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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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ancientbuchanan · 26/05/2015 21:43

Op thank you for the mist wonderful name thread. Got home from a crap day and am crying with laughter. We live in the darker areas of sarf lunnon and DH 's face when I mentioned Stabber or indeed Stabba was a picture.

If not Stabba, then Staffa ? Goes wiv the dog.

Abigail ?
If too n London can be shortened to Gail. Or Gael if you want a Hibernian pretentiousness.

Am assuming Charday, Charbonnay, Charbonnel, Carbonel, Rhone, No use but

Claret,
Sapphira/ Sapphire

More seriously, how about Rhoda? I know it's an a sound but it's not too frilly.

Genevieve ?
Caroline?
Jocelyn ?
Peta ?
Gladys
Ethel(dreda)
Matilda/Mechtilde/hilda
Molly
Polly
Mally
Darrell
Mary-Lou
Gwendoline
Joanna

heylilbunny · 26/05/2015 21:38

What about Palaver.

heylilbunny · 26/05/2015 21:35

I was thinking Zoe and noticed you liked it OP has the same meaning as Vita.

Only Vita Sackville-West seemed quite a PITA rather than fabulous, just extremely high maintenance.

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MaureenMacnally · 26/05/2015 21:31

'Doris' is used fed an an affectionate insult for someone a bit dippy in East London, Mitzi.

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MitziKinsky · 26/05/2015 21:15

What's wrong with Doris? Is it not gentrified enough?

CrystalMcPistol · 26/05/2015 21:06

Aline

Millicent

Kay

spaghettina · 26/05/2015 21:06

Alma
Mary
Lois
Frith
Hedy

nilbyname · 26/05/2015 21:04

Aphra- I knew there was a name I was forgetting! But maybe you don't want to names with th same first initial.

I think most of the London name stuff is said with everyone's tongue firmly in thier cheeks. I like it. It's, entertaining.

DoristheCamel · 26/05/2015 21:00

Back again with more suggestions (yes I am bored with BGT)

Delphine
Pauline
Honor
Nadine
Clotilde
Gwyneth
Bernice
Queenie
Odette
Ottoline
Artemis
Norah
Jocelyn
Yvonne/Evonne
Hepzibah
Briony
Xanthe
Clodagh
Rhoda
Jeanette
Jeanine
Deirdrie

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MovingOnUpMovingOnOut · 26/05/2015 20:38

Liv

marshmallowpies · 26/05/2015 20:33

I've seen some Mad Men names on here, so here goes a Mad Men specific list (those I can remember)

Betty
Peggy
Joan
Ida
Sally
Trudy
Megan
...any more?

FatSwan · 26/05/2015 20:28

Vita and/or Rita are my favourite (s)

I was going to suggest Odette (I effing love this name) but fear it may be in London somewhere.

Petal7 · 26/05/2015 20:26

Jude (waiting for the obscure jokes...)
Dorothea
Araminta
Clemency
Clio
Wilhemina

MitzyLeFrouf · 26/05/2015 20:21

Delia

MitzyLeFrouf · 26/05/2015 20:20

Anthea

nilbyname · 26/05/2015 20:18

Thanks op! I'm invested in this, I hope we all get an invite to wet the babies head.

Jean is an awesome name. But it's on it's way back. It's going to rise like scarlet/Stella did in the naughties

More names- I am loving this--

Salome
Tara
Rosalyn
Carmen (this could be all wrong, but I sort of like it)
Della
Norah (I'm not sure which side of the river this name is, but it's so London)

There is something about 'D' names that I want to like but they sound quite hard. Or is that just me?

Icedfinger · 26/05/2015 20:17

Ok ignore Sally and Serena due to alliteration!

Icedfinger · 26/05/2015 20:16

Sorry didn't see your surname.

I think you need to make a list of any possibles then give yourself a few weeks away from looking at it then see how you feel.

Vanessa
Sally
Myrtle
Nora
Delma
Serena

YankieDandle · 26/05/2015 20:16

wow just call your child what you like, don't be so worried about what the rest of London thinks.

So much pretentious nonsense on this thread

Volvox · 26/05/2015 20:12

There should be a naming map of London.
Not sure what to suggest - Nora/Norah maybe? Livia?

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MaureenMacnally · 26/05/2015 20:12

I do like Simone, Doris, but it's not a go-er due to alliteration with surname. Sorry.

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MehsMum · 26/05/2015 20:10

Loving this thread... first name and middle name of one of my DDs have both cropped up...

Has anyone suggested Phyllis? (I think they might have done - sorry if so).
Ina
Ena
Dorothy (perhaps a bit too mid-Victorian for the 1900s-1920s vibe)

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MaureenMacnally · 26/05/2015 20:09

Magda - on list

Jean - Meh.

Jane - Meh.

Samantha - I added to list as a wildcard as do like it, but it's lost its sheen a bit. Perhaps was over-enthusiastic.

Marla - No. Don't like the 'ah' ending. Too American.

Louisa - Too prim.

Constance - Yes, too Puritan!

Darla - Too American.

Thank you nilby. I appreciate the effort. Painfully aware I am possibly the most annoying OP in the world right now.

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DoristheCamel · 26/05/2015 20:08

Oooh you like one of my suggestions Grin