Aaaaargh GIRLS name :(

[BoyMeetsWorld]

I'm going (possible pregnancy led) bonkers!!!!

I've put so many posts on here, so many shortlists & had to delete the recent (most helpful) one because in my baby brained state I revealed my highly unusual surname.

I just loathe virtually all girls names :( and those I do like, DH detests :( he's French...that's important in our choice.

Please help us pick before baby arrives!!

Current short list = Aurora, Isolde, Jasmine or Juliette. I accept that Juliette is the most mainstream of those & therefore likely to be the favourite but I'm concerned it's becoming popular v fast plus I don't like the fact it means 'little Julie' (has to be the French version). None of our short list names feel 'perfect'.

Also v open to other suggestions I might like based on that short list - please think outside the box!!!

Thank you so much, someone has to be able to figure this out for me!

[melesmeles]

Hmmm... I'm not keen on Juliette and Jasmine. Becoming more common and I think the others are much more imaginative.
Are you looking for French names then?

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Either French (but I've not found any french names I've really clicked with yet) or something that will sound good with our famillies' French accents.

For example, I also like Emerald, Autumn and Delilah...but all sound awful in French

[MultipleMama]

I'm having the same problem!!

But I need to pick 2 girl names (in case twins are girls), I want something Russian and DH is picky. We short listed yesterday and now we're back to square one!

I like Jasmine but I do quite like Isolde!

[peanutMD]

Julianna, Esme, Rene, Celeste, Francesca, Erica.

Sorry if these are all crap but my friend used to be an au pair in France so trying to recall some names.

[sleepdodger]

Claudie
Love it

[BoyMeetsWorld]

I love love love Juliana. But it's one of the names DH has said a definite no to Celeste I like the idea of but dont actually like the sound of...

[hedgehogpickle]

Josephine/Josephina - bit old fashioned but could be shortened easily (Jo/Josie) and sounds beautiful with a french accent.

Or Reina. Clementine. Maelys.
Love Isolde out of your short list.

[binzle]

Amelie - please don't slate if "too popular" as my daughters name

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Amelie is a beautiful name - I love the film, so that helps. The "popular" thing is just a matter of personal taste - I think because I was one of many with the same name in all my classes growing up!!! So for me I want something outside of the top 50...possibly even outside the top 100. Which is a shame as we both loved Emilia but then it became very very popular. But your DD's name is lovely :)

[Yama]

One of the teens who helps out at one of dd's clubs is called Joely. It has really grown on me. Maybe because she's lovely.

[MollyBerry]

I love Aurora it's so pretty!

[BoyMeetsWorld]

Aurora is my personal favourite, though I don't think it's v popular on Mumsnet (too Disney apparently ). DH however only really likes it spelt the French way - Aurore - which I'm far less keen on...

sigh

[Norfolknway]

Marjorie sounds amazing in a French accent

[WLmum]

Heloise/Eloise
Leonie

I love juliette though, what's wrong with little Julie?

[WLmum]

Margot

[AnythingNotEverything]

If you like Aurora, what about Aurelie?

[HenriettaPye]

Eloise
Jolie/Joli
Karina (means Pure)
Layla

[IAteTheCake]

Elodie
Ottillie
Helene
Noa

??

[AmIGoingMad]

How about Elodie? It's our current front runner!

[Zoomania]

Helene

[MustafaCake]

Ooh, liking Joely a lot.

These sound nice in English and French:

Ines
Elise
Clara
Manon
Anais
Nina
Lana
Chloe
Coralie
Miriam

[mixedmamameansbusiness]

Isolde Isolde and Isolde again. It is a stunning name.

[Elquota]

Colette
Elodie
Genevieve
Sophie
Zoe
Sylvie
Stephanie
Emma
Chloe
Louise
Coralie
Cecile
Clara
Marianne
Jennifer
Catherine
Alice
Sarah
Melanie
Melissa
Clementine
Sonia
Victoria
Corinne
Jessica
Sabrina
Anais
Constance
Edith
Gabrielle
Isabelle

[JumpingJackSprat]

You seem to have similar taste in names to me i love jasmine and aurora. i also love francesca and claudia which coulld sound good in french? Also like aurelia.