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Please help us decide, first DD

31 replies

Cheesiechip · 06/11/2025 11:54

We’re due a baby girl very soon and still undecided about the name - we have plenty we like, none either of us really love. The current shortlist is:

Abigail
Ada
Grace
Isobel
Lucy
Mabel
Madeline
Phoebe

I also like Beatrice, Clara, Cora and Martha, but DH doesn’t.

All names go equally well with our surname. The middle name will be Rose after a family member but we are not too worried about the name ‘flowing’, nor are we overly worried about popularity.

Please help!

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therewasafishinthepercolator · 06/11/2025 18:19

Lucy is my favourite.

Also like Grace and Madeline / Madeleine.

user2848502016 · 06/11/2025 18:17

Mabel Rose or Isobel Rose would be my choices

Jessbow · 06/11/2025 16:54

Abigail - like it
Ada - not keen
Grace - over used
Isobel- ok
Lucy- like it
Mabel - bit ''on trend'' will date
Madeline - overused
Phoebe- not unusual anymore

My favourites are
Melissa
Eleanor
Juniper
Abigail

I alo like the name Ruth, a bit off the beat maybe, not enough little Ruthies about

Moreteaandchocolate · 06/11/2025 16:02

That’s a lovely list of names! I like them all!

My favourite is Lucy - simple, pretty, timeless and classy, easy to spell / pronounce, not too popular or dated.

Phoebe would be my second choice, for similar reasons.

Madeline and Abigail are lovely classics too - and they have nice shortened versions (Maddie / Abbie)

Mabel and Ada are gorgeous vintage chic names - I love them but they may date as they’re part of a current trend for “old lady” names, if that bothers you.

Isobel (& variants) is way too popular round me - every other girl is called this.

Grace - so lovely but the ones I know aren’t graceful and it doesn’t suit them!

How about

Clara / Cara / Lara
Alice
Annabel
Jessica
Chloe
Zoe
Penelope
Emma
Iris

Forgottenmyphone · 06/11/2025 12:11

I really like Madeline, but not overly keen on Maddy which it invariably will be shortened to whether you like it or not!

GoldenRosebee · 06/11/2025 12:02

I like Mabel, Madeline and Phoebe the best but all are fine names

I would personally go for Phoebe Rose

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