I really LOVE Imogen. such a beautiful name if a friend hadnt of used it, i would be considering it if we were to have another girl...tell your DH that gorgeous supermodels are named Imogen LOL! (ha ha Mrs Hendo, i just read your reply....so true! but then again could be a good bargaining chip to get him to love the name LOL!)
Last edited by Cassius2; March 26th, 2010 at 09:23 AM.
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Go with your favorites, Imogen is lovely but so is Eilish. You might want to explore some alternative spellings for Eilish as I have heard the same name spelt differently and it was never a problem for them.
I love your names! Most of them are on my list too! Sadly Imogen does not quite sound right with our surname, but I know a gorgeous little girl with this name whoes mum (and tiny little sis!) call her Immy and it is so cute!
I am having the same issue with Amelie as you are having with Eilish in that I am worried about having to spell and explain the pronunciation (no it is not Amelia, no it is not Emily!) so I understand your worries. A friend with a very unusual name (Amieka) has told me that as long as you are very clear when you introduce her and repeat it a couple of times in the conversation to new teachers, parents etc, you shouldn't have too much trouble. On the spelling, my name is Elizabeth (most easily recognisable spelling in the world you would think!) and I still get asked "is that with an s or is that an i or a y???? )
Annabelle is lovely (this is the sp I prefer, but only because I think it gives them more options for nice shortening - Anna or Belle/Bella)
Amelia - lovely but quite popular at the moment if that is a concern for you..
Genevieve - lovely, but can you live with Gen as a nickname? That is all that puts me off this one a little. (it came off our truly HUGE list only last week)
Anneliese - not to offend anyone who has a child called this, as I think it is a lovely name, but for some reason, everyone I have asked what they thought about it has said they think it is a bit of a bogan name (ie. possibly on the list of what to call your future lap dancer..) They have all been in the over 35 bracket who have said this, so I am wondering if it is just that aussie swimsuit/FHM model that is colouring their perceptions..
Emmeline / Emeline - the 'line' bit makes this a very strong ending name, so it very much depends if that sounds is good with your surname. Emmy is a very cute nn and it looks really nice written down.. hmmm sigh... now you've made me like it!
Good luck! I know who incredibly hard this is.
BTW: since we seem to have similar taste in names, have you considered:
Georgianna
Annalie (finnish version of Hannah)
Elara
Jasmine
Vivienne
Carys
I have an Anelise and I have received nothing but compliments on her name from people of all ages. I guess not everyone sees it as a 'Future lap dancer' name
From your list I really love Imogen but I fear it may be a name that is getting to be way too popular, which might be okay for you though (FWIW, my DD1 has one of the 'popular' names and it has never been an issue)
I also love Amelia. I love Milly as a shortened version of this name
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She gets Gen or Vievie (like Evie but with a V) for short.
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) They have all been in the over 35 bracket who have said this, so I am wondering if it is just that aussie swimsuit/FHM model that is colouring their perceptions..
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