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We can't decide on a girls name!

34 replies

lostlalaloopsy · 30/07/2014 23:00

I love Sylvie but DH hates it.

He likes Ruby or Holly - I don't particularly love or hate either of these.

The only name we both like is Olivia but next door neighbour just used this so that's out!!

Any suggestions? I have spent hours looking at names but can't find anything I love. Help!!

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Wishfulmakeupping · 31/07/2014 07:23

I don't like any of those choices really I do think that Evelyn would be a good mix of both your styles though- think if you sold it to your OH as 'Evie' he might go for it. I had a similar problem when we were picking dd's name I like the old fashioned grandma type names and my OH liked more modern names we found dd's name was a good mix of both :)

ThrowAChickenInTheAir · 31/07/2014 07:07

Ophelia. Similar (and prettier imho)

NewtRipley · 31/07/2014 06:57

I like Sylvia and Maggie as well

or

Leah
Serena
Pearl
Marianne

indecisivemeee · 31/07/2014 00:08

What about Sylvia?
or...

Helena
Helen
Rosie
Elena
Harmony

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 31/07/2014 00:00

Of all your possibilities my favourite is Holly. DD may well have been a Holly if the name hadn't already been used by one of my closest friends Grin.

I really don't like Olivia - I know plenty of people do, but it always sounds very harsh to me.

Ruby is OK - nice enough.

Sylvie is really growing on me, it's a very pretty name and I find myself liking it more each time I hear it.

Similar names are Poppy, Rosie, Lily?

burgatroyd · 30/07/2014 23:20

Margo
Lucia
Bonnie
Ivy
Lydia
Libby
Anoushka

ElsiePartridge · 30/07/2014 23:17

Amelie
Millie
Elsie
Ivy
Amelia
Josephine
Amber
Erin
Jessie

Chanelnumero19 · 30/07/2014 23:15

What about Maggie or Hazel

Flingmoo · 30/07/2014 23:11

We couldn't decide on a girls name either despite being certain on a boys name from 9 weeks pregnant!

Is it definitely a girl? We were not going to find out but accidentally did at the 20 week scan, solved the problem as it was a boy anyway Grin

Some ideas which I feel are similar to the ones you mention:

Evie
Evelyn
Hollie (yeah, I know it's just a different spelling!)
Rose

Okay they're pretty lame suggestions, I'm not feeling very creative!