Early Ideas

Re: Early Ideas

• gonetothesea member

  October 2016

  Iris Penelope is lovely. It sounds good reversed as well!
  

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• Bringmemylongswordho member

  October 2016

  Cecily Jane.

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• SmrBrd2012 member

  October 2016

  Nice list! Slight preference for Iris Penelope but I also like Cecily Jane.

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• thatcma member

  October 2016

  Iris Elizabeth

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• bbiutmcph member

  October 2016

  All nice choice Cecily Jane is my favorite

  
  
  

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• Gators&BoSox member

  October 2016

  great list! I love Cecily Jane and Iris Elizabeth

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• ashleyandely member

  October 2016

  Gwendolyn Ivy is my personal fav. Next is Cecily Jane. 

  DD: Ophelia 5/18/15

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• LoveLee85 member

  October 2016

  I'm loving Ivy Elizabeth! 

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• neverblushed member

  October 2016

  I really like all of these names.  Below are my specific thoughts/associations about each:
  
  Ivy Celeste -- really like this.  I think Celeste is lovely, and it works well as a mn to Ivy.
  Ivy Elizabeth -- Nice, but not as special as Celeste.  Elizabeth in the mn spot always seems like a mouthful to me.
  Iris Elizabeth -- Of the listed names, this one comes in near the bottom for me.  Maybe because both names start with vowels?  Not sure.
  Iris Penelope -- This is the name on the list that has the most "little old lady" flavor.
  Cecily Jane -- Another one I really like.  It scans well, and Cecily is a traditional, but unusual, name.  To me, this one seems spunkier than Ivy Celeste, while the former is a little more feminine.
  Cecily Josephine -- Almost as good as Cecily Jane, but I slightly prefer Jane as a mn.  I'm biased, though - my DD's mn is also Jane.
  Gwendolyn Ivy -- My sense is that there are probably more little Gwendolyns out there than Cecilys, Irises, or Ivys.  But... I like the sound of this name, and Gwen is a nice shortened version.
  
  Really, you can't go wrong with any of these choices -- all are first-rate!

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• SaphireSweetie88 member

  October 2016

  Ivy Celeste 
  Ivy Elizabeth
  Iris Elizabeth 
  Iris Penelope
  Cecily Jane
  Cecily Josephine
  Gwendolyn Ivy
  
  The ones in bold are my choices / preferences
  

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• thehollyandtheivy member

  October 2016

  Thank you all so much! This is hard but fun

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• joforyoga member

  February 2017

  Cecily for sure! Cece is an adorable nn too

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• virginiaunicorn11 member

  February 2017

  +1 for Cecily Jane

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• mrs_tacos member

  February 2017

  Ivy Elizabeth, Gwendolyn Ivy, and Iris Penelope are my three favorites, in that order.

  

  
  

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• MamaWren919 member

  February 2017

  Ivy Celeste or Cecily Jane are lovely.

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• MamaRN13 member

  February 2017

  1+ for Cecily Jane
  
  Great choices!

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• holli0801 member

  February 2017 edited February 2017

  I LOVE Iris. Don't love Penelope with Iris and Elizabeth is boring unless you have a family meaning... had my boy been a girl, she would have been Iris Eileen. I also like Iris Claire or Iris Olive or even Olivia for a modern twist... Iris Jane is also nice 

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• cantrellja member

  March 2017

  Cecily Jane!

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