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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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rugbychick · 26/12/2013 18:58

I have a Harriet with 2 middle names. I like Gabriella, but dp didn't. It really suits her. Now there are with girl names I might have considered like Anna and Emily. But we aren't having any more. Plus it doesn't seem to be all that common at the mo

Inkspellme · 26/12/2013 18:50

I have a Tara Niamh.

thehomesecretary · 26/12/2013 18:38

That should be nickname Sephy

thehomesecretary · 26/12/2013 18:37

Baby DD is called Persephone. Non Sephy. It really suits her

Frikadellen · 26/12/2013 18:27

Outing myself but

Phoebe
Eloisa
& Aoife

Girls names we didn't use were

Sophia, Helena, Alexa or Alexia for dd1
Millicent or Amelia for dd 2
Ilona or Iona for ds
Seraphina, Karenza or Maeve for dd3

thegreylady · 26/12/2013 16:48

Mary Josephine was one I loved but didn't use :)

NearTheWindmill · 26/12/2013 11:52

Alice. Also liked Isabel, Daisy, Imogen, Caroline.

msmiggins · 26/12/2013 11:51

I have a Jessica. I loved Tabitha but OH didn't- Jessica was a name we both liked.

lljkk · 26/12/2013 11:48

Liked but didn't get to use:
Rachel, Nicola, Somaya, Diana, Rosemary, Catalina, Faith.

skolastica · 26/12/2013 11:46

Helena Maria

not used: Gabriella, Phoebe Francesca

also love Marie-Claire

insancerre · 26/12/2013 11:19

I have an Alice
Ds would have been Charlotte

Lexilicious · 26/12/2013 08:29

I am fascinated at how many shortlists include Beatrice. My DD is Beatrix, when DH saw it on my shortlist the others just faded away, but we did try out these others for a day each...
Rosalind
Marguerite
Matilda
Helena
Rosamund
and a couple of others I cant remember although it was only a couple of months ago!!

MummyBeerestCupOfCheerest · 26/12/2013 02:05

I have a Scarlett Emily.

If I ever have another, I love:

Alexandra Catherine
Sloane Caroline
Chloe Isabel

Puddles1234 · 26/12/2013 01:24

On our list amongst many others are:

Celeste
Arabella
Araminta (NN Minty)
Cecily
Camilla
Alexandrina
Isobelle
Romilly
Penelope
Cosima

I also love Lettice but as a double barrelled first name such as Cosima-Lettice as I love the nickname Lettie

Skogkat · 22/12/2013 21:07

DD1- Thea Aurora Malin.
All three names of hers are quite common where I am- 8, 24 and 36 in the year she was born.

Otherwise she'd have been Lilly, Amalie, Sara, Maja (Maya) or Sofia.

Beans1977 · 22/12/2013 20:35

DD#1 (15 months) is Lucy Grace. We chose that over Alice Isabel when we met her.

DC#2 (due June) likely to be Elsa Violet if a DD.

meeliesmum · 22/12/2013 00:20

Amelia, DS would have been erin. Also liked lucy, grace, evie, rose, and laura

Bagoffrogs · 21/12/2013 22:32

Millie and Poppy.

Names not used were Megan, Darcey, Rowan, Sophia and Eva.

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Raahh · 21/12/2013 22:24

DD1 is Millicent (Millie) Elizabeth, which I chose originally when having ds. I had no other choices.

DD2 is Philippa Imogen (Pippa). We very briefly toyed with Lucinda, and I would have loved to use Harriet- but ds is Elliot, so it sounded to similar.

I still love their names, and they suit them perfectly.

Huitre · 21/12/2013 22:12

Tabitha

but seriously considered

Nina
Harriet
Lydia
Clemency
Violet
Edith

tiamariaxxx · 21/12/2013 21:30

My daughter who is 2 in Feb is called Sophie and my baby girl is called Sadie, we couldnt decide over Sadie or Darcey and to this day i think i should of stuck with Darcey but i let peoples opinions get in the way, never mind

LadyFlumpalot · 20/12/2013 02:20

DD is called Emily Jane (surname). Our shortlist was:

Milly
Freya
Theresa
Amelia.

Emily kind of came about as a mixture of Milly and Amelia and it really suits her.

everydayaschoolday · 20/12/2013 02:03

Olivia Rose and Victoria Lily

ILoveGlyfada · 20/12/2013 01:59

Izabella.
Also liked Katerina
Sofia
Elena
Emilia
Hope I can pick one from the last 4 soon :-)