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What’s your favourite baby girls name?

83 replies

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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Orphlids · 21/05/2020 17:43

Congratulations! Have you chosen something yet? I rather like Brinley - haven’t heard that before. I don’t like flowery names either. I had Lennox on my girl’s list, but DP said no. I like the masculine sound. I also like Ingrid, Greta, Gerta, Loveday, Vida, Hero.

mummyof2ds · 21/05/2020 17:39

My favourite girl names are
Sofia
Gracie
Joanie

carryme · 21/05/2020 17:34

I love

Ada and Ava

ButDoUAvocado · 21/05/2020 17:30

The only Brinley I know is a boy so I think of it as a boys name.

Bryony
Kara
Sadie
Sasha

samandpoppysmummy · 21/05/2020 17:13

My DD's name is Poppy, which is my favourite, but I'm not sure if it's your style of name. The other names on my baby girl list when she was born were:

Jemima
Charlotte
Jessica
Jasmine
Alexandra
Annabel
Philippa (Pippa)
Rachel
Sarah

Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl x

Bella444 · 21/05/2020 15:54

Congratulations!

I've always loved Adeline it has French roots and means noble/nobility.

whatausername · 21/05/2020 15:52

Ruth
Erin
Cordelia
Bronwen
Frances
Astrid
Sigrid
Tara
Tessa

namechangenumber2 · 21/05/2020 14:28

Josephine
Jocelyn
Catherine
Georgia
Anna
Erin
Amber
Faith

Sparklingplasters · 21/05/2020 14:24

If I had another it was going to be violet

Ifeel1000yearsold · 21/05/2020 14:20

Evelynn

Zisforstripyoss · 21/05/2020 14:18

I like Nina and Anastasia

angelalaland · 21/05/2020 14:12

I’m not overly keen on pretty, flowery girls names either. My faves are:
Eden
River
Zena
Yes I’m a hippie.

MrsCrosbyNRTB · 21/05/2020 14:04

Tabitha
Leah
Naomi
Rosa

doublecheeseburgermediumfries · 21/05/2020 14:03

Harriett, Ferne and Frances are my favourite at the moment.

Spied · 21/05/2020 14:02

Heidi is my favourite.
I also love the name Dakota (but I'd not be brave enough to use it)

indecisivewoman81 · 21/05/2020 14:00

Congratulations!!

I like:

Alice
Nina
Amelie
Sarah
Megan
Emmy

VirginWestCoast · 21/05/2020 13:59

Catherine
Abigail
Iris (I know you said not flowery but I do love this)
Erin
Bethany
Rebecca
Colette
Lynn
Megan
Sarah
Ellen
Helen
Maria

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/05/2020 13:57

Oh Congratulations, BTW.

Honeybee85 · 21/05/2020 13:56

Elena
Elodie
Caliope
Athena
Sophia
Valentina
Isabella
Lauren
Ophelia

My shortlist from when I was pregnant.
Congratulations OP !

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/05/2020 13:56

Jennifer. Lucy. Nicole. Samantha. Grace. Isabelle. Zoe

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 21/05/2020 13:54

Well it's not about what our favorite names are. It's about what suits your criteria, isn't it.

Hannah. Georgia. Clare. Emma. Jessica. Alice. Leah. Megan. Elsa. Kate Bethany. Louise. Ellen. Erin. Faye. Lois. Sarah. Olivia. Sian. Eve.

EveryoneLoves09876 · 21/05/2020 13:14

Quinn
Harley
Gene

missmouse101 · 21/05/2020 12:35

No one frowns on baby name threads, surely? I love them!
Hazel
Cassia
Hebe
Fern

Bobbybobbins · 21/05/2020 12:32

Some great suggestions above!

I like

Briar
Matilda
Imogen
Wren
Phoebe

CaffiSaliMali · 21/05/2020 11:36

Esyllt is my favourite girls name, but sadly it isn't really usable in England as the letter Ll won't be pronounced correctly.

My girls list therefore consists of Mari, Morwenna, Alys, Tesni and Eira.

My non Welsh girls list consists of Rosa, Lyra, Juliet, Evangeline and Natasha.

I'm assuming Everlyn is meant to be Evelyn?

How about Briony or Romilly?

If you don't like flowery names how about something like Anna, Lara, Leah, Mara, Ruth, Nina or Emma?

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