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Girls names - completely stuck please help! All suggestions welcome

35 replies

alrightbab · 19/01/2023 22:22

Hi everyone,

we are expecting a girl after two boys. I thought a girl would be easier to name as I felt like we’d used our favourite boys names and wasn’t sure how we’d name another. But actually this seems harder!

I’d like a name that isn’t top 10 but isn’t too unusual either. Our boys names are top 30 and top 60 in last few years. Husband is v keen on Emily which I really don’t like (no idea why!) and I like Martha, which he doesn’t like 😅

Our surname starts with T which (for me at least) rules out names ending in T or D as they just don’t “flow” well. I really like some botanical names (Hazel, Violet, Olive) but our surname sounds a bit like tree so I don’t think they work.

Husband doesn’t want a name with the same first initial as any of the rest of us but if we do that there will be hardly any names left to choose from so I’m ignoring him on that one!! At least at this stage where we’re just trying to come up with a list of possibles.

Thanks in advance for any/all suggestions.

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AmandaMirandaPanda · 19/01/2023 23:40

Anthea
Clover
Dahlia/Dalia
Esme
Hann(h)
Helena
Iris
Lea(h)
Linnea
Marina
Naomi
Rosalie
Serena

Facecream · 19/01/2023 23:13

Hilda
Helen
Audrey
Anna
Joy
Margot
Tessa
Avery
Julianna
Celice
Matilda
Joanie
Francine
Vivienne
Harriet

groovergirl · 19/01/2023 22:46

As you like botanical names, how abouf:

Daphne
Rosemary
Clementine
Melissa (means bee, but who doesn't love a good pollinator?)
Jessamine
Chrysanthe
Cassia
Aster
Laurel

And some with a flowery feeling: Penelope, Cecilia, Cecily, Romily, Felicity, Amity, Sylvia, Cynthia, Priscilla.

Twoinapod · 19/01/2023 22:44

Heidi
Brooke
Elouise
Genevive
Sasha
Maeve
Mavis
Meredith

Jessbow · 19/01/2023 22:38

Melissa
Bryony
Briar
Felicity
Eleanor

Beautifulsunflowers · 19/01/2023 22:37

Caroline
Joanna
Beatrice
Victoria
Louisa
Annie
Rachael
Felicity
Zara
Heidi
Katie

Yika · 19/01/2023 22:36

Tamsin
Bethany
Susannah
Vita
Florence
Lois

momtoboys · 19/01/2023 22:32

Congratulations! I was about to say Olive until I finished the post. I love that name.

I have five boys but we never knew what we were having so we had girl names at the ready:

Nora
Maura (#3)
Fahy (#2)
Poppy
Hannah

Quinn (#1)

SingingSands · 19/01/2023 22:31

April
Julie
Sarah
Abigail
Jodie

I'm feeling a bit 70s tonight but these are some of my favourite girls names 😀

feellikemyselfagain · 19/01/2023 22:27

Some of the girls name we had lined up (we had a boy)

Nina
Ruby
Maisie
Daisy
Isabelle
Poppy
Rosie
June

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