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6 weeks go go.. time to get serious about girls names

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 08:13

Due dates put me sometime around Christmas, so you'll see a theme below...

We are a bit on the hippyish-side with names, and with our first two children have gone for 'old fashioned main-stream first name followed by slightly 'out there' middle name' and then used the middle name as a family/pet name, and the grown up name for official stuff.

This is my list - my husbands suggestions are more unusual, he is very keen on Allegra/Elektra/Sukie, so do feel free to comment on those too Smile

Star
Lucy
Sophie
Saffron
Jessica
Harriet
Susan
Natalia
Winter

Thoughts? And extra suggestions? X

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IamnotwhouthinkIam · 12/11/2020 17:50

Star - a guilty pleasure (but probably only useable as a middle name).
Lucy - fine, just not my taste (feels a bit sweet)
Sophie- lovely but popular
Saffron - okay , maybe a bit hippy for me (and I dislike the nn Saffy)
Jessica - nice enough, Shakespearean classic, but perhaps a little 80's.
Harriet - fine, just not my taste (feels a bit jolly hockey sticks)
Susan - too dated, Susannah is lovely though.
Natalia - gorgeous, exotic and elegant
Winter - pretty but a little unusual (would make a great middle name)
Allegra - beautiful and unusual (but still useable I think)
Elektra - lovely but too much for me because of the myth
Sukie - very cutesy, I love it as a nn for Susannah

Susannah (nn Sukie) would be my choice, but Natalia and Allegra would be lovely, more exotic choices.

Ele38 · 12/11/2020 17:15

My baby girl is called STARR I love it but decided on adding an extra R as otherwise it spells rats backwards lol

Phphion · 12/11/2020 17:09

The horror! (although there are only 3 Stella's).

You can check the official popularity here:

names.darkgreener.com/

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 16:45

Ah! I looked here, and this is names most popular with Telegraph readers. Figures 😂

www.britishbabynames.com/blog/popularity/

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 16:42

@Phphion UK. Maybe I looked on an outdated list then...

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Phphion · 12/11/2020 16:35

Which country are you in? In the UK, Stella is ranked 373rd, making it less popular than Natalia at 192nd. I would imagine different countries have different Christmas associations.

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 16:23

If I can persuade DH to keep an open mind on Natalia, we'd be using Nattie or Tia as short-forms, not Nat (which In my head can only be said in a cockney accent as in 'y'alrite, Nat?').

What about Juniper maybe? Is it a bit Christmassy?

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 16:16

I'm undecided on Stella. It fits with the Christmassy theme, and when I was a teenager myself I thought it the MOST glamorous name EVER, but now it seems a bit over-popular and I see its at 16 in the name charts, which puts me off a bit (Jessica, Sophie and Lucy also fail the 'top 20' test interestedly - I didn't think I was so mainstream!)

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Fromthebirdsnest · 12/11/2020 14:16

Sophie is very likely to be my baby name (I'm due a girl in april) so I obviously like that ! I love Lucy too, what about Lucy robin? It's festive but not in a over the top way , winter makes me think winter is coming (game of thrones ) it's very trendy and will date , I met a little girl called Suzy (susan) about a year ago she was adorable and I thought I was lovely , I'm not so keen on suki , or allegra , Natalia is ok but I just don't like Nat as it doesn't sound nice at all and it will be shorted to that , Harriet shortened to Hattie is very lovely, saffron nm saffy is ok but feel a bit trendy , I don't like star but do like Stella or seren .. X congratulations x

NameChange84 · 12/11/2020 11:49

Allegra - One of my favourite girls name
Elektra - Don’t like
Sukie - ok for a middle name
Star - don’t like. Ok as a middle name only
Lucy - boring
Sophie - boring
Saffron - Like
Jessica - boring
Harriet - ok, more “posh” than hippy though
Susan - hell no (Su-bo)
Natalia - LOVE
Winter - only for a middle name

How about

Sierra
Noelle
Robin/Robyn
Nova
Lucille/Lucinda/Lucia
Estelle/Estella/Stella
Celeste
Thalia
I love the suggestion of Cosima too

bridgetreilly · 12/11/2020 11:44

Susan nn Sukie

I like Susan Jessica or Susan Harriet, but you could also go for Susan Allegra or Susan Elektra if you prefer.

Woui · 12/11/2020 11:40

Love Suki, Winter and Natalia (but hate the nn Nat).

I'd go for Suki(e) Snow or Suki Winter.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 12/11/2020 11:30

Sorry, its 13 December

(see my username, LOL)

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 12/11/2020 11:29

Lucia would reference the time of year (especially if she's early) - in Sweden they celebrate St Lucia's Day as part of Christmas celebrations, on 12 December.

ICouldHaveCheckedFirst · 12/11/2020 11:27

I knew a Noelene/Noeleen, pronounced "No-leen".

Itsalwayssunnyupnorth · 12/11/2020 11:22

Natalia Lucy

BlueChampagne · 12/11/2020 11:17

How about Nicola (or variant) for St Nicholas/Santa. And if 21/22 Dec, you could use Solstice as your more unusual name.

user1493494961 · 12/11/2020 10:59

Some nice names on your list, except Star. My friend's horse is called Star so I can't get past that.

BlueChampagne · 12/11/2020 10:56

Lucy is lovely, as is its meaning. Saffron or Winter would be great middle names. Susan always seemed to be the sensible one in kids books of my era, but I expect she'd be the only one in her class. Otherwise how about Suzanne or Zsuzsa? Natalie/Natalia is a good option too. Nothing wrong with Jessica or Harriet, but there seem to be a lot of Sophies ...

starsinyourpies · 12/11/2020 10:29

I am a Christmas baby and have a Christmas name, when people realise this it always results in much hilarity and they think it's very naff so please don't go too obvious.

FelicityPike · 12/11/2020 10:16

Natalia is lovely, very elegant & glamorous IMO.
I love Suki, very unusual.

MikeUniformMike · 12/11/2020 10:13

Star - awful
Lucy - nice
Sophie- nice
Saffron - not keen
Jessica - fine
Harriet - fine
Susan - fine (but Susie not Sue)
Natalia - Ok but not keen on Nat
Winter - as in bleak midwinter?

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AuntLucy · 12/11/2020 10:09

Lucy is a wintery/Christmassy name for me because of Narnia (I can't believe that wasn't immediately self-evidentGrin). Some of the 80s ones on the list are family tree names but from older generations (births from 1920s and 1950s) which make it onto the list by dint of being neither loved nor hated by either of us, and easy for a child/adult to live with. Harriet and Natalia seem to be doing well, Allegra and Elektra are polarising...

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CorianderLord · 12/11/2020 10:07

I like Winter, Sophie and Allegra. I dislike all the others tbh.

Flappingflamingo · 12/11/2020 09:58

Star- awful
Lucy- love
Sophie- really like
Saffron- awful
Jessica- like
Harriet- love love love
Susan- no
Natalia- really like
Winter- no but wouldn't be as bad as a middle name.
Really don't like any of your husbands suggestions sorry.
I'm a Christmas baby and have always been a bit disappointed my name is nothing festive!! 😂 😂
Other suggestions
Holly
Ivy
Noelle
Robin

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