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Cool/tom boy/no frills - girls names

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Pippathenippa · 20/02/2019 12:01

Appreciate this style isn’t to everyone’s taste & ‘you won’t know what she’ll be like’ has been thrown around but then you don’t know if she’ll be sickly sweet when you call a little girl daisy? You may recognise me from the Connie or Frankie thread! Grin I still feel like I’m looking for that perfect cool name for our second little girl! Please give me all your amazing suggestions, you’ve all been so helpful so far!

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BertrandRussell · 20/02/2019 12:43

“Really??! I’ve never heard Elizabeth shortened to bob before”

Bob is short for Kate, as any fule kno..........

AuntieStella · 20/02/2019 12:41

Oh crap - yes, it should be Catherine (Kate) shortened to Bob

Sorry

Disfordarkchocolate · 20/02/2019 12:40

Jamie
Leigh
Jo

RiverTam · 20/02/2019 12:40

drspouse indeed. It's really not in the least progressive.

Sanguineclamp · 20/02/2019 12:39

Robin/Robyn?

OnlyToWin · 20/02/2019 12:38

Scout - the ultimate feisty girl.

drspouse · 20/02/2019 12:38

And the fact that it's OK to give girls "boy" names but not vice versa is yet another symptom of how sexist our society is and how everything "girl" is not good enough for superior boys.

drspouse · 20/02/2019 12:36

Indeed it is Bob short for Kate.

Mmmhmmokdear · 20/02/2019 12:35

Bella
Georgie
Casey
Riley
Rowan
Taylor
Delaney
Curtis
Lyle
Lark
Teal

RiverTam · 20/02/2019 12:35

isn't it Kate that's shortened to Bob? Grin

Eliot is a boys' name. Do try to thunk of your child having to go through life endlessly dealing with this. I doubt she'd find it especially 'cool'.

golddustwomen · 20/02/2019 12:34

My dd is Toni and I love it!

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Pippathenippa · 20/02/2019 12:33

@Auntiestella
I’d go for Elizabeth in the BC, called Bob in day to day life

Really??! I’ve never heard Elizabeth shortened to bob before!

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TinTinBanana · 20/02/2019 12:32

Kodi. I love Elliott for a girl.

AuntieStella · 20/02/2019 12:31

I'd go for Elizabeth in the BC, called Bob in day to day life.

Elliott is too much a boys name, really

TinTinBanana · 20/02/2019 12:29

Corrin, Terry (Teresa)

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Pippathenippa · 20/02/2019 12:29

Nelly I like @TigerQuoll!

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Pippathenippa · 20/02/2019 12:28

@NabooThatsWho Elliot is very cool! I like that.

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Jenniferturkington · 20/02/2019 12:28

Connie
Zara
Jojo/jo /Josephine
Mabel
Alex
Juno
Scout
Nell

Yika · 20/02/2019 12:27

Leigh

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Pippathenippa · 20/02/2019 12:27

Thanks for the suggestions so far! I like Cameron & Charlie, do like Sydney as well but it’s quite common within people I know including family
Members unfortunately. Coco is cool @BlueMerchant not sure I’m brave enough!

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NabooThatsWho · 20/02/2019 12:26

Sam
Zoe
Alex
Quinn
There’s a girl in DD2s playgroup called Elliot, I thought that was a cool name and I’ve never known a girl with that name before.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 20/02/2019 12:26

Darrell

Daysofpearlyspencer · 20/02/2019 12:25

Jamie
Robyn

longestlurkerever · 20/02/2019 12:24

I think short names for your brief better than longer names which can end up being frilly. eg Kate, Rae, Amy, Aoife, Lisa, I would avoid names more common for men through Alex is good and genuinely unisex. Beatrix is longer but feisty imo

TigerQuoll · 20/02/2019 12:24

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