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Girls name suggestions, 1 or 2 syllables, not frilly, nothing dated but not too popular please

117 replies

Havanalily1806 · 11/10/2023 15:03

All in the title.

Looking for name suggestions as we are getting no where fast. Don't want to give any of our current shortlist as I think this can influence responses a lot, I'd just like a complete open book :).

Maximum of 2 syllables, nothing too frilly or twee sounding.

Love strong, fierce names that hold their own but I know those adjectives have different meanings for different people.
Likely not going with a middle name so a name that holds it own in that sense too is important. Surname is 2 syllables long and ends in an S.

Not a fan of old fashioned or dated names e.g Edith/Elsie etc, and dated to be would probably be anything I went to school around so anything 90's Rebecca, Jessica, Sarah etc.

Hoping for something not too popular but have become a bit more lenient to this as time goes on, preferably nothing top 20 though.

Thanks in advance 😊

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Daisybuttercup12345 · 11/10/2023 17:46

Georgina
Augusta
Jane
Nora
Alice
Zena
Zara
Eliza
Harriet
Ann
Tess
Olive
Cassie

favouriteyellowsocks · 11/10/2023 17:28

Juno
Erin
Niamh
Fern
Lotte

17caterpillars1mouse · 11/10/2023 17:17

April
Margot
Lara
Hannah
Carys
Jasmine

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 11/10/2023 17:15

Erin
Brynn
Gia
Keira
Page
Farrah

Blueolivio · 11/10/2023 17:14

Zoe
Juno
Hazel
Robyn
Rowan
Phoebe

HelpMebeok · 11/10/2023 17:13

Seren
Zoe
Ivy
Rose

FayCarew · 11/10/2023 17:12

Claudine
Nadine
Tamar

Skybyrd · 11/10/2023 17:11

Almaz
Brenna
Gerta
Ingrid
Islay
Megan
Maya
Zoe

FloofCloud · 11/10/2023 17:11

Sadie
Beau
Remi
Blue
Scarlet

tolerable · 11/10/2023 17:04

Laura
Orla

FayCarew · 11/10/2023 16:56

Thora
Hilda
Meryl
Fallon
Kitty

FayCarew · 11/10/2023 16:55

Tara
Mary
Louise
Greta
Gaia
Dorcas
Sara
Maxine

Movinghouseatlast · 11/10/2023 16:55

Annie.

aintnospringchicken · 11/10/2023 16:47

Laura
Faith
Emma
Joy
Lucy
Enid
Summer
Molly
Nina
Freya
Hope
Kay
Anna

wizzler · 11/10/2023 16:45

Kate
Emma
Elke
Joy
Sadie
Nora

Sudename · 11/10/2023 16:43

Cora
Sylvia
Iseult
Imogen
Bronwyn
Esme
Mara
Eleanor
Marnie

Some have 3 syllables though

momtoboys · 11/10/2023 16:40

maeve
Nora

ShoesoftheWorld · 11/10/2023 16:39

Nancy (after Nancy Blackett in the Swallows and Amazons series)
Zoe
Jane (massively underused and underrated these days)
Or the E European version Jana (pronounced Yana)
Sally
Jean
Linnet
Stella
Thea
Lina (pronounced Leena)
Ines
Merryn
Tara
Bobbie
Vita
Daina

Skeldale · 11/10/2023 16:37

I came on to suggest Stella too. Love that name.

Sconehenge · 11/10/2023 16:36

This is three syllables but I’m obsessed currently: Gloria

roarrfeckingroar · 11/10/2023 16:33

Stella

Sunsetswim987 · 11/10/2023 16:32

Anna
Cara
Cora
Nell
Nina
Robin
Erin
Ellen
Elin
Zoe
Frances

wwyd2021medicine · 11/10/2023 16:31

Stella is a good strong name

Frazzledandfried · 11/10/2023 16:30

Daisy
Dora
Ettie

Twazique · 11/10/2023 16:28

Juno
Isis
Emma
Zoe
Charis
Anna
Lois
Clio
Juniper