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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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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:30

Juniper - no. Too Wimbledon girls school posh.

Bronwyn - no. Too Welsh.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 25/05/2015 21:30

Maude/Maude - another vote from me.

Dulcie?

calzone · 25/05/2015 21:28

Agnes, Enid and Mabel

Agnes, Enid and Florence

Agnes, Enid and Martha

Agnes, Enid and Maude

AlisonBlunderland · 25/05/2015 21:27

Chastity? Grin

girliefriend · 25/05/2015 21:26

Juniper (not technically a flower more of a shrub Wink )

Bronwyn?

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:24

Iris - no flower names.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:23

Sylvia is great, but I teach Plath a lot, and it would be weird.

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Rivercam · 25/05/2015 21:22

Was in the toilets of an art gallery yesterday, and there was a little girl called Iris. I thought that was a fabulous name.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:22

Marianne - no. I only like Marian, and that's Enid's middle name, anyway.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:21

Carolyn I like.

Emily can fuck off.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 21:20

Merle is okay. I should love it but I don't

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OurGlass · 25/05/2015 21:14

Marianne?

LittleNel · 25/05/2015 21:07

Carolyn
Emily

QuinoaLenghi · 25/05/2015 21:04

Merle
Mildred
Joy
Amala
Isadora
Isolde

MirandaGoshawk · 25/05/2015 20:59

x-post re Maud

MirandaGoshawk · 25/05/2015 20:59

Maud/Maude would go well with your other two. They have two syllables each and a one-syllable name would sound good with them IYKWIM not really relevant

Blazing88 · 25/05/2015 20:58

hahaha no way!

Well, that's me stumped then! :D

I do love Maude too. Knew a fabulous little 4 year old called Maude. Great name!

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 20:54

our tortoise is called Bessie!

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Blazing88 · 25/05/2015 20:51

Sorry haven't got time to read through the whole thread..

But..

What about Bessie? Not short for anything, just Bessie in its own right?

Great name. My grandma's name. Her sister was Gertrude (which you like) and her surname was Stewart, so not a million miles from yours!

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 20:51

Hester is great. DP has vetoed (think he had a bad experience in A Level Eng Lit). I may or may not recognise his right to have input in this situation.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 20:49

Magda also on list.

Think I need to revise my earlier aggressive stance on 'ah' names. Blush

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felkov · 25/05/2015 20:48

I always thought Hester was a fab name.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 20:47

I actually really like Samantha, Marshmallowpies. I'm going to add it to the list as my wildcard.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 20:46

I don't know what causes the babies, Marisola. I guess it's just God's will. Sure, He wants me to be poor and never again bounce on a trampoline or sneeze on a cold morning.

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Tamar86 · 25/05/2015 19:58

We've been trying to name cats recently, and have discussed lots of the names on this thread!

FWIW our shortlist to be drawn out of a hat is now

Ida
Willa
Charmian
Myrtle
Gerda
Ethel
Silke
Dagmar
Ena

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