Quick survery: Which of these two names do you prefer...

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... and is there a reason for your preference?

Felicity or Rebecca

Thank you!

Rebecca...my kids'God mother's name. Timeless!

rebecca

Rebecca's too popular and she'll get called Becky.

Felicity is lovely - the meaning is very sweet, as people have said.

Rebecca rolls off the tongue easier

Rebecca - popular, but lovely name.

Felicity

felicity

I personally don't like either of them - I think it would also depend on what middle name and surname you were having and whether it rolled of the tongue IYSWIM

Felicity - think Rebecca is a bit common (as in common-place, not class, in case you think I'm being a snob )).

I know loads of Rebeccas, but no Felicitys (although that could of course be an age thing - I'm late 30's and Rebecca might not be so popular these days).

Rebecca - as I have one, but also like Felicity, needs to go with rest of name as will get shortened when older - not much help.

i actually think it depends where you live too IYKWIM. Will a Felicity fit in for example? or does it sound too pretentious.

I know 2 Felicities - 1 is 11 (known as Fliss), the other is 14/15 - both really really sweet girls.

People do grow into their names, don't they - does anybody know a clodhopping insensitive Grace or a stroppy badtempered Patience?

I know lots of Rebeccas, some nice, some not. Also one Rebekah and she is a sweetie too.

Felicity - you're unlikely to meet another, though you won't be able to buy stuff with her name on! My big sis had a friend of that name, often known as Flicky, which I thought most wonderful when I was eight!

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Flicky sounds good - and it's right, Becky is a bit common - there's 4 in dd's class.

Rebecca - I really like that name

Rebecca - no reason really.

i know two sisters called felicity and rebecca,they're called flick and becky.Difficult choice,i like them both,sorry not much help at all

Sssh, Dior!

That is weird though - was at DS1's parents' evening tonight and I commented to him about the mother of one of his friends; she is one of those (sickening ) sweet, pretty, smiling, genuinely happy people and he agreed and said guess what, she is called Joy!

can I sit on the fence and say both????

Best friend at school was a Rebecca (Becky for short)

My mum is called Felicity - and really suits it.

just a thought - where in the country are you??

I only ask because if you're oooop north - she'll probably get shortened to Floss(y)

Floss is Florence!

Rebecca
It was on my short list for DD.

Rebecca because Felicity sounds a bit stuffy though I do like Fliss.

JanH - my mum gets called Floss by all of my dad's relatives from Yorkshire/Cleveland as well as all their family friends up there