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Need help with name for 1 week old girl

65 replies

mom2littlegirl · 26/08/2013 07:25

Our little girl is one week old now and I feel a bit stressed because we can't decide on a name. The husband is very supportive and open for suggestions, I'm the one who feels that no name is "perfect enough". The names we're considering are:

Cordelia - Afraid it will be confused with Cornelia
Adrienne - Unusual, feminine
Lillian - will probably be called Lilly anyway

Names we've decided not to use:
Amelia/Emilia - too common
Lilly - too common
Josephine - I just didn't like it as much as my husband
Philippa - very close relative just named their daughter this
Henriette/Henrietta - Husband said no

We want a feminine name and nothing too out there but not a top 100 name. I thought I'd "know" once I saw her what she'd be called but no... Now I just want to get it over with. So please, any thoughts, suggestions?

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Frikadellen · 26/08/2013 14:51

Cordelia is beautiful and no I dont think you need to worry

Some other suggestions

Eloisa
Talia
Louisa
Rosa
Rosanna
Vivienne
Saskia
Anouska
Annika
Linda/Belinda
Miranda
Aoife

antshouse · 26/08/2013 14:42

Love Cordelia, nn Dilly?

WinkyWinkola · 26/08/2013 13:37

Cordelia is great. Can't see how a mix up would occur with Cornelia.

Isadora?
Ophelia?
Mary?
Susannah?
Beatrix?

Sadie204 · 26/08/2013 13:34

My DD2's name is Kelsie. Quite pretty and unusual, number 170ish last year.

Cordelia is nice though, could be shortened to Cordy which I think is cute. Not too keen on Lillian or Adrienne personally but it's your choice. It's one of the hardest decisions to make, its hard to imagine any new baby using that name for the rest of their lives! Try calling her a name for a little while to see how it suits her/feels to you. Good luck and congratulations.

PurpleGirly · 26/08/2013 13:07

Love Cordelia. Don't like Adrienne (another olds, reminds me of Rocky)

Clara
Callista (Cally)

hawkmcqueen · 26/08/2013 13:01

Adrienne is lovely, Cordelia would come second, prefer Lilia to Lillian, your choices are nice, good luck!

BonaDea · 26/08/2013 12:31

I love all your original choices. I don't think cordelia is confusing at all.

TheBleedinObvious · 26/08/2013 12:27

Or Ariadne

TheBleedinObvious · 26/08/2013 12:26

I don't think you should rule out top 100 names. If you don't want overly popular names then maybe rule out the top 50, but some of the top 100 names are not very common at all iykwim. Just choose something you like.

I like adrienne. Lillian would be shortened to lily which is very common at the moment. What are about Adriana or Arianna or Arianne?

I don't like cordelia. But if you like it enough use it.

LoopyLupo · 26/08/2013 09:57

Juliet and Cora are beautiful.

pongping · 26/08/2013 09:39

How about Cora?

snice · 26/08/2013 09:29

Juliet?

RalphtheTimid · 26/08/2013 09:26

Norah

Beckamaw · 26/08/2013 09:16

I like Cordelia.
Aurelia is nice too.

SoftSheen · 26/08/2013 09:11

Arianna
Adelaide
Allegra
Camilla
Cressida (nn Cressy is cute)
Eleanora
Gabriella
Genevieve
Violet
Viola
Iris
Edith
Rosamund
Cecilia
Cecily
Harriet

AcrylicPlexiglass · 26/08/2013 09:02

I think Adrienne is great. Love French sounding names.

chickydoo · 26/08/2013 08:55

Antonia
Lizette
Tomasin
Elfreida

BikeRunSki · 26/08/2013 08:52

Eleanor
Rosita
Lorelei ( sp?)

Bearandcub · 26/08/2013 08:50

Harriet
Martha
Meredith

LoopyLupo · 26/08/2013 08:48

Tessa (Tess)

orangepudding · 26/08/2013 08:31

Francesca
Violet
Penelope
Elizabeth

CreatureRetorts · 26/08/2013 08:30

To be honest I wouldn't worry about whether a name is popular or not. Put that aside for a minute and pick a name you like!

MortifiedAdams · 26/08/2013 08:30

Lilian is my favourite from your list, but I would.use Lil.

Adding -

Florence / Flora
Dorothy
Harriet
Aurelia
Delphine

GlaikitFizzog · 26/08/2013 08:29

Adriana
Ariadne
Hermoine
Clara
Geraldine
Lilias
Cristabel

Of your list cordelia is the best IMO. And I don't think it would get confused with Corneilia. Although I am of the Buffy/Angel generation so know cordelia more than Corneilia.

RoadToTuapeka · 26/08/2013 08:29

Cordelia is lovely, no confusing it with Cornelia! Agree Adrienne liable to mispronounciation. Congrats on your new baby!