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Help! I need a girl's name for 3 week old!

43 replies

Tired2ndTimeMum · 25/09/2015 11:01

I had always imagined calling a Baby girl Kaitlyn.

We already have a boy - Daniel. My husband and I suspected that the new bang would be a boy too so the girl was a surprise.

The problem is that I have now really gone off Kaitlyn. Everyone says 'Oh that's lovely - she'll be Katie'. But I don't like Katie. It's really put me off.

I like Rebecca, Beth,Eloise, Kayla and (my latest suggestion) Leah.

My husband doesn't like any of these and seems stuck on Kaitlyn.

I'm hoping that the Mumsnet Jury might have some new suggestions that would go with Daniel?

This poor baby needs a name!!

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DownUdderer · 26/09/2015 07:46

Kerry
Kelly
Evelyn
Kalin
Karen
Keira
Cara
Clare
Fiona

Ridingthegravytrain · 26/09/2015 07:19

Natalie

Narp · 26/09/2015 07:11

Oooh I like Faye too, CPTart

Cassandra/ Cassie

CPtart · 26/09/2015 07:08

Natalie
Alicia
Erin
Louisa
Faye
Melissa

Narp · 26/09/2015 06:52

Elodie
Claudine
Nathalie
Emma

PaulAnkaTheDog · 26/09/2015 01:19

Lucia
Lauren
Isobel
Niamh
Hazel

froggyjump · 25/09/2015 22:52

I have a Daniel, and the girls names we considered were
Kate (OK maybe not that one)
Tess
Zoe
Ruth
Naomi
Charlotte
Ramona

I think Daniel is both biblical and modern sounding, so almost any names go with it, except maybe really frilly girly ones

mrsschu · 25/09/2015 22:17

DS has a friend at nursery called Kaitlin (that's how she spells it). It never gets shortened to anything. I have to say I wouldn't think of Kate or Katie as a nn for Kaitlyn... You only have a certain amount of control over nicknames but you do have some control eg I have friends with Joshua and Zachary but I'd never shorten their names to Josh and Zach because their parents don't...

Irishkez · 25/09/2015 22:16

Daniel and Alice
Daniel and Emma
Daniel and Isla
Daniel and Ellen
Daniel and Alicia
Daniel and Evie
Daniel and Ruby
Daniel and Alexa
Daniel and Jessica
Daniel and Kate-Anna
Daniel and Sara
Daniel and Georgia
Daniel and Mollie
Daniel and Connie
Daniel and Holly
Daniel and Megan
Daniel and Emily

calzone · 25/09/2015 21:55

Daniel and Eliza

Daniel and Rhea

Daniel and Lily

Not keen on Kaitlyn spelling
Poor child will have to spend her whole life spelling it out loud.

SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 25/09/2015 21:54

Lucy?

Rebecca is lovely, but would you be happy with Becky or Becca?

Daniel is such a classic name that any other classic name will go well with it. My suggestions would be;

Rachel
Megan
Charlotte
Nancy

But mainly Lucy Grin. I think Daniel & Lucy sound fabulous together.

BorisJohnsonsHair · 25/09/2015 21:51

Could you have Kaitlyn and shorten it to Lyn instead?

GloriaHotcakes · 25/09/2015 21:49

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poppetina · 25/09/2015 21:47

Bethany
Esther

Foamshrimp · 25/09/2015 21:47

Elise, Elodie

VictorJames · 25/09/2015 21:45

IME kaitlyn ISNT shorted to katie. I'd use kaitlyn and correct anyone who shortens it.

Katie is 2 syllables and kaitlyn is 2 syllables. So Katie isn't a shortening.

Shouldn't be a problem hopefully.

Foamshrimp · 25/09/2015 21:45

Cara, Carolyn, Caroline, Camilla?

Artandco · 25/09/2015 21:43

Lara
Cora
Nell

Mumoftwoyoungkids · 25/09/2015 21:40

How important is the spelling to you? People are less keen to "change initial" so Caitlin would be less likely to be shortened. I guess it could be shortened to Caity but that is used a lot less.

ChimpyChops · 25/09/2015 21:33

Hannah
Megan
Rebecca

IME Kaitlyn doesn't get shortened to Katie and if it does, you can always correct people. My friend has a Bethany and she has never once been shortened to Beth, she may do by her friends now she is 12 but that is her choice now I guess.

helentheheron · 25/09/2015 21:30

Laura

hawkmcqueen · 25/09/2015 18:20

The Daniel I know has a sister called Hannah. I also suggest:
Zara as above, sounds lovely with Daniel
Lucy
Emily
Charlotte/Lottie
Alice
Alyssa
Mia
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AlaskaWaves · 25/09/2015 16:41

I'm a teacher and teach about 5 kaitlyns (various spellings)- none of them get called Katie or Kate...it's usually Katherine that gets shortened to Katie.

I work with someone who has a girl called annabelle, and I asked if she has a nickname because I didn't want to start calling her Anna or something if she's not called that by her parents. Most people would copy what the parents are saying I think.

I know what you mean about not liking the potentially shortened version of a name, but if you like the full name then use it!

Adarajames · 25/09/2015 16:32

Kezia

Knitella · 25/09/2015 16:16

If it's any help Kaitlyn is fairly popular where I live in Scotland and in my experience isn't normally shortened to Kate or Katie etc.

How about Catriona as an alternative?

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