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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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susurration · 22/11/2017 18:02

All girls I went to school with:

Rebecca
Helen
Louise
Sarah
Catherine
Kate
Claire
Clara
Jennifer
Emily
Emma
Amanda
Nadia
Nadine
Natasha
Leah
Amy
Gemma
Megan
Laura

unlimiteddilutingjuice · 22/11/2017 17:49

Robin/Robyn
Ruth
Justine
Carol
Jane
Kirsty

Evelynismyspyname · 22/11/2017 17:48

The early teenaged Jessica I know has a sister called Stephanie.

Smoliver · 22/11/2017 17:46

Phoebe
Hannah
Bethany
Rebecca
Hailey
Laura/Lauren
Imogen
Eloise
Lydia
Jane
Jennifer
Molly
Francesca
Natalie
Nicole
Claudia

pinkpanther84 · 22/11/2017 17:42

Millie, Eva

calamityjam · 22/11/2017 17:41

Esmerelda
Ermintrude
Morag
Fanny
Willmena

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:36

Michelle

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:35

Jacqueline or Jaclyn

LambMadras · 22/11/2017 17:34

Abby
Eleanor
Jessica
Janine
Elodie
Mia
Emily
Maya
Sophia

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:33

Yolanda
Kathleen
Maureen
Laurie
Louise
Lenore
Grace
Angela
Andrea
Marjorie
Maria

ShowMeTheElf · 22/11/2017 17:25

I also think that Chloe meets your criteria: not too many babies with that name but so many 8-12 year olds I think it's fallen out of favour again.

PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 17:25

Justine
Yasmin (I know you said no 'flower names' but it's Yasmin not Jasmine)
Marie-Louise
Myriam
Amelia
Carelle

ShowMeTheElf · 22/11/2017 17:24

Emma
Emily
Rachel
Jane
Milly
Mary
Olivia
Phoebe

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:23

Roberta (Bobbie for short)

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:22

Bertha
Helga
Prudence
Winnifred

Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:21

Prunella

jellytott · 22/11/2017 17:12

Amy

Petalflowers · 22/11/2017 17:09

Harriet
Clara
Freya
Victoria
Laura
Fiona
Maisie
Tasmin
Abigail

Valeriemalorie · 22/11/2017 17:01

Apologies for repetition

Melanie
Francesca
Bethany
Lorna
Kirsty
Caitlin
Hannah
Anna
Grace
Rachel
Louisa
Amy
Sophie

Glumglowworm · 22/11/2017 16:54

My first thought was Eleanor

Others are
Georgia
Anna
Rebecca
Harriet

LexieLulu · 22/11/2017 16:52

Lucy was on my list for my first born (called my son Luke so didn't use it for second born for that reason)

Other names on my list were:
Alice
Anna
Annie
Megan
Lauren
Holly

NotAgainYoda · 22/11/2017 16:51

Nathalie
Marianne
Julia
Juliet
Sylvia
Genevieve

NotAgainYoda · 22/11/2017 16:50

Robyn
Serena
Leah
Lana
Stevie
Margaret - Maggie
Anna
Christina
Rebecca
Susannah

Sophronia · 22/11/2017 15:57

Louisa
Susannah
Alice
Eleanor
Anna

tootruetoyou · 22/11/2017 15:46

No one seems to like Catherine these days but I have always loved it. Timeless, classic and everyone knows it without it being common. Also, there are loads of abbreviations if you want to make it less formal.