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Original poster

A name like Jane, but not Jane.

137 replies

PeggySioux · 30/03/2008 11:17

And by like Jane, I don't mean Jenna or Joan or Jake!

I mean that sort of name. A simple, old fashioned, pretty, girl's name.

Kate or Clara? Annie? Alice? I think that's the sort of name I mean, but I can't think of the right one.

Something beginning with C or K would work well.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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ninedragons · 01/04/2008 03:16

Ruth
Joy
Jill

frisbyrat · 01/04/2008 01:59

Sophia
Tanya

vInTaGeVioLeT · 01/04/2008 00:55

kate
mary
sarah
sally

maisiemog · 01/04/2008 00:41

Winifred, Rose, Gina, Miriam, Anne, Marjory that kind of thing?

Housemum · 01/04/2008 00:34

See if you can get hold of a book from your local library called "The Baby Name Wizard" (just sold mine at the NCT sale or you could have had it!) - it's American, but most names are similar - it arranges them in categories eg "Modern", "Old fashioned" "Victorian" etc

fishie · 31/03/2008 22:47

Laura
Mary/ianne
Anne/a
Susan/nah
Christine/a
Karen/sa
Jennifer
Janet/a squillion versions of.

and my new favourite
Kattilara (it is from a fantasy novel but wow what a name, so many diminutive possibilities and a nice one to say)

babyinarms · 31/03/2008 22:40

Forgot Martha

babyinarms · 31/03/2008 22:35

Kathy
Emily
Emma
Sarah
Annah
Judy

swalesie · 31/03/2008 22:01

Kathleen
Pearl
kitty
Lilly

SpitSpot · 31/03/2008 20:50

Lydia
Claudia
Anna

Megglevache · 31/03/2008 20:50

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Hopeoverexperience · 31/03/2008 20:34

A friend has a beautiful little girl - Claudia - which I think is lovely.

BINAH · 31/03/2008 17:56

I have a arah and I love it..I just spell it sara, though....

KateF · 31/03/2008 16:56

I'm a Catherine and,while I don't dislike it, I always have to spell it because there are so many variations. My dds have quite old-fashioned names (Isabella, Susannah, Philippa) although Isabella is becoming popular now. My favourite is Mary but dh insisted it was too old-fashioned so i gave it to dd2 as a middle name. Also like Anne, Lily, Rose, Grace, Hope

cadelaide · 31/03/2008 16:52

Nobody ever calls their baby Sarah now do they?

stirlingmum · 31/03/2008 16:47

We wanted an "old fashioned style" name and went with Isabel. We shorten it to Izzy.
Where we live there aren't many others so quite unusual still.
This spelling is the English version but there are spanish,french and scottish versions.

TwoFirTreesToday · 31/03/2008 15:04

I have an Alexandra Diana

marymungoandmidge · 31/03/2008 15:01

Caitlin

Camilla

imaginewittynamehere · 31/03/2008 13:26

Lorna
Rebecca
Rachel

MamaG · 31/03/2008 13:24
meimango · 31/03/2008 13:22

I really like Elizabeth, C/Katherine and Margaret as all three can be shortened to lots of simple classic names Beth,Ellie,Libby... Kate,Kath, Kathy... Meg, Maggie, Greta - but can use the long name should it suit her more...

lozzy1974 · 31/03/2008 13:12

I like:

Cecily
Kate
Katherine
Catherine
Elizabeth (shortened to Libby)

mummypoppins · 31/03/2008 12:21

I have an Alexandra Victoria Frances.........very regal!!

TwoFirTreesToday · 31/03/2008 12:01

Anne Kate Jane Susan Margaret etc are all often used in Enid Blyton, why not wikipedia her characters :O

MaloryTowers · 31/03/2008 10:56

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