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1st girl.

38 replies

IsaidByeByeMissAmericanPie · 13/02/2024 21:29

Expecting a little girl after two boys.
I like the names...

Nina
Louisa
Orla
Erin
Lyra

Only one my husband agrees on is Orla.

Also like names like Sophia, Aria but ruling them out on popularity... definitely looking for something outside the top 30.

Surname ends in y so don't like the sound of names ending ie or y with it.
Any suggestions?

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IsaidByeByeMissAmericanPie · 28/03/2024 10:47

Sunnnybunny72 · 27/03/2024 17:22

Cora, as in apple corer? Sorry.
Love Cara.

Does that matter? Lots of names are similar to objects. Orla could be oral etc.

Cara feels way too 1980 for me.

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peaceinourtime · 28/03/2024 09:13

Of the two Orla. In typing it however, i noticed it auto corrects to Orlando 🙁

Sunnnybunny72 · 27/03/2024 17:22

Cora, as in apple corer? Sorry.
Love Cara.

Onelife2024 · 27/03/2024 16:44

I vote for Cora - a lovely, short, simple, underused but familiar name

StickyBobbyRicky · 27/03/2024 16:40

Orla reminds me of oral and Cora reminds me of the popular online forum Quora. I'd go with Nina originally, but now that you've narrowed it down to Cora or Orla, I'd definitely pick Cora. I like Cora.

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IsaidByeByeMissAmericanPie · 27/03/2024 16:27

Thanks all. Think we have narrowed it to

Orla
Cora

Middle name possibly Louise.
Cora is the one we both like best that we agree on!

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Mumofgirls2017 · 24/03/2024 22:27

Lila
romy
mila
edie
alba
cleo
saskia
aurora
leah
willa
cora
quinn
fiadh
maeve
olive

Saffy118 · 24/03/2024 21:51

Louella

Saffy118 · 24/03/2024 21:50

Natalia
Nia
Noa
Lila
Lara
Sara

user1492757084 · 15/02/2024 14:14

Carla

Sunnnybunny72 · 14/02/2024 16:29

Love Louisa and Erin.
Alicia/Elissa
Zara
Meredith
Esther
Faye
Rosa
Catherine

seaandsandals · 14/02/2024 16:00

I like Nina best from your list.
How about:

Emma
Zara
Juno
Rosa
Evie
Anna
Grace
Lily
Lucy

All short and sweet

DuchessOfSausage · 14/02/2024 15:50

Anjea · 14/02/2024 15:48

Elouise is nice too

Elouise is hideous. Eloise is quite nice.

Anjea · 14/02/2024 15:49

Lyra is too close to liar but others are okay

Anjea · 14/02/2024 15:48

Elouise is nice too

DuchessOfSausage · 14/02/2024 15:30

Nina - like
Louisa - like
Orla - not keen. Nice in a rhotic accent, but not when said as 'All a'
Erin - not keen
Lyra - don't like. Too similar to all the other L- names

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 14/02/2024 15:00

If he likes Cora would Nora, Dora, or Laura be the compromise.

peaceinourtime · 14/02/2024 14:56

Louisa is a beautiful name as is Lou 😊

Mumofgirls2017 · 14/02/2024 14:33

cora
lena
Eloise
mila
clara
rosa
alice
maeve
nora
molly
cara
Alba
elva
juno
lara
nell
Fiadh

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IsaidByeByeMissAmericanPie · 14/02/2024 09:30

NachosAndCheese · 14/02/2024 08:35

I would say that Orla is also massively popular.

I have seen that said on a few threads but I only know one in our area (and I work with a LOT of kids under 10) and it's quite far down the name list.

Some suggestions are much more out-there than we are 🤣. Definitely thinking fairly traditional, established name just one that's not too popular hopefully!

Lots of lovely names suggested I have already said to DH but he's ruled out. So I've told him he needs to write a list. There are so many I like!

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NachosAndCheese · 14/02/2024 08:35

I would say that Orla is also massively popular.

NeedthatFridayfeeling · 14/02/2024 08:12

Aila?

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 14/02/2024 01:05

Asia. Nala. Rosa. Kaia. Leia. Cleo. Taya. Lula. Dana. Juno. Elsa. Star. Anya. River. Faye. Arla. Alexis. Shay. Farrah. Keisha. Flora. Teija. Tamar. Roma. Zyla. Lois. Elara. Alana. Rita. Wren. Layna. Tess. Nyra. Pearl. Iona. Deryn. Tanya. Monica.

Babla · 14/02/2024 01:03

Rosa

howdidillydoodily · 14/02/2024 01:00

I have an Esmé

Names I also like are

Isadora
Ingrid
Astrid