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Baby girl 48 hours old and needs a name.....

107 replies

Sara13 · 07/07/2012 08:19

Good morning.... I managed to name my last daughter Claudia using mumsnet but ive not made my mind up for my latest.....
It was going to be Nancy but my mum hates it.... I still like it but not 100 % sure if i have wobbled

Here are some others ive thought of

Alexandra
Estelle
Marcia
Erica
Lydia
Naomi
Louisa

Or any other suggestions????
TIA

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alicethehorse · 10/07/2012 12:39

Love Nancy and Naomi.

Estelle's my favourite, beautiful name.

tclint · 10/07/2012 12:34

Ps forgot to say love Ailsa too

tclint · 10/07/2012 12:33

I think Louisa is beautiful. I have a Louise only because a friend had chosen Louisa. I also think Eloise is also beautiful and quite similar. I also have an Eilidh which is Scottish Gaelic for Helen and also means sunshine/light. She sure is my little miss sunshine!! good luck hope you manage to chose soon. whatever you pick will be perfect xx

FlorenceandtheWashingMachine · 10/07/2012 12:16

Sorry my symbols didn't insert there!

Lilipution76 · 10/07/2012 12:16

How about Irina? That was second on my list, followed by River & Skye...

FlorenceandtheWashingMachine · 10/07/2012 12:16

I also love Nancy by the way. We didn't use it because my DH knows twins who are called Nancy and (which is my eldest daughter's name) and it would have been a bit weird.

FlorenceandtheWashingMachine · 10/07/2012 12:15

Claudia and Sylvie.

diddl · 10/07/2012 12:00

Jessica?

I like Louisa & Lydia from your list.

noddyholder · 10/07/2012 11:58

Love Nancy. My mum didn't like ds name but tough!

saffronwblue · 10/07/2012 11:57

The Swedish Crown Princess just surprised everyone by naming her baby Estelle, so there will be a Queen Estelle one day. I'd go for it - it is a lovely name.
Lydia is too close to Claudia.

But don't let you Mum put you off Nancy if it is the one you love best.

grayal · 10/07/2012 11:52

Well my name is Alexandra Louisa and my sister's name is Nancy so I reckon you're on the right lines.. ;-)
Nancy is a FAB name

GnocchiNineDoors · 10/07/2012 11:49

Anyone used to read Babysitters Club? Claudia had a sister called Janine

Claudia sounds french to me.

Fabienne - Estelle - Mona

Clairemumto4girls · 10/07/2012 11:46

Seren..it's Welsh and means star. I have a Seren myself, as well as a Kymberley, Ashleigh and Ffion. :)

monstertufts · 10/07/2012 11:45

Congratulations!

I really like Japanese-sounding names like Suki and Reiko.

I wanted to call our DD Juliet but DH vetoed it. We liked Rowan, but it doesn't go very well with our surname. We considered the Irish name Caoimhe (pronounced 'keeva') when I was pregnant a second time, but that turned out to be a boy :D

foolserrand · 10/07/2012 11:42

Of your list, I think Erica would go beautifully with Claudia. We named our dd Felicity, which seems to be in the same vein as your list.

Congratulations!

HepHep · 10/07/2012 11:31

Ava
Amelie
Grace

HandMadeTail · 10/07/2012 11:29

If I had a girl tomorrow, I'd call her Calypso.

But what about putting the names you like in a hat, and pulling one out.

When whatever random name comes out, you may get a "moment of clarity" when you just know which name you want.

(I also love Sylvia.)

milk · 10/07/2012 11:25

Congratulations :)

I like the names Emma and Chloe :)

Odmedod · 10/07/2012 11:21

Nancy is a fab name!

Anyway:
Delta
Zita
Vita
Romilly
Cecily

RedSquizzle · 10/07/2012 11:15

Oo, I love Lucia, that goes very well with Claudia. Claudia and Lucia. Likewise, Sofia. Good work VolAuVent!

Why do you need to register her so early? We didn't get around to it until DS was 4/5 weeks old!

ILoveStripeySocks · 10/07/2012 11:06

I love ...

Tabitha
Meredith
Murren
Evie
Freya

VolAuVent · 10/07/2012 10:59

Popular in Spain...

Lucia
Sara
Natalia
Elena
Marina
Anna
Carmen
Sofia
Gabriela
Lara
Diana
Monica
Tania
Sonia
Veronica
Nadia
Julia
Eva
Emma
Cristina
Laura
Alicia
Miriam
Silvia
Isabel
Victoria

Original poster
Sara13 · 10/07/2012 10:41

Thanks for everyones comments..... still not decided, keep calling her Nancy and thinking no.... Then Alexandra... not sure about this.... my older two keep asking if weve named "it" yet... (like its a goldfish !!!) one wants Nancy one wants Alexandra... maybe she is neither of those names!!!
We are off to register her tomorrow ....DH thinks we need more of a spanish feel to the name .... hes not being very helpful.... What a dilemma.... ive never been good at decision making!!!
All your help has been appreciated

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NappiesandGladrags · 09/07/2012 23:26

Forget your mums opinion - Nancy is gorgeous and sounds fabulous with Claudia (all my family vetoed the name we chose for ds - ut EVERYONE now loves it! Gabriel!!)

Claudia and Honor
Claudia and Susannah
Claudia and Martha
Claudia and Nina
Claudia and Felicity
Claudia and Gabriella
Claudia and Georgina
Claudia and Jasmine
Claudia and Madelaine
Claudia and Tabitha
Claudia and Sophie
Claudia and Lydia

Lannie33 · 09/07/2012 20:17

I know exactly what you're going throught, didn't name DD until about a week after she was born, and even then felt pressured and rushed by everyone-i had no girl names as i thought i was having a boy. Anyway, don't feel any pressure and TAKE YOUR TIME! I was rushed and to this day still consider calling her by her middle name. So take all the time you need and go with your gut, don't listen to what anyone says, if you love Nancy, go with Nancy.
If I were to name my own child from your list I would go with Alexandra and call her Alexa or Lexie, but you shouldn't care what i or anyone else says! ':)

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