Sisters for Albert and Frances?

Girl Names
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First-time poster here!

I’ve only just found out I’m expecting g/g twins and I am already frantically seeking out the perfect names! I’m in need of some opinions, suggestions, and advice (other than DH’s). I already have an [name]Albert[/name] [6], known as [name]Bertie[/name], and a [name]Frances[/name] [4], who is occasionally called [name]Effie[/name].

The list so far:
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Kitty[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Posey[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
I also really like the [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]].

Any ideas you have would be greatly appreciated!

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I think all your choices work well.

[name]Flora[/name] – nice (although another F name if that bothers you).

[name]Maude[/name] – I have a friend who loves this and it has grown on me. It is unexpected which is nice. But I prefer it in it’s original use as a nickname for [name]Matilda[/name] or as a middle name.

[name]Henrietta[/name] – works well and [name]Hetty[/name] is a cute nickname.

[name]Agatha[/name] – This is nice but [name]Aggie[/name] is an inevitable and not very attractive nickname, imo.

[name]Kitty[/name] – [name]Kitty[/name] is adorable but somewhat insubstantial on its own, especially as [name]Albert[/name] and [name]Frances[/name] get nns and [name]Kitty[/name] wouldn’t. [name]Katherine[/name]/[name]Kathleen[/name] nn [name]Kitty[/name] would be nice.

[name]Susanna[/name] – [name]Lovely[/name], classy and [name]Susie[/name], [name]Annie[/name] or [name]Anna[/name] offer great versatility for nickname.

[name]Mabel[/name] – It’s nice and fits well but hasn’t got the elegance that some of the others have.

[name]Philippa[/name] – [name]Pippa[/name] would work well in the set and [name]Philippa[/name] is underused, elegant with backbone.

[name]Marigold[/name] – This one seems slightly flightier than the others.

[name]Posey[/name] – Same as [name]Kitty[/name], insubstantial on its own, but great as a nickname for [name]Josephine[/name].

[name]Ida[/name] – This is nice but there isn’t much she could do with it re. nicknames which may be resented as your other children get one.

Suggestions:

[name]Beatrice[/name] nn [name]Bess[/name], [name]Bea[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Mattie[/name]
[name]Constance[/name] nn [name]Connie[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name] nn [name]Annie[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name] nn [name]Willa[/name], [name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name] nn [name]Milly[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name] nn [name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] nn [name]Dotty[/name], [name]Dolly[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name] nn [name]Ginnie[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] nn [name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Molly[/name], [name]Maisy[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Polly[/name], [name]Peggy[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] nn [name]Nell[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Maude[/name], [name]Tilly[/name]

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[name]Welcome[/name]!
I’ve only just found out I’m expecting g/g twins and I am already frantically seeking out the perfect names! I’m in need of some opinions, suggestions, and advice (other than DH’s). I already have an [name]Albert[/name] [6], known as [name]Bertie[/name], and a [name]Frances[/name] [4], who is occasionally called [name]Effie[/name].

[name]Love[/name] your kids’ names! They are ultra cool. It will be fun to see what you name your twins!

The list so far:
[name]Flora[/name] - I am wild about [name]Flora[/name]!
[name]Maude[/name] - love
[name]Henrietta[/name] - I think I could love it. [name]Pam[/name] absolutely loves this name. I love the nn [name]Hattie[/name].
[name]Agatha[/name] - sorry, I’m not loving this yet. But I’ll probably learn to love it after a while.
[name]Kitty[/name] - so cute as a nn for [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name] - I just love it!
[name]Mabel[/name] - this is cute
[name]Philippa[/name] - love it with the nn [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name] - like it
[name]Posey[/name] - love as a nn for [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Ida[/name] - like it
I also really like the [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]]. - I love them, too, and recently I decided that [name]Bettina[/name] is hot. But nobody on Nameberry said anything about my announcement! I’m glad you love [name]Bettina[/name].

[name]Alice[/name]
Bernardette - but I don’t think we’re quite ready for her yet.
[name]Bernice[/name] - ditto
[name]Claudine[/name]
[name]Colette[/name] nn [name]Coco[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Georgine[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Kaye[/name] - great middle name
[name]Lenore[/name] - [name]Love[/name]
[name]Leonora[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] nn [name]Lulu[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] nn [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Luella[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name] nn [name]Millie[/name]
[name]Minerva[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name] - great middle name
[name]Priscilla[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rosamond[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Silvie[/name]
[name]Theda[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name], I think [name]Theda[/name] could be a nn for this
[name]Twyla[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Wilhelmina[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Zenobia[/name]
Check out my “Outhip the Hipsters” thread on “Talk about Names”. I love your name ideas! It was fun to think of more names for you.

