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

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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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Standrewsschool · 01/05/2020 16:51

Gunnar
Erik
Tomas
Johann
Ivar
Karl

alexdgr8 · 01/05/2020 16:03

well if you like Attlee for a boy, that's what most pepole will think of, how about Clementine for a girl.
that was churchill's wife's name, and co-incidentally clement was Attlee's first name.

also

Alexandra
Theresa, Terri
Serena
Samantha
Augusta
Julia
Roberta
Suzette

littlemeitslyn · 01/05/2020 15:57

Lynette

sausagepastapot · 01/05/2020 15:01

Came on to say Indie too, love it

Aurelia is perfectly fine too btw

sibbys · 01/05/2020 14:48

Indie Thanks

GRW · 01/05/2020 14:45

Reeva
Seren
Kimberley
Kerry

MondeoFan · 01/05/2020 14:38

There's loads of lovely girls names. Girls are so much easier to name than boys.
I'd need to have 10 ish girls to use up all my favourite names.
I only have 2 DD so I still need to have another 8 😄

Carouselfish · 01/05/2020 14:34

Because you liked Aurelia and Raven why not Rae? (Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm) Pretty letters, nice sound.

Haz1516 · 01/05/2020 14:29

Wren
Frida
Kyla
Lena
Mila
Coralie

Branleuse · 01/05/2020 13:56

All the names you posted that you DO like are lovely

FeedMeSantiago · 01/05/2020 13:53

If you like Raven what about Morven or Morgana?

Cassia
Laurel
Saffron
Eden
Elowen
Gaia

NameChange84 · 01/05/2020 13:27

@pixiepoopoo

DelPHEEN here, emphasis on the second syllable...still called Dolphin. How do you pronounce it?

pixiepoopoo · 01/05/2020 13:15

Its all in the pronouncation. But my Norwegian relations were curious as to why I was calling my baby a dolphin.
I prefer Dels

MrsBuckette · 01/05/2020 13:08

Indigo
Alexandra
Lorelei
Saskia
Davinia
Petra
Pauline/Paulina/Paola/Paula
Robyn
Marsha
Ainsley

NameChange84 · 01/05/2020 12:17

@pixiepoopoo

Except for when you spend your entire childhood being laughed at and called “dolphin” Sad. Then you end up hating your name and resenting your parents!

Delphie is a cool nickname.

Pantheon · 01/05/2020 12:12

Iris
Nina

pixiepoopoo · 01/05/2020 12:12

DELPHINE is the best name in the world. If you want a name your daughter will thank you for later. This is it

Boireannachlaidir · 01/05/2020 12:08

Iris

SpillTheTeaa · 01/05/2020 12:04

Aurora
Luna
Alexa (Lexi?)
Eloise

I love quite out there names. Ones I listed obviously aren't out there but I do love names like Ocean, Fox, Jett etc Grin

NameChange84 · 01/05/2020 12:03

Juniper
Iris
Allie (Alice, Alyssa, Alison long name)
Georgia/Georgina (
Flavia
Constance
Cadence
Daria
Thea (I pronounce this Tay-uh)
Erica
Erin
Sabine
Nadine
Jolie
Tabitha
Anya
Matilda
Irena
Beth
Tess
Elka
Aiste (Eye-Stuh)

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/05/2020 12:00

I love Teal

lockdownlowdown · 01/05/2020 11:59

Thea

lockdownlowdown · 01/05/2020 11:59

Esme
Eleni
I'm rubbish with girls names. They're the only two spring to mind based on your criteria lol

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 01/05/2020 11:59

Keira. Christina. Aveline. Melody. Nyree. Nadine. Olive. Marcie

EyeShipMiceElf · 01/05/2020 11:58

I was the same. Convinced DD1 was a boy and she’d be Alfie.

Love Raven.

Girls names I liked when I was pregnant:

Jaime
Ashleigh
Becca
Lauren
Carly

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