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A nice girls name not ending in "a" or "ie"/"y" sound...

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 11:56

Can anyone suggest any?

I would like a name that is not cutsie if having a girl. I find the "ie"/"y" ending names too twee. dd1 does have a name ending in "a" but I would like something different.

The only names I can think of are either too old fashioned (Margaret/Ruth/Rachel etc), names of a friend's child so taken (Imogen/Abigail), my daughter's middle name (Katherine) or no good because I can't name my child after the Queen (Elizabeth)!

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AmericasTorturedBrow · 23/08/2013 18:59

We had Juliet, Kate, Scarlett, Xanthe, Iris, Imogen and Isabel on our list for DD (who ended up being Maggie, which although it end in "ie" I don't think of as very cutesy!)

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 23/08/2013 18:50

Louis
Lorne
Margaret
Christina - I know it ends i "a" but it's not cutesy
Joy
Hope

emsyj · 23/08/2013 16:56

Ooooh love Pearl and Amber too!

noodlebum · 23/08/2013 15:16

Evelyn
Evangeline
Jasmine
Danielle
Addison
Madison
Madeline
Bernadette
Jeanette
Meredith
Faye
Shannon
Bridget
Merryn
Gwen
Willow
Caitlin
Pearl
Heather
Charlotte
Amber

Phew, think that'll do for now!

wordfactory · 23/08/2013 15:11

DD has friends called Charlotte, Rosaline and Belle...

brightnearly · 23/08/2013 15:07

I love the name Esther! Also Sulamith

VenusRising · 23/08/2013 14:58

Rosalind, sorry!

VenusRising · 23/08/2013 14:58

Brigitte
Juliet
Rosamund
Rasalind
Violet
Richelle

somewheresomehow · 23/08/2013 14:56

Jade (my dd middle name)
Eleanor

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 14:56

A do like Astrid, but my husband doesn't.

Seren is nice. Iris is pretty too - reminds me of my favourite perfume!

I like Frances but it is (pretty much) my name.

Thanks for all the great suggestions!

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AndyMurraysBalls · 23/08/2013 14:53

Rachel
Esther
Ruth

My favourites.

NotYoMomma · 23/08/2013 14:48

eden

NotYoMomma · 23/08/2013 14:47

Hettienne

bootsycollins · 23/08/2013 14:46

Hazel! There's another classic. Dd has a lovely friend called Hazel, she's tall and beautiful, kind and intelligent and a really nice girl.

emsyj · 23/08/2013 14:21

I have a Ruth and a Hazel - I love Celeste/Celestine, Astrid, Beatrice, Elizabeth. Not keen on Clemence or Clementine - also on the satsuma team there.

Lots of people suggested Margot for DD1, but it's my mum's name so wouldn't use it - quite like it tho. I like Marianne, Esther, Hester, Seren, Sarah, Cerys, Frances, Lauren... There are quite a lot of non-a/ie/y girls' names when you get going thinking about it, I think all our possible names were in this category.

Celestine and Astrid are my favourites (other than DD1 & DD2's names obviously Smile).

bootsycollins · 23/08/2013 13:09

I love Clementine, she was my aunties cat Grin

Iwaswatchingthat · 23/08/2013 13:06

Oooooo very happy you like Beatrice!

Not keen on either Clemence or clementine - sorry. Makes me think of satsumas.

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 12:37

PS (again) what to people think of Clemence or Clementine?

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 12:36

I like Vivienne and also Beatrice. Maybe I'm quite pretentious!

I really like Abigail, but it's taken in my family. A very good friend has a daughter called Mariam, otherwise I would love that too!

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MortifiedAdams · 23/08/2013 12:34

I have a Meg.

Dd2 if I ever have one will be either Olive or Juliet.

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 12:32

Sorry - did not mean to have a go at Ruth - it's because it was my grandmother's name that I see it as old. I can see that with fresh eyes/ears it wouldn't sound so old!

Thanks for all the ideas!

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cupcakeicing · 23/08/2013 12:28

Ruth is a beautiful name which suits every age.

Eleanor
Esther
Joy

bootsycollins · 23/08/2013 12:27

Gretchen
Tamsin
Megan
Enid
Erin
Lauren
Kathleen
Susan
Karen
Joanne
Cerys

bootsycollins · 23/08/2013 12:22

I love Ruth.

Harriet
Caroline
Tess
Margot
Olive
Siobhan
Sian
Kristy
Kirsten
Juliet
Kim
Kay
Denise
Michelle
Paige
Stephanie

I'm not crazy about all of the names I've suggested, it's hard to think of names not ending in a vowel sound. I really do love Ruth though Wink

Chopsypie · 23/08/2013 12:21

Alexis (biased here!)

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