Simone or Claire?

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Registered: 11-03-2005
Simone or Claire?
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Thu, 11-10-2005 - 10:55pm

Our baby girl is due in a week! I love both these names, perhaps with the middle name Elizabeth. Would love to hear your thoughts! Thanks!

Claire Elizabeth

Simone Alexandra

also considering....

Gretchen Simone

Hollis Grace

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Registered: 11-09-2005
Thu, 11-10-2005 - 10:57pm
Hollis Grace is cool.
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Registered: 09-13-2005
Thu, 11-10-2005 - 11:25pm

All four of the names you have there are lovely (but especially the first two!)- and all four have a different "feel." At this point, I'd say take that list to the hospital, and when you meet her...pick what feels right. Trust me, one will. My DH and I were absolutely stuck on either Isla or Jane for our DD, and about forty minutes after she was born we looked at each other and said "Isla," and an Isla she very much is at 2.5- Jane wouldn't have done at all :)

Best of luck with the birth (and the whole parenting bit after, lol). Do post what you end up naming her!

-Sisi.

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Registered: 10-13-2005
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 4:48am

I think I like Simone Alexandra best!! I know 2 Claire Elizabeth's. It's very pretty, but I would probably pick Simone Alexandra as my 1st choice. Hope this helps !!


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Registered: 10-11-2005
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 7:39am
I really like all of them! None of them are too common, which is really nice. I LOVE Simone when its used as a mn, so my favourite is Gretchen Simone. I really like that. All of them are nice though. Claire is probably the most common, so I would say thats my least favourite. I like Hollis a lot.
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Registered: 06-14-2003
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 8:04am
Simone Alexandra ... I like it best
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Registered: 05-20-2003
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 9:11am
I love Simone. Think it is great. The image it conjures is VERY different from Claire... Good luck!
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Registered: 09-28-2005
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 9:18am

I like all 4, my least favorite is Hollis, my favorite is Simone or Gretchen. I don't think you can lose which ever way you go. I do agree with a previous post that you should take the list with you and see what she looks like to you.

DH and I had 2 names picked for our 2nd son, but once born he didn't look like either, so we ened up changing our mind totally! So sometimes its nice to bring your list along just in case!

Good luck!
Theresa

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Registered: 10-13-2005
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 10:25am
I love both of your top two names. My favorite is Simone...I like Simone Elizabeth, even though it is not one of your choices.

 

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Registered: 10-12-2005
Fri, 11-11-2005 - 2:43pm
I like Simone Elizabeth.
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Registered: 01-22-2005
Sat, 11-12-2005 - 11:30am

Claire is a beautiful name. Simone is not quite as pretty to my ears. Personally, I would only use Hollis if it were a family name because it seems very last namey/preppy to me, so there would need to be a story behind it or it would just seem like I were following the last-name-as-first-name trend.

I have to be honest that my ears really hurt when I hear the name Gretchen. Might be the combination of the strong sound of "Gr" with the sound of "wretch". Sorry!

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