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Names like Matilda / Zara / Madeleine?

61 replies

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 19:17

Help! Baby girl due in three weeks and still no baby names for her.

Zara, Matilda and Madeleine are at the top of my list but have all been vitoed by DH for different reasons.

He likes Orla and Erin but we’ve not settled on anything.

I suppose we like names that aren’t too fussy (although that’s a matter of opinion), not too “out there” and relatively easy to say / spell.

Our surname begins with a “T” and we already have a DS named Zachary.

What names might we like?

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PocketRocket12 · 01/11/2024 09:19

Your comments have been so helpful! Currently top on our very long list:

Hazel
Eliza
Maeve (Maeva?)
Lila

Still fighting for Zara but may lose that battle!

Middle name will be Jane. Appreciate it’s not often used so probably won’t matter.

Any votes on these will be fantastic. I promise to be back when she is born to confirm what we called her 🤣

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BoleynMemories13 · 01/11/2024 07:38

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 21:37

Eliza… that’s really growing on me. Same with Hazel. Adding them to the list for sure. Maybe I have a thing for “Z”s that I didn’t realise.

ADORE Tallulah (gives me similar vibes to Matilda) but we have a Tallulah in the close family. Finding girls names so much harder than when we named our DS.

Eliza and Hazel are both lovely and go so well with Zachary. The z link is sweet and subtle, rather than something like Zara or Zoe which would be more in your face.

Unlike a previous poster, I wouldn't assume Eliza to be short for Elizabeth. The first 5 letters may be the same, but the pronunciation is totally different. Eliza is very much a name in it's own right to me.

I'm really not a fan of Madison. It's a totally different vibe to Madeleine and doesn't make sense as a girls name to me, with the 'son' ending. Your other choices are all preferable and go better with Zachary.

Ellmau · 01/11/2024 00:49

Miranda?

Overtheatlantic · 01/11/2024 00:38

Elena
Anita
Beatrice

Mumofgirls2017 · 01/11/2024 00:32

Zachary and

phoebe
violet
clementine
clara
tallulah
marigold
martha
esther
ottilie
delilah
isabel
annabel
eliza

happytobee · 31/10/2024 23:26

Marnie or Maisy ?

CatStoleMyChocolate · 31/10/2024 23:03

Lots of your names were on my list! How about:

Lara
Nina
Rosalie
Lucinda
Elspeth

AgainandagainandagainSS · 31/10/2024 23:01

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 21:37

Eliza… that’s really growing on me. Same with Hazel. Adding them to the list for sure. Maybe I have a thing for “Z”s that I didn’t realise.

ADORE Tallulah (gives me similar vibes to Matilda) but we have a Tallulah in the close family. Finding girls names so much harder than when we named our DS.

Hazel is lovely. Classic but not too common.
Also like:

Iris
Evangeline
Myriam
Angeline

Bichette · 31/10/2024 22:55

How about Zelda? Sort of combines Zara and Matilda.
I also like Romy, Eden and Juno.

Onlyvisiting · 31/10/2024 22:53

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 19:17

Help! Baby girl due in three weeks and still no baby names for her.

Zara, Matilda and Madeleine are at the top of my list but have all been vitoed by DH for different reasons.

He likes Orla and Erin but we’ve not settled on anything.

I suppose we like names that aren’t too fussy (although that’s a matter of opinion), not too “out there” and relatively easy to say / spell.

Our surname begins with a “T” and we already have a DS named Zachary.

What names might we like?

I like madison

Melissa
Mabel (must bd having a comeback, I met a 3yo one recently!)
Stephanie
Yasmin
Eleanor
Alana
Megan

Morgana
Morwenna
Delaney

Anisty · 31/10/2024 22:36

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 21:37

Eliza… that’s really growing on me. Same with Hazel. Adding them to the list for sure. Maybe I have a thing for “Z”s that I didn’t realise.

ADORE Tallulah (gives me similar vibes to Matilda) but we have a Tallulah in the close family. Finding girls names so much harder than when we named our DS.

Pity.

What about Nikita? Similar genre.

Or Roxanne?

Meridith? Marilyn?

christianmumof2 · 31/10/2024 22:13

If you like Matilda and Tallulah, how about Tabitha?

Onlyvisiting · 31/10/2024 22:12

PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 19:17

Help! Baby girl due in three weeks and still no baby names for her.

Zara, Matilda and Madeleine are at the top of my list but have all been vitoed by DH for different reasons.

He likes Orla and Erin but we’ve not settled on anything.

I suppose we like names that aren’t too fussy (although that’s a matter of opinion), not too “out there” and relatively easy to say / spell.

Our surname begins with a “T” and we already have a DS named Zachary.

What names might we like?

Elizabeth. (Gives the choice of many many nicknames if your child doesn't like the one you choose. Including Eliza, which I would assume was a shortening if I heard it)

Suzanne. Suzanna
Savannah
Zoe
Jasmine
Katherine
Isobel/Isabella/
Mackensie
Clarissa (might end up a Clara.....)
Tamsin

RosesAndHellebores · 31/10/2024 21:55

Xara
Xanthe
Davina
Marnie
Tamsin

thaegumathteth · 31/10/2024 21:53

Harriet
Phoebe
Felicity
Thea

turkeymuffin · 31/10/2024 21:51

Merida

ladygindiva · 31/10/2024 21:37

Zoe is making a comeback and I love it.

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PocketRocket12 · 31/10/2024 21:37

Eliza… that’s really growing on me. Same with Hazel. Adding them to the list for sure. Maybe I have a thing for “Z”s that I didn’t realise.

ADORE Tallulah (gives me similar vibes to Matilda) but we have a Tallulah in the close family. Finding girls names so much harder than when we named our DS.

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Anisty · 31/10/2024 21:32

Tallulah!!

This isn't my real name (neither Anisty nor Tallulah) but for some reason my Mum always called me Tallulah or Lulu growing up.

And i really do like it

3peassuit · 31/10/2024 21:26

Laura
Clara
Maria
Eleanor
Fiona

mumbruh · 31/10/2024 21:12

Other names you may like are
Anais
Briony
Cassandra
Cecilia
Clarissa
Delphine
Felicity
Harriet
Heidi
Hazel
Jemima
Lara
Susanna

blueberrypie1999 · 31/10/2024 21:03

Maggie

LaPalmaLlama · 31/10/2024 21:00

I have a Zara. If it’s helpful our other shortlisted names were Stella, Zoe and Harriet.

Scutterbug · 31/10/2024 20:57

Chloe? As an alternative to Clara which I adore by the way.

LadyMcLadyface · 31/10/2024 20:55

How about Adrienne?