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31 wks and it feels like I will never find a baby girls name

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sedgiebaby · 13/07/2010 17:06

Please see my latest revised shortlist none of which we 'love' I'm hoping for more suggestions please?

If you think you can suggest others please note my challenging critera :S

  • We have a pretty french surname (french-canadian DH) so I can't have anything too frilly or it sounds like a show-girl/burlesque artists name (in the UK anyway) its not 'la rouge' but it is not a million miles away. Lots of surname vowels mean that names ending in vowels often sound awful, e.g. Ella La Rouge = tongue twister and too frilly. This tends to makes me favour some unisex names
  • It does not have to be french/frenglish but has to be fairly easily pronounced by the french side of the family
  • Middle name is agreed as Grace due to special family connection to this name

we live in the UK, no plans to live in France/Canada so it doesn't have to be trendy in these countries (so that's one less thing to factor in!)

Claudia Grace
Ellis Grace
Elise Grace
Evangeline Grace
Merril Grace
Merrin Grace
Eloise Grace
Lowen Grace
Gisele Grace (not sure about the two G's but quite like gigi as a nn)
Mirielle Grace
(this is said Meer-ay in French, likely Mi-rell in english, don't mind this difference)

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sedgiebaby · 13/07/2010 17:15

I love this list thanks dizzy, I will have a think. I've always loved Natasha but I know so many (all lovely though)

Meant to add, DH wants a name easy to spell as we always spell our last name out (but his fave is Mirielle which has the least obvious spelling imo!)

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Kathleen123 · 13/07/2010 17:15

My fave from your list is:

Elise Grace

Alternatives I like are:

Isabelle Grace
Elisabeth Grace

3plusbump · 13/07/2010 17:15

Evangeline Grace sounds beautiful - that's my favourite from your list

dizzydixies · 13/07/2010 17:11

you have some lovely choices there and I think your surname sounds FAB!

my current favs are

Imogen
Beatrice
Cordelia
Celeste
Camille
Cecilia nn Cece
Natasha
Arianna

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