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I like your naming style - very pretty. Here are some other ideas in the same vein:

[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Heloise[/name]
[name]Venetia[/name]
Tuppence
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]

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[name]Flora[/name]: nice
[name]Maude[/name]: too old-ladyish for me
[name]Henrietta[/name]: ditto
[name]Agatha[/name]: again, ditto
[name]Kitty[/name]: no
[name]Susanna[/name] *: nice
[name]Mabel[/name]: don’t love it
[name]Philippa[/name] *: like it a lot, [name]Pippa[/name] is such a cute nn!
[name]Marigold[/name]: I don’t see this as a first name
[name]Posey[/name]: nice as a nickname
[name]Ida[/name]: nice
I also really like the [name]Elizabeth[/name] * variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]].
As for [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants, here are two links to Nameberry lists on that very topic!! I absolutely love the [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants!!

  1. https://nameberry.com/list/11/Nicknames-for-[name]Elizabeth[/name]
  2. International Variations of Elizabeth | Nameberry

I liked the suggested names:
[name]Beatrice[/name] *
[name]Antonia[/name] *
[name]Josephine[/name] *
[name]Lenore[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name] *

Good luck! PS: I love the names [name]Albert[/name] and [name]Frances[/name]!!

  • [name]Star[/name] equals tons of nicknames, though most of the rest have a few nicknames too!
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[name]Love[/name] your name choices, and how exciting to be expecting twins!! I think old-fashioned names like [name]Maude[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name] would go excellently. [name]Constance[/name] and [name]Cordelia[/name]? [name]Josephine[/name] and [name]Geraldine[/name]? [name]Penelope[/name] and Phillippa? [name]Rosamund[/name] and [name]Ruth[/name]? [name]Edith[/name] and [name]Eva[/name]?

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[name]Hi[/name], [name]Pandora[/name]! :slight_smile:

[name]Flora[/name]: I love [name]Flora[/name], but you’ll be starting an “F” theme for girls, which may or may not bother you.

[name]Maude[/name]: I love [name]Maude[/name]! :slight_smile:

[name]Henrietta[/name]: I really like this name a lot, and like how it’s a form of a male name, just like [name]Frances[/name].

[name]Agatha[/name]: I’m not personally an [name]Agatha[/name] fan…

[name]Kitty[/name]: I love [name]Kitty[/name], but as a nickname for [name]Katherine[/name].

[name]Susanna[/name]: I really love this name…

[name]Mabel[/name]: I think [name]Mabel[/name] is darling!

[name]Philippa[/name]: See [name]Henrietta[/name]… I love it (and the [name]Pippa[/name] nickname)…

[name]Marigold[/name]: I think your other names work better with the more traditional [name]Frances[/name] and [name]Albert[/name], but I think it’s cute.

[name]Posey[/name]: I think it’s a great name for [name]Josephine[/name], but to me, it feels too flimsy on its own. I also think it works as a nickname for any P name (such as [name]Penelope[/name]) paired with a [name]Rose[/name] middle name ([name]Rosalind[/name], for example), as you’ll have the P and the -ose sound.

[name]Ida[/name]: I prefer the other names on your list…

I also really like the [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]]: I love [name]Elizabeth[/name]! ([name]Eliza[/name] is one of my favorites…)

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]/[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] (nn [name]Nell[/name] or [name]Poppy[/name])
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

Best wishes to you! :slight_smile:

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[quote=“pandora”]First-time poster here!

I’ve only just found out I’m expecting g/g twins and I am already frantically seeking out the perfect names! I’m in need of some opinions, suggestions, and advice (other than DH’s). I already have an [name]Albert[/name] [6], known as [name]Bertie[/name], and a [name]Frances[/name] [4], who is occasionally called [name]Effie[/name].

