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[Opinions] Children in Bridal Party - U.K
I was recently at a wedding in the U.K and these where the name of the children in the Bridal Party:Athena
Florence
Jemima
MatildaFergus
Hugo
PaddyWDYT?

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I like...Athena
Florence
Fergus
HugoI think Fergus is a pretty cool name. Not ugly like everyone describes. Paddy sounds like a nickname.
This selection is lovely! While I am not particularly fond of most of them, it's beautiful to see them used on children. My favorites are Athena, Florence and Hugo (:
I LOVE Jemima! Florence, Matilda and Hugo are nice too. Athena is quite nice too, Paddy is ok and Fergus does nothing for me.
I quite like Athena, Florence and Hugo, Jemima and Matilda are sweet, I'm not huge on Fergus, and I think Paddy adorable as a nickname.
I love the names Florence and Athena; I also find Paddy an adorable nickname on a boy!

This message was edited 8/11/2024, 6:36 AM

Wow, Athena on a kid! A beautiful name, no doubt, but a lot of baggage with it. Florence, Jemima, and Matilda are all lovely.The boys names are so British! Fergus is ugly but I can see why someone would appreciate its ugliness, the way I enjoy the ugliness of Edgar. I can't say I can get behind Fergus, though. Hugo is objectively handsome, but I've known some unpleasant Hugos. I don't like Paddy on a kid; it sounds like a dad name.
The only one I don't like is Paddy but maybe that was a nickname for Patrick.I love Jemima & Hugo and they scream "British" to me. Since I'm an Anglophile, that's fine by me. Matilda is half British and half Australian. Fergus is all Scottish.
I'm happy to see Florence, Jemima, Fergus and Hugo; I would be happy about Matilda too, except that I associate it with a wonderful dog we once had, so it just doesn't seem human. Athena is pretentious, and Paddy is a nn; I hope for his sake he's really Patrick.
I love Athena and like Jemima and Matilda.
I love Matilda! Athena and Florence are also nice.