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Cool/tom boy/no frills - girls names

292 replies

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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Barrenfieldoffucks · 20/02/2019 20:05

Fwiw, the fiestiest, strongest 8 yr old girl I know is called Rose.

BertrandRussell · 20/02/2019 20:04

“I like Arlo for a girl.”

And her brother Lily.......

InsomniaTho · 20/02/2019 20:02

I like Arlo for a girl.

IDrinkAndISewThings · 20/02/2019 20:01

LOVING all the Bob / Kate comments! 😁 made my night!

Careylisa · 20/02/2019 19:52

Jay

CoperCabana · 20/02/2019 19:51

Girls don’t have to be like boys, or called boys names to be cool, strong, assertive or whatever it is you are trying to achieve.

origamiunicorn · 20/02/2019 19:43

I love these sorts of names:

Charlie
Stevie
Evan
Jaime
Alex
Drew
Ashley
Quinn

NerrSnerr · 20/02/2019 19:38

If your child is 'cool, tomboy, no frills' in their personality the name won't matter. It'll suit them whatever. Cool kids/ adults can pull it off.

The uncool kids are the ones that will struggle to pull off names like Scout etc.

MumUnderTheMoon · 20/02/2019 19:36

Tedra
Pip
Kitt
Max
James
Micah
Reagan
Logan
Nico
Parker

Hogtini · 20/02/2019 19:27

Vivienne, Brooke, Blake, Jac, Blythe, Indie, Sam, Alex, Marley, Alexis, Taylor, Jules, Peta, Parker, Steff, Rowan, Bailey, Winter, Lea, Sasha, Riley, Dana, Devon, Gwyn, Celyn, Jesse, Eden, Wynne, Micah.

Bunnyfuller · 20/02/2019 19:16

John

Cdt18 · 20/02/2019 19:15

Olivia - but maybe just ‘liv’ for short ? I know a beautiful girl called Olivia but she’s just liv or Livvy now which is perfect for her as she’s boisterous and very strong minded yet pretty as hell!

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 20/02/2019 19:11

Allie

Marcipex · 20/02/2019 19:09

I wouldn't use Dixie. I know one and people sing 'I wish I was in Dixie...'

Nicci85 · 20/02/2019 19:00

Juno
Billie
Rae
Indigo
River
Maggie
Fox
Lena
Astrid
Pip
Finn - met a 20 something called this :)
Peresephone (nn Percy)
Tegan (nn Tiggy)
Theodora (nn Teddy)
Hayden
Roxy
Jamie / Jaime
Stevie
Bryn
Riley
Hunter - a friend chose this for her daughter
Fern
Scout
Kristin
Margot
Connie
Dixie

midsomermurderess · 20/02/2019 18:49

Jean, Joan, Nora, Vera.

Echobelly · 20/02/2019 18:32

Robin/Robyn
Scout
Pip
Mikki/Micki etc

Marcipex · 20/02/2019 18:32

Rowan
Robyn
Sydney
Amber

Bumblebeesmum · 20/02/2019 18:23

I had a friend at school called Daisy and because she was the only one I ever knew - the name just became synonymous with her own personality. Not sickly sweet in the slightest but very cool (in that not popular group way). Still super cool now & working in fashion.

Totally pointless info but people will tend to just have associations with names based on people they’ve known rather than plants*.

*Unless you are reading this and are the author of the post asking about the name Tree in which case this is an exception and people will definitely not think of humans but plants....

Starsandthemoonx · 20/02/2019 18:20

Laurie and Piper are my faves

Strokethefurrywall · 20/02/2019 17:02

DS1 was going to be Dylan if he was a girl (preferred it as a girl's name)
DS2 was going to be Valentina (nn Leni)
My mum is Lenore nn Leni

Also on our lists:
Stephanie (Stevie)
Sloane
Greer
Alannah
Leah
Ellis
Piper

glitterbiscuits · 20/02/2019 17:02

Please don't give a girl a name traditionally used for boys.
Teach her to be a strong, independent woman.
Not a pseudo boy.

Kedgeree · 20/02/2019 17:00

Yes to Vesper - I know a Vesper who's 9 and very kick-ass tomboy-ish.

ifigoup · 20/02/2019 17:00

Clio
Cleo
June
Gwen
Joan
Meredith
Hazel
Tamsin
Mara

qumquat · 20/02/2019 16:59

Erin
Astrid
Greta
Xanthe
Ines
Olive
Kate
Cleo
Tess
Thea

I don't like frilly names either but I don't think you need to go to a boy's name to avoid frills.

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