The list so far:
[name]Flora[/name]… too close [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]… I like this… but I think you have some other great options
[name]Henrietta[/name]… Ditto [name]Jill[/name]'s reply… Great with [name]Frances[/name]!
[name]Agatha[/name]… not my cup of tea but I see its appeal
[name]Kitty[/name]… ditto [name]Jill[/name] again
[name]Susanna[/name]… [name]LOVE[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]… [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name] [name]LOVE[/name]!!! (I cant use it due to my “new” last name so I might love it even more out of envey!)
[name]Philippa[/name]… CUTE
[name]Marigold[/name]… CUTE but I like [name]Maribelle[/name] better
[name]Posey[/name]… I like [name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Poppy[/name] better
[name]Ida[/name]… I like this and I also love [name]Iris[/name]
I also really like the [name]Elizabeth[/name] variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]].

Any ideas you have would be greatly appreciated! My name is [name]Elizabeth[/name] so I like it! haha I love the nn [name]Tibbie[/name]… I went by [name]Lizzie[/name] though.

Ok so twin set…

[name]Henrietta[/name] and [name]Bernadette[/name] nn’s [name]Etta[/name] and [name]Birtie[/name]… so cute
[name]Iris[/name] and [name]Mabel[/name]… [name]LOVE[/name]]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Susanna[/name] nn’s [name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Susie[/name]… Adorable
[name]Ida[/name] and [name]Mable[/name]… I like [name]Iris[/name] more
[name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Clara[/name]… Classic
[name]Margaret[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name]… [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name]… not on your list but I adore these names
[name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nellie[/name] and [name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Maude[/name] and [name]Ida[/name]… I like this a lot… [name]Maude[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Ida[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name]… beautiful… [name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Kitty[/name]… [name]Lizzie[/name] and [name]Kitty[/name]
[name]Adele[/name] and [name]Clara[/name]… I love [name]Adele[/name]
[name]Henriette[/name] and [name]Philippa[/name]… Awesome with [name]Frances[/name]! :slight_smile:
[name]Marigold[/name] and [name]Annabelle[/name]… adorable

Good [name]Luck[/name]!

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[name]Love[/name], love, [name]LOVE[/name] your taste in names! [name]Albert[/name] is sadly under-appreciated.

I personally am not a huge fan of twin girls whose names both end in “a”, so I’d try to avoid a combination like [name]Philipa[/name] and [name]Agatha[/name] (even though I really like both name by themselves). Again, that’s just my personal preference.

Some of my favourites:

[name]Gwendolyn[/name] and [name]Gertrude[/name] (even though I know that most people hate [name]Gertrude[/name] with passion!)
[name]Philipa[/name] and [name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name] (nn [name]Kitty[/name]) and [name]Persephone[/name] (nn [name]Posey[/name])
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Liesel[/name] (diminutive of [name]Elizabeth[/name])

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You have some lovely classic names here! Some twin pairs,
[name]Maude[/name] & [name]Elspeth[/name]
[name]Bettina[/name] & [name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] & [name]Susannah[/name]

Since your children have formal first names I’d try some of the formal names for the nick names you have on your list like [name]Flora[/name], [name]Posey[/name], [name]Kitty[/name]:
[name]Flora[/name] could be a nn for [name]Florence[/name], [name]Floriana[/name], [name]Florice[/name].
[name]Posey[/name] could be a nn for [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Josepha[/name], [name]Josette[/name], [name]Josianne[/name], [name]Josanna[/name], [name]Josie[/name], [name]Penelope[/name].
[name]Kitty[/name] could be a nn for [name]Katherine[/name], [name]Kathleen[/name], [name]Kathryn[/name], [name]Katherina[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Kiera[/name], [name]Kinslea[/name], [name]Kirsten[/name].

[name]Clementine[/name] & [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Florence[/name] & [name]Josanna[/name]
[name]Katherina[/name] & [name]Josepha[/name]

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I love your names!!

My favorite combinations:

[name]Agatha[/name] and [name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Aggie[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] and [name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Hettie[/name]/[name]Henny[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Maude[/name] and [name]Flora[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Flora[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name]

Such great choices! Good luck!

