help - advice on name?
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Topic: help - advice on name?
Posted By: jacqui
Subject: help - advice on name?
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:19pm
| we are due to have a little girl in May and I'm wanting opinions on the first name Fleur? I was swaying toward Claudia but unsure... also need middle name suggestions for both? Any ideas? |
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:27pm
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I prefer Fleur... It's so pretty. And I think it's a name that suits all ages. Baby Fleur, Cutsie-pie School girl Fleur, High Flying Business Woman Fleur, Nana Fleur... Haha, has a nice ring to it.
Middle names? Hmmm... Not quite sure on that one. -------------  My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: Tricia
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:35pm
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Alot depends on your surname. Fleur is pretty but not too girly - good choice - although I love the name Eden too Serenity good pick.
If our boy Rohan had been a girl we would have called him Neve or Niamh depending on the choice of spelling. Scarlet is a good name - maybe a family name as a middle one or a name from someone you respect or admire? |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:39pm
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I like Fleur, and for a middle name to go with Fleur I would pick a name with more than one syllable...like Fleur Elizabeth, Fleur Louise, Fleur Emma, Fleur Anna, Fleur Annalise, etc. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:45pm
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Ask Fleury about a middle name as her first name is Fleur. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: jacqui
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 12:50pm
| good to see you think fleur is a nice name, i was concerned it would immediately remind everyone of Libra Fleur tampons!!! I don't think they make them under that name anymore!?? |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 2:01pm
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My name is Fleur so of course I like it, my middle name is Maree spelt the french way too.
No they don't make Libra Fleur anymore thank god!!! My parents would often used both names when they wanted my attention  .
I do have a lot of trouble getting people to spell my name correctly and saying it over the phone. I like Claudia as well, Allyson Goftons new baby girl is Claudia Rose. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: josephnia
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 3:04pm
Fleur Maree has a really lovely ring to it, goes together great  -------------  
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 5:01pm
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I like the name Claudia as a first name. Its a gorgeous strong name! Claudia Rose Claudia Grace Claudia Paige Or maybe you have a family name you could add as a middle name ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 5:44pm
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Hi Jacq, how did you move go and are/have you and Jon adjusted yet? Names are funny things, I found that I had to wright the 3 names down to see how they looked/sounded - ended up going for double middle names for Ashlyn Heather (mil name) Lilly (g/mum on mum side lillian) so had to find 2 middle names for Anastasia so they would be the same. Do you or Jon have a favourite aunt or nana that you want to use, or someone that has had an impact on your lives? I like both Fleur - femanine/pretty (1st thought of Fleur de Lise - song) & Claudia - strong/independant ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: jacqui
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 5:56pm
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Hey kez,
yes move went well, now in the throes of renovating a wonderful bungalow in wellington and being 23 weeks preggers and having a 19 month old I'm kept very busy! We are steering clear of family names so as not to upset either side of the family.... politics hey!! Claudia Paige is an option of ours Kels, just wish we hadn't used our two favourite names (Isla Amelia) for our first daughter otherside Amelia it would have been!! This is too hard.... I wish I could have a glass of wine......!!! |
Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 7:30pm
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uuummm - substitute glass of wine for some chocolate?? OMG I would say very busy would still be an understatment!! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 8:12pm
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Where abouts in Welly are you Jacq. There are quite a few welly mums on here and we TRY and meet up regularly. I hope to see you at one of our meet ups
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Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 8:58pm
Fleur is a nice name.. How bout Fleur Elise?? 
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Posted By: Rachael21
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 9:39pm
| I love Claudia |
Posted By: Jennz
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:24pm
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I love Claudia too- reminds me of Party of Five! How old am I? ------------- Jen, Charlotte 7 & Kate 3 
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Posted By: kezplanet
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:31pm
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isn't if funny what we relate different names to & what memories they bring up! ------------- Kerryn, Mum to Ashlyn(29/3/04), Anastasia(1/11/05) & Abigail (24/02/09) |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 10 January 2008 at 11:37pm
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Hehehe Im with you Jen totally reminds me of party of five!! Heaps of babies in that era were called Claudia too lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: MonicaMouse
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 10:06am
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I'm a Claudia and growing up didn't meet a too many others. When I went to uni ended up having another in one of my tutorials and then ended up working with one (She was about 20 yrs older than me)
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Blair 15/10/2007 Daniel 30/07/2009 |
Posted By: Jay_R
Date Posted: 11 January 2008 at 1:20pm
| I definitely prefer the name Claudia. Mebbe cos of a hideous Fleur I knew when growing up..... |
Posted By: jacqui
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:47pm
| thanks for all opinions, top of the list at the mo is Claudia Neve.... well for this month anyway!! |
Posted By: hooper
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 1:49pm
thats a really pretty name.
sorry really bad baby brain going on.  ------------- Desiree 
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Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:41pm
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Gorgeous name!! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: my4beauties
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 3:47pm
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I like both Fleur & Claudia, & Claudia Neve is nice. ------------- My babies: R (9),G (7), J (5) http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 4:08pm
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I like them both, but actually realy like the top of your list!
For me, i woudl only go Fleur if my surname was longer than 1 or maybe even 2 sylaables, I always felt 3 syllables in total growing up wasn't enough when i said my name, happy I married a 2 syllable surname so am now 4 syllables in all! -------------  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 6:25pm
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I like Claudia Neve.....is it just a coincidence that one is a party of five character and the other is the name of an actress (neve Campbell ) in Party of 5? lol
very pretty tho |
Posted By: jacqui
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 6:30pm
| Yes coincidence - was never a big party of 5 fan myself, would never have clicked! Is it still on tv??? Surely not, and won't be around for the next generation will it? |
Posted By: BabyOnBoard
Date Posted: 21 January 2008 at 8:16pm
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I like claudia ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 22 January 2008 at 10:13pm
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oo I like Elise! It's Krystiana's middle name ------------- |