Philippa and Rosamund plus two (poll)

See the results of this poll: Philippa and Rosamund plus two – please chose up to 3 (but at least one for each sex)

Respondents: 168 (This poll is closed)

  • Bianca - Bea: 17 (10%)
  • Cordelia - Cordy: 31 (18%)
  • Susannah - Sanna or Sookie: 25 (15%)
  • Wilhelmina - Willa or Mina: 22 (13%)
  • Archibald - Archie: 18 (11%)
  • Leopold - Leo: 36 (21%)
  • Sebastian - Seb: 17 (10%)
  • Other boys (please explain): 2 (1%)

[name]Pippa[/name] and [name]Ro[/name]- adorable! I think [name]Susannah[/name] ([name]Sanna[/name]/[name]Sookie[/name]) is the absolute perfect match for your other daughters’ names. I also voted for [name]Bianca[/name]/[name]Bea[/name], just because I love it. I think [name]Cordelia[/name] or [name]Beatrice[/name] would actually be the better match, but I just love [name]Bianca[/name]. As for the boys, I put “other” because I love all the nicknames, but not the formal names. They seem clunky to me, but that seems to be your style. I like [name]Archer[/name], nn [name]Archie[/name]. I’d also suggest [name]Raymond[/name] ([name]Ray[/name]), [name]Abraham[/name] ([name]Abe[/name], [name]Bram[/name]), [name]Vincent[/name] ([name]Vin[/name], [name]Vince[/name]), or [name]Arthur[/name] ([name]Artie[/name]).

I agree with [name]Daisy[/name] [name]Archer[/name] and [name]Raymond[/name] would make a better fit and I also think [name]Walter[/name] would be wonderful.

What about [name]Cecelia[/name] and [name]Walter[/name]? I think [name]Cecelia[/name] has the same feel as [name]Philippa[/name] and [name]Rosamund[/name] and is equally feminine and sweet and has the great nn’s of Ceecee or [name]Celia[/name].

[name]Walter[/name] [name]Raymond[/name] and [name]Cecelia[/name] [name]Bea[/name]/trice would be my pick. :slight_smile:

[name]Walter[/name] could be [name]Walt[/name] or [name]Wally[/name] either are really cute.

[name]Walter[/name], [name]Philippa[/name], [name]Cecelia[/name] and [name]Rosamund[/name] imo this is a gorgeous sibset and would suit perfectly.

rollo

[name]Leopold[/name] by a long shot for boys! Though I think [name]Leopold[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] would be great names if they both turn out to be boys. Pp also suggested [name]Walter[/name], which while I normally wouldn’t go for, [name]Walt[/name] does sound pretty good with [name]Pippa[/name] and [name]Rosa[/name].
Your girls list is harder, I love all four of the names, but [name]Wilhelmina[/name] and [name]Susannah[/name] seem to go better with your other girls… especially [name]Wilhelmina[/name] [name]IMO[/name].

[name]LOVE[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name]! Also like suggestion of [name]Cecelia[/name]

I love [name]Bianca[/name] nn [name]Bea[/name] and Sebatian nn [name]Seb[/name]. I’d caution against [name]Susannah[/name] nn [name]Sookie[/name], since it’s quite close to Snookie (that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw “[name]Sookie[/name]”).

I love Wilhemina nn [name]Mina[/name] – but then I have a [name]Rina[/name] so I’m probably partial. :slight_smile: And [name]Archie[/name] is adorable. But all of your names are super and I don’t think you’d go wrong choosing any of them. Congrats on your twins!!

[name]Leopold[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] for boys! [name]Philippa[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], and [name]Leopold[/name] are great - [name]Pippa[/name], [name]Rosie[/name], [name]Seb[/name], and [name]Leo[/name]!

