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Not sure about girls name now - what do you think of....

35 replies

Thisistheway · 19/12/2012 15:26

Due any day and our top name was Lucia but I've suddenly gone off it, help!!

Now thinking of Fern instead. What do you think of this name? Would people eventually not think of Fern Britton?

I wanted something pretty/cute and quite uncommon (Fern is 650 in the list I think).

Only other ideas are:

Xanthe
Joy
Dahlia

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NessaYork · 19/12/2012 16:30

All of those names are beautiful. Good choices!

RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 19/12/2012 16:24

Joy far, far nicer than the others imho.

forevergreek · 19/12/2012 16:19

I like dahlia best. Or Daria?

WizardofOs · 19/12/2012 16:13

I really like Xanthe and Fern....not so much Joy as it is awful lot to live up to. I am thinking of my eldest who while quite lovely on average is prone to being a bit of a misery!

I like Dahlia but it would be a very brave choice I think. It does not really roll off the tongue.

suzyrut · 19/12/2012 16:09

I think Dahlia's very pretty but if you'd like an alternative but similar to Fern what about Flora?

Sadly I have a friend of a friend called Joy who is anything but joyful so couldn't use it despite it being a pretty name.

LondonElfInFestiveCheerBoots · 19/12/2012 16:00

Fern is nice but not great, same with Dahlia, and there are a lot of little Lucy/Lucia/Lucindas about. Joy or is quite nice but I personally love Xanthe.

Gwennan · 19/12/2012 15:52

Like your choices but prefer Lucia, Xanthe, Joy & Dahlia to Fern.

Of your list, I would choose Dahlia or Joy, as Xanthe and Lucia (loo-see-uh, loo-thee-uh, loo-chee-uh, etc) will cause pronunciation problems and Fern seems a little plain in comparison. I actually really like the sound of Dahlia (with the first syllable pronounced like day) and you don't come across many.

There's always Lucy, Lucinda and Lucille to consider too!

OneLittleToddlingTerror · 19/12/2012 15:32

Fern is Fearne Cotton to me as well. (Don't know who Fern Britton is). Like all your other choices, including Lucia.

BlueChampagne · 19/12/2012 15:29

Vashti

Northernexile · 19/12/2012 15:28

Think Lucia is lovely and the nicest on your list. Fern makes me think of Fearne Cotton, rather than Britton, but that's not a good thing either!