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Help with girls names ?

29 replies

charltonred · 22/10/2024 10:04

Been going back and forth on girls names for months, we had a short list and managed to discount most of them. Looking for more suggestions as starting to think we’re never going to find a name. Have put the old shortlist below for reference.

Matilda - discounted as I can’t stand Tilly as a nn
Delilah - Husband doesn’t like Lilah as a nn
India - I did like this but a lot of negative comments about naming daughter after the country
Maya - just not sure
Madeline - we don’t like Maddy
Alana - I like this but husband doesn’t

We agreed on our sons name (Henry) so quickly and still love it but we seem to be on quite different pages with girls names.

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MistyF · 22/10/2024 10:11

Emmeline nn Emma
Emily
Beatrice nn Bea
Florence nn Flora
Eloise nn Ellie
Cecily nn Sissy
Polina nn Polly
Juliet nn Jules
Cordelia nn Delia
Helena or Helene
Elaine or Elena
Eleanor nn Nora
Saskia nn Sassy
Romilly nn Milly or Romy
Valeria nn Val
Rosalie nn Rose or Rosa

Moveoverdarlin · 22/10/2024 10:09

From that list only like Matilda and Delilah.

LadyQuackBeth · 22/10/2024 10:08

Meredith - it doesn't shorten to a cutesy nickname as easily as Matilda and Madeline.

Eloise
Aria

NeckolasCage · 22/10/2024 10:08

How about Indigo? I much prefer this to India and still has the Indi nickname.