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***URGENT***Name for a feisty /firey girl please.

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justnotsure · 19/02/2008 09:32

Please no chav.

No Blaze,Courtney-May, Minky-Rae etc.

My daughter already does not suit her name it is far to gentle for her even dh agrees (I am amazed by this) but I am flummoxed as to what we could call her instead as we had Nell, Annie, Constance and Dolly on our lists and neither of them fit either.

Any suggestions would be very welcomed, I really want to get the ball rolling sooner rather than later I think we have 5 weeks before we can't change it officially.

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chipmonkey · 21/02/2008 22:22

She is an absolute beauty!

KatieJB · 21/02/2008 21:06

My middle name is MERCY, try that one for size!!

blackrock · 21/02/2008 20:14

Kate
Emma
Abigail
Beth
Della
Gabriella
Hetty
Imogen
Jane
Sarah
Natasha

How fiesty?

Gladys!

Lulah · 21/02/2008 13:54

Ps Tiger lily is michael hutchence and paula yates little girl who bob geldop raises with fifi trixiebell,peaches and pixie.
useless info i know.

Lulah · 21/02/2008 13:51

glad you got it sorted i know two Nell s one is 5 and one 3 both adorable madams.

Megglevache · 21/02/2008 13:45

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mummydoc · 21/02/2008 13:23

haven't read the whole thread - have you decided yet ? my Charlotte is the most feisty child known to mankind, it is definightly the name , i know lots of strong , feisty charlottes! we have same dilemma with dd2 who is now 3 , her name ( which i still love) just isn't her but too late now

electra · 21/02/2008 11:32

I have a feisty dd - her name is Abigail and that suits her.

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justnotsure · 21/02/2008 07:48

YES! It really is.

Just wait until she gets hair.

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WendyWeber · 20/02/2008 23:13

Here's Disney's Tigerlily - it's her, isn't it?

annieapple7 · 20/02/2008 23:12

I can empathise..I couldn't decide on a name and finallyy called my daughter Lauren Rose then realised everyone seemed to be called Lauren and I went right off it. She didn't seem like a Lauren.

We had registered at 5 weeks then went back at 8 weeks to change the birth certificate, although the regsitry office still keep a copy of the first certificate too.

We finally went with Rose. I love it now. But I think she really looks like a Pippa!

I love Nell. Really strong.

I also like Morgan for a girl, very strong also.

I am glad I am not the only one who finds this difficult!

hunkermunker · 20/02/2008 23:09

She's gorgeous! Love her brown eyes and sweet mouth! It's strange, she reminds me of DS2 a bit - think it's the brown eyes and sweet mouth... I like Tigerlily!

3andnomore · 20/02/2008 23:06

there is always something new to be learned...I had no idea, lol...although, might be confusing if a child is called one thing for a whole year and then suddenly goes by another name, lol...

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justnotsure · 20/02/2008 22:49

Yes. What Wendy said.

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ivykaty44 · 20/02/2008 22:49

Oh sorry - I didn't think once you had actually given the baby a name you were allowed to change it, thus having to call the baby baby if you were not sure what you would pick. You see a few on the indexes named baby surname.

Hobnobfanatic · 20/02/2008 22:47

Eve.
The first woman and responsible for a whole lot of grief. That's one hell of a fiery girl!

WendyWeber · 20/02/2008 22:38

She is coming up to the year though, ik - somewhere way down the thread (can't find it now) jns said her DD is nearly 11 months, hence the 5 week deadline. (She was registered orginally, with the name Lily - that's what jns wants to change)

ivykaty44 · 20/02/2008 22:21

You do not have five weeks before you can't change your dd's name - you have ONE YEAR.

You must register your dd before 42 are up, but you can choose to register Baby Surname and then within a year go back and add her name.

So don't panic.......

nappyaddict · 20/02/2008 21:36

bea, fawn, monica, rosemary.

MoreSpamThanGlam · 20/02/2008 21:05

I love Tiger - fabulous!!!!

3andnomore · 20/02/2008 20:24

erm...am really confused now....your little one is gorgeous, but how old is she?
Because, I thought you could only wait for 6 weeks until you nmae your child, and I didn't realise you could change your mind after that?

So, and what is she called right now, and have you decided on what to change it too?

nooka · 20/02/2008 19:58

I have a feisty Lily! But she is a Lilian. Your dd looks lovely, many of the names given here could suit her (I like Iris, Elizabeth and other formal sorts of names especially as she looks quite intense!). I think nicknames are a good way to go when experimenting. I do think middle names are good to have though - we call dd her full name, including surname when she is very feisty .

WendyWeber · 20/02/2008 19:56

She is utterly gorgeous, jns

I love that slightly disapproving pursed mouth - she is plainly nearly-1-going-on-70!

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justnotsure · 20/02/2008 19:46

Oh thanks for those marvellous comments. I was rather nervous about posting the link, thinking you would suggest something really soft and disagree or call her a moose- glad that there are so many who really do think it suits her.

I have really enjoyed calling her by her "name" today, quite proud I would say.

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grannyslippers · 20/02/2008 19:43

Have just logged on - cheers !

I thought of it because I have a niece who had a year long craze about tigers and insisted she should always be called Tiger or Tiggy by everyone, instead of her own lovely poetic Celtic name.

What a beautiful little girl too, can see why she might be feisty.