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Baby Girl Names - Help us Decide!

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Peaches1906 · 27/02/2024 15:31

Hello!

Are you able to help us with our baby girl's name please?

Top contenders for first name at the moment are Cassie, Cassidy, Sydney, Frankie & Summer. What do you think or do have have any more suggestions with a similar vibe?!

For the middle name, we would really like a family name, or a variation of it, that fits nicely. We would be open to 2 middle names if it feels right.

My husbands family name is Elsie Jean & mine is Marian. The best we can come up with at the moment is Elsie or Jean on their own or Mari for Marian. Please help!!

Thank you :)

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Peaches1906 · 02/03/2024 10:06

Thank you everyone so much for your suggestions, they’ve been really helpful 💕

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OopsieeDaisy · 28/02/2024 22:31

I like Sydney and Frankie if short for Francesca, both go well with Jean as a middle name.

Previousreligion · 28/02/2024 07:20

I like the flow of Cassie Mari Jean,assuming Mari is pronounced Marry.

I like all the names except Sydney and Elsie.

MariaVT65 · 28/02/2024 02:46

Anything but Summer. So glad I’m not named after a season.

greleo · 28/02/2024 02:42

Have always loved Cassidy! or Summer
Don't like the others sorry

Not a massive fan of Cassie as a nickname either, and definitely not if short for Cassandra

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Smallonesaremorejuicy · 28/02/2024 01:23

Jean is rather nice & of course Elsie

Babla · 28/02/2024 01:18

Don't like any of them

wherethemoon · 28/02/2024 00:40

Most of your names are not to my taste at all, but I do like Sydney. Sydney Jean somehow sounds both cool and cute!
How about Sydney Jean Marian? I think that would be a brilliant name.

Ywudu · 28/02/2024 00:10

I love Cassidy.
Shelby?

theduchessofspork · 27/02/2024 23:52

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

That’s a good shout

theduchessofspork · 27/02/2024 23:52

Cassie, Cassidy, Sydney, Frankie & Summer do sound a bit like the mean girls in a low rent YA novel ‘after the holiday none of their lives would ever be the same again’ kinda thing

I do like Sydney though - Sydney Jean is nice

Or Francesca Jean nn Frankie

Or Cassia Marian nn Cassie

Not Cassidy (please) she’s not a horse

Summer used to have a hippy vibe but has gone south so I wouldn’t

DramaAlpaca · 27/02/2024 22:19

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

So would I.

miniaturepixieonacid · 27/02/2024 22:16

Cassie - like it as a nickname for Cassandra, Cassidy, Cassia or Cassiopoeia. Probably wouldn't use it as a standalone.
Cassidy - like it
Sydney - quite like it
Frankie - not keen. I love Francesca but don't think this is a nice shortening
Summer - it's ok. Would only use for a summer baby.

If open to longer names, I would choose Cassandra or Francesca. But, from the list exactly as it stands, I'd choose Cassidy.

Think Elsie, Jean and Marie all work well as middle names.

NoSnowdrop · 27/02/2024 21:52

Sydney Marian-Jean

ItsTheDoctornotDoctorWho · 27/02/2024 21:45

Sydney Jean Marian or Frankie Jean Marian would get my votes 😊

HoHoHoliday · 27/02/2024 21:39

Summer Marian Jean
Cassie Jean Marian

Others you might like,
Callie
Elise
Eloise
Felicity
Lacey
Sadie

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

OneStripeySockAndOneSpottySock · 27/02/2024 21:20

Stevie
Andie
Sorrell
Alyssa
Athena
Brodie
Carla
Connie
Della
Freya
Gaia
Genevieve
Honor
Indie
Jocasta
Primrose
Rosamund
Tahlia
Tamar
Wilhelmina
Yvette

MissHoollie · 27/02/2024 21:17

Summer Jean

I love Jean though and would use that as a first name

YourLocal · 27/02/2024 21:14

Sydney Jean ….❤️
maybe also consider Edie, Florence, Charlotte and Emilia? I also think Emilia Summer Jean …. is nice if you wanted 2 middle names

UltramarineViolet · 27/02/2024 17:17

I like Cassie & Frankie best from your list, personally I would opt for Cassandra or Francesca on the birth certificate but I don't have a strong opinion on it and can understand why you might prefer not to if you don't like the long version

Cassie Jean/ Cassandra Jean
Frankie Jean/ Francesca Jean
All work well IMHO
I don't think Elsie works particularly well as a middle name

Onelife2024 · 27/02/2024 17:09

I really like Summer and Cassie. I also like Frankie if short for Francesca.

I’m not so keen on Cassidy or Sydney.

Ideas

Summer Marianne
Cassie Marianne
Francesca Jean

Or -

Casey Jean
Harley Marianne
Jessie Marianne
Morgan Elsie
Eden Jean

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/02/2024 17:00

I like Cassie and summer but think they’d only really work with Jean as middle? Other ideas

skye
cassia
river
daisy
melody
riley
marigold
romilly
darcey
skylar
estelle
bonnie
callie
clover