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Rainbow Aurora. :-P

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In honor of Holly Madison. It's just too bad the baby's last name won't be Rotella. Rainbow Aurora Rotella is so perfect, especially if my child ends up stuttering.

Petal Jane "PJ"

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Actually Petal is growing on me more and more by the second. I love Gretel so it's an easy sell

Petal. Can't really think of a middle name. Rose Petal if she can have her middle name first.

Petal. I love it.

Rainbow. I just like the sound of it more than I like the sound of Petal. Also it doesn't have the soft, limp feel of Petal.

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Rainbow Janice. Why the hell not?

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This message was edited 1/9/2017, 7:56 AM

I can actually see Petal working in the UK. I used to have Rainbow on my guilty pleasure list, because I like the sound of Rain and Bow. I think I'd go for Petal. Petal Henrietta Sally.

Rainbow, like the band

Petal is unbearably sentimental! Rainbow isn't much better, but Rain definitely trumps Pet as a nn, so Rainbow it is.

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Rainbow Rose (very William Blake)
Rainbow Melody
Rainbow Griselda
Rainbow Susan

Definitely Rainbow because Petal is waaay too precious. I'd call her Rain and try to forget about the 'bow' ending.

Well

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At first I was all "totally Petal. Petal has a quirky sort of respectability and restraint to it, and puts me in mind of woodland fairytales and animals with good manners. Rainbow is so brash and obvious and tacky, it's a Lisa Frank day-glo disaster". But dwelling on Rainbow's outrageousness actually made me fond of it. It's so unapologetically itself. It's like a punk rock unicorn. There's something about Petal that almost seems embarrassed of itself, like it comes with a built-in apology. I respect Rainbow's preposterousness.

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Also as a North American, the word "petal" in my accent is not nearly so sweet and pretty as the word itself looks. Saying it out loud: "PED-ull"...it's just not pleasing and brings to mind car parts or animals peeing on rugs. Though I also mispronounce Rainbow regularly - it always comes out like "Raimbow" - it's still nicer than poor flatfooted Petal.

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IN CONCLUSION Rainbow Amanda

Rainbow. I actually like Rainbow, it's a GP. Petal is way to frail.

Just one petal? not a whole flower? I think that's why I don't like the name. Preferred the Whole Rainbow.

Petal for sure. I already like Petal a lot.

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Petal Hannelore

Petal for sure. I already like Petal a lot.

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Petal Hannelore

Ok, I have to admit, I actually like these names! Rainbow only for a mn, but Petal I could see as a fn, so I'm going with Petal Jemima or Petal Martha.

Petal

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It doesn't sound strange on a girl as Rainbow does.

Petal

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I actually don't hate Petal. I call my youngest niece Petal (Gretel)

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Petal Firefly Moonbeam Saffron Sky

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lol.

It is a hard choice but I have to go with Rainbow, the nicknames and meaning are better! Though I like Pethalia which is a name I made up for one of my characters!

Rainbow.

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Rainbow Dawn.

Petal Anne
Petal Christine
Petal Sophia

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Petal Anne Nicole
Petal Olivia Hope
Petal Kapri Ivory

This is just mean.

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I'd probably go with Petal, because it's easier to pronounce where I live and most people here wouldn't even know that it's flower related.

Rainbow Maeve

Rainbow Tamara

Petal

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l'm a fan of Petal. Petal Josephine is my go to combo for it.

Hi !!!

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Rainbow !!!!
It is a magical name!
I can see it as a full name without problems...

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Petal has a nice meaning...but a horrible sound imo.

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Byeeeeeeeeeeee

Rainbow