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If you’d had a girl/another girl, what name would you have used?

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Iloveyou3x · 31/05/2021 13:22

Just found out we are having a baby girl after two boys and I’m all into pretty girl names!! If you’d had a girl what would you have called her? Or what’s your favourite ever girl name?

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BunnyRuddington · 08/06/2021 21:17

Probably would have used Cecily.

Twinkie01 · 08/06/2021 21:15

Claudia as I don't know any.

Kittykatmacbill · 08/06/2021 20:52

Ooh have two girls already and if I had a third, she would be Greta Elizabeth (nn. Gretchen or Gretch)

Other names I like but kinda don’t work with my pairs names are eilidh, Ellen and Agnes.

Other names I like but wouldn’t be thirds name - Tara, Hilda, Maggie or Iona

highlighteryellow · 08/06/2021 16:33

Either

Rose Abigail

or

Florence Allegra

musthavebeenlove · 06/06/2021 23:22

Kanji is originally Chinese btw but used in Japan alongside hiragana and katana (Japanese ‘alphabet’).

musthavebeenlove · 06/06/2021 23:18

As far as I know it’s pronounced Sa-yaa-ka.

Yes obviously these names are written in Japanese alphabet (kanji) but it’s impossible to read for most MNers I assume Grin and often the spelling of the same name might differ! DS was born here in Japan, has a traditionally European first name which is also on his birth certificate spelled in kanji characters, I know a lady here who has a son with exactly the same name as my son because she likes ‘western’ names, his name is spelled in a different kanji.

DonkeysNotDisney · 06/06/2021 16:30

@musthavebeenlove

Sakura (cherry blossom in Japanese) Midori (green in Japanese) Yuki (snow in Japanese) Megumi (grace in Japanese) Sayaka (light in Japanese)
How are these pronounced, Sayaka especially is gorgeous but I don't know anything about the Japanese alphabet, has it been westernised as not using Japanese characters?
CuddlyDudley71 · 06/06/2021 15:50

Fenella Faye
Constance Charity (already have 2 girls with Hope and Faith as MNs!!)
Astrid
Kirsten
Lenni
Morrigan
Ravenna
Dorothy
Silver
Keziah

iduno · 06/06/2021 13:06

We struggled with our second girl. We had a list of agreed names but then couldn't agree or choose. My dh finally gave in and let me win 😂

I think it would be Sienna if we had another. I also like Freya now but not sure if dh likes it.

musthavebeenlove · 06/06/2021 13:03

Sakura (cherry blossom in Japanese)
Midori (green in Japanese)
Yuki (snow in Japanese)
Megumi (grace in Japanese)
Sayaka (light in Japanese)

StevieNix · 06/06/2021 12:57

Either Frida, Saoirse, Lucy or Keira

Lenny86 · 06/06/2021 12:56

Peggy, Esther, Leila and Juno were our girl names.

Bouledeneige · 01/06/2021 20:29

Mine have been mentioned:

Celeste
Aurora
Aurelia
Seraphine
Theodora
Romy
Rommlly
Marnie

RickOShay · 01/06/2021 20:16

Honor would be my immediate choice.
Also like
Jocelyn
Anneliese
Tatiana
Natalia
Meriel
Ines

Disfordarkchocolate · 01/06/2021 19:49

Sylvie or Lyvia, or both.

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Iloveyou3x · 01/06/2021 19:45

Thank you so much for sharing your names!! Some really beautiful ones, it’s going to be so hard to pick Grin it’s such a lovely choice to have to make and I feel very very lucky!!

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Chunkymenrock · 01/06/2021 15:53

Cassia, Emerald, Xanthe or Tamsin.

RichmondMumof2 · 01/06/2021 15:46

Tessa, Mildred, Charlotte, Tilda or Stella

BrownEyedGirl80 · 01/06/2021 15:12

Summer Rose

Tylila · 01/06/2021 15:08

Taygete. I fell in love with it after reading the Seven Sisters series and love the character’s nickname Tiggy.

danascully96 · 01/06/2021 06:39

Julia, Lily, Violet, Serena, Diana, Susannah, Ruby, Charlotte, Natalia (nn Tally), Scarlett, Margot (nn Maggie), or Lucille (Lucy).

Flipflops123 · 01/06/2021 00:41

*Robyn

Flipflops123 · 01/06/2021 00:41

Also love Wren and Robin

Flipflops123 · 01/06/2021 00:40

Willow, Penelope, Ivy, Georgia, Valentina, Caty, Carys

Kathy2020 · 01/06/2021 00:32

Summer

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