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Baby due imminently and don't have a girls name!! Help!

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EllaWallace · 15/02/2020 11:36

I'm due in 3 days time and we are going in circles when it comes to a girls name. Boys name we found easy, it's decided! As a frequent stalker of these boards I would REALLY appreciate some impartial input :-)

One name we both like is Juliet but I really dislike Jules or Julie which seem the inevitable nicknames? The reasons we like it are that it is timeless, will work at any age, and is pretty without being cutesey. Another we both like is Isabel, for the same reasons, but we can't use it and besides that it seems to be very popular now.

Names I like, but that my other half thinks are a bit out there:
Laelia
Celia
Celina
Cecily
Callista (nn Callie)
Penelope
Esther

And names my other half likes, but that I find a bit boring:
Zoe
Sophie
Emily
Lucy
Annabel

Our surname is one syllable and starts with a D. Middle names would preferably be Alice and/or Diana for family reasons.

Any input on the above names or suggestions would be SO APPRECIATED! I'm going mad! Thank you!

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EllaWallace · 15/02/2020 12:22

@CornishPasties Jet is also a fab nickname and one I hadn't heard of, thank you!

@Singingatmidnight thank you for lovely suggestions :-) I'm feeling better about Juliet now I have other nn options! I personally love Helena and think it's a beautiful classic but DH dislikes his relative of that name. Men!

@myplateisfullenoughthanks I'm thinking Juliet or Esther now. Sydney is a great name but I know DH would find it too out there!

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Mamabear88 · 15/02/2020 12:20

I really like Juliet! If you both like it i'd go with that. I wouldn't have thought to shorten it. I like Alice for the middle name. Juliet Alice sounds lovely.

Mybobowler · 15/02/2020 12:18

Tabitha, Sylvia, Claudia (were all on my longlist, I think we have a similar taste)

ginghamstarfish · 15/02/2020 12:13

Tabitha

helpmum2003 · 15/02/2020 12:13

Definitely go for Juliet and use the other suggested nns. It's a fabulous name.

CrackersDontMatter · 15/02/2020 12:11

I like Juliet, LOVE Ettie and Jet.

Other faves from the list would be (in no particular order) Cecily, Esther and Zoë.

myplateisfullenoughthanks · 15/02/2020 12:09

A vote for Ester!

Have you considered Sydney?

CornishPasties · 15/02/2020 12:08

Aw, Jet is an amazing nickname for a little Juliet!

It really suited her she had a lovley laugh and never sat still, she was like a little spitfire and now everytime I hear the name I think fondly of her. Grin

Singingatmidnight · 15/02/2020 12:05

Aw, Jet is an amazing nickname for a little Juliet!

Singingatmidnight · 15/02/2020 12:04

The two Juliets I know never seem to be shortened - I'd go with that.

Other nice Shakespearean names:
Imogen
Jessica
Helena

Other Classic, non-cutesy names:
Katherine
Caroline
Anna
Beatrice
Joan
Sophia
Penelope

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EllaWallace · 15/02/2020 12:02

@Aurorie11 oh wow I hadn't thought of Ettie, that's a lovely nn and potential game changer! Thank you :-)

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CornishPasties · 15/02/2020 12:01

I've tuaght 3 Juliets and 2 of them went by Ettie and the third was Jet. So if I were you I would stick with Juliet, it doesn't have to be Julie or Jules and its such a lovely name.

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EllaWallace · 15/02/2020 11:59

@richele4 thank you! I always have a bit of an Annabel/le too posh worry but in fairness I do think it's a pretty name... maybe I'm overthinking..

@AudacityOfHope thank you such beautiful suggestions! Susannah and Harriet are relatives unfortunately as I like both names. I LOVE Astrid though.

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Aurorie11 · 15/02/2020 11:56

I've got a Juliet but never Jules or Julie, it gets shorten to Ettie

AudacityOfHope · 15/02/2020 11:40

I love Esther!

Or how about:

Astrid
Harriet
Giovanna (wee bit similar to Juliet but no Jules nickname)
Susannah
Vada
Carly

richele4 · 15/02/2020 11:39

Love Penelope, Leila and Annabel but spelt like Annabelle (can be shortened to Belle?)

Wishing you a safe delivery x