celeste?
Cornelia?
Ottilie?

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