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01-12-2013 at 5:03 AM
Lolalipsy
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Help for girl's name

My husband and I aren't agreeing on names for our little one and wondered if you would be able to rank these names in order of preference please. Thanks so much.

Polly
Cecilia
Madeleine
Willow
Matilda
Lily
Norah
Florence.
Esther
Eleanor.
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01-12-2013 at 5:53 AM
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Love these (in order):

Norah

Lily

Cecilia 

Madeleine 

Not crazy about these (still in order): 

Matilda 

Eleanor

Florence

Willow

Esther

Polly 
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01-12-2013 at 6:20 AM
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Eleanor

Willow 

Madeline

Lily

Norah

Matilda

 Cecilia

Esther

Florence

Polly
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01-12-2013 at 6:32 AM
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Thanks, polly always comes last. Drat!! That was one of mine lol.
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01-12-2013 at 6:49 AM
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Love:

Matilda

Cecilia

Esther

Eleanor (maybe w/ nn Nora)

 

Like:

Florence

Norah on its own

Lily

Madeleine

Willow

 

I think Polly is an adorable nn. Traditionally, it is a nn for Mary, but you could probably use it for anything with a strong long o sound and a P and an L. Some ideas for Polly other than Mary: Apollnia, Apolline, Polina, Paula, Penelope, Calliope.

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01-12-2013 at 6:55 AM
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Thank you, I never knew it was a nn for Mary. I only ever heard the name in the story Pollyanna and Fawlty Towers.

My husband said it reminds him of "Polly put the kettle on".
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01-12-2013 at 7:02 AM
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I love Matilda, Eleanor (but I dislike the nn Ellie), Cecilia, and Norah. I also like Eleanora with Nora for a NN.
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01-12-2013 at 7:07 AM
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 LOVE (in order): Willow, Lily, Madeleine

LIKE: Matilda, Cecilia, Norah

DISLIKE: Eleanor, Polly, Florence, Esther
 
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01-12-2013 at 7:10 AM
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Eleanor (NN Elle) & Madeline are my top picks!

 

 
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01-12-2013 at 7:16 AM
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Madeleine (love)

 Cecilia (love)

 Norah (love)

Lily (like)

Eleanor (like)

Matilda (dislike)

Florence (dislike)

 Polly (dislike)

 Willow (really dislike ...make the connection with the movie)

Esther (really really dislike) 
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01-12-2013 at 7:26 AM
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From your list, I only like Willow.
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01-12-2013 at 7:29 AM
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Madeleine lovenbsp;Cecilia lovenbsp;Norah loveLily likeEleanor likeMatilda dislikeFlorence dislikenbsp;Polly dislikenbsp;Willow really dislike ...make the connection with the movieEsther really really dislikenbsp;


What movie does Willow have a bad connection to?
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01-12-2013 at 7:38 AM
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Cecilia 
Eleanor
Lily
Madeleine 
Norah
Matilda
Florence
Esther 
Willow
Polly

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01-12-2013 at 7:47 AM
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Cecilia
Norah
Eleanor
Polly
Matilda
Willow
Florence
Lily
Madeleine
Esther

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01-12-2013 at 8:08 AM
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Willow

Eleanor

Lily

Cecilia

Norah

Madeleine

Florence

Esther

Matilda

Polly
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01-12-2013 at 8:26 AM
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I love in this order:

Norah

 Cecilia

 Madeleine 

 
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01-12-2013 at 8:32 AM
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1) Eleanor

2) Norah

3) Cecilia

4) Lily

5) Willow

6) Madeleine

7) Matilda

8)  Florence

9) Polly

10) Esther 
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01-12-2013 at 9:14 AM
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I personally LOVE the name Polly.

I think it's unique adorable.

One of my close friends from high school has two little kiddos, Wyatt Polly perhaps I'm bias but I love that name!

I am not a fan of popular names you hear all the time!
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01-12-2013 at 9:24 AM
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Lily

Willow

Florence

Madeleine

Norah

Cecilia

Matilda

Eleanor

Polly

Esther

 

As an aside, don't choose Polly as a first name if you're going to go with Esther as a middle name. ;)

 
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01-12-2013 at 9:29 AM
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In order of most liked to least:

Matilda

Willow 

Norah

Cecelia

Madeleine

Polly

Lily

Eleanor

Florence (not a fan)

Esther (really not a fan)

 
 
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01-12-2013 at 9:40 AM
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Cecilia

Willow

Madeleine

Lily

Florence

Matilda

Eleanor. 

Norah

Esther

Polly 

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01-12-2013 at 10:00 AM
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Lolalipsy:
My husband and I aren't agreeing on names for our little one and wondered if you would be able to rank these names in order of preference please. Thanks so much. Polly Cecilia Madeleine Willow Matilda Lily Norah Florence. Esther Eleanor.

Pretty sure this Lo's name is going to be Eleanor (NN Nellie/Nell), so that is my favorite :)

I also love Matilda

I like Willow

I'm not crazy about the others. Lily is overdone. Madeleine falls in line with other Maddie names and I'm kind of sick of them. I can't get behind Polly - it is weird to me and I can only think of Polly wants a cracker. Never have been a fan of Cecilia or Norah. Florence and Esther still sound too old to me.

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01-12-2013 at 10:10 AM
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Eleanor 
Florence 
Lily 
Norah 
Cecilia 
Matilda 
Madeleine  
Willow 
Esther 
Polly 

 
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01-12-2013 at 10:20 AM
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my favorites...

Willow and cecilia

OK

Lily Madeline Norah

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Polly Matilda Florence Esther

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01-12-2013 at 10:41 AM
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1. Cecilia 2. Madeleline 3. Lilly 4. Eleanor 5. Esther 6. Florence 7. Matilda 8. Norah don't like the rest, sorry. - Polly is a nickname to me. - Willow is not the same style as other names on list
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01-12-2013 at 11:24 AM
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1. Esther - I adore this name

2. Willow

3. Lily

4. Matilda

5. Eleanor

6. Cecilia

7. Norah

8. Madeleine

9. Florence

10. Polly
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01-12-2013 at 12:16 PM
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Cecilia
Eleanor
Norah
Matilda
Willow
Florence
Polly
Esther
Madeleine
Lily
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01-12-2013 at 12:38 PM
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LilyWillowFlorenceMadeleineNorahCeciliaMatildaEleanorPollyEsther nbsp;As an aside, don't choose Polly as a first name if you're going to go with Esther as a middle name. ;


Lol I hadn't thought of that. Thank you. I'll avoid that.
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01-12-2013 at 12:39 PM
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Thank you so much for your input. It's really helped.
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01-12-2013 at 12:46 PM
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Nora

Madeleine

Eleanor 

Cecilia

Lily

Willow 

Florence

Esther

Matilda

Polly 
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