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She doesnt look like the name we picked.

127 replies

Tillygetsit · 09/04/2019 23:16

I've been trying to upload a photo of our gorgeous 17hr old dd and have failed miserably. We had chosen the name Dinah and I'd stupidly thought she'd look like my other 2 even though she's got a different dad. First thing dh said to me after she was born was that she certainly doesnt look like a Dinah and I agree. Nothing seems to suit her. Dh has started calling her Beryl...please suggest something else before it sticks! My other DC are Joseph and Susannah. Thank you.

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crumble82 · 11/04/2019 19:55

Names that make me think of red hair:
Anne
Amber
Sienna
Scarlett
Ruby

Victorian or biblical type names that seem to go with your older DC:
Caroline
Louise
Charlotte
Beatrice
Harriet
Henrietta
Rebecca
Rachael

Sakura7 · 11/04/2019 19:54

Audrey
Beatrice
Charlotte
Edith
Eleanor
Felicity
Isabelle
Meredith
Nicole
Penelope
Rachel

I really like Eleanor or Meredith, both go well with your existing DC names.

rosedream · 11/04/2019 19:48

Matilda
Maggie
Marcia

Sexnotgender · 11/04/2019 19:47

Little ginger baby at my toddler group called Sadie which is adorable.

Whereareyouspot · 11/04/2019 19:42

Clementine would be perfect for a marmalade vibe!

Pale and auburn makes me think of pre raphelite-
Evaleen
Jean
Rosa
Christina
Lilith

runsmidgeOMG · 11/04/2019 19:40

Urgh my grammar !

"Just piping up"

runsmidgeOMG · 11/04/2019 19:39

Just to pipe up that I really like Dinah !

Indecisivelurcher · 11/04/2019 19:36

Matilde, Madeleine, Miriam?

Notonthestairs · 11/04/2019 19:32

Maggie.
Marianne.
Mari.
Magda.
Margot.
Marsali (used in Outlander books. Gaelic for pearl, I think it's beautiful)

I've got stuck on M's!

Sophronia · 11/04/2019 19:19

I picture a Dinah as having fair hair, not sure why!

Rachel Dinah
Miriam Dinah
Abigail Dinah
Bethany Dinah
Catherine Dinah
Esther Dinah
Felicity Dinah
Genevieve Dinah
Katherine Dinah
Naomi Dinah
Vivienne Dinah
Beatrice Dinah
Emily Dinah
Frances Dinah
Margaret Dinah
Verity Dinah
Eleanor Dinah

Flamingosnbears · 11/04/2019 19:05

Rebecca
Esther
Joan
Blythe

Calzone · 11/04/2019 18:49

Eliza

Beatrice

Ottilie

MarthasGinYard · 11/04/2019 18:49

Fried green tomatoes

MarthasGinYard · 11/04/2019 18:49

'Evelyn Dinah is lovely.'

It sounds like supper sitting with the fried green at the Whistle stop Cafe

Sorry Grin

Sagradafamiliar · 11/04/2019 18:41

Lillian
Martha
Gabriella
Effie

RaspberryBubblegum · 11/04/2019 18:40

If you're still stuck you can always try the website Magic Baby Names! You can type in a name you like and it will give you similar names to look at 😃 congratulations! 💐

TheSheepofWallSt · 11/04/2019 18:37

How about Evelyn?
Evelyn Dinah is lovely.

TwigTheWonderKid · 11/04/2019 18:34

Rachel
Miranda
Veronica
Adeline
Margot
Hephzibah
Tess
Vivienne

Though I have to say I love Beryl!

PineapplePatty · 11/04/2019 18:24

Delilah?

strawberrypenguin · 11/04/2019 18:16

I know exactly what you mean, it was one of the first things DH and I said about DS1 - that he didn't look like our top choice name.

May I suggest
Jenna
Amber
Verity
Clementine
Willow

NabooThatsWho · 11/04/2019 18:14

Miriam?

Hoppahouse · 11/04/2019 18:10

I actually know a 10 year old Beryl!

SelkieRinnNaMara · 11/04/2019 18:07

OP what about Magaly? Bit 50 something in France and Portugal perhaps but I think it's beautiful

SelkieRinnNaMara · 11/04/2019 18:05

I like Beryl too!

I can see Meryl coming back and then a few years after it, Beryl. Baby Beryl, coming to a creche near you circa 2025

moomin4071 · 11/04/2019 17:48

Demelza