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WDYT of this name. I am deciding between Pippa and Romilly or maybe using both in her name?
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Romilly is a nice name, although prefer Romy.
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I'm not so fond of Pippa, but I quite like Romilly - love the nn Milly.
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It sounds pretty, but I prefer Philippa nn Pippa. I've seen two Romillys in the BAs so far this year.
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Emma Thompson's daughter's middle name is Romilly. I'm wondering how it's pronounced... rah-mih-LEE or roh-mih-LEE or roh-milly... *is confused*
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In the case of the journalist, it's pronounced ROM-i-lee.
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clarify please?
You mean, like to rhyme with 'homily'?
Or like 'roamily'?
You mean, like to rhyme with 'homily'?
Or like 'roamily'?
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Rhymes with homily.
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Yep
'Rom' as in 'rom-com', not as in 'roam' :-)
I'd say it's the same as RAW-mi-lee, it is for me, but I fear that might be another vowel altogether in US English.
'Rom' as in 'rom-com', not as in 'roam' :-)
I'd say it's the same as RAW-mi-lee, it is for me, but I fear that might be another vowel altogether in US English.
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That sounds rather pretty. :)
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I think so too :-)
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Apparently a very popular name in Britain. Go the i Village's Baby Name Wizard and search for Romilly...there is a few discussions about it. Love the nn milly~!
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I live in Britain and the only time I've come across Romilly is as this one newsreader's name. However, I Wikipedia-d it and yep, it seems to be a placename in France, as well as the surname of some British aristocrats (whose origins, no doubt, lay in one of the French places called Romilly). Very pretty :-)
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According to Hanks & Hodges' A Dictionary of Surnames, the family name Romilly can either come from the places in northern France (whose meaning was originally "Romilius's place"), or come from the town of Romiley near Manchester, England, in which case the origin was from Old English words meaning "spacious, roomy" and "clearing".
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I've never heard it apart from her, either. It's Romilly Weeks, I think (or something similar).
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This is honestly the first time I have ever heard it, and I really like it. I dont think I would ever use it, but I like what a PP said about the nn Milly, I think its adorable. As far as Pippa goes, it just doesnt do anything for me. I dont like it, but I dont hate it. Pippa is neutral ground for me.
This message was edited 3/20/2007, 11:33 AM
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I did see your suggestions for a formal name!! Thank you Thank you. Still prefer just plain ole Pippa....
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I actually first saw it on the Baby Name Wizard. It is one of the administrators name. (If you go to the Baby Name Wizard on i Village and do a search for "Romilly' there is a whole discussion about this name.) There was a poster on with two daughters named Pippa and Romilly. Apparently it is a place in France. I personally like the nn Milly.
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I've never posted on this board before, but someone from another board referred me here after reading this thread, because I have two daughters called Philippa and Romilly (Pippa and Romy, though Romilly goes by her full name more often than her sister).
To the original poster: I don't know if you are in the US or the UK, but our girls were born in the UK and we have since moved to the US, where we're finding people have never heard of their names AT ALL. For the most part, we get very positive reactions to both their names, though, and we still think they're the two best names out there of course (really struggling on girl names for #3 at the moment!) If you were to put them together, Pippa Romilly seems the better option for flow.
To the original poster: I don't know if you are in the US or the UK, but our girls were born in the UK and we have since moved to the US, where we're finding people have never heard of their names AT ALL. For the most part, we get very positive reactions to both their names, though, and we still think they're the two best names out there of course (really struggling on girl names for #3 at the moment!) If you were to put them together, Pippa Romilly seems the better option for flow.
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Wow! That is crazy that you have named your girls my fav names ever. I'm jealous I'm not having two and having to choose which one to use. Do you think it would be okay to drop Philippa and go strait for Pippa? What are their middle names? I know you will come up with something awesome for your third you are obviously good at this name thing.
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I'll admit that I *loved* Pippa and only liked Philippa, but we gave her the full name just so she'd have options later on - she's only 2.5 now, so I don't know yet whether she'll ever want to go by Philippa, or Phil (gasp!) or Flip, but if she wants to, she can. I guess Pippa on its own wouldn't look flimsy on a resume the same way that Dave or Susie might, but in the UK, people would assume it is short for Philippa, and I guess I'm a bit of a traditionist that way anyway :) In the US, I'm sure just Pippa would be no problem at all, as most people really haven't heard of either name.
Their full names are Philippa Violet and Romilly Alice, and both middle names are after family, though they also happened to be names that I love.
Their full names are Philippa Violet and Romilly Alice, and both middle names are after family, though they also happened to be names that I love.
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Prefer Pippa a lot. Romilly sounds like the name of a hotel Romilly Manor. I like Milly though.
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