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Can you suggest some girls names with these criteria?!

45 replies

SevenOhTwo · 10/02/2016 20:10

Thinking of girls names for DC3 (don't know sex but thinking of boys' names is harder and less fun). I seem to be stuck on three syllable names that end in 'ee', but haven't found one that really works...

These are all names that I really like but have ruled out for one reason or another. So, if I like these, what else will I like???

Emmeline - too close to Emma for me, and we have a baby niece Emma
Cecily - hanging on in on the longlist, but slightly puts me off that it means 'blind', and also sounds a bit too close to cesspit for my liking
Valerie - don't like potential for nn 'Val'
Magalie - we have no French connection so I would feel weird using and uglifying with an English accent
Romily - friend has a baby Romily already, and think it would be odd to 'copy'
Amelie - know too many little ones around at the moment

Similar sounding names that I don't like - Kimberly, Emily, Beverley, Natalie, Stephanie - most of those for being too popular in the era of my school days.

Just realised all these names have an 'L' sound in too, so open to suggestions of three syllable names with Ls in that don't end in 'ee' too.

TIA!

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OhTinky · 10/02/2016 20:54

Verity or Evangeline

SevenOhTwo · 10/02/2016 20:53

Meriel - there's one I hadn't thought of at all and really like. Like Merry as a nn too.

Coralie is gorgeous but I know an adult one who is too close for it not to be weird.

Verity - is pretty actually, although I always have a theory that with virtue names you are tempting fate that you'd get the opposite - a clumsy Grace, alcoholic Temperance, compulsively lying Verity etc...

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Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 10/02/2016 20:51

Amity is the name we've chosen for a girl.

Mouthfulofquiz · 10/02/2016 20:47

Can I put my vote in for Valerie? I think it's gorgeous!

SevenOhTwo · 10/02/2016 20:47

Ooh - internet went down and back to loads of replies! I knew you guys would have some good ideas. Thanks! Grin

Persephone, Penelope and Felicity and Hermione - four syllables too long for me (other DC have 2 syllables each)
Eliza and Elodie - I really like both of these, but hate Ellie!
Melody - like but hate Mel (I know, I am hard to please!)
Philippa - just not keen
Polly - hmm, hadn't considered this, and I'm quite liking it - think I might have one to add to the list!
Anneli - is pretty, but not sure. I really like the sound of it, might look for a different spelling though as not keen on 'i' at end.
Ottilie - I forgot this, is on my list but I don't think DH likes it unfortunately
Everly - I really like - another one for the list I think
Briony, Jocelyn and Kerry - went to school with objectionable examples of all of these unfortunately

Lighthouse - wow! I like Astrid and Amity best from all those, but there's an Amity in the family already unfortunately. Astrid is a possible. I toyed with Vivienne, but for some reason it doesn't sound as nice out loud in my accent as it does in my head.

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Dogadviceneeded · 10/02/2016 20:44

Ottile
Verity

BikeRunSki · 10/02/2016 20:35

Coralie
Harmony
Melanie

SugarDiabetes · 10/02/2016 20:35

Liberty
Melody
Elodie
Rosemary
Mallory

QuietWhenReading · 10/02/2016 20:34

Meriel
Marilie

FanSpamTastic · 10/02/2016 20:33

Felicity
Briony
Jocelyn

Out2pasture · 10/02/2016 20:33

I have a brand new grand daughter named;
Everly ( like Beverly with no B) :)

QuietWhenReading · 10/02/2016 20:33

Natalie

Xmasbaby11 · 10/02/2016 20:33

Dd is Eliza! I love it obviously.

SolsburyHell · 10/02/2016 20:33

Ottalie
Melody
Hermione
Penelope
Kerry

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 10/02/2016 20:32

Alternatives for Emmeline
Elena
Erica
Erin
Esme
Eloise
Elise

Alternatives to Cecily
Cassandra
Clarice
Clarica
Claudia
Catherine
Carolina
Cee-Cee
Catrin
Catrina
Corrinne

Alternatives to Valerie.
Viola
Vivienne
Varrah
Violet
Victoria
Vienna

Alternatives for Magalie.
Martha
Magda
Madeleine
Mara
Maria
Maya
Melissa
Marianna
Marina
Maricia
Marcie
Marcia
Morena
Moira
Marnie
Monet

Alternatives to Romily
Romy
Remy
Rosa
Rosalie
Raya
Raylene
Reagan
Rhiannon

Alternatives to Amelie.
Ana
Amy
Alicia
Annabella
Aria
Ariadne
Arras
Aaliyah
Ashleigh
Astrid
Anya
Amity
Alissa
Amiera
Amber
Aileen
Arelene
Anastasia
Acacia
Abigail
Ava

QuietWhenReading · 10/02/2016 20:32

Anneli

cherrypez · 10/02/2016 20:31

I have a Polly and a Felicity.

SilverHawk · 10/02/2016 20:30

Does Philippa fit? no 'ee ending.

Tinkalinka · 10/02/2016 20:28

Elodie

Tootsieglitterballs · 10/02/2016 20:27

Persephone (per-Sef-ony - just read it on another thread!)
Penelope (penny)
Eliza (Ellie)
Melody