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I need some inspiration!!

16 replies

linziluv · 07/03/2011 08:07

OK, I'm expecting a baby girl in 10 weeks...DP and I are not agreeing at all to the point I won't bring it up....
Apparently, he would like a name that's unusual...so far he's put forward Angel, Destiny or Alabama! Feckin awful!
I like Millie or Maisie, also Elisha which DP agrees is OK....I could compromise with Angel as middle name but absolutely not the others!
She'll have DP's surname which is one syllable and seems to go with most names!
Soooo, something pretty and perhaps slightly unusual...any ideas?
TIA

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bambiandthumper · 07/03/2011 22:35

Posy

Onion1968 · 07/03/2011 21:30

Esme
Alannah
Alicia

Valinor · 07/03/2011 16:37

Or Anneliese?

Valinor · 07/03/2011 16:36

If he likes Angel and you like Elisha, how about Evangeline? Very pretty, girly but also quite sophisticated.

MaybeTomorrow · 07/03/2011 14:06

Our DD is Elesha.

I really wanted Elisa (pronounced E-Lisa), but DH wasn't keen so Elesha was a compromise.

She is always called Ellie or Ellie-Bear (but she is only 21 months old)

lilsmate · 07/03/2011 14:02

A lot of odd 'modern' names always seem to conjure up images of porn stars though, although Elspeth doesn't

fifi25 · 07/03/2011 13:56

Romilly (got one and never met another)
Romille
Romy
Ethne
Jeanie
Estelle
Bo
Smile

growing3rdbump · 07/03/2011 12:51

Sascha
Nini
Nyah
Mia
Roma
Anya
Naomi
Tamsin

BlueChampagne · 07/03/2011 11:53

We know a little girl called Misha. Agree that your DP's suggestions are best avoided! How about:

Alanna
Rhiannon
Meryl
Meredith
Corinna
Olwen

littlemissw · 07/03/2011 10:54

Along the same lines as Elisha...

Elanie (I-laa-ni)
Alani

meditrina · 07/03/2011 09:52

Misha is lovely for a boy!

blueberrymoon · 07/03/2011 09:49

You might have seen my thread - I am toying with Mica/Misha at the moment...?

EmmaBGoode · 07/03/2011 09:07

Maisie Alabama I think is lovely. Might pinch it myself!

meditrina · 07/03/2011 08:57

Elisha is the name of a male prophet, mentioned in the Old Testament and the Koran.

Angel could become Angela, Angelina or Angelica.

Millie and Maisie are both lovely, but it sounds as if DP wants rather more unusual. How about:

Tallulah, Azaria, Elettra, Wanda, Aisha, Aphra, Seraphina, Zephyrine, Artemis, Shula, Peronel, Persis?

PepsiPopcorn · 07/03/2011 08:50

Elodie
Alicia
Julianna
Faith
Marianne
Clara
Anna
Aurora
Georgia
Iona
Larissa
Talia

olddeuteronomy · 07/03/2011 08:37

Eliza - prefer to Elisha but similar?

Your tastes do seem poles apart - agree Destiny and Alabama best avoided! What about Alba?