Opinions on my shortlist of girls names, please ..

[honestlyandtruly]

We're trying to come up with a girl's name for DC2 and can't seem to find one that we both really love. Can I ask for your thoughts on the two names that we agree on:

Susannah Mary
Louisa Joan

If a DS, he will be Louis Michael.

We also quite like Matilda (too popular?) and Tabitha (DD1 is Jemima so a bit too Beatrix Potter).

Middle names are all family names. We have a two syllable surname beginning with L.

Grateful for your thoughts, any other suggestions welcome.
Thanks.

Susannah Mary is lovely (I might be a bit biased though).

I prefer Louisa Joan

I quite like alliteration in names so Louisa L... could be really nice. I think Louisa or Matilda go well with Jemima too.

I think Jemima and Matilda would be lovely. Don't know any Matilda's (Tilly is lovely too)

Matilda Mary is lovely.

Adore Matilda, and don't know any Matildas either. It would go with either middle name, too. Louisa is very pretty and I prefer it to Susannah.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Matilda is back on the shortlist but we're still undecided between the three names. I like them all, it's so hard to choose.

honestly - i think when you have the baby you may have a better idea - sometimes the name you've chosen just doesn't suit iymwim

Susie and Jemima lovely.

Matilda quite ugly. NOt sure why it's popular.

Susannah Mary is lovely.
Matilda is great, almost called my DD that.
I like Louisa, not crazy about Joan.

Louisa is very nice.

But Susannah is BEAUTIFUL. Love this name and its not overused at the moment.

Mary's nice as a middle name for either. Not paricularly keen on Joan though - have you considered Jane?

Absolutely Louisa Mary - it is beautiful and classic.

Matilda is definitely not ugly.

Susannah Mary OK NOT TOO KEEN ON SUSIE OR SUE THOUGH
Louisa Joan LIKE IT ALOT

Louis Michael LIKE IT

Matilda OK

Tabitha I LOVE THIS, MY FAVOURITE OF YOUR NAMES.

Susannah Mary. Definitely.

(Is Joan a family name?)

Like both combos, but really like Louisa Mary.

Yama - Joan was my late grandmother's name, Mary is my mum's middle name. I personally prefer Mary to Joan but would have liked to have used a name from my dad's side of the family.

Opinions seem to be split between Susannah, Louisa and Matilda - but at least no-one seems to dislike any of them .