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Cool quirky baby girl names

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Littleturkish · 25/06/2014 15:57

I've just found out I am pregnant and due DC2 in March next year- already have one daughter, now need another girl's name as we already have a boy's name. DH has vetoed all of my suggestions. I want something strong and cool.

Give me your best names, please!

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ohmymimi · 03/07/2014 19:59

Sylvaine
Celeste
Fabrice
Solange
Berengaria
Haidé
Colette
Despina
Isolde
Lula
Micheline
Zelda
Patrice
Roslyn
Ruvia
Sybil
Tara
Una
Valeria
Cora

5madthings · 03/07/2014 17:41

I like clover as well :)

5madthings · 03/07/2014 17:41

Suikhi/suki and hazel were also on our list and dd was very nearly a Genevieve but I knew it would get shortened to gen/Jen which we don't like so we didn't use it, I still love the name though.

Dd's middle names (she has two) are both listed on this thread as well :)

Waves at piste

RatherBeOnThePiste · 03/07/2014 17:33

Hello 5mad, I just thought of you when I saw your DDs name! My DD is mentioned here too. She is a cool, quirky, strong teen, so it worked!

Love Genevieve too, was on our list as was Clementine. Also love Helena but would have shortened to Nell or Nelly.

Love Clover, go for it!

5madthings · 03/07/2014 17:26

We had Astrid, Anouk, Penelope, violet and Genevieve on our list and the name we actually used had been mentioned twice on this thread.

I don't think of it as quirky but it is unusual and we get lots of positive comments on it and don't know any other children with the same name.

neverenoughwine · 03/07/2014 17:22

Pru (short for Prudence)

Elsa or Elsie

Rowan

Queenie

Annalise

Cleo

rattyboombatty · 03/07/2014 16:24

It's bloomin' tricky innit! Here are some that OH vetoed:

Erica
Daphne
Peta
Petra
Lois
Lennie
June
Penelope
Valerie
Faye
Hazel
Blythe
Tannith
Hebe
Verity
Cyd
Phina
Astrid
Anneka
Dinah

ButterflyOfFreedom · 02/07/2014 16:46

Flora
Seren /Serenity / Serendipity / Serena
Clementine
Elsa
Willow
Lola / Luna
Skylar / Skye
Meadow
Bluebell
Rainbow
???

EtsyObsessed · 02/07/2014 13:45

Juniper
Athena
Artemis
Seraphina
Raven
Lucille
Nina
Lark
Ebony

FellReturneth · 30/06/2014 19:42

Clover fits the brief. Cool, quirky and gorgeous.

Rhubarbgarden · 30/06/2014 14:59

Clover is gorgeous. Do it.

weatherall · 30/06/2014 09:32

Verity

Viola

Verily

Violet

Aphrodite

Suki

Sorsha

Estella

Cady

Kaley/ceilidh

Emer

Briar

Sadie

Cherry

Greer

Freida

Floss

Alley

Bambi

Heidi

Astrid

Allegra

Aurora

Bailey

Austen

Bronte

Cerys/keris

Tiegan

Skye/Skyler

Iona

Brodie

Riley

Trixie

monkeymamma · 30/06/2014 09:06

Loving this thread, definitely names I love but dh would veto them, the bastard.
Some of my favourites that I'll never be able to use:
Eaffrey (old English Saint and Aphra Behn's birth name)
Plum (sounds ridiculous with my surname sadly but may work with yours!)
Arden (as in the forest in Shakespeare)
Eden
Adeline (working on finding a variant of this that dh will accept...)

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Littleturkish · 30/06/2014 08:04

Exactly!

I love Clover. But no one else does. Can't even get my mum on board.

Pregnancy is making me grumpy too. I might just register her as Clover anyway. He can get used to it.

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WhosLookingAfterCourtney · 30/06/2014 06:16

Genevieve

Aphra

Roberta

FellReturneth · 30/06/2014 06:05

Phoebe is lovely but it's hardly unusual, cool or quirky anymore. Hasn't been for over 20 years!

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Littleturkish · 30/06/2014 05:51

Loads of names I love- still getting no.

Cecilia, Iris,Gwen, Orla, El-anything are off the table due to family and friends.

We've both said we like Phoebe, but it feels like a compromise.

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FellReturneth · 30/06/2014 05:31

Esther Astrid Ingrid Britt Luna Erica Uma Ursula Stella

Margot Coco Lois Rae Robyn Clover Dhalia Camelia Delphine Daphne

Cleo Domini Xanthe Juno Dido Isis Penelope Raphaela

Honeysuckle Evangeline Clementine Serena Cordelia Cecelia

Oonagh Clodagh Ishbel Demelza Morwenna

Paloma Ramona Lorelei Piper

Iwillorderthefood · 30/06/2014 04:27

Lowenna
Morwenna
Tressa
Rhona
Amber

bouncingbelle · 30/06/2014 03:44

seren
Drew
Kaylana

Brummiegirl15 · 29/06/2014 22:59

Another one for Vivienne like a PP.

Love it!!!

I also love Tallulah though but my DP does not!!

burgatroyd · 29/06/2014 16:24

Thisbe
Gaia
Oshun
Sheba
Shona
Uta
Yaya
Bianca

fatlazymummy · 29/06/2014 16:10

Ariane
Cameron
Aisling
Naima
Raine

fatlazymummy · 29/06/2014 16:07

Carmen.
Alafair