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Girls name ideas

27 replies

TracieT · 08/06/2022 20:52

I’m expecting a second daughter this summer and have found it so much harder this time around to find names that feel right. Our first is Phoebe Francesca so obviously would like to find a name to compliment that.
Thea is a contender though I am
not 100% and am not sure what to have as a second name but feel like a long name would work best as our surname is short.
Ideas most welcome please…

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Luredbyapomegranate · 09/06/2022 22:19

Phoebe and

Estella
Serena
Marianne
Genevieve
Annabel
Christabel
Dorothea
Antonia
Louisa
Lydia
Saskia
Verity
Lois
Clara
Anna
Frances
Stella
Jocelyn
Georgia
Adela
Cassia
Claudia

Thea always sounds unfinished to me, although I like Theodora - that way you get Dora and Dorey as nn options.

Alexandra is nice but unless you impose Sacha or Alecky early, she will be Ally or Alex

Michaela... I do think it’s an ugly name, also very downmarket 80s

emmathedilemma · 09/06/2022 21:52

Alexandra is good, Michaela feels very dated to me, and not in a trendy way!

User6761 · 09/06/2022 19:42

I like Eloise and Elodie but it would make initials ET so that's put me off a little.

i know a couple of people with ET initials, it's never been an issue as far as I'm aware. I wouldn't not choose an E name because of a T surname.

17caterpillars1mouse · 09/06/2022 19:36

If you go with Thea you have alot of a very similar sound with Phoebe and Francesc too.

I always think Phoebe and Mabel sound nice together

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TracieT · 09/06/2022 19:31

Thanks all, some good suggestions to consider. DH agrees that maybe Thea isn't right. We do like Alexandra and he likes Michaela.
Am I silly for getting hung up on initials also? Our surname begins with T - I like Eloise and Elodie but it would make initials ET so that's put me off a little.

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emmathedilemma · 09/06/2022 13:20

I think I'd avoid Th and Fl starting sounds with Phoebe or they to mush together a bit.
Phoebe and Matilda
Pheobe and Tabitha
Phoebe and Kitty
Phoebe and Eliza
Phoebe and Charlotte
Phoebe and Alice
Phoebe and Madeline
Phoebe and Josephine
Phoebe and Harriet
Phoebe and Beatrice
Phoebe and Eleanor
Phoebe and Nancy
Phoebe and Claudia

sussychungus · 09/06/2022 09:48

ella or laila are stunning girls names really

AliBaliBears · 09/06/2022 09:31

I really like PPs suggestions of Abigail, Isobel, Annabel, Harriet and Georgina. They all go well with Phoebe.

Not keen on Thea personally, but nothing wrong with it.

blameitonthecaffeine · 09/06/2022 09:18

I like Thea. I don't think sibling names have to 'go' but I might worry about the ph and th sounds. For a child who might already struggle with th, Thea might become 'fee-a' when given the added confusion of 'fee-bee'.

Thea Evangeline
Thea Antonia
Thea Madeline

Or, Phoebe and:
Abigail, Annabelle, Bethany, Beatrice, Charlotte, Cassandra, Darcey, Eleanor, Evelyn, Felicity, Freya, Georgina, Grace, Hermione, Harriet, Isabelle, Imogen, Jessica, Joanna, Katherine, Lydia, Lorelei, Miranda, Matilda, Natalie, Natasha, Olivia, Rhiannon, Rebecca, Summer, Scarlett, Tamara, Tegan, Victoria, Verity, Willow, Zoe, Zara

KirstenBlest · 09/06/2022 07:33

Not Thea

ElenaSt · 09/06/2022 07:26

Angelica

collieresponder88 · 09/06/2022 07:16

Freya or summer

Fivemoreminutes1 · 09/06/2022 07:09

Lydia
Matilda
Emily
Violet
Jasmine
Sophia
Isla
Alexis

PoemBeatrice · 09/06/2022 06:44

Dorothea
Madeleine
Evangeline
Angelica
Georgina

Theoldwoman · 09/06/2022 04:41

Phoebe Francesca is a wonderful name!

Not a fan of Thea, sorry.

Some suggestions:

Rhiannon Amelia
Lucille Catriona
Juliet Victoria
Nicolette Alexandra
Genevieve Bridget

chchchchch · 09/06/2022 01:01

Annabelle
Madeleine (I knew twins Phoebe & Madeleine)
Abigail
Molly
Holly
Gabrielle
Jemima
Sadie
Sophie / Sophia

WeasilyPleased · 09/06/2022 00:25

Phoebe and Zoe. May have a familial bias 😉

RosesAndHellebores · 08/06/2022 23:20

I know a Phoebe and Alexandra
Marina
Georgia
Ruth
Olympia
Clara
Gudrun
Maxine
Leonora
Isolde
Edith
Christina

Sarah13xx · 08/06/2022 23:13

I have a business where I personalize baby things so I see sooo many nice (and not so nice) names. The nicest one that has stuck out to me recently is Blake for a girl, I love it! There’s a real trend just now of using old lady names again, I think it’s really cute. Have done lots of Mabels, Margots, Stellas and Bettys/Betsys. Sienna is a nice one, that might go quite well? It depends how popular/unpopular you’d like it to be?

MoonKnight · 08/06/2022 23:09

Penelope June

Tryagain2020 · 08/06/2022 22:31

Calypso

Mumofgirls2017 · 08/06/2022 22:05

Phoebe and

freya
imogen
felicity
juno
eloise
chloe
florence
aurora
harriet
leah
rhea
zara
nina
nora
helena
meredith
juliet

Riverlee · 08/06/2022 21:06

Juliette
Harriet
Dorothea (nn Thea)
Alexandra
Elouise
Jemima

Dalekjastninerels · 08/06/2022 21:02

Thea Adelaide?

SummaLuvin · 08/06/2022 21:01

These are my top 'long' names that I think fit with Phoebe.

Adelaide
Claudia
Dolores
Evangeline
Imdela
Minerva
Rowena