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Please suggest a name for our baby girl

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DuckDuckGoose23 · 27/11/2023 17:15

I’ve just found out that I’m expecting a baby girl (after 2 boys). We have loads of boy names that we agree on but very few girl names that we both like, and none that we both love.

Names we both like include:
Isla
Evelyn
Aerin/Erin
Alexandra
Esther
Flora
Josephine
Cecelia
Ferne
Adeline/Aveline
Florence
Laurel

I love:
Cicely
Celeste
Serena
Viviana
Clara
Flora
Cassia
Marina
Claudine
Yvette
Sylvia/Sylvie
Violet
Coralie/Coraline

He has much more conservative taste and basically likes the names of girls I was at primary school with (Jessica, Chloe, Sarah, Abigail, Charlotte, Catherine).

Any ideas for names that we might both like! I feel like we’ve considered every name in the world and nothing seems right for both of us.

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MargotBamborough · 14/12/2023 10:14

I'd pick Erin, Alexandra or Josephine from your top list. Clara from your second list if your husband also likes it.

A lot of names on your second list say "60 year old French woman" to me.

resm · 14/12/2023 04:01

Alexandra is lovely, I know one with middle name Niamh. Goes by Alex though so if you don’t like that shortening it might be worth considering, just in case.

Other suggestions:
Estelle
Stella

Daisybuttercup12345 · 13/12/2023 17:02

Elizabeth
Caroline
Felicity
Lorraine
Fiona
Caitlin
Emily
Amelia
Beverley

MyCatIsPlotting · 13/12/2023 08:33

You have some great names on your list. I have a particular soft spot for Flora. Others we considered included:

Elspeth
Gabriella
Louisa
Madeleine
Polly

user1492757084 · 13/12/2023 08:16

Rebecca Alexandra
Celia Alexandra
Cassandra Joy

DoYouSmellCarrots · 12/12/2023 15:27

Andrea

crozzfit · 12/12/2023 15:21

Odette?

ren1412 · 12/12/2023 14:26

Similar to Serena, my parents named me Zerena (Zer-wren-ner) and i quite like my name but only thing with it is everyone calls me Zarina so i just go by Rena or Ren. But i think it's an alright name

Whiskeypowers · 08/12/2023 15:10

What are the names of your boys?

LynnImstuckontheringroad · 08/12/2023 15:02

Meredith
Christabel
Leonora
Lorelei
Heidi
Cora
Cara
Carla
Helena
Louisa
Hester
Erin
Beatrix
Audrey
Juliet
Esme
Flora
Fearne
Ianthe
Xanthe
Cordelia
Clarissa
Cassandra/Cassie
Eloise/a
Marianne
Georgiana

user1492757084 · 08/12/2023 14:45

Alexandra is lovely...
Alexandra Fotini
Alexandra Claire
Alexandra Adele
Alexandra Cleo
Alexandra Camille

FayCarew · 08/12/2023 13:06

Alexandra - like
Esther- like
Flora- like
Josephine - like
Florence - ok
Laurel - Laura is nicer
Claudine - like

Violet - ok
Serena - ok
Marina - ok, Maria is nicer
Cassia - not keen, like Cassie
Cicely - like, will get mixed up with Cecily
Cecelia - Cecilia is the usual spelling
Celeste - don't like
Viviana - don't like
Clara - don't like
Yvette - ok but seems dated
Sylvia/Sylvie - don't like
Coralie/Coraline - don't like
Isla - overused
Evelyn - don't like, will be Evie
Aerin/Erin - Aerin is ok, not keen on Erin
Ferne - not keen. Fern is better
Adeline/Aveline - don't like

ApintofwhatFarageishaving · 08/12/2023 08:21

My friend called her baby Tawny. Very sweet

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DuckDuckGoose23 · 08/12/2023 08:20

Thank you for all your ideas! A lot of them we’d already considered and liked but we already have close friends/family who’ve used them or they’re too similar to the names of our older boys.
At the moment I think Alexandra is the front runner and then DH has agreed to let me choose something more unusual for the middle name!

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Eybyegum · 28/11/2023 20:48

Clara is my favourite. I like Flora too.
Eliza
Rosanna
Juliet

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 28/11/2023 20:03

If you're going for Cecilia at least spell it that way and not Cecelia.

Other suggestions: Genevieve Evangeline Lavinia Meredith Cordelia Ophelia ...

eleah · 28/11/2023 06:40

Eden
Ivy
Sienna
Elena
Nia

MarthaMayWho · 27/11/2023 23:04

Or Saskia?

Neverpostagain · 27/11/2023 23:04

Just choose Josephine Esther and you're sorted

MarthaMayWho · 27/11/2023 23:03

Or Saskia?

MarthaMayWho · 27/11/2023 23:01

Conservative names that have a bit of a twist that he might go for?

Sara (not pronounced Sarah)
Zoe
Rhiannon
Heidi
Heather

I like Cassia, Celeste and Coraline, Evelyn and Erin from your list. It's a very nice list.

More traditional names with similar meanings could be: Willow, Rowan, Phoebe, Diana, Adriane, Daphne, Eve.

FlutteryButterfly · 27/11/2023 21:54

Nicole
Susanna- Susie
Lucinda - Lucy
Hazel
Sapphire
Josephine - josie
Emmeline - Emmie
Constance- Connie
Bonnie
Heidi
Nina
Nancy

Love Alexandra- could consider Ally as a NN?

DuchessOfMN · 27/11/2023 21:49

I like pretty much all of your names, especially Clara

Isabel (La) and all the various spellings
Gabrielle (a)
Olivia
Mia
Louisa
Juliet
Melody
Vivienne
Anna

Orangeteatime · 27/11/2023 21:45

Bethan
Hazel
Marian

Theoldwoman · 27/11/2023 21:41

Lucille
Dyani
Katya
Sofia
Melanie
Melody
Ella
Zara
Elodie
Rhiannon
Isobel
Juliet
Nina
Estelle
Esther
Layla
Briony
Alice
Saskia
Xanthe
Bridie
Tessa
Freya
Laura