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which do you prefer?
We are trying to decide between a few names:
Elizabeth Blakely (Blakely is a family name)
Madeline Alexis or Madeline Grace
Eva Elizabeth
And Matilda is on the table but we can't seem to choose a middle name that flows with it, but I really like it.
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Re: which do you prefer?
I adore Matilda. It doesn't go at all with my last name but it would be at the top of my list otherwise. I love Tillie as a nickname too.
I like Eva alot. Madeline is a bit popular for my liking. Can't go wrong with Elizabeth- a beautiful, classic, feminine name.
I LOVE Matilda, but can't get dh on board with it.
What about Matilda Jane, Matilda Claire, or Matilda Elyse? I also think Grace would go well with it!
I also think Eva Elizabeth and Madeline Grace are beautiful names!
Elizabeth Blakely (Blakely is a family name)
Madeline Alexis
or Madeline Grace 
Eva Elizabeth
And Matilda is on the table
What's wrong with Matilda Blakely? I love it! And like a PP, I think the nn Tillie is great. I have an aunt Tillie!
ETA: Matilda Grace is lovely as well. Maybe prettier than Matilda Blakely, but I like that Blakely is a family name. (Plus I teach a girl named Blakely, and she is awesome lol!)
I do not like Matilda.
I love Elizabeth Blakely - I'm a big "elizabeth" fan and like the family name added.
I also love Eva Elizabeth.
I can take or leave Madeline.
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I love Eva Elizabeth, or you could use Eva Blakely. I like Blakely anyway but I'd try to use it since it's a family name. Or Eva Madeline.
Elizabeth as a first name is a bit boring for me. Madeline is way too popular and I'm not a fan of Matilda in the least.
I agree with all of this except Madeline Alexis. I have to give that a
.
All very nice names. I like Eva the most.
Love Madeline, but not with the mn Alexis.
Elizabeth Blakely sounds great too. Love the combo.
Not a fan at all of the name Matilda.
I think that Madeline is a little too popular right now. I know three babies named Madeline.
I love Elizabeth Blakely. Very classic.
I really like Matilda too. And thumbs up on Tillie. So cute.
1. Eva Elizabeth
2. Elizabeth Blakely
Logan David 03.27.08
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I really like Elizabath Blakely. I think Madeline and Eva are too over-used.
My DD is Matilda and though I am no longer encouraging people to use it because I have concerns about it becoming too popular (too popular to me is in the top 300 which it is currently nowhere near) I will give you my MN ideas anyways. My DD is Matilda Johanna, but that is because Johanna is a family name. If I could chose any middle name, I would have gone with Matilda Jane or Matilda Louise.