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Girls names!

29 replies

sunhouseisashed · 27/12/2021 03:17

DH and I are expecting a little girl next month. We have absolutely no name for her and whilst it's no big deal right now I'd like to even have a few on a list we like.

DH likes 'normal' names by that he means people know them, relatively common and not difficult to spell.

I like the complete opposite but agree our surname causes enough issues so straightforward is best.

I only like names that I would describe as 'hard' names as in not very girly and delicate.

Any suggestions??

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Mumofgirls2017 · 27/12/2021 23:20

Erin
Matilda
Charlotte
Eliza
Isabel
Bridget
Clara
Juno
Cleo
Freya
Rhiannon
Martha
Ellen
Megan
Imogen
Darcy
Esther
Cora
Nora

BellaVida · 27/12/2021 22:36

Andrea
Alexia
Harriet
Sadie
Bernadette
Xanthe
Gabriella
Judith
Leonor
Serena
Claudia
Miriam
Nathalie
Catherine
Ruth

toastofthetown · 27/12/2021 22:00

Adelaide
Artemis
Bridget
Clio
Elsa
Frida
Gaia
Jessamine
Petra
Vita

Riverlee · 27/12/2021 21:57

Faye
Dana
Teigan
Zoe
Amy
Tamsin
Paige
Jade
Brooke
Fiona

helpmum2003 · 27/12/2021 21:57

Alice
Mabel
Matilda
Juliet

ColdShouldersWarmTummy · 27/12/2021 21:52

Joan/Joanie
Mary
Robin

Gillyx · 27/12/2021 20:14

Autumn
Flora
Sloane
Saskia
Willow
Zara
Nora

PanicBuyingSprouts · 27/12/2021 18:24

Whatever you name your DD there's a possibility she will have to spell it out. I have the most popular name if my year abs a very common short family name. I still have to spell both out regularly.

Just choose a name you live and don't worry about spelling it out.

duvetdayforeveryone · 27/12/2021 18:07

Alex
Dylan
Robyn
Scout

ivykaty44 · 27/12/2021 17:56

Jane

uncomplicated, not in the top 20 and timeless

DukkaTheHallsWithBoughsOfHolly · 27/12/2021 17:46

Astrid
Anwen
Charlotte
Victoria
Bryony
Piper
Harper
Laura
Josephine
Alexandra
Cora

Fivemoreminutes1 · 27/12/2021 14:09

Faye
Annas
Honor
Rosa

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/12/2021 13:48

Lois
Nicole
Jasmine

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 27/12/2021 13:45

Elizabeth (Beth)
Vivienne
Keira
Alexandra (Alex)
Rebecca
Leah
Hannah
Erin
Emma
Faye

(All very feminine but not frilly)

sunhouseisashed · 27/12/2021 12:09

Thank you for the suggestions everyone. I love Eve & Gia. I quite like Kate too you know. Also like Scarlett & Grace but their names of friends DDs

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nightdune · 27/12/2021 10:33

Asher
Nova
Tess
Harper
Jade
Quinn
Morgan
Demi
Skye
Sasha
Arden
Lane
Gia
River

Ceramide · 27/12/2021 10:15

Lydia
Zoe
Ruby
Kate
Tabitha
Vivienne
Francesca
Megan
Katrina
Scarlett
Georgina

SummaLuvin · 27/12/2021 09:31

Claudia fits the bill. Not super ‘pretty’. Underused. Familiar. Easy to spell.

I also love Bridget, but that’s more of a marmite name.

2irishmums2be · 27/12/2021 09:02

Ellen
Anna
Lauren
Jenny

Fivemoreminutes1 · 27/12/2021 08:59

Robyn
Grace
Rowan
Hazel
Orla
Iris
Eve

Synchrony · 27/12/2021 08:46

Bridget
How about Daphne? The D is hard but the ph is soft.
Penelope.
Jane / Janet
Carol
Jacqueline
Fiona
Glenda
Nadine
Christine
Adelaide
Roxanne
Calypso

DotDotDotDotDot · 27/12/2021 08:45

Greta
Ingrid
Beatrix
Saskia

LozMarieFielder · 27/12/2021 08:43

Sorry I cut myself off!

Suggestions:
Millicent
Winifred
Ruth
Beatrice/Beatrix
Guinevere
Artemis
Leona
Louisa
Bridget
Alexandria
Harriet
Serena

LozMarieFielder · 27/12/2021 08:35

Maybe go somewhere in between? (names that are easy to spell and everyone knows but also classify as a ‘hard’ name).

Sugge

MoominMeggy · 27/12/2021 08:30

Fern
Erin
Erica
Maeve
Iris
Eleanor