As for girls, I’m just not sure. I’d suggest [name]Jessamine[/name] for you, with [name]Jess[/name], [name]Jessa[/name], [name]Minnie[/name], or [name]Mina[/name] as a nickname. Or, perhaps [name]Imogen[/name]? [name]Gen[/name]‘s my favorite nickname, but [name]Immy[/name] works, too. So, yes, here are names I’d suggest to you if only for your two girls’ names:

[name]Philippa[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], and …

[name]Abilene[/name] - [name]Abby[/name], [name]Lena[/name], [name]Billy[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] - [name]Ada[/name], [name]Addie[/name], [name]Del[/name], Dela, Lady
[name]Bryony[/name] - B, Bry, [name]Bree[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] - Cece, [name]Celie[/name], Cee
[name]Christabel[/name] - [name]Chris[/name], [name]Christa[/name], [name]Chrissy[/name], [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] - [name]Elle[/name], [name]Ellie[/name], [name]Elsa[/name], Lo
[name]Evelyn[/name] - [name]Eve[/name], [name]Evie[/name], [name]Eva[/name], [name]Lyn[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name] - [name]Gwen[/name], [name]Gwennie[/name], [name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Georgianne[/name] - [name]Georgie[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Anne[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]Gigi[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] - [name]Hattie[/name], Har, [name]Harry[/name], [name]Ettie[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] - [name]Ibby[/name], [name]Issy[/name], [name]Izzy[/name], [name]Belle[/name], [name]Isa[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Jules[/name], [name]Julie[/name], Ju Ju, [name]Ettie[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] - [name]Kat[/name], [name]Kit[/name], [name]Kitty[/name], [name]Katy[/name], [name]Katie[/name], Kath, [name]Kathy[/name], [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name] - [name]Mira[/name], [name]Mimi[/name], [name]Belle[/name]
[name]Violet[/name] - [name]Vi[/name], [name]Viv[/name], [name]Vivi[/name], [name]Lettie[/name], [name]Ettie[/name], [name]Viola[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name] - [name]Win[/name], [name]Winnie[/name], [name]Fred[/name], [name]Freddie[/name]

[name]Alastair[/name] - [name]Al[/name], [name]Aly[/name], Lassy
[name]Benedict[/name] - [name]Ben[/name], [name]Benny[/name], [name]Ned[/name]
[name]Eliot[/name] - [name]Eli[/name]
[name]Harrison[/name] - [name]Harry[/name], [name]Harris[/name], [name]Sonny[/name]
[name]Julian[/name] - [name]Jules[/name], [name]Lee[/name]
[name]Oliver[/name] - Oli, [name]Ollie[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Theo[/name], [name]Ted[/name], [name]Teddy[/name]

Sorry, not to many boys’ names for you! If you’ve got twin boys, I love [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name], in particular, and [name]Ollie[/name] and [name]Seb[/name] are great. Another fun set is [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Benedict[/name] for the spunky and classic [name]Theo[/name] and [name]Ben[/name]! So, those are my favorites. As for girls, I think [name]Cecily[/name] is divine for you, and perhaps I’d pair her with [name]Violet[/name], for [name]Celie[/name] and [name]Vi[/name], or Cece and [name]Vi[/name]. Another pairing I love is [name]Gwendolen[/name] and [name]Bryony[/name], for [name]Gwen[/name] and Bry. Beautiful! If you’ve got one of each, [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name] are cute together, for [name]Seb[/name] and Lo or [name]Bastian[/name] and [name]Elle[/name] or something - stunning! I also love [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name], for [name]Ollie[/name] and Cece, or even [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Gwendolen[/name], for [name]Theo[/name] and [name]Gwen[/name]. I’ll summarize below:

BB: [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Benedict[/name]
GG: [name]Cecily[/name] and [name]Violet[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name] and [name]Bryony[/name]
BG: [name]Sebastian[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name], [name]Oliver[/name] and [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Gwendolen[/name]

Best of luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Cordelia[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name], by a longshot for each gender! I also think they would make lovely twins if they are BG twins.

