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Baby no-name! Please help! - URGENT!!

64 replies

spidermanspiderman · 13/05/2013 11:15

Baby no-name! Please help!

Hi all,

We are trying to pick a name for our new baby daughter and are rapidly running out of time.

We have narrowed it down to the list below but hubby and I do not agree.

He likes
Skye, Eden, Morgan, Amber and Ruby and I like Thea, Skye, Arabella and Beatrix.

The only crossover we have is Skye but it is not our favourite of each of our respective lists.

I may eventually post our list of 'dismissed' names but it is over 500 names long so it will not be today.

The criteria is that the name must be quite simple and easy to spell as we are fine with "that is unusual", but want to avoid "how do you spell that?"throughout their lives.

We already have an Oliver and a Leila and our surname starts with "A" so that migh be a consideration.

Any help would be appreciated.

We only have until 16th to name her so a rapid response would avoid "baby X" on the birth certificate.

HELP HELP HELP!!!

Skye
Eden
Morgan
Amber
Ruby
Thea
Skye
Arabella
Beatrix

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MortifiedAdams · 13/05/2013 18:15

Ruby from your list and to match your dcs names.

My additions....

Romy
Freya
Phoebe

Coconutty · 13/05/2013 18:12

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StitchAteMySleep · 13/05/2013 18:10

Aspen
Azalea
Coral
Dalia
Ember
Heather
Laurel
Meadow
Pearl
Saffron
Sephora
Sorrell
Wren

Exhaustipated · 13/05/2013 18:09

Oops! Meant to say Skye!

Slur is not a good baby name...

olgaga · 13/05/2013 18:08

Or Freya!

olgaga · 13/05/2013 18:08

If you like Arabella, what about Bella? Shorter, easier to spell, kind of goes with the others - Oliver, Leila...Bella.

Of the choices you've listed I like Amber the best.

Exhaustipated · 13/05/2013 18:07

Otherwise I like Slur too :)

Exhaustipated · 13/05/2013 18:07

What about

Susannah nn Zanna
Ottilie
Freida
Xanthe
Orla
Tansy
Rose
Harriet
Viola
Willa
Maya
Pearl
Daphne
Fern
Cora
Nina
Bethan
Jemima

Any good?

forgetmenots · 13/05/2013 18:03

Polly
Cleo
Hero
Nadine
Marina
Serena (love this with your other two)

Skye is nice - bit more common in Scotland :) really not keen on Eden or Morgan.

jkklpu · 13/05/2013 17:58

If your surname ends in A, depending on where in the country you live, I wouldn't pick a forename that ends in 'A', too, or you could end up with that horrible inserted 'R' when people say her full name. People have already recommended loads of options, but if you have 'Skye' in common, why not go for that? Your and your dp's favourites have already been rejected, so why not Skye?

wannabedomesticgoddess · 13/05/2013 17:55

Oliver Leila and Jasmine?

xyla · 13/05/2013 17:46

Irene
Clementine

sleepingbeautiful · 13/05/2013 17:43

Kirsten
Tamsin
Marianne

whyno · 13/05/2013 17:32

Skyla

DonkeysDontRideBicycles · 13/05/2013 17:16

As you both like Skye, how about Tanith? Means 'sky goddess'. Or Celeste? ('heavenly').

WakeyCakey · 13/05/2013 16:18

What about
India
Maisie
Amy
Sophie

soontobeslendergirl · 13/05/2013 15:06

I name I heard today (not on a baby) that I haven'y herad for a while might fit the bill:

Dulcie

If not what about the following:
Avery
Marissa
Tamar
Ainsley
or maybe just Zoe?

nannyof3 · 13/05/2013 14:08

Jessie??

BlueChampagne · 13/05/2013 13:50

Corinna
Tamsin
Vashti
Shona
Rosanne
Meredith
Meryl
Rhiannon

night1971 · 13/05/2013 13:47

If you both really liked one of the names on your list, you would have chosen it by now. Probably easier to go for a totally "new" one.

Helen
Helena

Oliver, Leila and Helena - goes v well! Good luck and I am sure that it will be a lovely name whatever you choose.

spidermanspiderman · 13/05/2013 13:33

Last 2 kind of picked their own names when born. Didn't know what we were having so all names seemed odd while pregnant.

Life is all about compromise so as long as he agrees with one of mine things will be fine.

Wink
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180209cooper · 13/05/2013 13:25

Skye or Eden ar both lovely, good luck

TallulahBetty · 13/05/2013 13:13

If you both like Skye, go for that. Not fair one of you has to give in. Lovely name!

jamtoast12 · 13/05/2013 13:10

I think maybe you are over thinking it! If you haven't agreed on one in 9 months of pregnancy and 5 weeks since she was born you may just have to pull one from a hat!

How about

Meg
Maggie
Amber
Amelie
Nancy
Robin
Prefer melodie to Elodie
Iris
Matilda
Clara

Seriously 5 weeks with no name you need to give her anything!

manicinsomniac · 13/05/2013 13:09

I agree that Skye is probably the way forward as you at least both like it.

I love Eden, Amber, Thea and Arabella.
I like Skye and Morgan
I am not keen on Ruby or Beatrix

Similar to Skye (possibly!):
Ailsa, Eilidh, Iona, Skylar, Summer, Sadie, Kirsty, Shay, Seren, Serena

Similar to Eden:
Erin, Elin, Enya, Etta, Erica, Emery, Emmeline, Elliot, Emerson, Avery, Addison, Sutton, Madison

Similar to Amber:
Alexis, Alexa, Alyssa, Alicia, Arwen, Amanda, Aurora, Saffron, Sorrell, Ebony, Arianna, Autumn

Similar to Thea:
Tia, Tara, Tamsin, Tessa, Tabitha, Leah, Aliya, Verity, Valerie, Astrid

Similar to Arabella:
Annabelle, Annabella, Anastasia, Araminta, Cassandra, Clarissa, , Francesca, Gabriella, Henrietta, Isabella, Isadora, Lilianna, Miranda, Matilda, Natasha, Natalia, Olivia, Philippa, Rebecca, Rhianna, Sophia, Victoria

Similar to Morgan:
Brooke, Addison, Ashton, Paige, Peyton, Megan, Macey, Miley, Marley, Madeleine, Dakota, Devon, Tarryn, Merryn, Piper, Jordan, Hayden, Jayden, Kayleigh, Hayley

Similar to Ruby:
Lacey, Lexie, Ruth, Rachel, Dolly, Elsie, Dora, Abbie, Agnes, Nancy, Edith, Esme, Flora, Grace, Faith, Hope, Mary, Isla, Ivy, Ava, Ada, Penny, Sally, Sophie, Susie, Tilly, Tansy, Wendy, Zoe

Similar to Beatrix:
Beatrice, Agatha, Agnes, Bethany, Bridget, Belinda, Bianca, Bella, Constance, Caroline, Clara, Carla, Dorothy, Eliza, Elizabeth, Frances, Florence, Gloria, Harriet, Iris, Julia, Lillian, Lucinda, Margaret, Mabel, Nadine, Olive, Pearl, Prudence, Ruth, Rita, Susan, Tabitha, Teresa

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