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[Opinions] Fifth Child in a Sibset
A family I'm acquainted with recently had their fifth child and named her Ottilie. The sibset is now:Eva
Arthur
Rose & Eloise - twins
OttilieUnfortunately, I don't know their middles.WDYT? I really enjoy all of these names, separately and together. I think the parents have done a good job.*LISTEN TO THE MUSTN'TS
- Shel SilversteinListen to the MUSTN'TS, child,
Listen to the DON'TS
Listen to the SHOULDN'TS
The IMPOSSIBLES, the WON'TS
Listen to the NEVER HAVES
Then listen close to me—
Anything can happen, child,
ANYTHING can be.
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I love Arthur and Eloise, and I'm developing a crush on Eva. Rose is nice, and Ottilie is whimsical. It is a nice set, I agree. Very British.
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Not all of them are my taste but the sibset as a whole is really nice. I agree they did a good job.
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Love: Rose & EloiseLike: Arthur

This message was edited 5/28/2022, 3:23 PM

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I love all those names. The parents definitely picked well.
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I prefer Eve to Eva, but I'd like it better as a nn for Evelyn rather than a full name in its own right.
Arthur is a good name; tricky for toddlers to pronounce, but they get over it.
Rose and Eloise are surprising together, probably because of the matching -se endings. Rose is sweet and bland and forgettable; Eloise has been a favourite since a school friend had a little sister with that name. And there are two 60s pop songs, one 'Eloise' and the other 'Dear Eloise', I think, which is odd because it wasn't a popular name at the time.
Ottilie does nothing for me at all. Its pronunciation issues don't help - oh TEEL ya, OT il ee - I far prefer Odile, and I greatly enjoy Tilly as a nn, but only for Matilda.
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I like all of the aforementioned siblings names. Arthur I don't love but it is fine. Ottilie isn't attractive to me and I'm not sure why, because I like Otto and Ottavia. I think the sound is awkward to me is what it is. Or similarities to Oddity.

This message was edited 5/28/2022, 12:43 PM

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Polite, British, respectable.
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