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Baby names

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

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Wanted: girls name. Must be fabulous.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 11:28

Why am I pregnant again ffs? Stupid Catholic upbringing. My body will an unsalvageable wreck and we will be living in penury for the next two decades.

Anyway. Need a girls name. I am utterly devoid of inspiration, being interested only in grab bags of Skips and having naps.

Already have an Agnes and an Enid. Surname Stephens.

Dislike: frilliness; 'ah' endings; 'classic' names.

Like: fabulous names. I was keen on Ramona the last go-round, but think I might have lost my love for it.

Any suggestions?

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reuset · 25/05/2015 21:51

We just keep on churning 'em out, and you don't need to be bright to do that.

Lovely. Well, you said it of yourself. Wink I'm not going to argue with that, given your posts so far.

LondonRocks · 25/05/2015 21:49

Morag
Ida
Joan

MitziKinsky · 25/05/2015 21:48

Anyway....the OP has a list! Despite being weird and not very bright, I'm sure she's going to be able to at least decide on a name for her baby. Wink

(I say Maureen for a middle name)

cosmicglittergirl · 25/05/2015 21:48

I know a Merle, suits her.

RickOShay · 25/05/2015 21:47

Rhoda

Angela

Yvonne

Shirley

I also really like Rita which has already been mentioned.

BinToHellAndBack · 25/05/2015 21:46

Ariadne
Phyllis
Cynthia
Judith

MitziKinsky · 25/05/2015 21:45

reuset, do you actually have anything to add to the thread?

OutsSelf · 25/05/2015 21:45

Isn't 'Merle' the name for a wall eyed lurcher? The kind with black and grey fur?

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:44

Right - I now have A List! Thank you, kind MNers! I will let you know Grin.

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sneakybollox · 25/05/2015 21:44

Gwendolyn

MitzyLeFrouf · 25/05/2015 21:44

Diane
Dinah
Bernice
Angela
Regina
Jill
Irma
Velma
Laverne
Rhonda

Tryingthisonefornow · 25/05/2015 21:43

Josephine
Nanette
Sadie
Sylvie
Alice
Aileen/Eileen
Daphne

Roxybaby12 · 25/05/2015 21:42

Hi,
Thought i'de jump in on your chat. I adore my daughters name, so much so I wanted to share;
Her name is Josephine Lily, (Josie for short).
But I also think Florence, Elenor and Evelyn are beautiful name too.
Good luck. X

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MitziKinsky · 25/05/2015 21:41

Bethel

Winifred

Ethel

Daphne

TheGirlWithTheArabStrap · 25/05/2015 21:38

I bloody love Magda! I work with a lovely Magda ( Magdalena). I would love this name if I persuade DH to have another.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/05/2015 21:37

Cecily? Josephine?

reuset · 25/05/2015 21:36

I think it's a good and healthy thing for people to be able to poke fun at their own religion.

Questioning, criticism, challenging, making jokes, all fine. Pedalling inaccurate, outmoded, sexist stereotypes as 'joke' not so much. It doesn't strike me as particularly bright.

OutsSelf · 25/05/2015 21:36

Paloma

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:35

Ava - God, no.
Mabel - no. Too North London.
Edna - Too close to Enid
Heather - No flower names

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:34

I do like Maude, but I teach a poem called 'Sister Maude' to GCSE classes, and it's all about killing your entire family, so...slightly un-baby connotations for me.

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Tealady1983 · 25/05/2015 21:34

Ava
Mabel
Edna
Heather

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:32

Dulcie - absolutely not.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:32

Calzone, thank you, but I hate all of those. They're too North London and too sweet. Sorry!

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