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Original poster

Girls name - not flower or ‘old lady’ - help!!!

115 replies

whiteviolet · 22/11/2017 06:25

We don’t know what we’re having, but have had a boys option chosen since I was pregnant with DD1 (called Jessica) and just can’t seem to find a girl option that we both like!

I’m not keen on flower names e.g. Rosie, Poppy, Daisy

DH doesn’t like what he calls ‘old lady’ names which have become fashionable over recent years e.g. Florence, Edith, Ava, Norah

Neither of us are keen on overly fancy names e.g. Clementine, Arabella, Cordelia

Types of names we like, but don’t think are ‘the one’ include:

Charlotte
Sophie/Sophia
Georgina
Lucy
Emma
Victoria
Elizabeth

Please help! Confused Confused

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celticmissey · 23/11/2017 11:22

Darcie
Anna
Elousise

Twofishfingers · 23/11/2017 11:15

I can see that Sarah comes back a few times on this thread and it's one of my favourite girl name. I also like Martha, Isabelle, Sophie, Helena (Elena), and Bethan/Beth/Elizabeth. No to Charlotte I think it will be associated with little princess Charlotte.

If I'd had a girl she would be called Clara (Sarah was vetoed by DH as it's the name of his first girlfriend!) or Isabelle.

Debby08 · 23/11/2017 11:15

Kimmy, Francesca, Alexandra, Phoebe

Zoesweet · 23/11/2017 11:11

Loisa, Kim, Tricia, Sasha :)

Holyknight · 23/11/2017 09:06

Tabitha
Elizabeth
Rachel
Gabrielle
Natasha
Victoria
Grace
Eleanor
Francesca
Daniela

asilikeit · 23/11/2017 06:49

I’m very biased but Georgia is lovely 😊

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 23/11/2017 06:30

Megan. Olivia. Hannah. Grace. Eliza.
Emilia. Amelia. Clara. Louise. Abigail.
Rachel. Heidi. Faye. Anna. Kate.

notangelinajolie · 23/11/2017 06:22

Emily

Melony6 · 23/11/2017 06:19

All the girls I went to school with (many moons ago)
Linda
Sheila
Glenda
Dorothy
Georgina
Helen
Yvonne
Ellen
Rosemary
(small school)

buttercup54321 · 22/11/2017 23:20

Martha
Abigail
Sarah
Penelope
Emily
Cerys
Harriet
Helen
Leah
Jocelyn
Saraya
Ciena

ephemeralfairy · 22/11/2017 21:11

Shannon
Jenna
Zoe
Julia
Maria
Frances

Highpeak · 22/11/2017 21:11

I also like a classic name, our list was:
Anna
Lara
Elizabeth
Alexandra
Juliet
Harriet
Rebecca
Charlotte
Georgia

I liked but vetoed by DH :
Zoe
Estella
Alice

Yika · 22/11/2017 20:59

Laurel
Leonie
Livia
Ashley
Anthea
Ingrid
Vanessa
Veronica
Josephine
Sara
Hester

MikeUniformMike · 22/11/2017 20:52

Abigail

Horseshoe1 · 22/11/2017 20:43

Come back and let us know!

I know Jessica’s with sisters called
Harriet
Ella
Rebecca

How about Amy?

Gierg · 22/11/2017 20:18

Isabel/Isobel
Laura
Tara
Sophie
Maria
Gemma
Freya/Freyja
Abigail

MummySparkle · 22/11/2017 19:59

susurration are you in your mid to late 20s by any chance? Sounds just like my class at school!

Lois
Joanna
Kristen
Charlotte
Helen
Philippa
Anna
Kayleigh
Amber
Sarah
Julia
Leila
Bethan
Rebecca
Kerry
Jessica
Holly
Jodie
Zoe
Alison
Rachel
Becky
Catherine
Katy
Bethany
Kimberly
Laura
Nicola
Miranda
Alice
Dulcie
Emmy
Emily
Emilia
Amelia
Emma
Isabel
Claire
Chelsea
Kelly

Okay OP I think I've run out of people I can remover from my classes at school, but it sounds like they're the sort of names you're after

PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 19:48

Renée

georgie262 · 22/11/2017 19:46

Aimee/Amy always loved that name (although it is quite common among women my age (34) and I think it goes lovely with Jessica (which is my dsis name and I'm Georgina we also have a Kate

TellMama28 · 22/11/2017 19:42

Lisa
Fiona
Charlotte
Nicola
Francis

Original poster
whiteviolet · 22/11/2017 19:27

Oh wow, don’t think I’ve ever had so many replies on mumsnet before!! Thanks everyone...I love lots of these suggestions. Will present DH with a list later on...

OP posts:
bridgetreilly · 22/11/2017 19:19

Rosalind
Lois
Louisa
Annabel
Belinda
Phoebe

Lobsterquadrille2 · 22/11/2017 18:32

Fenella
Sophie
Alice
Claudia
Phoebe

PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 18:04

Estelle
Lisette
Savannah
Elena

Courgettekatie · 22/11/2017 18:04

Jessica and Emily .