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Help - baby girl still nameless at 5 days old

184 replies

LotsOfSmallThings · 25/11/2025 18:29

We just can’t find a name we agree on 🤦‍♀️
our original name list:
Cass/Cassie
Juno
Nova
Maya
Remi
Kaia
Kali/Callie
Tess
Wren (ruled out as too popular)

We struggled with the name game while I was pregnant but were sort of half decided on thinking she’d be a Cass or a Kali but neither of them are settling well on her. OH LOVES Shea but only wants to spell it Che which is a hard no from me so back to the drawing board. I love Juno but he’s vetoing. We’ve been round and round in circles for what feels like forever. Please help, mumsnet hive mind! Open to any and all suggestions 🙏

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Rosienose · 25/11/2025 21:59

Shay

SonK · 25/11/2025 21:59

Congratulations on the birth of your daughter OP, I like Maya x

sugarapplelane · 25/11/2025 21:58

LotsOfSmallThings · 25/11/2025 19:34

Thanks all for the suggestions/rebuttals 😁 interesting that people are saying Wren isn’t popular - I know three off the top of my head whereas have met very few of our other names!
Half the problem is we can’t agree - he loves Eden, Effie, India, Veda and if he had final say would probably call her Nessa. I love Ivy, Ava, really pushed for Artemis but was shut down in no uncertain terms 😅 and if I had final say would call her Astra. She is also one of many (blended family) so lots of names have been used on siblings either as first or middle names, or they sound too similar to use again 🤦‍♀️
Photo of squish included (because why not)

Aww - she’s gorgeous.

I like Astra and Nova but can’t stop thinking of the Vauxhall cars!!!

Astrid is beautiful or how about Asta?

Callie and Cassie are also both gorgeous. Clara?

A friend of mine has just named her baby Nettie and I know an Ettie. Again, both lovely

NormasArse · 25/11/2025 21:57

I work in early years- I’ve never met a Wren yet!

fakelondoner · 25/11/2025 21:56

If he likes Shea, then what about Thea (I’ve got one!)? I also like Athena and Astrid.

Maybeitllneverhappen · 25/11/2025 21:55

Helen/Helena
Rosanna??

FarFarAwayB · 25/11/2025 21:54

Anna

LoopyLeela · 25/11/2025 21:52

CheeseIsMyIdol · 25/11/2025 21:25

Those seem mostly nicknames.

how about Renee’?

Margot
Madeleine nn Lainey or Maddi
Melissa nn Liss/Lissa

Renee is lovely, and certainly not commonly heard. I second this one, OP.

Hayley1256 · 25/11/2025 21:51

Nieve
Ava
Pandora
Athena
Clementine
Winnie
Violet
Ruby
Elena
Areti
Amara
Ariadne
Elodie

ExperiencedContractor · 25/11/2025 21:48

I also know an Iselin which may cross both your’s and DH’s style.

timoteigirl · 25/11/2025 21:48

From your original name list I like Maya best. As you like Tess and Cass, what about Tessa?
Tina, Jana, Hanne, Reva, Noomi, Halley/ Hallie
vote for Lyra

ExperiencedContractor · 25/11/2025 21:47

He likes Eden, you like Ivy. What about Evelyn - that seems like a good combination of those two.

Shes absolutely gorgeous, congratulations!

Rituelec · 25/11/2025 21:46

Keziah?
Leah
Juniper
Tori
Helena
Sasha
Sofia
Penelope
Ada
Kitty

ODFOx · 25/11/2025 21:45

Looking at her sweet little face I think that she’s a Kaia or Kya ( pronounced similarly). It’s very pretty (without being too soft) and so is she. Congratulations.

Bubbles332 · 25/11/2025 21:45

Also I taught a Callista once.

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LotsOfSmallThings · 25/11/2025 21:43

Love Romy, that’s definitely a contender! Also Calla is very pretty. Iris and Sylvie have come up lots - I really like them both but OH is less keen. I’m not super stressed over it and def don’t want to rush the decision but equally feel like we’re no further forward with naming her than we were 6 months ago 😅 however I do feel like the right name is out there, just waiting to us to find it! I’ll update the thread when we’ve made a decision but in the meantime feel free to keep the suggestions coming 😁

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Bubbles332 · 25/11/2025 21:42

Coffeeishot · 25/11/2025 18:45

I heard a baby Annie the other day,I thought that was lovely.

If I had a girl she was going to be Aneira (Annie). It means very snowy in Welsh.

Moneyordream · 25/11/2025 21:41

I have a Chloe and Louise. Louise was going to be Marian originally but moved it to her middle name. I never see any other Louise's so it's nice that her name is common like others

cupfinalchaos · 25/11/2025 21:37

Hayley1256 · 25/11/2025 18:37

Love Nova

I don’t.. reminds me of the festival.

Teathecolourofcreosote · 25/11/2025 21:36

Kaya
Calla

Going by your existing list

Or
Christie
Kirstie
Kirsten
Cleo

Edited to say that although suggesting things similar to many on your list, if I had to vote I like Tess

pinkspectacleframes · 25/11/2025 21:32

I love Wren and Nova. How about Una?

Tanefan · 25/11/2025 21:29

I’ve been a teacher for well over 20 years and have never come across a single Wren!

Coffeeishot · 25/11/2025 21:28

Superfoodcrisps · 25/11/2025 20:42

Sylvie
Isla
Orla
Iris

I love Effie - I had a great aunt Effie and she was lovely. I love Famie (short for Euphemia) too, for similar reasons

Euphemia is a cracker of a name, it is just so grand 😀 my Grans, Grandmothe e was Euphemia but apparently she went by mimi,

Kisshygge · 25/11/2025 21:28

Claudia?

MittensForKittens123 · 25/11/2025 21:27

We had similar names on our list, our final 4 were:
Cassia
Vivienne (Vivi)
Frances (Frankie)
Lyra