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happy-mummy
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
Alice. Fits beautifully IMO.
fancie
Please don't make me choose, OP. They are all so lovely.
FormallyMe
Love them all and ever so curious to know your potential boy list.
Iris37
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Monroe
I have always had a soft spot for Meredith.
~Mintie~
Lol 2 out of 3 of those are my sisters names. I like Alice or Penelope.
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rhiannonc
Alice, Penelope & Meredith, in that order.
M!ssy
Alice! Lovely name.
starsg
meredith is my fave but i think alice goes better with your other 2. lovely names!
cryptic
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
I love Alice!
Eleni_J
I love Alice and Meredith, but all 3 would go well with your other kids' names. Tough choice!
Gudrun
Really like Meredith and Alice but Alice is the best fit. It's excellent actually.
Devi
I think I would choose Meredith but it would be hard. They are all lovely. Alice would be second choice.
natasha77
Alice by a mile original.gif

Good luck!
Dabri
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
Alice then Penelope.
Meredith sounds middle age-ish to me, I cant picture it on a little girl or a teenager.
sunnymonkey
Alice <3
PixieVee
Meredith, Meredith, Meredith!! Looooove it.

I like Alice next then Penelope, however I think they are all lovely names.
fifi-trixibelle
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
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*~
Alice
S-n-S
They are all lovely names...

If I had to choose it would be Meredith. original.gif

Best of Luck with your decision
toobusy
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
Alice.
Jen1
I like Owen, Eve and Alice together even though I prefer Penelope. I think Alice matches with your other children's names perfectly.
strawberryfire
Alice flows wonderfully with your other names
vanessa71
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
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
Alice goes well with your other children's namees, although I do wub.gif Penelope
Ladeeda
I've always loved Alice, lovely name original.gif
futureself
Alice is wonderful.
Beth E
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
Alice!!
The other two are awful
MamaP
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
Alice is pretty and elegant.
newkie
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
They are all lovely, but I agree, Alice is a perfect fit with your other two.
pookems85
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
Alice is just gorgeous - my favourite by a long way.

sparkles30
I like Meredith. Merry is such a cute nickname, and Meredith is a great name for later in life.
~THE~MAGICIAN~
Alice is beautiful

ohboy
Owen, Eve & Alice original.gif
happy-mummy
Thanks everyone. Looks like Alice might be a clear winner biggrin.gif
soelluet
Alice
roses7
Alice. A beautiful name!
linnieloo62
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.
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7girly-girls
My you do have great taste!
We have one daughter named Alice and another named Penelope wink.gif
I also love Meredith.
I have to go with Alice Penelope

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