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Last ditch desperate attempt to name my 2 week old daughter. Please help...

209 replies

stillunwritten · 21/03/2013 15:37

I cannot decide my daughters name, and you would not believe the pressure this is putting me under! Nothing seems to fit her and I am scared I'm going to have to just go with something I'm not entirely happy with just for the sake of choosing. I seem to find fault in every name I come up with- too popular, too bland, not good with surname, a friend has already used it etc.

To give some examples of the types of names I like:
Ellis- doesn't really suit her
Ruby- pretty popular, bit bland?
Ava- v v popular, don't want her to be one of five in get class
Honor- is this cool or frumpy?? Is it an attractive name or hard to live up to?
Reese?

I also like a name my friends daughter is called but am afraid it will piss her off if I use it and it feels like her name if you see what I mean.

I don't want too cute and girly but I do want cool, attractive and maybe a wee bit different.

Any suggestions??

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SilverSnake · 21/03/2013 17:55

Shauny female form of shawn
Roberta Robby
Bobby
Sandy
Bo
Shay/cha/chi
Lexxi

justonemorethread · 21/03/2013 17:54

Oh, and
Julia

SilverSnake · 21/03/2013 17:53

Harley
Harper
Sam - Samantha
Sonny-Sunny
Quinn

Poppins27 · 21/03/2013 17:52

My favourite boy/girls name that didn't get the approval of Dp was Dillan/Dylan. Love it!!

But other names I also really like (we argued over Wink) are:
Betsy
Elsie - although seen your other half doesn't either
Eliza
Lottie
Bonnie
Nancy
India
Hattie
Frankie
Lucy

Sod the name and enjoy your Dd. and if its any help, if a friend of mine wanted to use my Dd's name forgot her own baby I'd be flattered rather than anything else?!

justonemorethread · 21/03/2013 17:51

Hi, don't know why but looking at your list
Stella
Jumped in to mi mind.

wannabeEostregoddess · 21/03/2013 17:39

DD2 is Sophia and (ok shes only 4 months) but it doesnt get shortened to sophie. I have never heard of that at all.

nooka · 21/03/2013 17:39

Honor is rather stylish I think. For some reason I don't associate it with the virtue. Perhaps that's because I've always rather liked Honor Blackman.

BeeBopDingALing · 21/03/2013 17:36

Really like Honor, great name.

overmydeadbody · 21/03/2013 17:34

If it helps, I have taught lots of Sophias/Sofia/Safia and they never get shrotened to Sophie

mum47 · 21/03/2013 17:30

Oops meant to highlight Ikeameatballs, not stike her out!

What about Thea?

mum47 · 21/03/2013 17:28

Ellis is more commonly a boy's name - not that this should put you off but might bother you if it causes confusion.

Honor is lovely, and a bit unusual. Ava and Ruby are lovely too, think they are both quite popular at the mo if tht would bother you.

Ikeameatballs has given you a lovely list. I really like Polly and Harriet.

TiggerWearsATriteSmile · 21/03/2013 17:24

Honor is beautiful.

dopeysheep · 21/03/2013 17:13

Jessica Alba's daughter is called Honor. The other one is Haven.

wedontplaywithelectrics · 21/03/2013 17:09

Honor
Honor
Honor
All the way! :-)

yawningbear · 21/03/2013 17:08

Scout?

TheRedQueen · 21/03/2013 17:08

Ruth?
Miriam?

Also like Juliet and Estelle as mentioned somewhere above.

dopeysheep · 21/03/2013 17:07

I know a girl called Jamie which I like but not sure what it's short for.

MackerelOfFact · 21/03/2013 17:06

Honor is quite nice and unusual. Unless your surname is Oak or Killing or something.

How about Nora? Darcy? Logan? Rowan?

dopeysheep · 21/03/2013 17:04

Piper?

RooneyMara · 21/03/2013 16:59

Deanna

recall · 21/03/2013 16:59

Elspeth

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 21/03/2013 16:57

Honor is def the good side of old-lady. Just be careful in case your surname is Plate or similar...

almostanotherday · 21/03/2013 16:56

Ellise or Ellissa

Smile
ElephantsAndMiasmas · 21/03/2013 16:56

There are some really gorgeous names on here. Rosa, Honor, Ramona and Margot are all slightly wild and unusual.

I like Roxana/Roseanna and LOVE Ada as well (much better than Ava!) and reminds me of the great female scholar Ada Lovelace who invented computer programming. Speaking of which Aphra is a pretty cool name too.

ATouchOfStuffing · 21/03/2013 16:53

Theo as a girls name?