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Classic, "normal" girl's names...

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raininginbaltimore · 26/05/2012 18:16

So we are having a girl. Already have a ds with a classic name. Dh doesn't like anything that isn't "normal" but I don't want anything too popular (my name was top in the year I was born and I hated being one of five in my class)

So names I like:

Alice
Imogen
Phoebe
Evelyn (but worry that Eve/Evie is too popular)

Dh likes:
Charlotte
Hazel

Names ending in a or ee sounds don't go very well with our surname.

Any extra ideas? I don't feel like I've found "the one"

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PandaCat · 25/01/2018 19:16

Oops, I didn't even look at the date

thepatchworkcat · 25/01/2018 17:34

This thread is five years old you lot

Wonder what OP chose?...

MammieBear · 25/01/2018 16:28

Alice seems to tick all the boxes for you classic, quirky and not overly popular.

stellarfox · 25/01/2018 16:09

Some lovely suggestions here. Another idea is have a look on the bookies favourites for the next royal baby name as there are some lovely classic names there!

Camomila · 25/01/2018 15:58

Anna
Kate
Alice
Jane
Mary
Sarah/Sadie
Louisa

PandaCat · 25/01/2018 13:38

Alice and Evelyn are my favourites from your list but I am biased. Evelyn doesn't have to be Evie. We are naming this baby Evelyn and we have an Alice, originally planned to nickname her but now we will just see if it flows when she's here. We all refer to her as the full Evelyn atm.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 25/01/2018 13:24

Emmeline
Adeline
Jasmine
Rose
Carmen

BoredOfOldName · 25/01/2018 13:00

Phoebe doesn't seem to fit your criteria? Ends with an "ee" sound, and while she might not be one of 3/4/5 in a class, there'll likely be others in her peer group.

Rachel has a nice feel to it, and is similar to Hazel in sound. One of my favourite names, actually, but can't be on my list for various reasons (including a Phoebe in the family semi-named after the Friends character!)

TatianaLarina · 25/01/2018 12:44

Printing error is only a theory, I think it’s more likely that Imogen was a variant of Innogen. Either way, as it’s been around since the 16th c thus definitely qualifies as classic.

daisypond · 25/01/2018 12:37

Of the names on the list I'd have Alice, Phoebe, Evelyn, Hazel, Charlotte , Imogen in that order, but I only really like the first three. I wouldn't call Hazel a classic name, actually - though it's fine - and Imogen is down to a spelling mistake/printer's error, so I wouldn't call that classic either.

effieandastar · 25/01/2018 12:31

My daughter is an Evelyn-called Effie. She has never been an Evie and it would never occur to any of our family or friends to call her that now. She is either Evelyn or Effie. I think Evelyn is quite popular but mainly as a ‘longer name’ for Evie.
I also love Hazel! I like Charlotte too but not too keen on Charlie or Lottie as diminutives.

TatianaLarina · 25/01/2018 12:30

Love Imogen and Phoebe, you’re right that Evie is everywhere.

Hazel is a porn star name imo.

CrazyCatLady71 · 25/01/2018 12:05

We’ve been talking about names and we narrowed down our girls’ names list to:-
Alice (our provisional choice at the moment)
Clara
Bethan
Lola

We’re the same. I don’t want anything extravagant and neither does my husband :) good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 05/09/2016 08:08

Amber Hazel
Amber Charlotte
Lucy Hazel
Hazel Isobel

Artandco · 05/09/2016 07:52

Estelle
Heidi
Adeline

ArmyInRed · 05/09/2016 07:52

Ella..its usually said its too popular but i have an ella, shes 12, we've not met or heard of another one locally in all that time.

BikeRunSki · 05/09/2016 07:50

Phoebe, Imogen and Evie are all quite popular, I wouldn't be surprised to find more than 1 in a group of dd's (4) peers.

Josephine
Juliet
Jessica
Anna
Emma
Jane
Suzanne
Isobel
Harriet
Beatrice
Isla
Eleanor
Helen
Caroline
Catriona /Katrina
Elizabeth

GoldenWorld · 05/09/2016 07:40

Oh and Lydia, forgot to add that one!

GoldenWorld · 05/09/2016 07:39

How about these? I think of them as modern classic names but they're not hugely popular currently.

Naomi
Natasha
Amy
Bethany
Georgia
Jennifer
Madeline
Victoria
Laura/Lauren
Megan

TitaniasTits · 05/09/2016 06:38

You hear on here a lot that Eve is "too popular" - it's not in the top 100, nor has it been for some time. Evie is very popular, yes, but not Eve.

Anyway, I love Imogen. If I had a DD2, she'd be Imogen.

ABCFamily · 05/09/2016 06:28

Anne
Beatrix
Caitlin
Cecile
Clarice
Constance
Deborah
Josephine
Judith
June
Lillian
Lucille
Madeline
Marianne
Meredith
Nicole
Noelle
Rosalind
Vivian

Horseshoe1 · 04/09/2016 14:15

How about Annabel?

Or for other nice 'I' names (which I alwags love for some reason)

India
Isla
Iona
Imogen

How about Edith nickname Edie?

Annie1612 · 04/09/2016 11:43

Stephanie
Sephora
Eilneen

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raininginbaltimore · 30/05/2012 16:32

I love scarlett too, but Dh thinks it would wrong seeing as she will most likely me a red head!

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scarlettsmummy2 · 30/05/2012 16:26

Like all your names. We have two girls and went for Scarlett Grace and Florence Ottilie. I wanted to call my second daughter Ottilie but hubby wouldn't let me!

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