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Please find my baby a name

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pottypit · 10/01/2012 19:42

Baby no.5 is 5 wks old and still has no name Sad We've sort of got a short list but I can't say she looks like any of them or that I love any of them but we're getting desperate. What do you think or any suggestions very welcome.
Louisa (don't like Lou)
Imogen
Harriet
Felicity

We're trying to avoid top 20 names and our surname is Clark which rules out my favourite name Clara

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ViolaCrayola · 18/01/2012 12:27

Or Ishbel

ViolaCrayola · 18/01/2012 12:26

Ah yes I forgot to suggest Mabel - she could be a Tinkerbell too!

spottyscarf · 18/01/2012 12:22

Oooh , forgot my new favourite name and I reckon it fits your criteria- Honor! Beautiful name, not too common and no obvious nicknames.

spottyscarf · 18/01/2012 12:22

Oooh , forgot my new favourite name and I reckon it fits your criteria- Honor! Beautiful name, not too common and no obvious nicknames.

spottyscarf · 18/01/2012 12:19

How about a -bel name, eg Isabel, Annabel etc, or just Bella? Then you can keep the Tinkerbell nickname! Annabel Rose is lovely. Or Wendy (on the Tinkerbell/peter pan theme...)

I wouldn't discount Felicity just because DS has a problem with 's'- surely he will grow out of that? And Suzannah- I don't think it matters that your sister has a similar name, she will be flattered, surely?

Other suggestions- Tess, Eliza, Polly, Martha, Zara, Julia, Rowena, Juliet, Rosie, Evangeline, Charlotte, Clementine, Lorna, Larissa, Freya, Phoebe, Lucinda, Rebecca

Let us know what you finally pick!

spottyscarf · 18/01/2012 12:19

How about a -bel name, eg Isabel, Annabel etc, or just Bella? Then you can keep the Tinkerbell nickname! Annabel Rose is lovely. Or Wendy (on the Tinkerbell/peter pan theme...)

I wouldn't discount Felicity just because DS has a problem with 's'- surely he will grow out of that? And Suzannah- I don't think it matters that your sister has a similar name, she will be flattered, surely?

Other suggestions- Tess, Eliza, Polly, Martha, Zara, Julia, Rowena, Juliet, Rosie, Evangeline, Charlotte, Clementine, Lorna, Larissa, Freya, Phoebe, Lucinda, Rebecca

Let us know what you finally pick!

ViolaCrayola · 18/01/2012 12:00

Oh, poor you, sounds like you're having a tricky time. I like all your names but maybe none of them is quite right? FWIW I know a beautiful little 5 year old Lara and the name does not remind me of Lara Croft any more at all.

Sorry if these have already been suggested but I put your names into Nymbler and got these:

Violet
Lila
Alice
Cecily
Beatrice
Audrey
Vera
Emmaline
Clarissa
Penelope
Celia
Juliet
Ivy
Josephine
Lucille
Hazel
Genevieve
Antonia

There are loads more so you might want to have a look on the site yourself. You can put in your DS's name too and get matches from that. Beware - it's addictive.
Really HTH and doesn't just make you more confused. Go with your gut instinct I say - I don't think much matters in terms of naming apart from the fact that you both like it and feel that it suits your DD. And congratulations! :)

nizlopi · 18/01/2012 11:59

Stick the ones you like in a hat and pull one out. That's what my parents did with my little sister. 'Vivienne' came out and my Mum said 'Oh, I was hoping Chloe would come out.'

Boom. 21 years later and my sister Chloe Vivienne rocks.

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pottypit · 18/01/2012 11:45

I'm sorry to say we still haven't got a name, regitration appt next week 9 days late Sad
Still considering Harriet (not keen on nn's) Felicity (like nn Lissy ds has trouble with s's) Imogen (don't like nn's and wanted a less popular name)
Had to drop Louisa as a family member has used it.
Like Lara but it sounds a bit modern (Lara croft)
Like suzannah (but my sister has very similar name)
I like Agnes, Fleur, Elise Dh does not.

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TheHouseofMirth · 17/01/2012 22:50

She must have a name by now. OP said she was 5 weeks old when she posted a week ago so presumably she must have had to register her by now?

everlong · 16/01/2012 19:17

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Heswall · 16/01/2012 18:33

Felicity is very under used and my favourite.

CheerfulYank · 16/01/2012 18:25

For a girl sometime I want Susannah Rose, with Annie Rose as a nn. So pretty, I think!

Where are you OP? Did you decide?

ShesAStar · 16/01/2012 14:19

My Nan's name was Louisa-Rose and I always thought it was so pretty.

shouldnotbehere · 16/01/2012 14:06

Louisa

BokkleofSterra · 15/01/2012 21:05

Kate Clark, Cecile Clark, Celia Clark, Camille Clark, Cassandria Clark, Cydney Clark.

Sausagesarenottheonlyfruit · 15/01/2012 00:33

Bella
Marnie
Celeste
Audrey
Tatiana
Elizabeth
Stephanie

soexciteddontwanttowait · 15/01/2012 00:22

"I find it really odd that people can not decide a name in the 9 months of pregnancy, but that is just me."

It took us until after DS was born, we couldn't agree on a name - that's not hard to understand it is?!

(Anyway if you said that to me you can be sure I wouldn't pick one of your name suggestions!)

LottieJenkins · 14/01/2012 22:23

My friends daughter in law has just had a little girl and she is called Phillipa....I also like the names Dolly, Dulcie and Annie.

Deadsouls · 14/01/2012 22:16

Lyra
Marnie
Audrey

dementedma · 14/01/2012 21:50

how about Fionnuala?

RabidEchidna · 14/01/2012 21:50

I find it really odd that people can not decide a name in the 9 months of pregnancy, but that is just me.

How about..........
Sarah-Jane Clark??
Lois Clark
Maria Clark
Maureen Clark
faye Clark
Sally Clark
Valerie Clark

dementedma · 14/01/2012 21:42

Rosie
Beatrice Rose
Grace
Verity
Anna

everlong · 14/01/2012 19:54

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WoodyAllenJesus · 14/01/2012 17:18

Julia, Helena/Eleanor, Fleur, Emilia, Heidi, Heather, Alice. Rosa is lovely as already suggested.

From your list I love Felicity and would def choose for a DD if I didn't already have a Verity.