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Original poster

OH likes boring names!! Help us meet in the middle!

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babyunicornvomit · 27/02/2017 00:06

I always liked weird names. Not Jamie Oliver's kids weird, just unusual. Partner likes VERY usual names. Isabella, Emily, Olivia are his favourites - all SUPER common and popular.

I was one of 3 Rebecca's in a class. I don't want a common name! I love the names Sapphire, Dottie and Merida. He isnt keen.

The ONLY name we've both been able to agree on liking so far is Florence, it's exhausting but we have to decide!

Please help! Any middle of the road, less common but also pretty girls names, please?!

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Hulababy · 28/02/2017 17:06

Whilst I do prefer his names to yours (sorry) you do need a compromise that you both like.

If you agree on Florence, what about other 'older' names:

Martha
Charlotte
Lillian/Lillias
Margaret - Maggie
Matilda
Clara
Felicity - Flick/Fliss
Bessie
Rose/Rosie/Rosamund
Eliza
Elise
Ella
Anna/Anne/Annie
Beatrice/Beatrix
Edith - Edie
Dorothea - Dottie
Iris
Emmaline
Ivy
Rebecca
Theodora/Theodosia
Phoebe
Mabel
Louisa
Meredith
Millicent - Millie
Penelope - Penny
Alice
Evangeline
Harriet
Georgiana
GenevieveCamille/Camilla
Ariana/Ariene
Sophia
Violet
Ava
Belle - may be a bigger issue with the new film out this year though

etc

ToastVacuum · 28/02/2017 16:24

Honor
Saskia
Corinne
Melissa
Leila
Anoushka
Genevieve
Carys
Merryn
Alicia

Ilikethenamesadie · 28/02/2017 15:47

Emelda!

Gildedcage · 28/02/2017 14:52

Tallulah...traditional and very unusual Grin

Ilikethenamesadie · 28/02/2017 14:49

Freya?

Angelreid14 · 28/02/2017 03:59

Audrey, Paloma, Frida

Love unusual but strong sounding names. I also think they sound quite iconic.

RuthB4 · 28/02/2017 03:37

Gemma
Maeve
Bethan
Miriam
Marianne
Coral
Sadie
Imogen
Joy
Amber
Saskia
Diana
Verity
Alana

I have to agree that I prefer his choices to yours, sorry! Except that his are so popular!

I agree with someone's suggestion of looking at names that were more popular when we were growing up, or looking at the classics and thinking about unusual nicknames.

Nelllo · 28/02/2017 00:11

Also -

I just met a woman named Danae. I love that. Can't go wrong with a Greek goddess.

Nelllo · 28/02/2017 00:08

If he likes Olivia why not Olive?

We also had Irene on our girl list. It's a little bit "weird".

Ilikethenamesadie · 27/02/2017 23:51

Also Marin or Marnie for short

Ilikethenamesadie · 27/02/2017 23:50

Or love Marianne like another person said

Ilikethenamesadie · 27/02/2017 23:48

I think you should go with one of his names but agree on a 'unusual' nickname.

E.g. - Isabella could be isa, Bella or ibby?
Emily could be Emmie?
Olivia could be livi or Lia?

Oysterbabe · 27/02/2017 16:47

Florence is very popular atm.
My DD is Heidi and if the next one is a girl she will be Annika.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 27/02/2017 14:24

ARSEY 😂😂😂

ArseyTussle · 27/02/2017 13:19

Margot
Stella
Pearl
Iris
Lilah
Rose
Summer
Esther
Cora
Coralie

Nothing to startle the horses there. Have you considered LTB? Grin

QueenMortifauxcado · 27/02/2017 13:15

*might actually be the French version of Elizabeth.

QueenMortifauxcado · 27/02/2017 13:10

Isabeau? French variant of Isabel so not too out there but a bit more unusual. Can also be shortened to Bo/Beau which has a similar sound to the Flo that Florence usually ends up as.

Twistmeandturnme · 27/02/2017 13:10

Go Austen: Very traditional names, some of which are used rarely but are still recognisable:
(putting aside Elizabeth, Charlotte and Catherine from the beginning as so popular)
Elinor
Marianne
Margaret
Ann
Lydia
Jane
Harriet
Emma
Mary

aroha77 · 27/02/2017 13:03

Olive?

77Toot · 27/02/2017 13:03

My own children have less used but known (by adults) names and they are very happy with them. I used the death columns of national papers for inspiration!

KnitFastDieWarm · 27/02/2017 12:37

also - of your original list i LOVE florence Smile

wobblywonderwoman · 27/02/2017 12:35

Juliet
Naomi
Alice

Bluntness100 · 27/02/2017 12:34

I think his choices are lovely to be honest, and yours not so much, I'm sorry, I'd hate to be called Dottie for example. Plenty of good suggestions on here and hopefully you can find a middle ground.

KnitFastDieWarm · 27/02/2017 12:34

or ruby?

a lot depends on surname - ours is also a first name iyswim so we had to pick quite carefully!

KnitFastDieWarm · 27/02/2017 12:28

ooh how about dorothea, dottie for short? i always think you want a name that works for both a toddler and a high court judge should she decide to become one Grin