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So after weeks of saying no to every name I put to him Dp has sent me a list of names he thinks are suitable for dd2 (dc3)

59 replies

bogie · 03/03/2010 13:12

Amelia
Amelie
Annabelle
Eleina
Ella
Ellie
Emily
Imogen
Isabelle
Isobel
Lily
Millie
Robyn
Rosa
Rosie
Sophie

Non of them are really jumping out at me though If you had to choose from this list which one would it be?

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bluemonkey123 · 03/03/2010 14:28

*{grin]

bluemonkey123 · 03/03/2010 14:29

why am I having such trouble today
Hooray!!!!

cece · 03/03/2010 14:31

Out of the list your DH sent then I would have chosen Annabel (spelt that way rather than the way your DH has spelt it).

cece · 03/03/2010 14:35

Our short list for DC3 (and as he was a he we didn't get to use them!)

Annabel
Anna
Una
Verity
Thea
Althea
Alathea

But don't stress too much.
We have the same problem with boys names. We finally agreed on ONE boys name. DC3 born, does not suit him! So back to the drawing board... 5 days later he is named one of the names DH vetoed

mathanxiety · 03/03/2010 15:05

Amelia
Amelie
Emily
-- These are basically the same name. I don't really like any of them. There are hundreds of them in every playground.

Annabelle -- Like, but only spelled Annabel. It's too frilly spelled Annabelle.

Eleina -- Like Elena (without the I) and love Helena (which would go very well with Phoebe and Justin, which are Byzantine and Greek)

Ella
Ellie
-- Again, this is virtually the same name, and again, there are hundreds of them fighting with all the Amelia/Amelie/Emilys over the swings on a playground near you.

Imogen -- Don't like very much. Prefer Ingrid or Astrid.

Isabelle
Isobel
-- These are the same names, different spellings. There are not hundreds but thousands of them, duking it out with all the Ellies and Amelies. It's a nice name, imo, but way too popular.

Lily -- thousands of Lilys. Prefer Lilia.

Millie -- Very popular, and it's a nn rather than a name. It doesn't fit in with Justin and Phoebe because of that and also because it's a frilly name, whereas they're stylish.

Robyn -- nice

Rosa
Rosie
-- same name, pretty much. I prefer Rosa.

Sophie -- nice, but prefer Sophia. This is also a Greek name, so I think it would fit well with Justin and Phoebe.

Your DH has a one-track mind and lacks imagination where names are concerned, imo, but some of the names are nice. From the list, I like:
Annabel
Elena
Robyn
Rosa
Sophie
and the variants Helena (pronounced He-lay-na or He-lee-na) and Sophia.

Would your DH like:
Romy, Rosalie, Rosalind, Rosina
Lara, Clara, Laurel
Ingrid, Ines
Astrid, Annalise
Elizabeth, Eliza, Keziah, Dinah, Tabitha
Constance

I love the suggestions of Beatrice, Leah, Serena, Sylvie and Miranda, and I adore Zoe. I think it would be a fabulous name with Justin and Phoebe.

SqueezyB · 03/03/2010 15:08

I like Ella, Imogen and Rosa.

Out of interest, what were your choices?

sweetkitty · 03/03/2010 15:33

geordieminx - yes a HUGE shock, still don't quite believe it and boys names as SO much harder than girls

AnnaSceptic · 03/03/2010 15:34

It's all far too girly for my liking. Too many elles and belles. Rosa is nice, though.

mathanxiety · 03/03/2010 15:52

To me, this list of your DH's seems like a list of cardboard cut-out girly names -- I agree with AnnaSceptic. So many are Generic Girl Names. You might have some luck announcing her name is Zoe right there in the delivery room when he is face to face with her and she is absolutely real.

How did you end up with such great names for your other two? The names he has put forward for #3 are mostly not in the same league.

yellowflowers · 03/03/2010 16:38

I would go for Annabel (spelled like that) which is one of my faves or Rosa which is so very lovely.

jellybeans · 03/03/2010 16:50

Annabelle

sweetkitty · 03/03/2010 17:24

I really like Zoe too

compo · 03/03/2010 17:28

omg sweetkitty how did I miss that? - congrats wow, a boy!!

ChoreDodger · 03/03/2010 17:30

They're all pretty and fairly popular. I like most of them.

what names did you like?

ChoreDodger · 03/03/2010 17:34

Zoe is lovely. When she's handed to you, jus say 'oh hello zoe!'.

MummyTumble · 03/03/2010 17:34

Imogen cos thats what DS would have been

StrictlyKatty · 03/03/2010 17:46

Anything but Millie. I can't stand that name. It's so hideously babyish. I can't imagine being 40 and trapped with a name like Millie.

I like Imogen a lot and Amelia is lovely.

janeite · 03/03/2010 17:52

Amelia - ok bit fussy
Amelie - no
Annabelle - same as Amelia
Eleina - no, this is silly imho - but Helena is lovely
Ella - ok
Ellie - ok-ish
Emily - nice
Imogen - nice enough
Isabelle - fussy spelling
Isobel - lovely
Lily - lovely
Millie - no
Robyn - no
Rosa - no
Rosie - no but I don't mind Rose
Sophie - no

Isobel is my favourite.
I don't like Jasmine or Zoe, though - sorry.

I agree that your dh's list is mostly fairly standard, pretty names, without standing out much.

janeite · 03/03/2010 17:52

Then again - I quite like standard names!

nannynobnobs · 03/03/2010 17:57

I have an Ella. It is a perfectly cromulent name. And she is the only one in her year, and as far as we know, the whole school!
I like Evangeline- Evie for short but the long name is lovely.
I used to like Emmanuelle (Emmie?) but there are an awful lot of soft porn films on Bravo with Emmanuelle in them...

notevenamousie · 03/03/2010 17:58

Emily

Still love it

snickersnack · 03/03/2010 18:14

When we found out we were having a boy, dh declared he would only countenance one of two names, both of which were v dull. I didn't raise the subject again until the midwife handed me ds and said "does he have a name?". To which I replied "well, I think he looks like [insert ds's name which I love but which dh had vetoed early on]". She said "oh he does, doesn't he? Hello little [insert name]". And that was that. About 3 days later, dh realised he'd been ambushed but now agrees it's a perfect name.

I'd go with the "hello Zoe" route, myself. I love Zoe.

lifeas3plus1 · 03/03/2010 18:47

Robyn

foreverastudent · 03/03/2010 19:39

Amelia - too trendy but ok
Amelie - too associated with the film
Annabelle - bit posh
Eleina -the best
Ella - like 'elle' better, sounds like a nn
Ellie -far too popular
Emily- nice but vv popular
Imogen -good,up and coming
Isabelle - lots of 'belle' names about just now
Isobel -getting trendy
Lily - far too common
Millie -nn for Amelia?
Robyn - could have 'bobbie' nn- dont like
Rosa -good
Rosie -nn for Rosa?
Sophie- too popular

PlanetEarth · 03/03/2010 20:55

My two daughters' names are both on this list - maybe my DH has a second family he hasn't told me about!

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