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What’s your favourite baby girls name?

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Delizhop · 21/05/2020 04:03

Hiya! I know name threads are frowned upon but I had a baby girl over 24 hours ago and we still have no name.

We had hoped that with our short list when she arrived we would just know what’s right but instead we don’t like anything we have chosen.

I don’t like flowery to girly names, I like names that our child won’t be ashamed to write on her cv at 21 so no ‘angel’ sorry to those who have that.

I really like Brinley but my partner isn’t a fan and he likes everlyn which I don’t like as I feel it’s an old ladies name 😂

Any favourite names?

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HappyGirl86 · 22/05/2020 12:27

My girls are Nancy and Neve

I also really like Vivienne which is my middle name.

RuthW · 22/05/2020 12:22

My fav is Florence but that's dd (age 23) name.

I also love Fiona, Felicity, Josephine and Elizabeth.

GRW · 22/05/2020 12:19

Lindsey has a similar sound to Brinley.

Edenember · 22/05/2020 11:53

Mine change all the time but at the moment Eliza, Erika, Freyja, Theia, Tilda, Heidi, Isolde and Rowena / Rowenna

brontechick · 22/05/2020 08:44

Eliza, Elodie, Edith, Emmeline - I obviously prefer names beginning with E!

Skyla2005 · 22/05/2020 08:18

Freya x

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 22/05/2020 08:07

Lara

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 22/05/2020 02:14

Robyn
Athena
Alison
Demetria
Juliet

They are my current favourites.

Allmyeye · 22/05/2020 01:47

Eve

TinklyLittleLaugh · 22/05/2020 00:05

Brinley was my Grandad’s name, but he was lovely so go for it if you like it.

I’m quite keen on flower and nature names myself and also names which can be used four a boy or a girl.

Poetryinaction · 21/05/2020 23:55

Anna

queensvillage1 · 21/05/2020 23:54

Eirienne

SpillTheTeaa · 21/05/2020 23:46

My short list for girls were:
Dakota
Delilah-Rose
Tallulah

I won't list my favourite one as it is very unusual and would be very outing as people in RL know my chosen girls name 😬

borntohula · 21/05/2020 23:43

Brinley is nice and unusual. I like Evelyn too.

If I had another girl, she'd be Anna or Anastasia.

Sevo7 · 21/05/2020 23:40

No suggestions but I would just add to take your time and don’t feel pressurised into choosing a name before you are sure.

When I was pregnant with DD I had a small list of names with 2 favourites I loved, but decided to wait until she was born and I could see which one she suited best.

Well when she was born I decided she didn’t actually suit any of the names on the list and spent the few days of her life racking our brains for a name, feeling under more and more pressure as she was nameless with people constantly asking.

I decided on a name that I’d considered for a girl when I had been pregnant with Ds, some 9 years earlier and just let DP choose her middle name.

As the hormones settled and she lost the freshly new born look and started to develop a little personality, I could have kicked myself because she really suited my favourite name from the original list and still does I stuck with the name we chose because I felt like I couldn’t change it after making people wait so long (in reality less than a week). I do like her name now because it’s her name, but I still look at her and think dam you suit the other names so much better

Tatum1234 · 21/05/2020 23:38

Juno
Clementine
Saffron
Quinn

candle18 · 21/05/2020 23:36

Georgia
Elise
Esme
Alice

LiviLoggs · 21/05/2020 23:34

Congratulations!

I love ‘out there’ names such as Myla, Eliah, Alexis, Safiya,

I like
Willow
Maria
Paris
Alexa
Harlow
Tabitha
Anna
Olivia
Gracie
India
Lucy (slightly overused)

namechangeonehundred · 21/05/2020 23:20

I'v got three girls, 2 and 3 were un named for weeks so don't feel any pressure.
I like Elizabeth, Charlotte, Rose, Edie, Ines, Marnie

PurBal · 21/05/2020 22:10

I like:
Clara
Evelyn
Erica

MyNameHasBeenTaken · 21/05/2020 22:08

Ember
Aviva
Madeleine
Zara
Imogen

HotSince82 · 21/05/2020 21:01

Sylvie
Christabel

GooodGolly · 21/05/2020 20:58

Ayla was our chosen name for a girl. 2 boys later, no more kids for us! Also like Ilona

YahBasic · 21/05/2020 20:56

Caoimhe
Adelaide
Billie
Noa

are my absolute faves.

sibbys · 21/05/2020 20:54

I really love:

Martha
Alice
Molly
Indie
Penny
Maxine

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