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Opinions please.....Felicity

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Wolfblass · 14/02/2010 14:40

We have two grogeous children dd aged 6 and ds aged 10 months and are hoping to concieve dc no. 3 this year . Both of our children are G's.

Over sunday lunch in our local village pub we have been throwing out names

The firm favourite for a girl at the moment (that we both agree on) is Felicity, not a name we've mentioned beforehand.

We like William for a boy (after OH's Grandad)popular maybe - (not something we are keen about, prefer something not - but collectively we adore it)

Opinions please

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Bumbleconfusus · 14/02/2010 14:51

My name is Felicity and I have to say I love it so so soooo much, and I'm sure if you had a DD she would love it too. Its not too common (I think at most I've probably met about 15 others Felicity's in my life), and people in France and Spain always seem very amused (in a good way) because they recognise the 'happy' bit from their own language. I never get it shortened to Flick, and only one person has ever tried (when I was 16 so I was able to be assertive). I did get it shortened by my brothers and therefore others to Fizzy as a child but was able to drop that as soon as I wanted to be called Felicity again.

All in all choose Felicity, yes yes yes.

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Wolfblass · 14/02/2010 14:55

Bumbleconfusus, thankyou so much!

Yet again i am sure it will be another eyebrow raiser within my family as with our choice for ds (Gabriel).

However it seems very pretty name and not too common, perfect.

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Bumbleconfusus · 14/02/2010 15:26

No one has ever raised eyebrows with me and I still get random people saying 'Felicity, that IS a pretty/beautiful name', which is an unusual reaction to hearing an adults name IMO. It is a very feel good name.

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Wolfblass · 14/02/2010 15:41

Hmmn my parents and sisters will definatley raise their eyebrows. I'm afraid they like anything popular and common. Nothing to 'unheard of' iykwim.

HOWEVER the more i say it the more i love it.

I think we'll just have to agree on a middle name now.

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DaddyJ · 14/02/2010 15:56

It's a lovely name actually.
No, not because I used fancy one in the past!
(we were just good mates, alright)

Short is 'Fe' which is also quite sweet.

rockinghertosleep · 14/02/2010 16:32

I think it's gorgeous! Not overused, very pretty sounding and a great meaning

HalcyonDaze · 14/02/2010 16:57

I think it's sparkly and feminine. Big thumbs up from me.

Would be on my list but rhymes horribly with DD2's name.

TiggyR · 14/02/2010 16:59

I think Felicity is delightful. William, ok but just a bit...meh.

DorotheaPlenticlew · 14/02/2010 17:00

Felicity, Felicity
You fill me with electricity
But that is not to say you are shocking.

-- (c) The Young Ones, IIRC

Nice name.

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Onestonetogo · 14/02/2010 17:36

Absolutely beautful name. Plus Felicity Frobisher is the fantastic little girl in Marcus Chown's children's book "Felicity Frobisher and the Threee-Headed Aldebaran Dust Devil".

izzybiz · 14/02/2010 17:42

My Dh's niece is Felicity, she is tall, willowy, stunning and that name just tops it all off!! Fantastic choice

Skegness · 14/02/2010 17:54

Yes, I like it.

LetThereBeRock · 14/02/2010 17:54

Love it.

Igglybuff · 14/02/2010 18:01

Felicity is lovely. As is felicia which is my name said with the same pronounciation not fer-leee-sha as some think

Also William is nice - it's my DS's name. It's popular but not too popular and everyone has commented on how much they love it (it's one of those names you know, but there aren't many williams around).

Species8472 · 14/02/2010 18:07

Felicity is a beautiful name

Wigeon · 14/02/2010 18:18

My mum is a Felicity and I have to say she always hated it because she thought it sounded posh and pretentious (her younger sister is called Jane!). I know she is still embarrassed about introducing herself as "Felicity" in certain circles even though she is in her 60s! That may say more about my mother than about the name itself. So she has been know to call herself "Fizz" or similar (cue groans from my sister and me). She also gets embarrassed when people can't pronounce it or say it wrong (like "Facility").

When she was a little girl she called herself "Lissie" and now all her family call her Lissie, which I think is quite a pretty abbreviation.

Personally I don't mind it.

MaggieMaeve · 14/02/2010 18:27

i like the style of it, but not the actually name.. felicity is a mouthful with no pretty nn imo.

frakkinaround · 14/02/2010 18:36

I like it, I only know one and she shortens to Flixie, which suits her.

izzybiz · 14/02/2010 19:32

Dh's neice is known as Fliss or Fe.

Ellokitty · 14/02/2010 20:14

I love the name Felicity, and it was a very strong contender for our DDs. We didn't however, like any of the usual abbreviations for it (Fliss, Flick, Fizz...) and so therefore ruled it out. That said, I hadn't thought of Lissie, and that is quite cute!

DD2 was going to be a William if she was a boy. Fab name

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Wolfblass · 15/02/2010 11:29

Thankyou for all of your opinions.

William may be a bit ..meh, but we both adore it and as i say it is after OH's grandfather. There is no other name for a boy we could ever agree on, it was a nightmare when expecting our ds. And we know of no others at all, in either family, within our village or nearest town, so sin't too popular around here (Alfie's, Jacks and Freddies in ds's tots group)

Our son is Gabriel (middle name Henry, OH'S grandads middle name, and Gabriel, OH's first choice which i grew to adore and he couldn't be anything else)

I think Felicity is looking like a serious contender now. Doesn't seem popular, i cannot find it in the top 100? (again in tots group, girls are Olivia, Ruby and Isobel)

My other choices were Martha or Susannah, which have a resounding no from him, as do his choices from me.

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diddl · 15/02/2010 12:19

I love Felicity and William.

Gabriel is fantastic.

My fave boys names are Hamish & Rufus.