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Long list for baby girl - thoughts / suggestions please

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leeds84 · 30/04/2016 16:28

So our dd is due in June, we've not spent too much time thinking but here's our list. Would love your thoughts and suggestions!

I quite like names that are a bit unusual without being toooo wacky. I would rather veer towards classic than trendy if it comes down to it. Surname begins with M and I like the alliteration of m for first and surname.

Anyway, I hope I haven't got terrible tastes, everyone seems to be a bit weirded out by my ideas so far. Sad

Marin - Love this, but know it's a bit Hmm
Cora
Cecily – really like but best friends daughter is calledthis , quite like Cecilia / Celie too
Lara
Mara
Wren, again love it but people think I'm weird
Marguerite
Coralie
Elka
Elodie - too popular?

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TheLuckDragon · 04/05/2016 11:42

As Wren is top of my girls list I'm going to go with that one Smile

joyfulworld · 04/05/2016 07:52

I like Mara and Wren from your list. :)

cecilelliott · 03/05/2016 22:13

I love Lara! The most gorgeous name and hardly ever used-don't know why!

My second favourite is Cora

hownottofuckup · 01/05/2016 16:03

I like Marin but my favourite name at the moment is Miriam.

Really don't like Elka, elks are beasts!

Tattyjet · 01/05/2016 15:54

On the 'M' front, have you considered:

Marisa (the girl I knew pronounced it ma-ree-sa but Marissa with a short 'i' also common)

Miranda (dh says it's an old lady name but I think of it as a bit magical because of Prospero's beautiful daughter in The Tempest, or that it's Latin for 'she is to be admired'.) Mirrie for short?

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Tattyjet · 01/05/2016 15:05

From your list I LOVE Coralie - would be high on my list if I could convince DH, Cora and Elodie lovely too. Coral and Iris??

Tattyjet · 01/05/2016 15:01

How about Carmen? It means song in Latin.

PetersonPeterson · 01/05/2016 14:21

Also like Cora from your list, and I think I like Wren. But can't decide if this will become a bit try hard? It's very sweet though. And like Marin.

PetersonPeterson · 01/05/2016 14:20

Minna?

mrsschu · 01/05/2016 10:19

Not hugely keen on any of them except for Lara, which I love. Haven't met any babies called Lara either. I particularly dislike Elka, it sounds like the word elk and feels very clumsy and clunky to me.

Winterbiscuit · 30/04/2016 21:04

I like Wren, Coralie, Cecilia and Elspeth.

Cassia
Marina
Elowen
Jasmine
Louisa
Angelica
Stella
Aurora

cheapandcheerful · 30/04/2016 20:32

Great list!

Marin - Never heard of it and I would automatically think 'boy'
Cora - Prefer Coral
Cecily – not keen
Mara - I quite like it
Wren - LOVE!
Marguerite - you could pull it off if you had connections with the country of origin
Coralie - LOVE! We almost called dd2 this and recently met a grown-up one in her 50s.
Elka - reminds me too much of Elks
Elodie - meh

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leeds84 · 30/04/2016 20:28

Thank you everyone! I love mn.

Great suggestions x

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Only1scoop · 30/04/2016 19:28

I do love Elka so

Only over met one

Very classy lady

1horatio · 30/04/2016 18:34

I really like:

Elka
Marguerite
Wren
Cora

I personally really don't like Cecily. And it means blind... But I do love Celia (which means heaven).

TheTittifersHaveSungTheirSong · 30/04/2016 18:30

Ooh
Mali

Sophronia · 30/04/2016 18:02

Some suggestions...

Stella
Anya
Ramona
Audra
Martha
Sylvie
Astrid
Calla
Leonie
Tessa
Malin
Celia
Alix
Dinah
Emmeline
Clara
Gwen
Rosalie
Bronwen
Marnie
Lyra
Tamsin
Hazel
Adeline
Romy
Elin
Willa
Carys
Juliet
Katya
Leda
Marina
Amalia
Margot
Rosa
Celyn
Vivienne
Norah
Lydia
Adelaide
Elida
Antonia
Thalia
Ines
Annika
Catrin

ShmooBooMoo · 30/04/2016 17:34

Mirabella (or Mirabelle) I think it's Italian for wonderful.

Marmy2008 · 30/04/2016 17:21

Also like Mara very unusual without being weird x

Marmy2008 · 30/04/2016 17:19

I love Elodie

ShmooBooMoo · 30/04/2016 17:14

There's also Cicely (Cissy as a nn?)

ShmooBooMoo · 30/04/2016 17:09

I love Camille (which can also be pronounced the French way: Cammy)

Sylvie (also French)

Eponine (think that's French too). Pronounced Eh-Pon-Een

Miriam (going on the MM theme)

Meredith (also MM) or Mena (like Mena Suvari)

Elise

Anya

Noemie (like a French Naomi...pronounced No-Ay-Me

Genevieve (Jenna-Veev) LOVE this one! Sounds so pretty and vintage to my ear, and seems to be pretty rare. Room for Evie as a nickname too. If you want MM though, you could have something like Genevieve Michelle M.... or Genevieve Marie M.... etc

I love all these names and think they are a bit different Smile Also love Cecily but you say that's out. You could actually go for Sicily or is that too close?

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 30/04/2016 17:00

Cora, Coralie and Elodie are beautiful.

Only1scoop · 30/04/2016 16:56

Saffia

Trinity

Cerys

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