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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

I need an unusual, quirky, pretty, girl’s name, and quick.

318 replies

elliex1 · 08/09/2019 22:37

Baby girl due very soon. I already have 2 sons and choosing a girl’s name is so much harder!

I like more modern names mostly (with the exception of names like Hazel and Cassia) not a huge fan of say Eleanor for example.
Something that’s unusual, a bit quirky and has personality but is also pretty. I mean don’t we all want that? (For ex one of my friends has a Nova which I’ve always quite liked but not a fan of other astrological names) Don’t want anything too ridiculous though. I imagine myself saying to a teacher ‘hi my name is X’ and think whether I’d like saying that or not!

Please help! I’ll take any suggestions. Nothing is stupid, just help a struggling, overly fussy with names, mum. There are plenty of names I like but none that I just think yes, that’s my baby’s name.

Winner gets a mars bar. Unless you’re vegan. Okay I’ll stop talking now - I clearly need to go to bed.

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ChChChChangez · 10/09/2019 00:27

Arlo
Loveday
Queenie
Etta

RockinHippy · 10/09/2019 00:03

Rohey
Eame
Rosalin
Cicely
Naeve
Nia
Delia
Mara
Darla
Greer

Mailista · 09/09/2019 23:25

Redrec All these baby naming threads are achingly middle class

When people are suggesting Harlow, Macy, Everleigh, Paige and Lacey? Really??

BikeRunSki · 09/09/2019 23:18

Ailsa
Heloise
Roxanne

popehilarious · 09/09/2019 23:18

She's not going to have Grey or Grace when she's got a Grayson, now, is she? Bugs me when people just splurge out their favourite names regardless of the criteria!

bert3400 · 09/09/2019 23:01

Orla

ArthuriaAugustaDarcy · 09/09/2019 23:01

Hebe
Hephzibah (one of my DDs' names - ignore PP who can't spell it!)
Whatever you choose, please don't choose Skylar.

bert3400 · 09/09/2019 22:58

Devon

glitterfarts · 09/09/2019 22:54

Delina,
Nerida
Bindi
Talia
Tarnie
Narelle
Juliet
Stevie
Ayla

PP - Kai means food in Maori (New Zealand). Probably in multiple other languages has different meanings.

Backhometothenorth · 09/09/2019 22:43

Maybe Della?

uncomfortablydumb53 · 09/09/2019 22:40

Kezia
Romy

ScrambledSmegs · 09/09/2019 22:31

Lark
Scout
Glory
Robin
Aphra

LynetteScavo · 09/09/2019 22:30

Hebe

Coral

Dulcie

Zola

historysock · 09/09/2019 22:26

Lyra

Hello54321 · 09/09/2019 22:24

Paige
Brooke
Claudine
Stella
Holland
Frieda
Tess

Krazynights34 · 09/09/2019 22:20

Wilhelmina/Mina
Grey
Ruby
Calliope
Yasmin

turnaroundwhenpossibleagain · 09/09/2019 22:15

Eartha

Wendy

Beatrice

DJS88 · 09/09/2019 22:14

Some lovely names on here. We seem to have similar tastes, your DS’s names were on my boys list. I have an Everly and yes it gets mistaken for Emily/Evelyn at times in brief conversations but I still absolutely adore it, and we had so many lovely comments.

Also love;
Harlowe
Elodie
Joliey (Joely, Jolie)
Cassia
Eden

itsmonday · 09/09/2019 22:12

Drew
Rue
Rae
Elkie
Eilidh
Elsie
Effie

AltogetherAndrews · 09/09/2019 22:11

If you like Billie, it can be used as a nickname for Sybil

Nogodsnomasters · 09/09/2019 22:09

Esmae
Hannah
Harriet
River
Sabrina
Phoebe
Annie
Emarae (pronounced emma-rae)
Yazmin
Rhonda
Shonagh (Irish spelling of shona)
Evelyn
Grace
Faye

Whatevskev · 09/09/2019 22:05

There are some fabulous names on here

Everly is lovely

What about Laurelie as similar nn Lori/Laurie

And for Wren you could have Lauren with Wren as a nn if you want to be cautious.
Loads of other possible nn then too.

Trinity
Delphie
Ray
Suzie
Ivy
Marnie
Joy

kissmelittleass · 09/09/2019 22:05

Kizzy
Sindy
Maddie
Sadie
Sasha
Lyla
Ciara
Aoifa (pronounced efa)
Marnie
Wendy
Felicity
Claudia
Avril

tedladybird · 09/09/2019 21:58

Carina

PictureWall · 09/09/2019 21:57

Names that I think are a similar genre to Harper:
Marlowe
Ember
Raven
Tatum
Hadley
Quinn
Cora