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Help, I can't find a single girls name I like

114 replies

Wanderer1 · 01/05/2020 11:21

I'm 30 weeks with first, don't know what we are having but I've been convinced it's a boy. Because if that I've put little effort into thinking about girls names until now. And I can't find any I like, or any we both like.

I'd love some suggestions - I'll post my criteria

I would like something a bit rarer but not made up. I have ruled out pretty much every name in top 100. Don't like names that are too "girly".

I loved Ivy but it's become very popular.

I like Isabelle as I had a lovely book about an Isabelle when I was little but we've an Annabelle in the family.

We like Aurelia but my OH worries it's too unusual in the uk (we have a German friend of that name)

I like Raven but OH vetoed as too out there/ 'hippy'

I quite like names to have a unisex nick name but not a must.

Can I please have some suggestions? Anything, hit me with them! TIA

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wellingtonsandwaffles · 01/05/2020 23:22

Lark (similar to Wren, one syllable bird but one of my faves, less popular)

Robyn (has unisex nickname potential)

Margot (elegant but strong)

Henrietta (Henry / Etta Nicknames)

Never heard of Teal and normally hate these sort of names but I actually like it a lot!

IndiaMay · 01/05/2020 23:22

Blythe
Avalon
Indigo
Dulcie
Piper
Alexia
Autumn
Bryony

Unisex names
Dylan
Reese
Cameron
Drew
Robyn
River

pallasathena · 01/05/2020 23:19

Lyra
Olympia
Theodora
Rhea
Sophia
Clementine
Anastasia

MichaelMosleyisagod · 01/05/2020 23:15

Thea (we have one - I love the name even more now than when we picked it 10 years ago!)
Georgie
Imogen

TJ17 · 01/05/2020 23:14

Adley
Miley
Marnie
Frankie
Marlow
Marley
Myla
Charlie
Lottie

daisypond · 01/05/2020 23:14

Nike is not pronounced as nik-ay.

87Callista · 01/05/2020 23:12

I guess just search, search, search. Reddit has a sub reddit called r/namenerds that is often helpful so you could enquire there.

Im on the lookout for an amazing name book but I can't seem to find one with good reviews - anyone recommend one?

SodaSodaBanana · 01/05/2020 23:09

Nike (nik-ay)
Leander
Nayo
Tove
Juno
Seren

Yellowcakestand · 01/05/2020 23:05

I wanted Berry for a girl.
We have a Lorelai in the family. Slightly similar to the name you like...

rosy71 · 01/05/2020 22:52

Zoe
Iris
Romilly

Chocolateandcarbs · 01/05/2020 22:46

Willow
Alexandra
Lexi
Daisy
Helena

Em91 · 01/05/2020 22:46

Indigo

BeyondMyWits · 01/05/2020 22:43

Andromeda, nn Andy

VaTeLaverLesMains · 01/05/2020 22:42

Rosslyn, Ross for short?

CyberNan · 01/05/2020 22:37

cybernan is nice..
just sayin..

BlindedByThe · 01/05/2020 22:33

Rowan

EngagedAgain · 01/05/2020 22:24

Angelina, Christina, Emma, Juliette, Lana, Kara.

Happysaurus · 01/05/2020 22:23

I really like Nola

Rainbowqueeen · 01/05/2020 22:08

Cassia

Rainbowqueeen · 01/05/2020 22:07

Tegan
Merrin

Wheresmycider · 01/05/2020 22:06

Dont worry too much, we were in a similar position and did end up with a boy, so the sweat over girls names had been unnecessary.
We had got to the point where we had stopped suggesting names to one another and were just hoping that a name would suggest itself on meeting our newborn.

Hanab · 01/05/2020 22:03

Why do you need to give a girls name? Maybe go down the route of blake lively ( her name or her daughter .. James)

GrumpyHoonMain · 01/05/2020 22:02

Astrid?

BackseatCookers · 01/05/2020 22:01

How about Winter?

rossKemp · 01/05/2020 22:01

Do you like Piper?

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