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Short girls names

34 replies

dancingbee · 02/10/2018 18:17

We have already decided on the name Owen if we have a boy, but I'm struggling with girls names. Ideally looking for something short and non-frilly that isn't right at the top of popularity charts. I think two syllables works best with our surname. What's your opinions on these?:

Lara
Zara
Lois
Erin
Nina

And maybe Bethan

Any other ideas would be welcomed! 😊

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/10/2018 22:17

Sorry. Love all names aside from Lara

Maia. Jane. Kay. Nora. Maud.
Lana (If you re worried about the anal backwards thing. There is nothing stopping you from spelling it 'Larna'

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/10/2018 22:13

I love all your names aside from Zara
Other ideas
Faye. Kate. Katy. Anna. Ava. Ivy. Iris
Eden. Rosa. May. LiA. Amy. Joy. Beth
Mia. Lacy. Vera. Lisa.

APositiveMind · 14/10/2018 21:41

Alyce? A different spelling of Alice to stand out 

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dancingbee · 03/10/2018 10:42

Also really liking the look of Thea and Anya from the suggestions.
I quite like Emma and Lucy but don't know if these remind me too much of the girls my age that I grew up with!
Love Rowan @IAmALamp but this was actually on our boys list!

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KathDayKnight50 · 03/10/2018 10:31

Ava.

FawnDrench · 03/10/2018 10:29

AliKane - spooky or what?

17caterpillars1mouse · 03/10/2018 07:24

Love Bethan but I can't use as it's DH's cousins name, but it's so underused and lovely

I also really like Lara and Zara from your list, slightly prefer Lara

Erin is nice too though a bit more popular

I really don't like Nina, though I'm not sure why

Lois is ok but makes me think of Family Guy

Renaming · 03/10/2018 00:35

Love Erin and Zara.

I have a friend with a darling daughter named Marlowe, which shares some letters with Owen...

Picknickers · 03/10/2018 00:30

Love Lois with Zara a close second.

MollyHuaCha · 02/10/2018 23:46

Lara - nice
Zara - nice
Lois - nice
Erin - ok
Nina - no
Bethan - nice

IAmALamp · 02/10/2018 23:32

Sorrel
Jenna
Thea
Freda

DramaAlpaca · 02/10/2018 23:20

I really like Zara & Lara.

Doubletrouble99 · 02/10/2018 23:18

Beth, Anna, Jo, Lyn, Lois, Mia, May, Clara, Lara, Leigh, Amy, Beryl, Chloe, Mary, Rose, Janet, Gemma, Emma, Lily, Iris, Rose, Rosa, Ester, Eve, Tina, Tia, Norma, Maria, Marni, Molly and Milly.

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 02/10/2018 23:02

Zara and Lois are lovely.

Cora
Gina
Lucy
Dinah
Mary
Linnet
Iris
Norah

Shadow1234 · 02/10/2018 22:00

Erin is one of my all-time favourites. Very pretty name.
Also like:
Brooke
Wren
Ellis
Elise
Rosa
Carla
Clara
Elsie

IAmALamp · 02/10/2018 21:45

Rowan?

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dancingbee · 02/10/2018 21:43

Thanks all for the suggestions! It's so tricky!...
I think Zara is probably top of the list at the moment. But when I've googled Zara with our surname it comes up with some elite adult services! 😳. Don't know if that's going to put me off! Hoping that company might not exist by the time baby Google's themselves 🤔

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LeticiaDejeuner · 02/10/2018 21:42

Really like Lois, Nina and Lara. Especially Lois. I have only ever known 1 Lois (other than Lois Lane) she was a friend's big sister when we were kids and she was super-cool and also really nice to us smaller ones, so I've always liked the name. Also like Mia very much, or is that too popular (I have no idea) ?

LeeMiller · 02/10/2018 21:38

Lois, Nina and Lara are all lovely and underused.

I also like Mina, Lana and Lorna.

WitBeyondMeasure · 02/10/2018 20:39

Alice

daisypond · 02/10/2018 20:37

Nina and Zara are my favourites.
I find Lara a bit bland, and I'm not wild about Lois, though it's fine. I like Erin, but I'd only use it if you have a connection to Ireland.
Bethan is nice, somewhat unusual these days.
Io?

afrikat · 02/10/2018 20:30

I like

Cleo
Cora
Brooke
Blake
Tia

kfh · 02/10/2018 20:14

I like Robyn, Charlotte and Isla

KnockMeDown · 02/10/2018 20:12

Lucy!

Sungura · 02/10/2018 20:11

Amber, Aimee, Agnes, Andee, Anya, Asha, Astrid, Aubrey, Audrey.
Becca, Brenna, Brighid, Bernice, Bronwyn.
Constance, Candice, Camille, Candra, Carla, Cassa, Celeste, Cassie, Celia, Charlee, Colleen, Corinne, Connie, Coral, Cybil, Collette, Cosette.
Dagny, Daisy, Daphne, Darcie, DeeDee, Della, Dixie.
Elise, Esmee, Estelle.
Farrah, Flora, Franci, Freya, Frieda.
Georgia, Germaine, Gauri, Gigi, Giselle, Gladys, Glenette, Greta, Gwyneth.
Hana, Hannah, Harper, Heather, Heidi, Helen, Holly.
Ines.
Jaclyn, Jaime, Janae, Jessie, Jeanette, Joanne, Jasmine, Julie, Justine.
Kady, Kami, Kara, Kathryn, Keelin, Kelly, Kessie, Kerry, Kirsten, Kyla, Kyra.
Laila, Lana, Laura Lecia, Liesl, Liza, Lola, Lorna, Lucy.
Mabel, Magda, Maura, Marcia, Marci, Mercy, Margot, Marnie, Marta, Mary, Martha, Molly, Moira.
Nancy, Nettie, Neila, Neema, Nova, Nuna.
Odette, Olga, Orla, Osen.
Penny, Polly, Prudence.
Rachel, Raina, Raquel, Renee, Rhea, Rhoda, Rosa.
Sabra, Sally, Sasha, Shantel, Shelley, Sylvie, Simone, Sigrid, Sorcha, Stevie, Summer.
Taja, Talia, Tatum, Tilda.
Usha.
Vanya.
Willa.
Xandra.
Yasmeen, Yvette, Yvonne.
Zaidee, Zanna, Zella, Zora.

From your list, I favour Erin. ❤

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