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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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CostaCosta · 21/05/2020 11:20

Hallie, Robin, Rosie,Clara

user1493494961 · 21/05/2020 11:14

Matilda. Also like classic names, which Brinley isn't.

Lozz22 · 21/05/2020 11:11

Vivienne

U022828 · 21/05/2020 11:02

I loveee Nancy, that's what we planned to call this baby but have just found out it's a boy!

CeibaTree · 21/05/2020 11:01

Tabitha/Cordelia/Penelope?

I'm sorry I think she would be ashamed to put Brinley and Everlyn on her CV aged 21 as those are quite bizarre choices, particularly the misspelling of Evelyn. Congratulations on your new daughter :)

Whatsyourflava · 21/05/2020 10:54

A name not jumping out at you is completely normal by the way

Suggestions:

Greta
Martha
Nina
Willa
Sadie
Edith /Edie
Margaret /Maggie
Clementine/Clemmie
Delilah
Roxanne/Roxanna/Roseanne
Cora
Eliza
Liberty
Margot
Wren
Cleo

LotusClover · 21/05/2020 10:53

My top favourites are:

Clara/Cara/Tara
Adelaide
Rosanna
Heidi
Madeleine

But I also love:

Scarlett
Eve
Violet
Ada
Cecily
Gabrielle
Cleo
Anya
Millie
Evelyn
Faye
Jasmine
Sophie
Florence
Aria
Maya
Chloe
Skye
Lilliana
Nadia
Casey
Orla
Annie
Caitlin

peperethecat · 21/05/2020 10:11

Anna

RenegadeMrs · 21/05/2020 07:52

Confratulations! Names are so hard aren't they?

Niamh
Brianna
Pheobe
Piper
Wren
Jessica
Lyra or Lara
Ruth
Erin
Seren

Blingismything · 21/05/2020 07:45

Hannah
Anna
Alice
Briony
Lucy
Katya
Lorna

Glitterbubbles · 21/05/2020 07:41

And if you like Brinley, would your partner consider Brynn?

Glitterbubbles · 21/05/2020 07:40

Oh Ruby is also a good one, simple and strong

Congratulations too!

Nonestopcaberet · 21/05/2020 07:39

Imogen
Ebony

SparkyBlue · 21/05/2020 07:38

Is Everlyn a typo OP? Is it meant to me Evelyn? That's lovely. . Sorry but don't think much of Brinley . It just has an odd sound about it. I think it reminds me of Brine. Personally I like very classic names as they don't date .

BruceWilllis · 21/05/2020 07:38

Congratulations! Name threads aren't frowned upon don't worry!

Brinley isn't to my taste and Everlyn looks like a misspelling of Evelyn so I don't think anyone would want to write that on their CV. Granny chic very popular at the moment.

These aren't my favorite names but similar feel to Brinley for me..

Brooke
Everly
Harper
Piper
Blair
Erin

My favourite name is my nieces name - Phoebe

pumpkinpie01 · 21/05/2020 07:30

Freya
Madison
Elise
Erin

Els1e · 21/05/2020 07:28

Eve

babycakes1010 · 21/05/2020 07:23

Mia
Sienna
Savannah
Ruby
Darcie

NameChange84 · 21/05/2020 07:17

I think unfortunately both Brinley and Everlyn are names a child would be ashamed to have on their Cv as neither seem like “proper” names. Brinley sounds like a town and Everlyn looks like a misspelling of Evelyn.

I think some of my favourite names would be to feminine for your liking but some suggestions would be;

Imogen
Astrid
Iris
Briony
Bethan
Megan
Tess
Honour
Heather
Robin
Hadley
Madison
Emmeline
Roberta (nickname Bobbie)
Georgia or Georgina
Harriet
Verity

Roselilly36 · 21/05/2020 07:12

Many congrats OP.

Felicity is my favourite girls name, means Happiness.

whattodo2019 · 21/05/2020 07:10

Xanthe
Harriet
Matilda
Cressida

Chinchinatti · 21/05/2020 07:08

You'll find the perfect name - don't worry.
Baby Chinchinatti didn't have a name for 3 days and the nurses kept pressuring me for a name, so she now has a name that I think she likes too.

Chinchinatti · 21/05/2020 07:05

My two favourite names, you wouldn't use, but ones I considered but were dismissed were

Africa
India
Cassidy (surname of my first love, so that was ruled out)
Aifric (Africa in Irish)
Doireann (pronounced DIRREN)

BlackKittyKat · 21/05/2020 07:01

Nancy and Margot

Weekday28 · 21/05/2020 06:57

At the moment my favourite is Jessie.