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Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Beautiful girl names - inspire me!

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Dovahkiin · 29/03/2014 10:33

Hi ladies,

We've decided to go with Zoe for DD2's first name and our surname is also short - begins with G, think Hugh, Cary...

This means we can choose a no-holds-barred, dazzlingly beautiful middle name with hundreds of syllables if needed.

Give me the names you always ached to give your daughter but were worried would be too flowery.

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Octopusinabunchofdaffodils · 29/03/2014 17:20

Eleanor?

SimplySara · 29/03/2014 16:22

(H)Ortensia- came across it in Dahl's Matilida. It is also a type of hydrangea flower.

MerryInthechelseahotel · 29/03/2014 14:37

Anastasia

Innogen · 29/03/2014 14:34

Ooh LOVE Merope! That's going on my list!

FIFIBEBE · 29/03/2014 14:33

Morwenna

BellaOfTheBalls · 29/03/2014 14:31

Calliope

BellaOfTheBalls · 29/03/2014 14:31

Persephone
Demelza
Evangeline
Cordelia
Adelaide
Coralie/Coraline

NigellasDealer · 29/03/2014 14:31

Artemis
Antigone

MummyBeerest · 29/03/2014 14:30

Anneliese
Aurora
Cordelia
Serafina
Violetta

matildasquared · 29/03/2014 14:27

Merope, Daphne, Cleis, Ismenis, Diotima, Caliadne...

matildasquared · 29/03/2014 14:24

Or DAMO (daughter of Pythagoras).

Classical Greek names are the best.

matildasquared · 29/03/2014 14:22

MEROPE!

Innogen · 29/03/2014 14:17

Mirabel!

ListenToTheLady · 29/03/2014 14:14

Berengaria
Elisalex
Wilhelmina

nochips · 29/03/2014 14:12

Vespertine!!!!!

Love it!

HoneyandRum · 29/03/2014 14:07

Francesca

Raphaela

Arietta

DiamondsAndRust · 29/03/2014 14:07

I'm a Zoe! MN isn't especially long or flowery though (Louisa). How about:

Zoe Araminta
Zoe Celeste
Zoe Seraphina
Zoe Emmeline
Zoe Marina
Zoe Calypso
Zoe Venetia
Zoe Viviana
Zoe Ophelia
Zoe Christabel
Zoe Isadora
Zoe Genevieve

Emubaby · 29/03/2014 13:04

Primrose

KnockMeDown · 29/03/2014 12:11

Elizabeth - it is the most beautiful name there is Smile

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Dovahkiin · 29/03/2014 12:05

Incantatrix may be little too WOW but thanks...

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bouquetofpencils · 29/03/2014 12:02

Carissima

UriGeller · 29/03/2014 11:57

Incantatrix

PollyCazaletWannabe · 29/03/2014 11:55

Veronica?

Anjou · 29/03/2014 11:50

Not sure what the style would be classed as. Lovely though isn't it? Vespers means evening (vespers are also evening prayers, I think. Bit archaic now). So if DD is born in the evening then it would be appropriate. It's also the name of a very good album by Bjork!

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Dovahkiin · 29/03/2014 11:45

Vespertine is amazing. A similar vein to Berengaria, which I also love. What is this style called?!

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