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Billie... for a girl?

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LoulouCapone · 09/12/2010 13:20

We have a Ds called Jesse, and a Dd called Ellie (she's older - it took off the year she was born... now she's starting to have issues with having a popular name).

We're expecting another little girl, and we really want to avoid popular names no matter how much we like them as we're keen to avoid the issues we're having with DD1.

At the same time I don't want anything too out there - although I like unusual names, we'd like something that fits with us as a family, and with the other Dc's names.

So what's the happy medium? Smile

Others we've considered are...

Lois
Hattie
Lila

Some more I can't remember!

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monkeyflippers · 09/12/2010 14:09

Billie is lovely.

mopsyflopsy · 09/12/2010 13:50

Oh, I see Loulou. Does your dd have a middle name that she could conisder using (perhaps when she moves to her next school/college)?

From your suggestions I think Lois is the least common one and sounds elegant and very classy imo. Billie is also nice, but a bit more 'cutesy' than Lois.

DasherandSmugly · 09/12/2010 13:49

I know a girl called Billie - think it's really nice. Not keen on Lila but like Hattie and Lois.

LetThereBeRock · 09/12/2010 13:39

I love Billie for a girl. Billy seems weak for a man,but a good,strong name for a girl.

I also love Hattie.

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LoulouCapone · 09/12/2010 13:34

She's one of four just in her science class, two of them have the same surname initial. Our surname isn't great - I'd tell you but I don't want to completely give myself away. So a lot of people have been reverting to her surname or a mix of the two names - again not a great combination. Her friends do it in an affectionate way - much the same actually as Dh's friends do to him - but obviously there are a number of idiots who are doing it maliciously, and it's upsetting her.

It's early days, I'm trying to get her to rise above the morons rather than making a bigger issue of it... so we'll see.

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mopsyflopsy · 09/12/2010 13:22

"now she's starting to have issues with having a popular name"

what problems does your dd have with the popularity of her name?

I love Lois, and Billie and Lila are cute. Hattie has a very 'trendy' feel to it, being a common nickname for Harriet - I know 2 under 3.