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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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AdamAnt · 20/02/2008 19:24

Excellent choice! It really suits her

tigerlily1980 · 20/02/2008 18:33

Great choice! And your little girl is gorgeous btw!!

MoreSpamThanGlam · 20/02/2008 18:13

My Lola is tres feisty...glint in her eye.

I also like Eliza, Marnie and Sidney.

Belgianchocolates · 20/02/2008 18:08

Mine's called Emma and she's v feisty!

3andnomore · 20/02/2008 17:02

Scarlett (don't think they come any firier than that, tbh, lol)

Anoushka

Tatyana

Tara

Esme

Orla

Darcie/Darcy

Allanah

Cataline · 20/02/2008 16:40

Looked at your picture and immediately thought "TigerLily".
How perfect
And she really is beautiful

Megglevache · 20/02/2008 14:50

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justnotsure · 20/02/2008 13:55

Grannyslippers, forgive me if I am wrong but I think it was you who suggested Tiger first so a big thanks to you, in fact all of you for your great names, better than a dull old book any day.

I thought the extended family would be horrified (esp my sister- she loves it!)but they surprisingly agree that she is not really a Lil now. We will not be changing her name officially just in case she mellows (our pet name will be Tiger or Tiggy which I loved from earlier)Lily would perhaps be more suited if she ends up being a barrister or newsreader!

Now I fear we will have to buy lots of feisty gerbils to use up those other wonderful suggestions.

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PotPourri · 20/02/2008 13:32

She is gorgeous. And I think Tiger Lily is such a clever suggestion. It means you are keeping her original name, so less confusion, but over time it will move more to Tigerlily as the proper name.

Must admit I think you are really brave considering changing her name. I wouldn't have the guts!!

allgonebellyup · 20/02/2008 12:49

my sister's baby is Sylvie

Lordashley · 20/02/2008 12:37

Our feisty DD1 is called Klara. We had Klara and Amelie lined up for a girl, but she was just too feisty for Amelie.

DD2 due in April, and if she is as feisty as her sister, I think we are going for Astrid

alibubbles · 20/02/2008 12:24

Ava, Romy or Romilly, Bibi, Esme, Hermione, Mabel, Orla, Pandora, Thea. I have a Harriet and would have loved a Henrietta, but got a Henry instead

Fillyjonk · 20/02/2008 12:07

actually I'd agree that lily does suit feisty girls.

but I love sylvie/a, she looks like a sylvia

spinspinsugar · 20/02/2008 12:03

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helenelisabeth · 20/02/2008 11:56

Goodness your child is so beautiful!

I think she would really suit Tiger Lily. You could just start calling her TIger as a nickname but also still use Lily as her "formal" name and then over time people will just get used to TIger.

poshwellies · 20/02/2008 11:45

Mines fiesty,always has been,she's named Scarlett-it suits!

StrangeTown · 20/02/2008 11:39

Or what about Marnie?

StrangeTown · 20/02/2008 11:36

What about Adair? I would love to be an Adair and am fiesty red-head

theheadgirl · 20/02/2008 11:34

I agree with bink, in choosing a versatile name. One that fits for a feisty baby girl may not be right when she becomes a high court judge! My eldest is Rosemary (and on occasion Rosie, or Rose). I just like the idea of a name that can change as a child grows and changes.
And must not forget to add that your girl is edible!
My suggestions
Alexandra
Helena
Elizabeth
Isabella
Charlotte
Phoebe
Catherine

Bink · 20/02/2008 10:48

Gorgeous little girl

Are you definitely sure you don't want to choose an "un-loaded" (ie versatile) name like Elizabeth? I think the child in your pic could be an Elizabeth - and then all her existing "Lily"-based nicknames (other than Pobs or whatever you said you use) can still fit - because of Lilibet, etc., as someone else said. Think of Elizabeth Bennet!!

PS my very live-wire dd (who absolutely could be a Thalia if I were that-sort-of-name inclined) has an un-loaded name - she's Laura - and it means she has made the name very emphatically her own.

hanaflower · 20/02/2008 10:38

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largeginandtonic · 20/02/2008 10:37

Dulcie or Violet

Sazisi · 20/02/2008 10:34

Zelda

Was going to suggest Isabel, because I have a very fiery Isabel, but seeing her pic (she's so sweet btw!) I think Zelda

Megglevache · 20/02/2008 10:30

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chrissnow · 20/02/2008 10:12

With those eyes you should be calling her Bambi!!! Gorge. You know I think Lily suits her. . . There are loads of feisty Lilys - Lily Allen, Lily Savage Lilith from Frasier/Cheers . . .
If you have to change it though I think George would suit. Funnily enough my two girls have their names the wrong way round DD1 is Georgia(George) and she is just a typical pink princess DD2 is Grace and she's not at all graceful, she's like a rugby player stuck in a diminutive little frame!!! I'll never change them 'cus it gives me perverse pleasure to think how different they are to their names!!!