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Delilah, Lyra, Violet or Skye

42 replies

Opalbubbles · 12/08/2025 12:52

Baby girl due early December. Thought I would share my shortlist of names to see what votes they receive. In no particular order here is my list.
Delilah
Lyra
Violet
Skye

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notatinydancer · 25/02/2026 19:42

I like Lyra and Violet , I know one of each and they’re both lovely.

KayEmAy · 25/02/2026 17:49

Love Lyra and Skye

Pabbel · 25/02/2026 12:27

Lyra or Skye are my favourites

YourWinter · 25/02/2026 12:19

Delilah and Violet will both be shortened (the little Violet I know is always called Letty). I don’t like Lyra, prefer Laura, and Skye is nicer for a pet than a daughter.

Mumofyellows · 25/02/2026 12:15

Violet or Lyra for me

HairyToity · 25/02/2026 11:43

Skye is my favourite from list. I also love the names Summer and Willow, if you like nature names.

Hormonalchaos · 25/02/2026 11:41

MiaKulper · 24/02/2026 09:48

ZOMBIE THREAD

12/08/2025 12:52
Baby girl due early December.
@Hormonalchaos , Del Isle of Skye.

Yes I realised that after I posted. 🫣

CreepingCrone · 24/02/2026 09:57

My girls are Violet (23 yr) and Iris (21 yr)

MiaKulper · 24/02/2026 09:48

ZOMBIE THREAD

12/08/2025 12:52
Baby girl due early December.
@Hormonalchaos , Del Isle of Skye.

Hormonalchaos · 24/02/2026 09:45

I love Delilah. It's just so pretty.
Delilah Skye sounds nice.

JDM625 · 20/02/2026 19:10

As someone has resurrected an old post, what name did you choose OP?

VioletBees · 20/02/2026 17:34

Violet

MiaKulper · 20/02/2026 11:07

Did you read the OP, @EvelynBeatrice . The baby will be about 10 weeks old by now.

TallulahBetty · 20/02/2026 11:01

I would hope OP has had the baby by now......

FlatErica · 20/02/2026 10:59

Violet

Mumofteentwins · 20/02/2026 10:55

MovingBird123 · 13/08/2025 14:30

Delilah is a beautiful sounding name, but I would wholly judge someone for using it - don't they know who Delilah was?

Lyra is nice, quite trendy at the moment. Violet gives me a bit of a headache, and Skye is a bit silly.

Agree with all of this.

I don’t like Vi as a nickname and Violet is too close to Violent for me. I never get the love for it on here.

Lyra is the nicest and I love His Dark Mateials so a positive reference for me.

EvelynBeatrice · 20/02/2026 10:49

Samantha was the witch in Bewitched. What about her daughter’s name - Tabitha. Or Sabina.

TheP1per · 14/08/2025 23:03

Lyra gets my vote. I have a Lyra and she loves her name. She is 15.

user2848502016 · 14/08/2025 16:59

I love Lyra , with Violet a close second

timoteigirl · 14/08/2025 16:53

All great, probably Lyra the one I like most.

GreenAndWhiteStripes · 13/08/2025 22:42

Lyra is my favourite - beautiful.

Momstermash94 · 13/08/2025 22:38

I love Delilah and Violet. I wanted Violet for my DDs name but my DH vetoed it. I think its beautiful

Leaningcactus · 13/08/2025 22:30

Lyra and Violet for me. Not keen on Skye or Delilah (I'm not sure she'll thank you for that one).

captureitrememberit · 13/08/2025 22:27

I like all of them but my favourite is Violet. Have you considered Lyla/Lilah? Bit of a mix of Delilah and Lyra

legoplaybook · 13/08/2025 22:23

I know multiple Delilahs, Lylas and Lyras under 5 so I would go for Violet or Skye just so they're less likely to have classmates with the same or similar names.