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The coolest little girls names you've heard

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AprilS · 26/02/2014 12:36

Going on from the boy thread. I'm 14 weeks so don't know what I'm having yet but I have the feeling its a girl. Only problem is we have a boys list a mile long but only some ok girls names.

I love Teddy, Tyger, Wolf, Fox, Dexter etc for boys but can't seem to find any names like this for girls. Any ideas?

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BlueChampagne · 28/02/2014 13:09

Szusza (Shusha)

buttercrumble · 28/02/2014 11:15

Love teddy it's a fab name Smile

Flangeofmingetown · 28/02/2014 11:12

Gertie or Edna could do with a revival. Not many called Barbara or Margaret lately....

Marcipex · 28/02/2014 11:03

Halcyon
Rowan
Zadie

CheeseStrawWars · 28/02/2014 11:01

(If you wanted to call your DD Felix you could go for Felicity with Felix as a nn.)

CheeseStrawWars · 28/02/2014 11:00

Romilly

aufaniae · 28/02/2014 10:49

Anouk
Cerys
Indi - NN for Indira
Mahe
Ramona
Romy

smother · 28/02/2014 10:34

Joni

stinkingbishop · 28/02/2014 10:16

Oh and have we had Zelda and Zuleika yet?

TryingToBePractical · 28/02/2014 09:54

I know a Benedicta if that helps.

SmashleyHop · 28/02/2014 09:19

I'm just excited someone put down my daughter's name Lorelai as cool! It is very cool thank you very much-

I think Reagan is really cool for a girl... I tried to push that one on DH but he couldn't grasp naming our DD after a ex American president.

Also: River
Teagen
Alex

wildstrawberryplace · 28/02/2014 09:03

Benedicte with an "e" is the feminine form of Benedict. Widely used on the continent and in Scandinavian countries.

ThatBloodyWoman · 28/02/2014 09:02

Reminded me ken.
I think Peta is pretty cool.

MyNameIsKenAdams · 28/02/2014 09:00

Petra

stinkingbishop · 28/02/2014 08:56

This thread is veering dangerously close to making me want to breed more girls so I can give them cool names but WE HAVE ENOUGH GIRLS IN THE HOUSE ALREADY! I am going to have to get some chickens instead Wink.

Forgot:

Ursula
Gorse
Viola

Martorana · 28/02/2014 00:42

Benedict is 370th for boys -0 for girls
Mary 241th for girls -0 for boys.
I forgot to look up Annabelle' but I imagine it's in the top 100.

Benedict is a boy's name.

VeryStressedMum · 27/02/2014 23:50

Didn't Peaches Geldof call her son Phaedra?

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AprilS · 27/02/2014 23:47

Mary and Annabelle are both really popular female names. Where as other than the popular Benedict I don't know any other people with that name male or female. Could be shortened to Bene which is cute.

I quite like the name Felix for a girl but that seemed to stir up some issues for some people. Funny how people get funny about some words strung together to make a sound.

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MairzyDoats · 27/02/2014 23:40

I heard of someone called North recently, which I thought was pretty cool. Also like Freya, Malin, and Linnet. I don't think anything ending in 'a' or 'ie' sounds very cool. Pretty yes, but not cool. The coolest names tend to be short (or shortened).

BikeRunSki · 27/02/2014 23:37

Esme
Tara
Nina
Biba
Gaia

Martorana · 27/02/2014 23:37

Because it is. Would you call a boy Mary? Or Annabelle?

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AprilS · 27/02/2014 23:33

why does it have to be a boys name?

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Martorana · 27/02/2014 23:28

Benedict is a lovely name. It just happens to be a boy's name.

TryingToBePractical · 27/02/2014 23:28

Juno
Cleo
Nell

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AprilS · 27/02/2014 23:23

Err maybe i'll call my kid whatever i want. I prefer more unusual names its just the way it is. Not trying to be 'cool'.

I'd feel worse calling my kid Dave, John, Emma or Sally than Benedict.

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