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Ellie Mae or Sophie Lauren and Harry or Dexter

29 replies

PoppyIsApain · 23/10/2009 17:01

Hi any opinions would be welcome
Ellie mae/sophie lauren
Harry/Dexter
thanks

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Salonly · 23/10/2009 17:03

Sophie & Dexter

Paolosgirl · 23/10/2009 17:12

Are you planning on using the girls names together ie Ellie-Mae or Sophie-Lauren? If so - Harry only. If separately, then Sophie or Harry.

PoppyIsApain · 23/10/2009 17:13

Ellie-mae together but sophie on own, thankls for your opinion

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TheDevilEatsBabies · 23/10/2009 17:17

sophie lauren is nice: i assume there's a deliberate connection?

SixtyFootGhoul · 23/10/2009 17:19

not keen on Ellie Mae
Sophie is pretty but lots of them about
LOVE Dexter really cool!

PoppyIsApain · 23/10/2009 17:21

No connection, but when i was expecting my 1st we couldnt decide over sophie or lauren

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boodleboot · 23/10/2009 19:49

I have a ten year old Ellie Mae and she has always loved her name and i have never met another even tho MN always tells me that her name is extremely 'common'.... I don't like hyphens tho and she doesn't have one. It also gives her the option for dropping the Mae should she ever want to....

Sophie is nice too tho....lots of laurens where we live so not too keen on that.

zebramummy · 23/10/2009 20:13

digby is nice - v unusual - dexter is going to become too common due to charlotte church et al

kentgirl73 · 23/10/2009 20:31

we have an ellie mae, although she is ellie, but we really liked the flow of ellie mae and spelling mae in a different way too!

Littlefish · 23/10/2009 20:34

There are 3 children called Ellie-May/Ellie-Mae at my school. I would avoid it.

Maleeka · 23/10/2009 21:02

Dexter always reminds me of Dexters lab

Ellie mae seems to have to be said in a "country and western" kinda way but its pretty

slowreadingprogress · 23/10/2009 21:35

Sophie Lauren is beautiful and classy - in a different league althogether to Ellie Mae, it seems strange you like both sets of names as they are SO different imo

On the boys names I'd go for Dexter as Harry is just a little too used for me. Dex is a cool name for an older boy - I like it.

ineedalifelaundry · 23/10/2009 21:45

I like Ellie Mae and Dexter. I also quite like Sophie, but not Lauren.

BucketsOfBlood · 23/10/2009 22:17

Am guessing you're too young to remember Ellie-May Clampett in the Beverley Hillbillies then?

Hulababy · 23/10/2009 22:36

Ellie Mae

Harry

I like Sophie but not keen on Lauren. Not keen on Dexter at all.

lovemybabyboy · 23/10/2009 22:51

Sophie Lauren and Harry

LittleMissWorryHead · 24/10/2009 10:40

Dee Dee Get out of my laboratory!!

I like Dexter and Harry and Sophie - Really don't like Ellie Mae. At all. Sorry!!

Fleecy · 24/10/2009 17:52

Sophie Lauren looks a lot like Sophia Loren. I don't know if you'd think that matters or not but thought I'd point it out.

I prefer Sophie and Harry myself.

simplesusan · 25/10/2009 00:59

Agree with Fleecy about the Sophia Loren connection.
I would go with just Sophie.
Ellie-Mae is very popular where I live.

Like Harry for a boy.

sheepgomeep · 26/10/2009 21:47

ooh my dd2 is an Ellie Mae. The Ellie is short for Elinor though and I didn't hyphenate the two names.

mrspnut · 26/10/2009 21:54

My daughter is Eloise Mae and when my mother first called her Ellie Mae I was horrified. I had no idea about the Beverley Hilbillies and so hadn't thought of it.

We only call her Eloise (there is no hyphen) but my family still insist on calling her ellie-mae. I absolutely hate it but they think they are being funny.

bellissima · 26/10/2009 21:57

Please not 'Ellie Mae' unless you wish to date your child to the late noughties every time she gives her name. A gal's age should be her own secret!

For me it's Harry/Sophie. Dexter too matinee idol.

Vivia · 27/10/2009 14:08

I'm not saying Ellie-May and Sophie Lauren are 'chavvy' names, but they are frequently chosen by parents of that ilk. Harry is a bit 'meh'.

Dexter is fabulous. I've now added it to my list for future DS!

For a girl, all you'd need do is make them more solid/suitable for child growing into adult. Elsa or Sophia?

mathanxiety · 27/10/2009 17:51

I like Ellie Mae and Dexter.

kentgirl73 · 27/10/2009 19:51

so am i a parent of that ilk???!!!