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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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PleasantSpecimen · 25/05/2015 12:35

Marjorie
Thora
Myrtle
Norma
Mary
Edna
Muriel
Eileen
Gladys
Mildred
Phyllis
Jean
Hilda
Judith

Sophronia · 25/05/2015 12:34

I love Vera and Gloria. How about....

Irene
Helen
Nora
Vivien
Sylvia
Marjorie
Janet
Freda
Susan
Peggy
Jane
Celia
Hazel
Joy
Alma
Winifred
Hilda
Jennie
Mabel
Hilary
Carol
Julia

SylvaniansAtEase · 25/05/2015 12:31

I think I'd go with Valerie Joan.

PrimroseEverdeen · 25/05/2015 12:30

Ottilie, Mabel, myrtle, Nyah, Jet, Faye, Elise, Benedicte, Sorrel, Alba?

SylvaniansAtEase · 25/05/2015 12:30

Olga if not Olive? However, I love that - you might not.

dollius · 25/05/2015 12:28

Dora
Romy
Romilly
Nova
Martha

AliceAnneB · 25/05/2015 12:28

Elaine?

twirlypoo · 25/05/2015 12:28

Hester?

twirlypoo · 25/05/2015 12:27

If we are swopping kids I have a henry to chuck in the pot. I fancy a change!

MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 12:26

Olive - Ye-es...BUT. current DDs obsessed with Olives (eating them and sticking them up noses). Seems unfair?

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FernGullysWoollyPully · 25/05/2015 12:26

Cora
Sybil

ancientbuchanan · 25/05/2015 12:26

What about the Russian ones ?

Natalie/Natasha?
Marsha/Marcia
Ninette
Lydia? I know a lot of ahs there but...
Anastasia

Do you have other countries in your background ? Could you look at Welsh, Scots, French, Irish ? Grainne ? Eithne ? Jean?

Or classical ? Leda? Danae ? Is Artemis too N London? Hera? Lalage?

Or classic old fashioned English
Ann
Elizabeth
Katherine
Joan
Jane

OurGlass · 25/05/2015 12:26

Romilly? Aubrey?

twirlypoo · 25/05/2015 12:25

Anita
Joan

CheerfulYank · 25/05/2015 12:24

I'll swap you my Margaret for your new one, if we're giving kids away. She is adorable and funny and almost totally feral.

MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 12:24

Lillian - hate Lily so want to avoid that nn at all costs

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FernGullysWoollyPully · 25/05/2015 12:23

Dorothy
Veda
Celeste
Betty

VanillaTwirl · 25/05/2015 12:23

Valla
Vida
Velma
Verity
Veta
Vera
Verena
Viveka
Violet
Velda

Yvette
Yvonne
Odette
Olive
Ivy
Violet

(Going with the 'V' theme and then some other randoms)
I think Ivy or Olive has a similar feel to Agnes & Enid, they're all quite old lady-ish to my mind, but getting less so nowadays.

twirlypoo · 25/05/2015 12:23

Kirsten?

MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 12:23

Twirlypoo - omg, yes. Have all three of 'em if you like. You're pretty much guaranteed to do a better job than me.

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BinToHellAndBack · 25/05/2015 12:23

Delilah
Geraldine
Janet
Avril

CheerfulYank · 25/05/2015 12:22

Hazel
Lillian

MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 12:22

Bridget! Yes! Added to list.

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MaureenMacnally · 25/05/2015 12:21

So far:
Vera
Veronica
Valerie
Rita
Frances
Gloria

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twirlypoo · 25/05/2015 12:21

Do we win your baby if we come up with a suitable name? I feel a bit over invested in this! Grin