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What did you name your daughter?

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Serenity6 · 10/12/2013 17:01

And what were the names that you liked but didn't use?

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Jellypudmum · 27/01/2014 00:16

Loved Freya, Imogen and Phoebe.

MamaMolho · 27/01/2014 00:04

DD is Inès Elda after my grandmother who was Agnes (Inès is a variant of Agnes) as my DH thought Agnes was a bit old-fashioned. Elda is after my DH grandmother.

We didn't have any other names as once we chose Inès we couldn't see past it so we're screwed if we ever have another DD. Loads of boys names ready though.

Tranquilitybaby · 26/01/2014 23:49

My daughter is Liberty.

Names we liked were

Bethany
Eden
Amelia

nappyaddict · 08/01/2014 14:08

spookWhere does Zelma Ines originate from?

13loki · 07/01/2014 11:29

I have a Lola Kallisto (it's a minor planetoid) who was nearly Lola Tallulah. I also have an Älfi Saga. It's hard to explain the pronunciation of Älfi, for English speakers we go with elf-ee. The list for the baby included Aobh, Aoife, Ätta.

LadyHarrietdeSpook · 06/01/2014 23:57

Cecily is gorgeous.

LadyHarrietdeSpook · 06/01/2014 23:54

Considered but didn't use:
Clementine
Phoebe
Zelma Ines (after DH's grandma but both he AND his father hated it!)

Love our DDs names now though.

Surf25 · 06/01/2014 19:53

Didn't use Hannah, Katie, Thea or Beth
Might still use one or other if we get the chance, other name I love is Naomi

SkaterGrrrrl · 06/01/2014 19:22

Spork I LOVE Mirabelle. DH wouldn't have it. Stupid boys.

TallRedhead · 06/01/2014 18:44

My dd 2yo is Heidi.
Liked Issabella but thought it was getting too popular. 36 weeks with dc 2 and if a girl I love Matilda, Polly and Penelope!

lovetheseasons1 · 06/01/2014 18:40

A friend recently named her girl Arabelle (ara-bell) and all of us naming our daughters wished we had chosen it :)

SkaterGrrrrl · 06/01/2014 18:35

Rosalind.

Also on the short list were Miranda, Elizabeth and Jessica.

Newjobthankgod · 05/01/2014 17:49

My DD is Abigail Elizabeth

other names we liked were

Catherine
Mary
Susannah
Virginia
Imogen
Rose
Hannah
Rachel
Anna

deeleigh123 · 05/01/2014 16:39

Violet Rose Ann. Violet after Baudelaire in a Series of Unfortunate Events, Rose because I like the odd noun in a name and Ann as it's my mother's middle name. I've always wanted Rachel as a middle name but I thought 5 names was pushing it a bit haha !

TheSporkforeatingkyriarchy · 05/01/2014 16:08

I have an Alexandra who was very nearly Arella, Aveline Aradia, or Angela. She spent about a week being called A while we decided. I still quite like the latter three though Aradia would be a bit too much I think.

I also have a Mirabelle. With her, I had an even longer list of names, like an entire page of names for all options. None of the A names made it because I didn't want to have two with the same initial like I have with my siblings, but I recall it included Evelina, Liviana, Mercia, Valora and several that went both ways like Robin, Avery, Morgan, Jaimie. I actually still have a revised version from after DS2 that I use for writing and for those asking for suggestions Grin.

nappyaddict · 05/01/2014 15:48

Katrina
Lorna
Melody
Evangelina

MrsPatMustard · 29/12/2013 22:22

Martha...

(...and then we had our 20 week scan and found out we were having a boy. So much for maternal intuition! Wink )

Tibby2 · 29/12/2013 20:50

Tilly is my little girlys name :)

thenightsky · 29/12/2013 19:48

Charlotte Ruth

nappyaddict · 29/12/2013 19:48

If my DS had been a girl I liked:

Susannah
Edith
Ethel
Elsa
Elise
Nancy
Miranda
Lucia (with a CH sound)
Penelope
Nell
Harrietta
Henrietta
Etta
Beatrix
Bessie
Sylvia
Sylvie
Sybil
Daphne
Mildred
Millicent
Mabel
Maude
Pearl
Hilda
Vera
Romy
Romilly
Cecily
Olive
Cora
Clara
Anna
Josephina
June
Janey
Rosamund
Rosalind
Theadora
Isadora
Cordelia
Tabitha
Helena
Elena
Octavia
Annabella
Arabella
Claribel
Persephone
Seraphina
Clemency
Lucinda

MummyUmizoomi · 29/12/2013 19:30

DD is Mirabella.
If I ever get blessed With another DD she will be Medea Melissande.

londonmummy436 · 29/12/2013 17:26

My DD is Emma Jane as it fits great with surname and my neices are Sophie Amelia and Annabelle Harriet Octavia (long winded i know!)

My DH would only consider very traditional and safe names as thats the pattern our older children's names take but i loved Kathryn, Lila and Matilde

TessOfTheBaublevilles · 28/12/2013 00:31

My daughters are Sarah and Mary.

Names we considered that we didn't use were Elizabeth, Rose, Margaret and Eliza.

DessieLou · 27/12/2013 21:10

I wanted Elena/Alaina or Ellena. DH wanted Annabelle or Lucy. She didn't suit any of those or the other 10 on the list! She ended up being Madeleine. Smile

IneedAsockamnesty · 26/12/2013 21:04

Persephone, Cordelia and Pandora (I have another dd but she's asked me not to use her name online)

Names I didn't use but wanted

Arabella star (was 11 when I picked that one)
Blaize (mn talked me out of it)
Ruby ( got to popular)
Violet (close relative picked a hideous nn)
Octavia but I can't remember why I didn't use that

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