Favourite girls names

Bella1905 · 2025-07-29T14:47:44+00:00

Please could you tell me your favourite girls names. I like quite traditional, strong, pretty names and am undecided on my daughters name due in a few months. Thank you

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PrincessOfPreschool · 05/08/2025 14:55

Not against it's made-upness, more it's tongue-in-cheekness (hence the eg. of Eggletina).

Makingpeace · 05/08/2025 00:02

@PrincessOfPreschool I've just thought of Nevaeh as well. Popular and yet....made up.

Makingpeace · 04/08/2025 23:55

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/08/2025 20:35

The cousin's name is relevant to show all the names are made up yet sort of familiar sounding. Pod, Homily and Arietty (and Eggletina). The author had a lot of fun with those names but they are not actually names!

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All names are made up until they are popularised though. See - Wendy (Peter Pan), Miranda (The Tempest), Jessica (Merchant of Venice) and other such literary examples, etc etc.

It's no 'X Æ A-XII' though...

Arietty is not to your taste. That's fine.

Calliopespa · 03/08/2025 20:56

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/08/2025 20:35

The cousin's name is relevant to show all the names are made up yet sort of familiar sounding. Pod, Homily and Arietty (and Eggletina). The author had a lot of fun with those names but they are not actually names!

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But Arietty could be a sweet nn for Harriet

orangetriangle · 03/08/2025 20:54

Lily
Poppy
Grace
Isla
Millie
Lucia
Violet
Rose
Rosa
Elodie
Ava
Eva
Clara
Amber
Alice
Mia
Maya
Milla
Darcie
Ella

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/08/2025 20:35

Makingpeace · 03/08/2025 20:26

Yes there is an Arietty in the borrowers, a very brave and resourceful character from memory. I have no idea what that character's cousin's name is/was, and I'm not sure why that matters?

Arietty made our name list similarly to Harriet, Henrietta and Arabella.

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The cousin's name is relevant to show all the names are made up yet sort of familiar sounding. Pod, Homily and Arietty (and Eggletina). The author had a lot of fun with those names but they are not actually names!

Makingpeace · 03/08/2025 20:26

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/08/2025 16:14

Arietty from The Borrowers?!! You do realise her cousin was called Eggletina.

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Yes there is an Arietty in the borrowers, a very brave and resourceful character from memory. I have no idea what that character's cousin's name is/was, and I'm not sure why that matters?

Arietty made our name list similarly to Harriet, Henrietta and Arabella.

Shamesame · 03/08/2025 18:29

Names we didn’t pick but were on the short list

Flora
Malin
Agnes
Beatrice
Frida
Linnea
Norah
Ada

Crunchymum · 03/08/2025 18:17

Jean
Olive
Pearl
Rose

I also like Albertine, Indiana and Finn for a girl but they are a bit more "out there".

cheapskatemum · 03/08/2025 16:55

Mine is Gwendolyn/Gwendoline. Never used it as I had 4 boys. Also like Céleste.

PrincessOfPreschool · 03/08/2025 16:14

Makingpeace · 03/08/2025 00:33

Ahh yes I forgot to add Arietty which was also on our list 😍 we had Henrietta too!

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Arietty from The Borrowers?!! You do realise her cousin was called Eggletina.

littlemousebigcheese · 03/08/2025 13:23

All time favourite girls names are Tabitha and Aurora

LoudPlumDog · 03/08/2025 13:19

Current top twenty, in no particular order …

Alice
Ella
Kate
Charlotte
Amelia
Amy
Laura
Zara
Rhiannon
Juliet
Olive
Nina
Genevieve
Freya
Lucy
Ruby
Tessa
Isobel
Emily
Frances

EnterNowhere · 03/08/2025 13:14

At the moment I like Elodie, Iris, Mabel, Ayda, Indie, Romy, Nova.

ByLimeAnt · 03/08/2025 00:55

Steran
Philippa (nn Pippa)
Hero
Loveday (yeah yeah, I've heard of the TV show Lovejoy, never seen it, not interested and it's a beautiful old Cornish name)
Clemenza

Makingpeace · 03/08/2025 00:33

Calliopespa · 02/08/2025 23:22

Yes, I like many of these too. I like Harriette, Henrietta, Beatrice, Annabelle, Arabella, Alice, Evangeline and Elizabeth.

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Ahh yes I forgot to add Arietty which was also on our list 😍 we had Henrietta too!

48mumof6 · 02/08/2025 23:40

I have an Emily and an Imogen. I also like Mary, Alice, Florence, Violet, Clementine and Brontë

Calliopespa · 02/08/2025 23:33

RosesAndHellebores · 02/08/2025 23:30

27 years ago our short list was:

Imogen
Isabel
Alice

Now I think it would be:

Anna
Louisa
Eliza

(Eliza would have been in the frame 27 years ago tbf but bf had just used it)

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Yes, I like Eliza too.

Though I tend to like a long name that shortens, so Elizabeth to Eliza.

RosesAndHellebores · 02/08/2025 23:30

27 years ago our short list was:

Imogen
Isabel
Alice

Now I think it would be:

Anna
Louisa
Eliza

(Eliza would have been in the frame 27 years ago tbf but bf had just used it)

Calliopespa · 02/08/2025 23:22

Makingpeace · 01/08/2025 00:40

Love these ❤️

They were on my list, too, along with
Coralie
Cosette
Ettalie
Edith
Elodie
Margot
Matilda
Arabella
Harriet
Martha
Beatrice
Annabelle

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Yes, I like many of these too. I like Harriette, Henrietta, Beatrice, Annabelle, Arabella, Alice, Evangeline and Elizabeth.

stample · 01/08/2025 20:05

Elizabeth
francesca
elsie
madeline
coral

Makingpeace · 01/08/2025 19:45

PrincessOfPreschool · 01/08/2025 18:47

My dog is Cosette! Never come across another dog or child! (I work with kids!).

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I have never come across one either! After 10yrs working in education, I think that's why I like it 🤣

PrincessOfPreschool · 01/08/2025 18:47

Makingpeace · 01/08/2025 00:40

Love these ❤️

They were on my list, too, along with
Coralie
Cosette
Ettalie
Edith
Elodie
Margot
Matilda
Arabella
Harriet
Martha
Beatrice
Annabelle

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My dog is Cosette! Never come across another dog or child! (I work with kids!).

Makingpeace · 01/08/2025 00:40

IggyAce · 29/07/2025 15:50

I still love my dd name Imogen Evangeline, if I’d had a second girl I liked:
Rosalie or Adeline

Love these ❤️

They were on my list, too, along with
Coralie
Cosette
Ettalie
Edith
Elodie
Margot
Matilda
Arabella
Harriet
Martha
Beatrice
Annabelle

OSTMusTisNT · 01/08/2025 00:32

My DS would have been a Gemma, bit old fashioned now probably?

Brodie
Everly/Everleigh
Emma
Anna
Charlotte
Alex/andra
Claire
Imagen
Kerry
Annabel