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Girls names - help needed as baby is already here!

122 replies

Sunshinehouse · 16/02/2022 09:36

Hi there
Would love love love input and help!
My second D was born last Thursday and my husband and I are getting no where with names. I like strong, masculine female names, he likes more traditional girly names.

My favourite names: Dillon, Sidney, Margot, Riley, Rafa. His favourite names Isabella, Emilia, Katherine

We had agreed on Frances, Robyn, Leonie and potentially Emilia, but we know a few Emmes already and that means that nickname is taken. Other names I liked Riley, River, Leila, Suki, Sylvie, Adeline, Leila, Lila, Orla, and Margot, but DH not keen on many of these.

I wanted something that could be strong and powerful, I’m an Alex and love having a unisex name, and added complication is that DD2 looks like my father in law and I feel she needs a strong name to pull off her strong features!

All help welcome, really need to decide and update people asap

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Mumofgirls2017 · 16/02/2022 21:47

Charlotte (Charlie)
Eden (Edie)
Piper
Francesca (Frankie)
Aurora (Rory)
Rowan
Quinn
Remy

Shadappayourface · 16/02/2022 16:03

I love Dillon!

PiesNotGuys · 16/02/2022 15:34

I like Frances or Robyn, but I would be a little put off that they have different spellings to indicate girl. It’s like male-as-default. Open to misspelling, and doesn’t fulfil the unisex potential of the name when written.

Here are some unisex names I like
Eden
Daryl
Remy
Billie or Lou (could be short for something else)
Morgan
Drew
Marley

Some names I consider strong female names
Athena
Eleanor
Leona
Astrid
Juno
Rosamund
Rosalind

sheslittlebutfierce · 16/02/2022 15:00

Persephone/Percy
or
Hermione/Oni

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Sunshinehouse · 16/02/2022 14:52

@Glitterygreen good luck with establishing a name for your LO, the struggle is real!

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Maireas · 16/02/2022 14:12

@Sunshinehouse

Wow some wonderful feedback and suggestions here, thank you so much! I think Frances or Robyn seems strong popular choices, which is reassuring.
Good choices! Neither are likely to date, both strong.
OffToButtonM00n · 16/02/2022 13:35

I like the Francesca suggestion. Girly but with some strength to it. He can call her Cesca/Chessie and you can have Frank/Frankie

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Sunshinehouse · 16/02/2022 13:29

Wow some wonderful feedback and suggestions here, thank you so much! I think Frances or Robyn seems strong popular choices, which is reassuring.

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Notwithittoday · 16/02/2022 13:28

I think Robyn is nice

DonnyBurrito · 16/02/2022 13:27

Rona

Sexnotgender · 16/02/2022 13:20

What about Harriet with Harry as a nickname?

Teamill · 16/02/2022 13:14

I also like strong names. Some suggestions -

Vivienne or Vivien
Marian or Marion
Helen
Harriet
Juno
Aphra
Seren
Leonora (Leo for short)

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Maireas · 16/02/2022 13:05

@KirstenBlest

Missed a comma there, Attlee would be a strange nn for Macmillan
Attlee could be shortened to Lee. Macmillan to Mac - didn't Private Eye call him Supermac?.
Maireas · 16/02/2022 13:03

If you like Prime Minister's names, does it have to be post war?
Asquith
Baldwin
Balfour
Campbell Bannerman (NN Manni)

Yika · 16/02/2022 13:01

I like Frances, Robyn and Leonie, all gorgeous names and suit both a baby and an adult.

What about
Briar
Leigh
Martha

WalkingOnSonshine · 16/02/2022 12:59

I love Billie for a girl.

KirstenBlest · 16/02/2022 12:58

Missed a comma there, Attlee would be a strange nn for Macmillan

KirstenBlest · 16/02/2022 12:57

So you had Bower.

I don't like Blair(e) - sounds masculine and too like Blare

Maybe Wilson, Heath or Callaghan
Macmillan nn Milly or Attlee

uncomfortablydumb53 · 16/02/2022 12:53

Briar

lochmaree · 16/02/2022 12:52

Anastasia Smile

Rowena
Maree
Rhionna
Stella

Blue4YOU · 16/02/2022 12:47

Roberta (Robbie/Bob etc)
Robina if Robyn (which I love) is out
Ramona
Thea
Theodora
Astrid
Jaqueline (Jack/Jackie)
Isadora
Nell
Mary (go a bit rogue?)
Francine (if Frances doesn’t work)
I know they aren’t all either sex names but are strong sounding to me and not girly

BowerOfBramble · 16/02/2022 12:46

@KirstenBlest oi I already made that joke Grin

popcorndiva · 16/02/2022 12:41

I like Blair for a girl or Henrietta

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