WDYT of the follwing girls names

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WDYT of the follwing girls names
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Mon, 06-04-2007 - 9:23pm

Hi Everyone:

We are having twins in just a few weeks and cannot settle on a girl's name. The boy will be Nathaniel (Nate) and their older sister is Lillian (Lily). Our last name is Adams so we need something not very common. Can you give me your honest opinions on the following first names?

Claire (Is it too common?)
Margot (Is it too snobby?)
Paige (Is it too boring?)

Any feedback would be so helpful!

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Registered: 09-29-2005
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 12:20am
Already replied, but the pp's suggestion made me realize I'd forgotten to mention Clarice in my response (it was supposed to be in there with Claribel LOL). I love the KLER-iss (rather than kla-REES) pronunciation, btw. ;) Basically like Claire with an "iss" ending sound (like the end of Alice). Just another thought!

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Registered: 05-10-2007
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 10:47am
Paige is nms, but Claire, Claribel (a pp's suggestion) and Margot are beautiful! I do prefer the Margo spelling though, because for some reason I read it as "Mar-got" too even though I know the correct pronunciation.
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 12:14pm

I like Paige a lot - not boring at all - Claire is boring

Paige & Nate will sound very cute for twins, even though Nate will have Nathaniel for a formal name, I still think it's a nice combo

Margot - I graduated with one and everyone always got smart-alecky and called her Maggot

the other thing I think would sound good as a twin to Nathaniel would be Naomi

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 12:14pm
I like Claire best w/ her sibs' names but Margot could work too. I don't think of it as snobby.
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Registered: 03-02-2005
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 1:02pm

<< I'm sorry to say this, but while Margot is a name I *should* like, it does always seem to come across as snobbish to me. :( Also, Nathaniel/Nate and Lillian/Lily, while both traditional, classic names, are very approachable. They have that fun-loving, easy-to-get-to-know feeling about them, if that makes sense. I just don't get that from Margot. >>

I think most people old enough to remember the show think of Margot as snobby, because of Margaux from Punky Brewster. lol.

Anyway, to the op, I love Margot and Claire! They're both on my list.

Margot is also Anne Frank's sister's name.

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Registered: 03-06-2006
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 1:31pm

Oh, Margot, 100%. I LOVE this name. Margot doesn't say snobbish to me; it says confident, intelligent, elegant, and creative. Lillian, Nathaniel, and Margot are wonderful as siblings.

Paige is by far the most popular of your choices, and also the one that's the worst fit with Lillian and Nathaniel. Claire is gaining on Paige in popularity, but isn't horribly common as a first name yet. It's a beautiful, luminous name and would be my second choice for you.


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Registered: 12-09-2005
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 2:34pm

To be quite honest, with Lillian nn Lily and Nathaniel nn Nate, I was thinking that a longer name with a cute nn would work best- ex. Margaret nn Maggie/Greta, Alexandra nn Alex/Andy, Felicity nn Faye/Fliss/Lissy, Adeline nn Addie, Josephine nn Josie, etc. But from your list, I like Margot the best as the others seem a bit boring to me.

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Registered: 12-13-2006
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 4:55pm

I like:

Susie Adams
Bethany Adams
Elisabet Adams
Clarissa Adams

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Registered: 05-28-2005
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 7:46pm
I love Claire...it's in my top 5 and has been for a very long time. I am a teacher and have never had a Claire actually!
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Registered: 04-09-2007
Tue, 06-05-2007 - 8:58pm
Claire - I love Claire. I have this name chosen for my first born girl but with a different spelling. I don't believe that Claire is too common at the moment.
Margot - I like this however I really prefer the spelling as "Margo"
Paige - Like it.

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