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Original poster

What names make you think of a sweet, pretty little Girl ?

116 replies

Mintymoomoo · 06/02/2014 17:39

Basically that, what girls name would you associate with a sweet, pretty little girly girl???

I think Lucy and Alice but want more please

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atthestrokeoftwelve · 07/02/2014 18:29

Agreed Curlew!

curlew · 07/02/2014 18:25

The more I think about "sweet pretty little girly girl" the sadder I feel.

NinjaPenguin · 07/02/2014 18:17

Susannah?

atthestrokeoftwelve · 07/02/2014 18:08

"sweet, pretty little girly girl"

Oh please- don't women have the vote now?

Is that the aspirational slant you want to label a female child with?

My sister gave her daughter a "sweet pretty girly girly" name, that child- despite her name -grew up to have multiple facial piercings and tattoos, become a lesbian, gain a PhD in Engineering, not be particulary pretty, and spends her days on filthy building sites ordering teams of hard men around.

We tease her about her name.

What's wrong with strong feminine names?

sonlypuppyfat · 07/02/2014 17:52

Please not Milly that's what we call front bottoms!

perfectview · 07/02/2014 17:49

Surely you make associations based on a person with a particular name, unless of course you don't know anyone with that name? Rather than assuming a person with a particular name will behave a certain way?

I can understand wanting to choose a name that is liked by a large number of others but associations only stand up for as long as that person lives up to them.

My two daughters' names and my name are on this thread and none of us are particularly sweet or delicate.

Lottystar · 07/02/2014 17:47

Ophelia, Laurel, Jemima, Sophie, Coralie, Astrid, Gretal, Cecily, Matilda or "Tilly" I think are pretty names.

Bathsheba · 07/02/2014 17:36

Can I just say I have a rugby playing, rock climbing Poppy - beautiful child, but in no way feminine at all...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ScooseIsLoose · 07/02/2014 16:26

Isabelle, grace, hermoine

sweetkitty · 07/02/2014 16:24

My DD2 has a very pretty feminine name now she is 8 she hates it and wants to be called Sam as it's gender neutral Confused

FleecyFeet · 07/02/2014 16:22

Naomi.

Hassled · 06/02/2014 19:56

Alice, Emily, Posy

sarahquilt · 06/02/2014 19:54

Clover

jenniferturkington · 06/02/2014 19:31

Amelia and emily sprung to mind.
Some of the cutsie flower names such as Daisy and Poppy, I associate with strong feisty girls I know.

aoife24 · 06/02/2014 19:26

Names like Emily, Emilia: but they're also a bit wet.

tammytoby · 06/02/2014 19:14

About 40 years ago Sharon, Michelle, Clare, Maureen were all names that parents chose for their sweet little girly girl!

My dd has a name mentioned on this thread and she isn't particularly girly girl (although she is very sweet!!).

schmalex · 06/02/2014 19:14

I'm glad no one has said my name. I would hate to have a sweet, pretty, girly name!

shippenhaguen · 06/02/2014 19:12

Emma, Bella

Although I agree with poster who asks if you are certain you want a sweet name!?

CheesyBadger · 06/02/2014 19:08

Double barrelled always sound super cute and girly to me eg

Milly-Sue
Lily-Anne
Carrie-Ann

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Mintymoomoo · 06/02/2014 19:04

Shallishsnti your totally right!

Reason I was asking is because in my experiance the only Lucy's and Alices I know are beautiful, girly loving people!

My first DD was going to be Lucy right up until the midwife passed her to me and said what's her name and I said I don't know and ndmed her 3 days later, she got a equally pretty name and is a stunning girl is also not a girly girl at all spent the first 5 years of her life naked in only weeklies digging up the garden and clubbing trees!!!!

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curlew · 06/02/2014 18:30

Bear in mind that an adult woman might not what to have a name that makes people think of a sweet pretty little girly girl.

And she may be 6ft tall, 15 stone and be a farrier.

ApplesAndStares · 06/02/2014 18:24

Polly
Dora

EmpressOfTheWellOfLostPlots · 06/02/2014 18:19

Cutesy... Anything ending in ie or hyphenated with Mae / Belle. But maybe you could go for full name and cute short?

1944girl · 06/02/2014 18:16

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TheBuskersDog · 06/02/2014 18:12

Oh yes nocomet, I know girls with the OPs suggestions that definitely don't fit in the 'sweet' bracket, along with plenty of the other names posted.