What was your "almost" name?

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I was almost named [name_u]Shelby[/name_u]! What were you or your baby almost named?

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I was almost [name_f]Rose[/name_f] or [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]!

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[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] was the longest contender, with [name_f]Chiara[/name_f] coming right behind!

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I was almost named [name_f]Ella[/name_f] :smiling_face:

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[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] or [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m] if I were a boy :blue_heart:

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I was almost Zelda, Fiona, Susannah, Guinevere, Della, or Tennessee-Rose! If I had been a boy, I would have been Noah, Abraham, or Otis. (My mother had eclectic taste!)

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[name_f]My[/name_f] “almost” name was [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f], but my parents were also considering [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], and [name_f]Nora[/name_f]. I would honestly love to be named any of them!

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I was nearly [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] “Lexi”, [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f], [name_f]Abigail[/name_f], [name_f]Lily[/name_f] or [name_u]Florence[/name_u]

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[name_f]Salome[/name_f], Dalida, [name_f]Nicoletta[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] & [name_f]Angeliki[/name_f] for me! [name_u]An[/name_u] eclectic mix for sure haha

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I was very, very nearly [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]

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[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] or [name_u]Florence[/name_u] and if I had been a boy I would have been [name_u]Henry[/name_u].

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I was almost [name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]. If I was a boy, I most likely would’ve been [name_m]Anthony[/name_m].

[name_f]My[/name_f] son was almost a [name_u]Judah[/name_u] but we had his actual name set very early on. If he was a girl, he would’ve been an [name_f]Isla[/name_f].

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[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - mums choice but dad vetoed. I would have loved to be a felicity.
[name_u]Lauren[/name_u] - dads choice, mum vetoed. I’m glad this did not make the cut!

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claire! or julia :heartpulse:

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[name_u]Ali[/name_u] if i was a boy, there was no other girl name suggestion

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I know my parents discussed [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f] & [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]!

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[name_u]Skylar[/name_u] [name_u]Bennett[/name_u]. If I was a girl, [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

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If I was a girl i was going to be Dominique Amadeus but my parents knew i was going to be a girl so yeah but i ended up as V!v!@n

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just shared them in the quick poll thread, but the names my parents have listed under this section of my baby book are [name_f]Samantha[/name_f], [name_f]Kylynn[/name_f], [name_f]Chastity[/name_f], [name_f]Coral[/name_f], [name_f]Colette[/name_f], and [name_f]Crysta[/name_f]! They went with [name_f]Celes[/name_f] :dizzy:

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I was going to be [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Theresa[/name_f] “KT” (though if my brother had been nicknamed [name_m]Chip[/name_m], my mom wanted to call me Dale)
If I was a boy I would have been [name_u]Scott[/name_u]

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