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If I like Barnaby for a boy....

56 replies

SpaceDinosaur · 08/10/2016 00:37

Can you suggest a girl's name please?

We don't know what we're having, we suspect a boy but until baby's born it's a surprise!!!
Both DH and I love Barnaby.
Also Sebastian

I like Ace too but that got veto'd Grin

We both dislike "floral" names for girls or overtly "girly"
We would like for our daughter to be able to have an "easy" abbreviation for her name. I love unisex names. Jaimie is nice but not quite right. (Short surname)

Also, first name can't begin with an H or she'll sound like a superhero's alter ego!!!

So... any ideas?!!

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HappyCamel · 22/10/2016 03:52

I love Talitha as an alternative to Tabitha. Talitha is Biblical and means little girl.

Also Rosaline for something unusual but classic.

Coey2016 · 19/10/2016 10:44

Rosalind - nickname Rose/Rosie
Jessica (Jess/Jessy)

meaniebrown · 19/10/2016 01:26

I have a Barnaby. If he had been a girl he would have been either Agnes (nn Aggie), Edith (nn Edie), or Harriet.

notagiraffe · 14/10/2016 17:47

Jemima - Jem
Mathilda - Mattie or Tilly
Claude
Alexandra - Alex

MoonHare · 14/10/2016 17:43

Stella, Ramona, Ursula, Ingrid, Astrid.
None girly, all unusual.

CEOD · 13/10/2016 18:31

Brodie
Bryony
Fearne

CEOD · 13/10/2016 18:28

Bernie for short - Bernadette's great!

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ABCFamily · 13/10/2016 18:21

Frances
Judith / Jude
Lucille / Lou
Philippa / Pippa or Phil
Laurie
Simone / Si
Veronica / Ronnie
Winifred / Winnie or Fred
Edith / Edie or Eddie
Eloise / Lou or Ellie
Theodora / Theo
Bronwen
Charis/Carys
Bridget
Marcella
Rosalind
Dinah
Sybil
Sabine
Fiona
Nadine
Estelle

MelCookie · 13/10/2016 14:02

Alexa
Helena
Tess
Francesca

AmeliaJack · 13/10/2016 14:01

Antonia (Toni)
Roberta (Bobby or Robby)
Theresa (Terri)
Or even a traditional male name such as:

Hilary
Kim
Courtney
Sidney
Cameron
Lesley

SovietKitsch · 13/10/2016 13:56

The chaps I know called Barnaby have sisters called:

Molly
Annabel
Aurelia

Aurelia is a fairly unusual name that's not "girly"

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ReggieJones · 12/10/2016 21:57

Matilda
Tallulah
Tamara
Tamsin
Hanna
Martha
Elouise
Imogen

B9494 · 12/10/2016 21:03

Erin
Emma
Rowan

Or names that can be lengthened so they flows with a short surname ..

Ally
Fran
Lex
Bea

SpaceDinosaur · 09/10/2016 09:28

Thank you for these brilliant suggestions!

Florence, Pollyannna, (I played with Polly!) Bernadette, Georgina, are all lovely. I may throw Matilda into the pot as well.

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EuroCarpediem · 08/10/2016 20:49

Barnanby?

Opps I meant Barnaby

EuroCarpediem · 08/10/2016 20:48

One of my sons has Barnanby in his name. I love it.

How about Phoebe or Clara?

Artandco · 08/10/2016 20:42

Margot
Saskia
Penelope
Quinn
Delilah
Delphine
Theodora

Threebedsemii · 08/10/2016 20:27

Florence is, I suppose floral, but fits into the barnaby sphere perfectly I think!

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Muddlingalongalone · 08/10/2016 17:29

Victoria - prefer nn Tori than Vic/Vicky but they might be inevitable

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 08/10/2016 17:26

Bernadetteis lovely. Nick names, Bernie and Birdie.

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 08/10/2016 16:36

Bernadette isn't old fashioned. Hmm My friend is only 22 and it really suits her.

Diddlydokey · 08/10/2016 14:29

Elsbeth

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