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Names for 9 year old girls

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RavenWings · 29/10/2017 12:13

Hi everyone,

I'm working on my NanoWriMo project right now (if you haven't heard of it - you write a novel in November) and stuck on some character names!

I need a generic and common (as in not unusual) name for one 9 year old, and another very flouncy and unusual one (poncey, probably). With the second one I'm looking for multiple names to combine, so think a first name and one or two middles.

Would love to hear suggestions - I teach as well, so I'm really trying to avoid any names of kids I know, I don't want to model it off them. I've tried out a few names but for various reasons they werent quite 'right' iyswim.

All suggestions welcome!

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MadameJosephine · 30/10/2017 23:29

Ella and Antigone, Hermione, Penelope or Persephone

Or the name I’ve just read on another thread, Gloria-Victoria

Ponyboycurtis · 30/10/2017 19:33

& I'm sure ALL your flounces are justified

Ponyboycurtis · 30/10/2017 19:31

flouncingsaffron just caught up with thread....... sorry

FlouncingSaffron · 29/10/2017 21:21

"Saffron - I imagine her to flounce."

I do.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 29/10/2017 20:11

Chloe.

Izetta Persephone Lula !

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RavenWings · 29/10/2017 19:59

Amaryllis! My God, that is a fantastic name.
I think I'm going to have to play around with some of the names on here and see can I pair them up together.

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Glumglowworm · 29/10/2017 17:30

Popular 9 year old girls names - Olivia, Ellie, Ella, Evie, Chloe, Lily, Isabel, Isabella, Sophie, Sophia, Amelia, Emily,

Flouncy - Genevieve, Posy, Otillie, Rosalie, Vivienne

Ponyboycurtis · 29/10/2017 17:26

Saffron - I imagine her to flounce.

FizzyGreenWater · 29/10/2017 17:23

Good slightly affected names which are still relatively normal would be-

Arabella
Tabitha
Genevieve

Tealdeal747 · 29/10/2017 16:55

Erin and Isabella.

MoreFangBleed · 29/10/2017 16:47

Generic name - Megan, Melissa.

Poncey - Amaryllis Isadora Nimue

GreenTulips · 29/10/2017 16:39

Bluebell is great!

MrsBirdseye · 29/10/2017 16:35

Kiki and Augustine

Petalflowers · 29/10/2017 16:26

Rosemary
Rosalind
Marguerite
Bluebell
Posy
Jasmine

Petalflowers · 29/10/2017 16:25

Flouncy name:

Tabitha Mae Rose
Priscilla Mary
Lettice Maud
Fenella Elouise
Queenie Nancy

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RavenWings · 29/10/2017 16:22

Well, I wouldn't say I'm looking for a posh vs...er, unposh... name, just common vs very unusual and flowery. Second girls name is one for those with notions, as we say in Ireland!

Sophie, Ella etc are ordinary names nowadays, there's lots of them, so they fit the criteria And there is something about those two that match the character best!

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/10/2017 16:16

See I think Sophie suits both posh and children from those working class families.

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RavenWings · 29/10/2017 15:43

Thanks all! I think I've narrowed down the first girls name (I think Sophie or Ella), but nothing jumping out for the second child - she might just be Clarissa until I get a better feel for the character Clarissa isn't the right name, but something close to the vibe I want.

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Seti · 29/10/2017 15:00

Lily Ruby Georgia for the 9yo

Posy Clementina for the posh one

Or Ottillie Xanthe Rose

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/10/2017 13:36

Evangelina.
Everlina
Henrietta
Elodine
Elaya
Floriella
Rosina
Christiana
Luanna
Lilibella
Annabella
Iraina
Vivienne

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 29/10/2017 13:31

Common name
Olivia
Chloe
Lily
Sophia
Isabelle
Isla
Ava
Evie
Belle

Flouncy
Corlena
Clemency
Merrily
Felicity
Catriona
Augustina
Ophelia
Odetta
Violetta
Rosabelle
Delphina

Composteleana · 29/10/2017 13:04

Lily, Ellie, Ella, Megan, Ruby, Isabella, Olivia, Sophie, Chloe, Katie, Hannah, Grace, Milly - all quite popular amongst 9 year olds or thereabouts of my acquaintance.

For flouncy how about Gabriella, Delilah, Marianne, Genevieve, Persephone, Angelica, Antoinette, Aurelia, Camilla, Bianca, Celeste, Florence, Odette, Collette, Romilly, Tabitha, Claudia, Verity, Vivienne, Helena, Marissa, Cressida, Jemima, Cosima, Arabella, Anoushka, Lucinda, Venetia, Perdita, Odillie.

I’d combine a couple of those:
Florence Collette
Anoushka Vivienne
Cosima Odette
Camilla Primrose
Romilly Rose
Arabella Celeste

Smoliver · 29/10/2017 12:52

For a common name how about:

Molly
Hannah
Leah
Laura
Lauren
Nicole
Rachel
Caitlin
Kate
Morgan
Zoe
Beth
Sarah
Amanda
Anna
Abbie
Paige

Flouncy name:

Nikita
Nova
Angela
Chelsea
Evelina
Verity
Clarissa
Estelle
Millicent
Savanna
Roxanne
Yasmine
Kendall

daisypond · 29/10/2017 12:52

The ten most common girls' names for babies born in the UK in 2008 - which is right for a nine-year-old - were: Olivia, Ruby, Emily, Grace, Jessica, Chloe, Sophie, Lily, Amelia, Evie. So I'd pick one of those for the more generic name.

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