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Start using Mumsnet PremiumWant a short but pretty girls name
(128 Posts)My Dd is due in 6 weeks and DH and I cannot settle on a name for her.
I want something that isn’t top 10 and ideally is a one or two syllable name as we have quite a long surname.
Any ideas?
Have liked but discounted
Rosie
Lily
Daisy
Grace
Mae
Eve
Alice
All too popular I think.
I grew up with a top 10 name. One of 2-3 in each primary class and one of 6 in secondary school year group. I’m Brno looking for “yoonique” just not quite so popular as my name was.
Mia
Rose
Jill
Izzy
Isla
Ava
Rosa
Esme
My gorgeous baby girl is called Iris and she, like her name, is very short and pretty 
I love short and pretty names but must have a bit of strength to them too. Others I love are...
Erin
Tess
Eva
Megan
Tegan
Delphi
Marnie
Cara
Sylvie.
Good luck choosing. Some lovely suggestions here.
Laurel is pretty
Tia
Emmy
Betty
Kitty
Lottie
Esme
Maeve
Mia
Robin
Winter
Clara
Hazel
Lyra
Mae/May
Ava
Wren
Ivy
Anya
Faye
Kitty
Alys
Elise
I’m the same as you @Gustavo1 - I have top 10 name always 1 of 3 in my class
What I would say is that the top 10 nowadays is very different to the top 10 when we were at school. Back then 1 in 4 babies was given a top 10 name. Now it’s 1 in 8/9. So even with “Olivia” being the top girls’ name, there isn’t one olivia at any of my sons baby groups or nursery! I’ve been on a mission for the last year to try and find an Olivia!! Not that I’m suggesting you pick a top 10 name- I avoided the top 10 with my DC too. But just something to put your mind at rest a bit x
April
I love the classic simplicity of Anne or Anna
Neither are v popular or overused
I love the suggestions for Holly
If you like Anya how about Aria
Willa?
Emmy/Emmie
Annie
Iris
Clara
Holly
Celie
Nellie
Anna
Alma
Pippa
Nora
Enya
Millie
Ellen
Hettie
Five pages and loads of gorgeous suggestions but unless by Ive skipped it, I don’t think anyone has mentioned just Ann (Anne). The ultimate in short and pretty I would think!
If you’re willing to venture into two syllables, Mary also springs to mind.
Belle
Sasha
Tate
Kealey
Laney
Esther
Pearl
Zoe
Jasmin
Rhian
Carys
Ceri
Etta
Eve
Chlo
Ivy
Ella
Elle
Thea
Aria
Ava
Eva
Joy
Iris
Mae/May
Val
Anna
Anya
Elise
Sian.
I work wirh children and had the same feeling of not wanting a popular name so picked a name I'd never had in a class before. We went with Iris, everyone who hears it loves it and I'm still yet to have an Iris in my class.
Ellen, bit more unusual than Ella
Odette
Rosa
Sylvie
Names become popular for a reason. Beautiful, classical, timeless.
Alice is a fantastic name.
My current favourites are:
Ella
Lillian
Clare
Alice
Emily
Zara
Olive
Laura
Bridget
Juliet
Julia
Felicity
Rosa
I like Anya and Ayda too. Thanks for all the great suggestions
Jeni
Tara
Olive
Dinah
Faye
Frieda
Heidi
Elouise
Anya
Lucia
Darcey
Lori
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