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Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

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Pick me a new name!

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NewNames23 · 10/05/2023 22:36

Makes a change from baby names I guess Grin

I am wanting to change my first name and need ideas. Criteria is that it has to be obviously female and not mistaken for any other name or be able to be spelled or pronounced a different way. Can't use my middle name as nobody can spell that

I've NC so I can give you my name now if anyone wants to know
Nothing is jumping out at me so turning to MN for names I might not have thought of

And I'm 41 Smile

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mumarooni · 10/05/2023 23:03

How about Dana? Keeps some of the same letters so might feel familiar or make sense easily to others and sounds a bit like Cora which you like.

Or maybe small risk of misspelling Dayna or pronouncing dahna so maybe not in your criteria.

Ok how about..

Ruth
June
Ivy
Violet
Grace
Clara

YourUserNameMustBeAtLeast3Characters · 10/05/2023 23:01

I was going to say Gabrielle until I saw your current problem!

Emma - I think that’s classic and yet current, timeless, no mess ups there

Kate (ok all the variants but just Kate is really nice)

Sophie
Fiona
Amy
Jasmine

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NewNames23 · 10/05/2023 22:57

Enko · 10/05/2023 22:54

Cora is great what is stopping you using it?

Lisa
Anna
Joy
Stella
Emma

Spelling mostly and I'm not sure it goes with my surname

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Pahpahpotato · 10/05/2023 22:55

Adela. Alice. Felicity. Rachel.

Enko · 10/05/2023 22:54

Cora is great what is stopping you using it?

Lisa
Anna
Joy
Stella
Emma

Longingforthesummer · 10/05/2023 22:50

Rosie or Rose

Cameraduck · 10/05/2023 22:47

I think Louisa would be more likely to become Louise than vv
iona Is lovely
Elizabeth is classic

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NewNames23 · 10/05/2023 22:45

hoven · 10/05/2023 22:39

Sylvia
Charlotte
Rose
Jessica

Jessica is a nice option actually, I like that and option there to shorten it too

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NewNames23 · 10/05/2023 22:44

Luredbyapomegranate · 10/05/2023 22:39

What sort of names do you like?

and what is it about your current name that you don’t like? / if you don’t want to give the name give something similar

I'm sick of being called the male version so I've had enough and decided to change it
It's Danielle, and every email/letter, person standing in front of me, doctors appointment calls me Daniel and it's getting quite upsetting to be called male constantly!

No preference for name types but nothing too flowery!
I love Iona, Cora, thought about Louise but wondered if that would get changed to Louisa
Not keen on anything like Susan/Suzanne/Elle/Ella that can be misheard or spelled wrong

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Luredbyapomegranate · 10/05/2023 22:39

What sort of names do you like?

and what is it about your current name that you don’t like? / if you don’t want to give the name give something similar

hoven · 10/05/2023 22:39

Sylvia
Charlotte
Rose
Jessica