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Thank you all for your insight! My list is getting obscenely long…

I really love [name]Bernadette[/name] nn [name]Birdie[/name], but it’s far too close to [name]Bertie[/name]. ):
[name]Beatrice[/name] us another one I adore, and I [name]LOVE[/name] the idea of [name]Bess[/name] as a nickname, but it’s a bit too similar-sounding to both [name]Bertie[/name] and [name]Frances[/name], almost smooshed together. So that unfortunately is a no.
I adore [name]Florence[/name] and [name]Constance[/name], although I think the -ce ending is again simliar.
I’ve added [name]Martha[/name], [name]Millicent[/name], [name]Lenore[/name]/[name]Leonora[/name], [name]Sylvie[/name], [name]Lottie[/name], Tuppence, [name]Cicely[/name], [name]Jemima[/name], [name]Ottilie[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Rosamund[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name], [name]Cassandra[/name], [name]Persephone[/name], and [name]Liesel[/name] to the list!

I’m seriously thinking about [name]Kitty[/name] as a stand-alone name, most likely because I’ve known loads of Kates and Katies over the years, and I’ve sort of gone off [name]Katherine[/name]. I also prefer the [name]Catherine[/name] spelling, but it’s still a bit overused to my ears. The same goes for [name]Margaret[/name]. I like it well enough, I just don’t think I could bring myself to use it. I adore [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Polly[/name], and think they could work on there own…?

Sorry, rant over. :smiley:

You’ve all been Very helpful! Any more thoughts on this?

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[name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Susanna[/name] are my favorites!

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I cannot go past [name]Susanna/name and [name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Kitty[/name]

[name]Bertie[/name], [name]Effie[/name], [name]Kitty[/name] and [name]Susie[/name]

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I absolutely adore [name]Kitty[/name], but I don’t know about using it as a stand alone… I guess you could. What about [name]Katrina[/name] nn [name]Kitty[/name]?

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I love almost all of your options - I think you have brilliant taste! If I”ve written nothing, that means I adore it.

[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name] - love the nn [name]Ettie[/name].
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Kitty[/name] - I”m afraid I don”t think it can stand alone ” how about, instead of [name]Katherine[/name]: [name]Caitlin[/name]
Aikaterina (Greek version of [name]Katherine[/name])
[name]Katrina[/name] (the hurricane problem, unfortunately)/[name]Catriona[/name]
[name]Cathleen[/name] (I think this is dated, though)
Hecate/Hekate (he-kat-ee; she was a Titan goddess in Greek mythology)
[name]Katenka[/name] (a Russian name).
At a stretch, you could pick a name with a feline meaning and use the nn [name]Kitty[/name], too.
[name]Susanna[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Marigold[/name]
[name]Posey[/name] - again, I don”t think it could stand alone, but I adore [name]Josephine[/name]. I had a thread on here about names with the nn [name]Posy[/name] a while ago, and another beautiful one mentioned was [name]Mariposa[/name] (Spanish for ”butterfly”).
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] variants [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elspeth[/name] [[name]Elsie[/name]], and [name]Bettina[/name] [[name]Betty[/name], [name]Betsey[/name]]
[name]Martha[/name] - this is so underused. Beautiful.
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]/[name]Leonora[/name] - reminds me of the fabric softener brand.
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Lottie[/name] - as a nn for [name]Charlotte[/name], or [name]Lieselotte[/name] etc.
Tuppence - like the currency? I”m really not fond of this one.
[name]Cicely[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Rosamund[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Persephone[/name]
[name]Liesel[/name].

I agree with you that [name]Bernadette[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name] are too close too [name]Bertie[/name].

Also :
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Rosanna[/name]/[name]Roseanna[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Regina[/name] nn [name]Queenie[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
Minou (an Iranian name)
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Tulip[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name].

I think both [name]Maisie[/name] and [name]Polly[/name] can stand alone, although [name]Maisie[/name] is very cute ” I”ve always thought of [name]Polly[/name] as a name in itself, and it is so pretty!

Good luck!

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Bettina[/name]. But I’m partial to it, I just named my daughter that. She’s 5 months old and we call her [name]Betti[/name].

Really can’t go wrong with your list! So I vote [name]Bettina[/name] :slight_smile: and [name]Maude[/name], just one of yours that caught my eye. But really, I like them all!

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I really like [name]Phillipa[/name] with the nn of [name]Pippa[/name]. So cute. I also like [name]Susanna[/name] and [name]Bettina[/name].

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tuppence!!!
ilove this name-
lil tuppy- ugh…so sweet.
i have never heard anyone else that liked this name…

i also love otillie too.