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happy-mummy
18/04/2011, 05:39 PM
Baby #3 - sibs are Owen and Eve. Last names is 2 syllables and starts with H.
Which do you prefer?
Alice
Meredith
Penelope (nn Penny)
Kay1
18/04/2011, 05:41 PM
Alice. Fits beautifully IMO.
fancie
18/04/2011, 05:42 PM
Please don't make me choose, OP. They are all so lovely.
FormallyMe
18/04/2011, 05:42 PM
Love them all and ever so curious to know your potential boy list.
Iris37
18/04/2011, 05:42 PM
Alice
Monroe
18/04/2011, 05:42 PM
I have always had a soft spot for Meredith.
~Mintie~
18/04/2011, 05:44 PM
Lol 2 out of 3 of those are my sisters names. I like Alice or Penelope.
rhiannonc
18/04/2011, 05:45 PM
Alice, Penelope & Meredith, in that order.
M!ssy
18/04/2011, 05:46 PM
Alice! Lovely name.
starsg
18/04/2011, 05:46 PM
meredith is my fave but i think alice goes better with your other 2. lovely names!
cryptic
18/04/2011, 05:47 PM
I really like Alice and Penelope. They were both on our list. DD ended up with Alice as her middle name.
My only concern with Alice would be having all 3 names starting with a vowel. That is one of the reasons we didn't use Alice as the first name for DD (she is our third child); I thought X, Y and Alice was a little bit of a mouthful.
Mocha Coffee
18/04/2011, 05:47 PM
I love Alice!
Eleni_J
18/04/2011, 05:48 PM
I love Alice and Meredith, but all 3 would go well with your other kids' names. Tough choice!
Gudrun
18/04/2011, 05:48 PM
Really like Meredith and Alice but Alice is the best fit. It's excellent actually.
Devi
18/04/2011, 05:49 PM
I think I would choose Meredith but it would be hard. They are all lovely. Alice would be second choice.
natasha77
18/04/2011, 05:52 PM
Alice by a mile
Good luck!
Dabri
18/04/2011, 05:54 PM
I like Meredith, then Alice next.
But then I am biased. I have a friend named Penelope who can't stand her name. She mostly goes by an unrelated nickname.
Stained
18/04/2011, 05:54 PM
Alice then Penelope.
Meredith sounds middle age-ish to me, I cant picture it on a little girl or a teenager.
sunnymonkey
18/04/2011, 05:54 PM
Alice <3
PixieVee
18/04/2011, 05:55 PM
Meredith, Meredith, Meredith!! Looooove it.
I like Alice next then Penelope, however I think they are all lovely names.
fifi-trixibelle
18/04/2011, 05:58 PM
I was going to say Alice and then saw you've got an Owen and Eve so now I definitely vote for Alice as I think a longer name doesn't fit well with the short names.
Bel Rowley
18/04/2011, 06:02 PM
Alice and Penelope are two of my favourites, but Alice is definitely the winner to go with your other two.
Meredith I have never liked.
~*MESS*~
18/04/2011, 06:02 PM
Alice
S-n-S
18/04/2011, 06:21 PM
They are all lovely names...
If I had to choose it would be Meredith.

Best of Luck with your decision
toobusy
18/04/2011, 06:26 PM
Another one who likes them all, with Meredith being my favourite (because that is one of my sister's names, and she is fantastic)! Alice is lovely but very popular where I live now, so you might find it becomes one of those popular names that saturate the class in prep (like one of my boys knows so many Jacks that its ridiculous).
What about Bronwyn?
Regi
Ianthe
18/04/2011, 06:28 PM
Alice.
Jen1
18/04/2011, 06:50 PM
I like Owen, Eve and Alice together even though I prefer Penelope. I think Alice matches with your other children's names perfectly.
strawberryfire
18/04/2011, 06:55 PM
Alice flows wonderfully with your other names
vanessa71
18/04/2011, 07:11 PM
Alice is definitely my pick, followed by Penelope. I don't like Meredith and people always spell it incorrectly, the amount of times I've seen Merideth is not funny.
jenjams
18/04/2011, 07:16 PM
As a mother of an Alice, I am definately biased!
I didnt think Alice was that popular! Well it isn't popular in my area anyway.
JupitersMoon
18/04/2011, 08:41 PM
Alice goes well with your other children's namees, although I do

Penelope
Ladeeda
18/04/2011, 08:54 PM
I've always loved Alice, lovely name
futureself
18/04/2011, 09:03 PM
Alice is wonderful.
Beth E
18/04/2011, 09:14 PM
I like them all, but in order, prefer Meredith, Penelope, Alice.
But to fit with your other children's names, Alice probably fits best..
MyWorld
18/04/2011, 09:18 PM
Alice!!
The other two are awful
MamaP
18/04/2011, 09:35 PM
Alice is my favourite - such a gorgeous classic timeless name. I'd choose for DD2 but DH isn't that keen on it I can't figure out why.
I don't mind Penelope, but never been a fan of Meredith myself although I do think it's becoming more popular.
Alice goes beautifully with your other children's names.
Swahili
18/04/2011, 09:40 PM
Alice is pretty and elegant.
newkie
18/04/2011, 09:53 PM
If I was picking for myself, I'd go Meredith because I think the nn Merry is cute. I love Alice just as much, except that I hate the nn Ali/Ally. Picking for you, I'd go Alice because it sounds great with Owen and Eve.
Penelope doesn't do it for me at all.
wilma09
18/04/2011, 10:14 PM
They are all lovely, but I agree, Alice is a perfect fit with your other two.
pookems85
18/04/2011, 10:40 PM
all lovely, alice does seem to fit the best. it's a little shorter like the other names, and fits well with the syllables in the family name. IMHO! love the names of your other children too
Kailing
18/04/2011, 10:46 PM
Alice is just gorgeous - my favourite by a long way.
sparkles30
18/04/2011, 11:11 PM
I like Meredith. Merry is such a cute nickname, and Meredith is a great name for later in life.
~THE~MAGICIAN~
18/04/2011, 11:26 PM
Alice is beautiful
ohboy
19/04/2011, 09:06 AM
Owen, Eve & Alice
happy-mummy
19/04/2011, 03:54 PM
Thanks everyone. Looks like Alice might be a clear winner
soelluet
19/04/2011, 03:57 PM
Alice
roses7
19/04/2011, 04:06 PM
Alice. A beautiful name!
linnieloo62
19/04/2011, 04:13 PM
QUOTE (jenjams @ 18/04/2011, 05:16 PM)

As a mother of an Alice, I am definately biased!
I didnt think Alice was that popular! Well it isn't popular in my area anyway.
This
7girly-girls
19/04/2011, 04:15 PM
My you do have great taste!
We have one daughter named Alice and another named Penelope
I also love Meredith.
I have to go with Alice Penelope
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