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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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TheRedQueen · 15/07/2014 13:58

Grania?

Legionofboom · 15/07/2014 13:56

Saskia is a lovely name, it is both strong and feminine.

It's also especially nice to find a name that has some links to your DH's Dutch heritage.

Wednesbury · 15/07/2014 13:56

Cassia?

It's a yellow flowering tree with some sort of cinnamon type bark. Thought it's similar to Cressida and Saskia.

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:55

Aaargh, DH has texted. Not Saskia.

Whyyy!?

Has anyone managed to turn around the opinion of a DH/DP ? We both loved DS name so there was never any issue. This time though... grrrrrr.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:49

sorry.. too many eee's.. Jen-A-Veev

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:49

One of my middle names is Genevieve Mogz.. it is a beautiful name. I had it added after the Patron St Of Paris but I get the car refs too from time to time.

That's a pronunciation minefield too - mine is pronounced the French way. A friend of my parents has a Genevieve and it's pr. Jeen-A-Veev.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:45

I immediately pronounce with a flatter sound. Sass-kee-ah. There is a harder sound for the 'S' in Afrikaans/Dutch so it would potentially be 'Zahs-Kee-uh' but I wouldn't pronounce it that way. I prefer the softer S.

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Mogz · 15/07/2014 13:44

Saskia is a beautiful name, it was on our list for DD, who is now Genevieve. We get the car/film mentioned every time we introduce her, but that's ok because it's a beauty of a machine.

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:42

I like that arty connection basking And Dutch/Belgian close enough - DH's family come from two villages still with his Surname. One in Belgium and one in Holland so we can do Dutch!

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:38

Not too bothered by being Unusual/Unique per se Legion but we aren't (no offence to anyone) a family of Sarahs/Emmas/Arlos/Peters etc.

We are a little unusual but aren't naming to be unusual. Does that make sense ? I don't care about TV associations and wouldn't freak out if there was three of the same name in a class of children etc. I don't even mind too much if it's a name used in Celeb-Land, like Lila, as long as it wasn't so popular it was everywhere. I couldn't do the likes of Amelie (I know 7!) or Eva/Ava/Jessica etc as again I know/know of so many.

The top 10 are just that for a reason, lovely names but they are just too many of them Smile

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Legionofboom · 15/07/2014 13:35

Would you pronounce it Sahs-key-a or Sass-key-a?

baskingseals · 15/07/2014 13:33

It's actually a Dutch name, I think it was Rembrandt's wife's name.

Legionofboom · 15/07/2014 13:32

I don't think Saskia is especially posh or especially unusual either if that is particularly important to you.

baskingseals · 15/07/2014 13:32

Much prefer Saskia to Cressida. What does your dh think?

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:30

Another Flemish name is Fenna. If you heard of a Fenna what would you think of it ?

baskingseals - It just sounded as if it ought to be posh Blush I thought Cressida was beautiful sounding but didn't think OMG, too posh for us.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:28

From that Belgian list I like

Mila - but DS name begins with M. It's just too twee for me to do that and Camille.

Could you avoid 'Milly' as a nn with Camille ?

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baskingseals · 15/07/2014 13:26

I don't see Saskia as posh at all. Cressida sounds posher imho, very pretty name.

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:25

Amazed. The No1 Belgian name is Emma ??? Didn't see that coming.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:23

Thanks EvilHerbivore ! I will have a look

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:22

I love Miranda and it was my very first suggestion. Caveman I am married to DH vetoed because of 'the moany redhead in SATC' .. Hmm

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:19

Sorry. Computer went mad then. Posted twice.

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:19

Actually, I really like Saskia. God, is it posh ? We are not posh! Would we get away with it ? We live in the countryside, cute village but farming community not fancy commuters. We have fields, horses and dogs (one looks like a fancy black lab but is actually a random mutt who had a very fancy but slutty mother so we don't know his paternity) but more ancient dissolving farm cottage than Manor house.. More Ariats than Hunters in our utility IYKWIM (horsey people will understand this!)

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MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 13:19

Actually, I really like Saskia. God, is it posh ? We are not posh! Would we get away with it ? We live in the countryside, cute village but farming community not fancy commuters. We have fields, horses and dogs (one looks like a fancy black lab but is actually a random mutt who had a very fancy but slutty mother so we don't know his paternity) but more ancient dissolving farm cottage than Manor house.. More Ariats than Hunters in our utility IYKWIM (horsey people will understand this!)

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baskingseals · 15/07/2014 13:15

Cordelia

Miranda

Fabienne

Clementine

Ophelia

EvilHerbivore · 15/07/2014 13:14

Damn! try again!

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