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Mildly posh, long, classic girl's names?? Please help!

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YumMum94 · 25/08/2015 22:39

Hi! Three months till baby and I'm completely stuck for girl's names.
Big hitch is our surname, which is one of those ridiciously posh, like laugh out loud, old english surnames- think Cholmondley or Beaufort, double barrel it and you're there. I would love to use a flouncy, unusual name like Arabella or Seraphina but saying the full name out loud sounds like a made up posh person name.On the other hand a "modern" or (sorry) "chavvy" name really doesn't fit. We still want to go with a long name, preferably one with potential for nicknames.
For boys I've got Jonathan and Frederick. Both outside the top 100 but still classic and recognisable, with lots of shortenings- I can't stand calling babies long names.
Ideas so far:
Catarina: Love nns Cara and Tara, but the most obvious would be Cat, which I can't stand
Rosemary: Nice, but a touch too old lady
Cordelia: Love, but bit too posh, and dh's ex-girlfriends name
Sorry it's so long!!

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YumMum94 · 25/08/2015 23:32

wow this is trending! thanks teatowel jojo is much better! Antigone is nice as well. Just out of interest, what do people find so bad about Davina? It's an old family name but the only thread on mumsnet about it seems to get a lot of hate. is it because of the association with Davina McCall?

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ouryve · 25/08/2015 23:31

Big Hitch is a pretty hard surname to match.

Ignore it, find names you like, (ignore "posh"ness because that's a wee bit twattish) and work out whether they work with your surname or not. With any luck, your DD will marry in 25 years and ditch your surname anyhow Hmm

WhatsGoingOnEh · 25/08/2015 23:31

Katherine (Kate, Katy)
Olivia (Liv, Livvy, Oli)
Rebecca
Victoria
Jessica
Elizabeth (loads!)

Good luck! Xxx

MrsSchadenfreude · 25/08/2015 23:29

Araminta.
Susanna is much overlooked.
Caroline.

Both of my DDs' names are on here, although I don't think they are posh (one is an old German family name, the other is biblical).

AlfieandAnnieRose · 25/08/2015 23:26

Ottilie
Marina
Octavia
Lucinda
Angelica
Clemency

CelestiaLuna · 25/08/2015 23:21

Gabrielle

teatowel · 25/08/2015 23:18

Jojo as a short form of Josephine?

ENtertainmentAppreciated · 25/08/2015 23:06

Rosalind
Perdita
Olivia
Caroline
Susannah
Clementine

Congrats and good luck Flowers

SanityClause · 25/08/2015 23:04

Sorry, x posted.

elQuintoConyo · 25/08/2015 23:04

Clarissa
Clara
Sibella
Carlotta
Lamorna
Rosamuns
Agatha

AlfieandAnnieRose · 25/08/2015 23:04

Emmeline, Cecily, Alicia (short but has 3 syllables), Katerina, Madeleine, Eliana, Tamara

SanityClause · 25/08/2015 23:04

Rosalind
Rosamund
Beatrix

YumMum94 · 25/08/2015 23:02

Oh wow! Lots of replies haha. Love Josephine, but nn Josie isn't to my taste. Also love Georgiana, Victoria and Rosalind. Beatrice is also lovely but there would be some alliteration w surname so its a no. Thanks everyone!

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SanityClause · 25/08/2015 23:01

Ariadne
Antigone
Alexandra
Persephone
Artemis
Penelope

helentheheron · 25/08/2015 23:00

Leonora

howtorebuild · 25/08/2015 23:00

Victoria
Rosalind
Catherine
Elizabeth

AwfulBeryl · 25/08/2015 22:58

Matilda
Caroline. (Due a revival surely...?)
Lara
Helena
Monique
Coralie
Rebecca
Phoebe

Epilepsyhelp · 25/08/2015 22:57

Vivienne, Georgiana, Carianne, Tabitha, Cecilia..

FadedRed · 25/08/2015 22:56

Cassandra
Theresa
Alexandra
Anastasia
Victoria
Persephone
Dorothea
Cassiopeia
Florence
Honoria
Celestine
Eleanor
Helena
Suzanne/Suzanna
Veronica
Yolande

Littlefish · 25/08/2015 22:55

Rosalind

Littlefish · 25/08/2015 22:55

Victoria
Eleanor
Helena
Harriet
Elizabeth
Lucinda
Henrietta

DramaAlpaca · 25/08/2015 22:54

Another vote for Henrietta or Marianne.

Also suggest Rosanna, as it's a bit more up to date than Rosemary.

Lunastarfish · 25/08/2015 22:54

Caroline
Jemima

AlfieandAnnieRose · 25/08/2015 22:53

And nickname for Victoria could be Tory rather than Vicky which makes me cringe!

AlfieandAnnieRose · 25/08/2015 22:51

Oh sorry complete x post with everyone else. All the names suggested are beautiful.
Victoria
Henrietta