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Still haven't named week old daughter

64 replies

JoVH · 29/10/2017 09:50

Hi

My baby girl is over a week old and we still haven't settled on a name for her. We thought we would name her Violet, but we're not sure she looks like one, and various family members have told us how horrible the name is!

So our current shortlist is
Anna
Violet
Catherine (Kitty)
April
Thea

Any thoughts/opinions /suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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SuperBeagle · 29/10/2017 20:23

I love Anna, Violet and Catherine, but I don't like Kitty at all.

So that leaves Anna and Violet. Violet is having a resurgence in popularity and might become "dated" in the future because of it, so I would pick Anna. Anna is enduring, timeless, classic and not overly popular.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/10/2017 20:09

My Son introduced me, to a very lovely Viola, recently.
I love Catherine, and Anna.

CPtart · 29/10/2017 18:03

Anna or Catherine in it's entirety (don't like Kitty).

MikeUniformMike · 29/10/2017 17:47

Anna or Catherine.
Violet is nice but will be pronounced Vile-et and it's only one letter away from Violent.
April? It's October.
Thea. I don't like it.

Holdtightdontletgo · 29/10/2017 17:42

Anna or Catherine for me. Don't like Violet at all.

DramaAlpaca · 29/10/2017 17:37

Anna is my favourite, or Catherine/Kitty.

Violet would be a lovely middle name for either of those.

Ionarocks · 29/10/2017 17:34

Love Anna but they're all nice.

ZuzuMyLittleGingersnap · 29/10/2017 17:03

Thea or Anna

BackforGood · 29/10/2017 15:19

I like Thea, Catherine (but not Kitty if she isn't a kitten), and Anna.

Not at all keen on calling a child the name of a month. REally don't like Violet - not least for the ease it turns into 'vile' for anyone who wants to be nasty to her

bridgetreilly · 29/10/2017 15:11

In order, I like:
Thea
Violet
Catherine (Kitty)
Anna.

I don't really like April at all, sorry.

Have you thought about Viola, rather than Violet?

ladybirdsaredotty · 29/10/2017 12:58

Congratulations OP! I haven't named my 10-day-old son, either.

Please don't listen to family, I'm biased but Violet is gorgeous. So are the other names but make sure you go with what YOU love Smile

NC4now · 29/10/2017 12:53

Catherine/Kitty for me. It’s my favourite girl’s name. She can chose Kate or Kat when she gets older too.

NataliaOsipova · 29/10/2017 12:51

Anna is my favourite. Kitty isn't an obvious diminutive of Catherine, but Catherine is a lovely (and not often used these days) name.

Blackcatonthesofa · 29/10/2017 12:49

Violet or Anna.

CoolCarrie · 29/10/2017 12:47

If you like the V sound in Violet, how about Verity?

mum2be2boys · 29/10/2017 12:42

All lovely names, but my favourite is Catherine/Kitty :-)

Smoliver · 29/10/2017 12:31

Congratulations!

I like Catherine and Thea from your list. Maybe you could use Violet as a middle name.

MollyHuaCha · 29/10/2017 12:24

All of your names choices are nice. I like, in this order...

  1. Violet - so pretty and my favourite. I’m just not hearing the ‘violent’ connection here any more than I think of a last will and testament when a male is called William
  2. Catherine - classic, though I prefer it with a K.
  3. Anna - again a classic, you can’t go wrong with this name
  4. April - love it
  5. Thea - very nice. I’ve known three different pronunciations: Th-ee-ah, T-ee-ah, Tay-ah.
tiddleywinks27 · 29/10/2017 12:21

Congrats!

I love Thea Violet

PsychoPumpkin · 29/10/2017 11:55

Catherine is a classic and very underused. It’s my baby’s middle name

GRW · 29/10/2017 11:53

Anna and Catherine are my favourites, but I like April too. I dislike Violet and it is popular now so likely to date.

flissfloss65 · 29/10/2017 11:37

Thea is a beautiful name.

TidyDancer · 29/10/2017 11:35

Violet is beautiful and easily the loveliest name on your list. Go with it!

PhatSlag · 29/10/2017 11:30

Thea is the nicest. I also love Talia if you like T names that also end in A.

BabloHoney · 29/10/2017 11:28

Don’t listen to family members.. you have lovely taste all those names are beautiful! Kitty is my favourite but go with what you like best xx