3 syllable girl's name needed please!

[OrangePetal]

hi, I've name changed because DS's name is quite unusual and I don't want people to work out who I am!

DS is Theodore and we've just found out we're expecting a DD

so, oh wise ladies of MN, what would you suggest for her please? My preference would be for a 3 syllable name that has the option to shorten for a nn

thanks all

Theodore and Beatrice are too matchy for my liking.

How about Arabel instead of Annabelle, if you don't want Anna?

Analina made me snurk in a most juvenile fashion, sorry Juliana is lovely though

I don't think Harriet would be at all ridiculous with your surname

hmm, good point boogeek... i might stick with orangePetal though, i kind of like it!

cyteen... too matching how?

Arabel is a good one

why did Analina make you snurk? [don't gettit emoticon!] Although it was actually Aralina i suggested!

oh Harriet would definitely be ridiculous! you're a misguided fool (in the nicest possible way!)

THEE-odore and BEE-atrice, same emphasis on similar sounds. Also Theo and Bea a bit 'Timmy and Tammy' for my ears. But I really dislike the name Beatrice anyway so am not exactly an objective voice.

Anal-ina? It's in your list under Aralina.

We will have to agree to disagree re. Harriet Yourname. To me it sounds classic in a children's literature kind of way. Even Hattie Yourname works well.

analina...oh yes! so it is! oops!

oh cyteen, sorry, didn't mean to upset you! I think you've put your finger on the Harriet thing though... it definitely reminds me of a character from a book that enid blyton would have written!

lol, you haven't upset me Have I been terse-typing again? And fwiw I agree that Harriet Yourname is very Enid Blyton and thus not my cuppa tea, I just didn't want you to be put off using a name you liked

Harriet Anyothersurname=lovely

Harriet Mysurname=Enid Blyton and therefore off the list!

you still haven't confessed why Analina made you snurk though... do i need to get my interrogation lamp out?

Because it contains the word 'anal' and thus tickled my ridiculously juvenile sense of humour Too much Viz, I fear.

am loling at harriet yoursurname. a friend of ours with the same surname liked the name our ds has but same issue...

cecily
annabel (nn bell not anna?)
emiliana
rebecca
cassandra
abigail

er er er

My favs:

Imogen
Isabella (which would have been DD4)
Abigail
Ariana
Bethany
Susannah
Talia
Maria

My DDs are in that lot so be nice

CSWS - am already looking forward to the great dizzy name debate

Harriet yoursurname - reminds me of Harriet Harmon

sweetkitty do we know what you are calling your ds?!

OP - well, Jessica falls into that category too. a rather spiffing name i feel But it is being used even more than theodore is now . when we chose it we hadn't come across toooooo many (plus it had a family link)

Hi Sweetkitty!

Just shedding a tear since none of mine where likable. I'm so terrible with names. Suppose that's why it took 9 whole months to come up with both mine.

Still loving Theodore & Jacinda. Much better than Priscilla, right??? Still like that too though.

Why three syllables?

sorry TS, I love the names of your DDs but I guess we just have different tastes in girls' names

sweetkitty... all of those names are obviously beautiful ooh but actually, I do really like Ariana

cyteen so childish but I definitely can't use Analina now so at least you've helped by knocking one off the list for us!

albs fancy seeing you here Hmm, Jessica is another possiblity I hadn't considered

Just realised, this naming thing is a potential minefield!! There are potentially three close friends/family who are due before me so if they all have girls, what's the betting they all pinch our best three names?!

I've reread last few posts and noticed Emiliana.... now this I do like! thanks albs, another one on the list!

Ariana and Emiliana are both favourites of mine. I think you should go for Emiliana actually since I could never use it with my long surname

Petal, several on my current list on here

dizz... have you forgiven me for seeking a wider audience now then?

cyteen.. i disagree (here we go again!), i reckon you could use it should the situation aroused itself

am never one to shun a nameless baby however I'm not quite convinced I've fully forgiven you though

girls are my speciality though so it would be rude not to help!!

My favourites:

Louisa
Imogen
Amelia - don't worry about how many of them there are.
Matilda - forget about the dog.
Arabella
Harriet
Jemima

weepootle...i love your very matter of fact comments!
ooh and you've thrown a new lovely one into the mix...Arabella...thank you!

actually, thank you to everyone who's spending time to help me... but most especially to the lovely Ms Dizzy Dixies

now thats better

just been trying to catch up on other thread now I'm home from work, give me a minute and I'll look at your 'preferred' list and give you approval some suggestions

the Dixie approved list :

Beatrice - love it esp nn Bea

Ariane

Amelia - please don't be put off by perceived popularity, DD1's name is supposed to be common as muck and yet we know of no others. DD2 which is meant to be less common and we know 3!! you can't win if you do and you can't win if you don't

Agatha
Jemima - lovely with nn Jem

Araminta - brilliant, please use it, I'm too chicken with nn Minty!

Antonia

Penelope - Nell or Penny both lovely

now, would you not consider:

Cecilia - nn Cece
Ottilie - nn Tilly
Prudence nn Pru - oober cute
Cordelia - Cordie or DeeDee

hi twilightsurfer, ALBS and CSWS

and of course the lovely dizzy whose DD1s name I was going to pinch until DD4 revealed a little extra bit

Yes I think we have chosen DSs name, nothing that was on our original list as well might jsut keep it a secret

Orangepetal - I like Ariana as well couldn't have it for one of mine as it's too similar to DD1's name

Oh I also like Eliana which I prefer to Emiliana sorry

Do you have a short surname? That's why we opted for 3 syllable names.

Verity
Matilda is ok
Aurora nn Rory

hi kitty and yes, Petal now has a one syllable surname beginning with H

our current list for potential DD4 is

Imogen
Saskia
Arianna
Penelope
Beatrice

oh and Romilly nn Romy or Milly