Thanks for all the feedback!

[name]Daisy[/name]: some really nice suggestions. I do like [name]Walter[/name] nn [name]Walt[/name], but it hasn’t quite hit a chord with DH or I the way the others did.

[name]Rollo[/name]: [name]Cecilia[/name] is nice, but DH has some bad connections so sadly this is out

Theateruu: Interesting, I never thought of Snooki as a worry for [name]Sookie[/name]. I was more worried about the [name]True[/name] Blood association. I rather think we’d be more inclined to go with [name]Sanna[/name] as an nn here but its a good thing to consider.

[name]Lemon[/name]: Thank you for all of your suggestions. We are pretty set on one of these girls names, though many on your list are lovely. For the boys, [name]Alastair[/name] was on our list but we eventually nixed it. [name]Benedict[/name] and [name]Julian[/name] are great, both ones we’d thought about but had fallen off the list…however, maybe we’ll look at them again.

Thanks for all your comments and votes! Any more suggestions (for boys) or feedback welcome!

[name]May[/name] I ask which girl name you’re set on? I suppose, of [name]Bianca[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Susannah[/name], and [name]Wilhelmina[/name], I think [name]Cordelia[/name] is the best fit with [name]Philippa[/name] and [name]Rosamund[/name]. [name]Pip[/name], [name]Ro[/name], and [name]Di[/name], perhaps? [name]Pippa[/name], [name]Rosa[/name], and [name]Cora[/name]? It’s spunky yet classic.

(I’m just not a [name]Cordy[/name] fan myself because it makes me think of cords, the dated [name]Cory[/name] and [name]Corey[/name], and corgis. Ha!)

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

I voted for [name]Susannah[/name], [name]Wilhelmina[/name], and [name]Archibald[/name], and I love all three of those. I also like [name]Leo[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] as well.

I don’t care for the other girl options. [name]Bea[/name] is cute, but I don’t like [name]Bianca[/name]. [name]Philippa[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], and [name]Beatrice[/name] would be much better.

And I just can’t get behind [name]Cordelia[/name]. I know most people here love it, but I really don’t like it, or any of it’s nicknames.

[name]Lemon[/name]: [name]Ah[/name], I think the wording in my response was a little strange. I meant we’re pretty set on using one of those 4 names, or two, as the case may be, and that we aren’t really looking for more suggestions on girls names, but are happy to get any suggestions on boys names.

Thanks again to everyone for voting and commenting.

I like [name]Cordelia[/name] best for the girl, I think it goes best with the other two names, but I prefer the nn [name]Cora[/name] or [name]Delia[/name] (or even [name]Lia[/name]?) over all the others mentioned.

For boys, I voted for [name]Archie[/name] and [name]Leo[/name], I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Leo[/name]…I do like pp’s suggestion of [name]Archer[/name] over [name]Archibald[/name].

If you do a two syllable girls’ nn, I’d do a one-syllable boys’ nn. So…[name]Cora[/name] and [name]Sebastian[/name] nn [name]Seb[/name], [name]Edward[/name] nn [name]Ned[/name], [name]Theodore[/name] or [name]Thaddeus[/name] nn [name]Tad[/name], etc.

I voted [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Bianca[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name]. I’d like to suggest [name]Lia[/name] as a nn for [name]Cordelia[/name] though - what do you think?

DH isn’t a fan of [name]Cora[/name], and his mother’s name sounds similar to [name]Delia[/name] so we’d probably try to have the baby get her own unique nickname. [name]Both[/name] [name]Di[/name] and [name]Lia[/name] are an interesting suggestions that I hadn’t considered, and DH says he might be persuaded.

Thanks again for all the thoughts & votes! Anymore feedback welcome, especially on boys names, where we’re also open to suggestions.

I love [name]Cordelia[/name] for a girl, [name]Leopold[/name] for a boy. Gorgeous, majestic names! :slight_smile: