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Girls names that aren't too girly.

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Flowerface · 10/08/2011 08:44

Like Hester or Harriet or something? Possibly things that don't end 'a' or 'bel', but not too hairy-legged hockey player?!

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MummysLittleSunbeams · 14/08/2011 10:10

Martha

WheelsOnTheBike · 13/08/2011 15:14

Harriet or Juliet.

Dexifehatz · 11/08/2011 23:49

Hattie.Feminine but not too insipid.[dd1]

Rhubarbgarden · 11/08/2011 18:30

Ah, yes you can't have Cora if you are Laura! I'm a Laura too and had to reject Flora for the same reason, even though I love it. Bummer. Dd is Audrey which I think we just about get away with, though MIL does tend to call us both Laudrey and Audra all the time.

halohasslipped · 11/08/2011 17:52

Eloise

halohasslipped · 11/08/2011 17:52

Evelyn
Angharad
Margaret (Meg)
Sarah
Catherine (Cat, Kate or Katie)

They're the ones that are least girly that spring to mind

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Flowerface · 11/08/2011 17:21

Love Ellen and Esther but they don't really work with Elsa...

I did think about Cora, but my name's Laura. Is 'Laura and Cora' really silly? As though I have named her after myself?!

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EssieW · 11/08/2011 13:43

Alice
Ellen - think Macarthur!
Martha

Rhubarbgarden · 11/08/2011 13:40

Sheba
Margot
Gretal

Rhubarbgarden · 11/08/2011 13:36

Cordelia is rather flouncy in my opinion. How about Cora or Delia? Or
Simone
Dinah
Esther
Nadia

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Flowerface · 11/08/2011 11:11

I know this IS girly, but I also love Cordelia. Is it too flouncy and tease-worthy?

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telsa · 11/08/2011 10:37

Hilary - don't hear that much nowadays.
Jocelyn

Ealingkate · 10/08/2011 21:44

Stevie as in Stevie Smith, great English female poet.

Fefeffion · 10/08/2011 21:41

Frances

Ffion (I have one)

Ruth - lovely

Faith

Nell

Lauren

Megan

Eden

Dominique

SugarSkyHigh · 10/08/2011 20:42

Linnet

Honor

Ruth, nn Ruthie

abeautifulbutterfly · 10/08/2011 20:37

Well if what I am carrying now is a girl we are going for Ruth. My mate has girls called Robyn and Erica, known fondly as Bob and Eric :D All good strong names with no floweryness (sp?) about them.

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Flowerface · 10/08/2011 20:33

Well, DH now says that he 'loathes' Harriet because of Harriet Harman, so that's that out of the window...

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tiptoptally · 10/08/2011 18:51

Logan
Carla
Evelyn
Rachel
Monica
Susan
Robyn

BulletWithAName · 10/08/2011 18:39

Lauren.

Whatyagonnado · 10/08/2011 18:11

My first thoughts were

Tess
Erica
Eliza
Rowan

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Flowerface · 10/08/2011 17:30

Frances is a good one too.

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Flowerface · 10/08/2011 17:30

How popular is Harriet these days?

I am desperate to have Josephine as the middle name (my mum's name) irrespective of how crazy it ends up sounding!!

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SaffronCake · 10/08/2011 16:02

Ooh Frances is a good one. Elsa and Frances. Not desperately girly at all.

BlueChampagne · 10/08/2011 15:53

Meryl
Rhiannon
Ann(e)
Sian
Tamsin

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