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Opinions and suggestions for a girl's name please

31 replies

CertainGecko · 28/03/2020 03:53

I'm having a girl in a few months and am really stuck! We already have a Francesca who is always known as Frankie.

Firstly, I always quite liked Joey short for Josephine as a girl's name, but I worry that if I have girls called Frankie and Joey people will think I desperately wanted a boy which is not the case at all. I don't really care for Josie. DW likes Billie but I'm put off for the same reason.

Secondly I'd love some suggestions of other names based on the list I've got so far. Nothing is really jumping out at me. With my first, I really loved Frankie just needed to decide if I liked Francesca enough to use it as the long name. This time there are no strong contenders except maybe Joey.

Winnie (but don't like Winifred as the long name)
Iris (strong possibility this will be middle name)
Thea
Isobel
Matilda
Florence
Penelope/Penny
Audrey
Margot
Madeleine
Daphne
Beatrice
Josephine/Joey
Imogen
Martha
Phoebe

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wishitcouldbedifferent · 28/03/2020 06:02

Joey is lovely 😊

istheresomethingwrongwithme · 28/03/2020 05:31

If you like Winnie as a nickname, there's a little girl at my son's playgroup called Elowyn who goes by Winnie for short. Elowyn Iris sounds lovely.

From your list I love Matilda, Martha, Imogen and Phoebe.

Mummytea24 · 28/03/2020 04:28

Yolanta
Bryony

POP7777777 · 28/03/2020 04:28

Daphne, Penelope, Thea

Rachelhaydenberk1 · 28/03/2020 04:10

Francesca and Josephine are both very feminine- they just happen to have unisex nicknames. I personally dont think it's a big deal and I dont think people will think you wanted a boy! They are beautiful names and go well together!

But if it bothers you (which I get, I'd probably wonder that too even though again I think because the actual names are so feminine it's not a big deal!), I'll suggest:

Seraphina (because it ends like Josephine)
Emilia
Elizabeth
Bridget
Arielle
(These sound good with Francesca to me)

From your list I love:
Penelope
Imogen
Thea

Lovely list :)

Aquamarine1029 · 28/03/2020 03:54

Jillian

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