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More masculine girls names...

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:02

We have two girls both with short, feminine but strong names- think Thea, Edie etc. If we have another girl I would like to choose something a bit less girly. IYSWIM

I've been thinking...
Frankie- any other long names for this nn other than Frances?
Cameron- nn Cami
Joss
Jude
Jules
Eliette (wild card- pronounced Elliot)
Cleo?! (Cleona)
Charlie (DP does not like Charlotte- I love it, any other long names?)


Not a fan of the Ellie-Mae, Gracie-Lou kind of names (sorry). Do not like Sam, Max or Robyn for a girl

Thanks

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sonlypuppyfat · 06/08/2013 14:06

I had a friend call her girl Toni and she regretted it. She said she'd wished she'd givern her a 'full' name and used that as a NN

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thegreylady · 06/08/2013 14:07

Frankie-Francesca
Joss-Josephine or Jocelyn
Cleo [lovely]
Cass[andra]
Michal [nn Mickie]

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Branleuse · 06/08/2013 14:07

Frankie - Francesca (although i do love frances)

Darcy?

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Rakoshi · 06/08/2013 14:08

George?

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runningonwillpower · 06/08/2013 14:09

Billie - I love it for a girl.

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:09

I would like to use a long name too, I think when you have names like Will or Dot it's nice to have a longer, proper name too.
I know someone who's just named their baby boy Bob, just Bob!

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BikeRunSki · 06/08/2013 14:10

I thought Elliot was unisex anyway ?

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devonsmummy · 06/08/2013 14:11

Lois

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Branleuse · 06/08/2013 14:12

Lindsay/Lindsey
Leslie
why do we never have lindsays and leslies anymore?

Ashley

Alex

Courtney

daryl

morgan

Ronnie

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:14

LOVE Billie- Hadn't thought of it - Thank you! Has it got a long name Wilhemina (Sp) I suppose.
George is lovely too, would depend on the girl but it's nice to have Georgia, which is very feminine.
Francesca- I knew there was another apart from Frances!

Does anyone think Cleo is a pet name? DP said it's a name for a pet not a baby

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:16

Oh Ashley- gone with the wind!
Unfortunately, Eastenders has ruined Ronnie for me, like Romy (pronounced Roamy)

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runningonwillpower · 06/08/2013 14:19

Not sure about a longer version for Billie.

I've just googled Billie Whitelaw and she seems to be just 'Billie'.

Happy name hunting!

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:20

Thankyou running!

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Whogivesashit · 06/08/2013 14:24

Rae for a girl is nice also.

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Charleymouse · 06/08/2013 14:26

Harry short for Harriet
I have a Bob short for Annabel, dont ask sigh.

Had a cat called Cleo.

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:33

Harry or Hal are nice nn for Harriet and if she turns out to be girly whirly then she could be Hattie, Hetty... Hmmmm....


Boys are sorted by the way as DP has a family name that runs down the boys, a little normal, Daniel Jack Smith sort of thing but I'll call him Junior anyway...

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:34

read a book with a character Hedda which I kind of liked but football connotations too much for me...

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soontobeslendergirl · 06/08/2013 14:36

Jaime/Jamie
Taylor
Brooke
Eddie
Logan
Nairn/Nairne

are all names I have heard used for both boys and girls

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RightsaidFreud · 06/08/2013 14:37

Alexis
Darcy
Joss
Aubrey

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LazyMonkeyButler · 06/08/2013 14:39

There are lots of lovely suggestions already here, my only word of caution would be - if you have 2 DDs with feminine names & then give DD3 a masculine name, will people be forever asking her if her parents wanted a boy?

It crossed my mind as it happened with a friend of mine (she's called Jordan & is older than "the" Jordan BTW).

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OrangeLily · 06/08/2013 14:47

I love Petra after one of the girls in the book Ballet Shoes but DH doesn't!

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 14:49

You're right Lazy, I would hate for people to think that DD was unwanted (if she even is dd).
I'd like to have a feminine longer name that can shorten to something less girly for that reason. For all I know she could be the pinkest, fluffiest, floaty thing going which is why I wouldn't choose a name like Scout.

Liking Billie a lot now it's been mentioned and although quite boyish has a cute girly feel too, Frankie's still up there...

I didn't focus on a name for DD1 as I was so scarred that the pregnancy wasn't real or wouldn't last (had a friend who tragically lost newborn on day of birth) DSD was already named when I came along! DD1 was nameless for 2 weeks...
I'm really enjoying looking at names this time round and discussing them on here with people, I never did any of this last time around....

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chattychattyboomba · 06/08/2013 15:01

My little sister's name is Billie-Jade. After my dad (William)... Totally just outed myself!
I like the name Billie but I think the Jade part was indicative of the 80's... I wouldn't do the hyphenated thing now days.

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 15:21

I can imagine DP's face when I tell him that I'm considering Billie for a girl "No daughter of mine's going to be named Billy..."

He's more in the girly names for girls camp- he wanted to call DD1 Petal (sorry, but no way) I think it was a skunk from Bambi with that name....
Googling now..

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MadBannersAndCopPorn · 06/08/2013 15:23

It was Flower BTW

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