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Short girls names like...

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ReginaGeorgee · 05/06/2020 17:33

I really love the names:

Faith (but can't use due to family connection)
Lois (DH isn't onboard because of Family Guy)
Jean
Joy

I loved the name Lois Jean, but as DH isn't on board due to the association, I'm hoping to find some more suggestions from you all that are this kind of style/you think we may like. Looking for some preferably one or two (max) syllable names that are rarely used currently.

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MorbidMuch · 06/06/2020 20:08

Ellen
June
Eileen
Winnie
Ines
Enid
Ellis
Betsy
Amity
Honor
Sybil
Lois
Helen
Maura
Martha

MWi1988 · 06/06/2020 15:34

Margot
Maeve
Heidi
Lucy
Nancy
Nora
Luna
Emma
Elsie

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ReginaGeorgee · 06/06/2020 10:02

@timetest I can't use Verity 🤭 I like Ruth actually! Will add that to the list but have a feeling DH won't like that one as we recently watched the Ozarks!

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timetest · 06/06/2020 09:59

Verity
Cora
Dee
Ruth

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ReginaGeorgee · 06/06/2020 09:24

Tess, Mavis and Joanie are lovely.

The reason I like Joy is that I have a virtue name too so it is a subtle link to my name. Can't use Grace either but in any event that would be a little too popular for us.

Names like Beau, Belle, Wren etc are all lovely but perhaps too modern/trendy.

Love the suggestion of Alexis too actually, but the whole Alexa thing puts me off.

Still don't think we've found the one yet...

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StiltonVanDeKamp · 06/06/2020 06:03

Joanie?

Connie
Erica
Pippa
Tess
Anna
Orla
Ivy
Leah
Lara
Nora

babynamelover · 06/06/2020 04:08

I prefer Jean to Joy.
Jean is lovely as is the suggestion of Joan. I also like Judith/Judy, Joyce and Jill is cute.

Pieceofpurplesky · 05/06/2020 23:12

Faye
Grace
Jayne
Kit
Maeve

NameChange84 · 05/06/2020 23:08

Jess
Tess
Hope
Honour
Grace

Not short but similar to Lois, Alexis

Liddie
Sylvie
Emma
Amy
Beth
Fran
Bette
Jane
Marie
Anne
Esme
Wren
Lark
Lauren
Liza
Skye
Esther
Iris
Rose
Eve
Ruth
Tamar
Meg
Maren
Kalyn
Zoe
Nara
Elle
Belle
Beau
Nova

MorbidMuch · 05/06/2020 22:54

Ruth
Anne
Claire / Clare
Dinah
Doris
Mavis
Nora
Rita
Susan
Vera
Pam
Tessa
Alma
Peggy
Penny
Irene
Jill
June
Dora
Olive
Moira

wizzler · 05/06/2020 22:49

I love Joy.
What about Kay... is that too old fashioned?
Love Ada

villamariavintrapp · 05/06/2020 22:39

I love Lois. Like joy/jean. Kate?

CoffeeBeansGalore · 05/06/2020 22:36

Amy
Jay
Gina
Nina
Alix
Zoe
Lily
Tara
Grace

daisypond · 05/06/2020 22:29

I like Joy. I wonder if Joyce will ever make a comeback. Jean is nice too. As is Joan. And Jane.

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ReginaGeorgee · 05/06/2020 22:08

*thinks

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ReginaGeorgee · 05/06/2020 22:08

Oh I didn't think of Maude, Delia, Joan, Fearne and Gwen (DH this this is too popular though).

I also love Faye but that may be too close to our family member called Faith?

Still love Joy & Jean/Jeanne though. What do you think of these?

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daisypond · 05/06/2020 20:20

Daphne
Sybil
Frances
Delia
Helen
Janet
Olive

LotusClover · 05/06/2020 20:18

Maya
Ada
Luna
Chloe
Ella
Jade
Lily
April
Holly
Lyla
Cara
Eden
Ruby
Halle
Freya
Amy
Lara
Sadie
Flora
Abbie

GRW · 05/06/2020 19:58

Cerys
Carys
Helen
Jane
Claire

Haz1516 · 05/06/2020 19:55

Hope
Wren
Maud
Enid
Maeve
Pearl
Dawn
Quinn

JustHavinABreak · 05/06/2020 19:03

Grace
Martha

timetest · 05/06/2020 18:55

Faye
Beth
Mia
Meg
Anna
Mary
Molly
Lucy

bridgetreilly · 05/06/2020 18:54

I love Lois and Joy!

Joan
Lucy
Linnet
Hope
June

Ricekrispie22 · 05/06/2020 18:53

Rosa
Fern
Ruth
Gwen
Meg

Ricekrispie22 · 05/06/2020 18:50

Iris
Ivy
Cleo
Betty
June
Mabel
Maude
Nora
Nell
Olive
Honor

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