If I like Barnaby for a boy....

[SpaceDinosaur]

Can you suggest a girl's name please?

We don't know what we're having, we suspect a boy but until baby's born it's a surprise!!!
Both DH and I love Barnaby.
Also Sebastian

I like Ace too but that got veto'd

We both dislike "floral" names for girls or overtly "girly"
We would like for our daughter to be able to have an "easy" abbreviation for her name. I love unisex names. Jaimie is nice but not quite right. (Short surname)

Also, first name can't begin with an H or she'll sound like a superhero's alter ego!!!

So... any ideas?!!

[wiltingfast]

Darcy?

[SpaceDinosaur]

I can't get past "Mr Darcy"

[ThroughThickAndThin01]

Jemima
Tabitha
Louisa
Francesca
Emily
Felicity
Briony

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Lulu
Lola
Maisie
Matilda
Piper
Sadie
Tess
Ruby

[Stilldreamingofsun]

Matilda!

[buckyou]

Elizabeth

[buckyou]

Or Charlotte then you could have Charlie?

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Frances (Fran/Frankie).

[Diddlydokey]

Jemima is a Barnaby's sister that we know.

Taylor
Alex
Georgia
Charlie

[BeingATwatItsABingThing]

Bernadette? I know a Bernadette and she has a short surname and it flows really well.

[Scribblegirl]

Roxanne nn Roxy? I know it's a bit more 'edgy' but it's not terribly girly and I really like it so there

[Sukitakeitoff]

Martha? Juno? They don't quite meet your criteria but I think they go well and aren't too girly.

[wiltingfast]

Well you said you didn't want girlie! girl in ds class called Darcy, it works

How about

Lois
Jane
Ruth
Tess
Hazel (at least it's not a flower!)

[PikachuSayBoo]

Zelda

[DeputyPecksBentBeak]

All I can think of is Riley

[wiltingfast]

Feck forgot about the H

Not sure I get that though?

Rowan is another round here used for both boys and girls.

[SpaceDinosaur]

Thank you!

I hadn't thought of Bernadette. I quite like that. I also really like Jemima but DH just says "puddle duck" when I suggest it!

Some of them are too "usual" for our taste. I know far too many Tabithas. DH isn't keen on Matilda.
I'd LOVE a Harriet but were agreed that having matching initials will make our baby sound like baby a super hero which is disappointing!!!

Please keep suggesting. This is a million times better than books and websites!

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Kimberley (Kim).
Danielle (Dani).
Georgina (Georgie).
Eartha
Zoe
Alanna
Raphaella (Raffy).

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Beatrix (Bea, Trixie)
Genevieve (Genny)
Jennifer (Jenny)
Georgina (George)
Samantha (Sam)
Imogen (Imi)

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We have a Barnaby. If he and his brothers were girls they would have been Nancy, Polly and Flora.

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PS Don't dismiss Harriet just because your surname starts with an H. Harriet Harman doesn't sound like a superhero does she? Harriet is a lovely name.

[Pigeonpost]

Oh it might have been Heidi instead of Flora. But that leaves you with the same H issue.

[Sugarpiehoneyeye]

Vivienne (Vivi).
Josephine (Jo).
Harriet (Harri).

[PikachuSayBoo]

I agree that for example Harriet Harrison may be a step too far but generally I love a first name which starts with the same letter as the surname.

Actually I'm quite liking Harriet Harrison now ive said it a few times?