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Totally stuck for girls names - overthinking this ??

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 11:07

Our DS has an unusual but 'old fashioned' but strong name. We love it, family loves it and it totally suits him. But I am not stuck on theme names, so girls name doesn't need to also be old-fashioned but I do like Unusual-Classic. Both DH and I have got unusual names. Mine so much so it has never featured on any MN list, ever!

No names that end with 'ee' (as DS's name is a **y and two names ending with Y or an ee sound make me think of a pair of small lap dogs Blush )

Names that that have made it as far as a being considered are :

Pepper
Cressida
Willow

  1. Cressida was extremely popular with both of us as a name for DS if he has been a DD when he was born 5 years ago but less so now as now there is Cressida Bonas (my objection)
  1. There is a very unattractive car called a Cressida - albeit not in production anymore and not in our main country of residence (DH's objection)

Would these things matter to you ? I have visions of Harry marrying Cressida Bonas and there being a wave of little Cress's..

Pepper is pretty unusual (odd to some I am sure) but is a family name further back. Both previous Pepper's were very successful women.

I like Willow but only a bit, but it sounds a bit.. hippy and although we are a quirky, kind of international kind of family, we are not at all bohemian really! And, although both of us are very tall, slender isn't really a family trait, we are more 'Oak' or 'Plane' Grin and Willow, to my mind creates a tall, slender image.. Is that just me ? Am I just preggo-hormone mad and overthinking everything ?

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PomPomPingPong · 15/07/2014 18:56

Sibylla

ButterflyOfFreedom · 15/07/2014 18:14

Sorry for repeats:

Amara
Anastasia
Ayanna (though realise it has a y in it!)
Bronwen
Briar
Blair
Coraline
Cerys
Fenella
Greta
Iris
Liliana
Liana
Moira
Nicoletta
Ophelia
Serendipity
Serenity
Trudie
Una
Yvette
Yvonne
Zarah

Needaninsight · 15/07/2014 16:24

Ottilie

Thea

Isobel

Spottybra · 15/07/2014 15:08

Anatascia
Arabelle
Alana
Georgiana
Clara
Rose
Ava
Evelyn

Spottybra · 15/07/2014 15:03

Adriana
Jessica
Adestrea
Emmeline
Adele
Emma

dilys4trevor · 15/07/2014 14:52

I wish I could convince DH on 'Dervla' - I love it.

'Agatha' is probably what we'll go for.

Just in case either of those provide any inspiration, OP!

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:34

Or continuing a Shakespeare theme:

Rosalind
Titania
Desdemona
Perdita
Viola

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:29

Or

Ophelia
Fenella

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:28

How about:

Isadora
Otellia
Clementine
Constance

Loveleopardprint · 15/07/2014 14:24

Lettice or Sabella?

Artandco · 15/07/2014 14:18

The Theodora I know goes by Thea as nickname. However it's pronounced the German way 'teya-dora' ( as th doesn't exist there) so nickname is 'teya'

CheerfulYank · 15/07/2014 14:15

I changed DH's mind on Sam for our DS. He's almost 7 now and is such a Sam.

mrsnec · 15/07/2014 14:15

Hi Op, I don't really have any suggestions, I know a Cressida and she has a few sisters but they all have Austen novel type names which I don't think are to your taste.

I came on to tell you that we managed a compromise. I had a very long list of criteria and thought I was overthinking too, I got very in depth into meanings etc. At the beginning he only liked one name on my list and I wasn't even keen on that. He told me to wait a while while he prepared a list of his own. In this time I decided I did actually love that other one. When he prepared his list there were 3 on there I didn't hate but I gradually gave him reasons why I was going off 2 of them then decided I loved the other one as a middle name. I left it at that and last week he told me those are the names he wants to go for.

Just saying you might find he comes round to your way of thinking eventually. I like Cassia and Saskia from the suggestions. I think the popularity thing does depend on the area and your particular circles, I know more Willows than Evas for example.

CheerfulYank · 15/07/2014 14:14

Silvia/Silvana? Simone? Adira? Amabel?

You could get Hattie from Henrietta as well :)

Helena, Violet, Beatrice, Delphine, Rosabelle?

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:14

Have to go and do something actually useful for a bit. This has been really helpful though, will be back later.

I like Theodora - is that Teddy though or worse.. 'Dora' ... (I have a deep loathing of Dora The Explorer)

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Artandco · 15/07/2014 14:12

Or Sascha

Artandco · 15/07/2014 14:10

I like saskia but not keen on the others. How about:

  • Iris
  • Theodora
  • Saphire
  • Estelle
  • Acacia
MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:09

He didn't say Legion.. he's at work and I know he is busy but all I got was 'No. Don't like that.'

Grrrr.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:09

Grin CheerfulYank .. it's all you can do with people as rubbish at choosing a name as us! Thanks.

I like Sylvie but the Y.. the Y ... I can't get past the Y.

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Legionofboom · 15/07/2014 14:08

What are your DH's objections to the name Saskia?

CheerfulYank · 15/07/2014 14:04

Love Saskia.

Phaedra? Aurora? Sylvia? (I know, it's got a y) Alessia? Susannah?

I'm just throwing out random names now. :o

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:03

How do I go about changing DH's mind about this. I really like that name. It could be the one.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:03

When I say 'She' .. she is dead. But her children anyway..

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 14:02

Cassia is ok but I think I'd prefer either Cressida or Saskia.

My great-aunty is Grania. I couldn't name after her, she'd never stop going on about it!

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Legionofboom · 15/07/2014 13:59

Oops cross posted.