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Honest opinions and fresh baby girl name suggestions

109 replies

ZiggyStardew · 09/04/2026 16:46

Hi all,

I’m hoping for some fresh eyes as I think I’ve stared at names too long and lost all objectivity 😅

We’re expecting a baby girl and are trying to find something that feels right for us. We’re both a bit non-traditional, into indie music and nature, so we’re drawn to names that feel earthy, a bit creative, maybe slightly whimsical but not too out-there.

Names I like (he’s not as keen):

  • Olive
  • Cleo
  • Fern
  • Nell
  • Ember
  • Tawny
  • Stevie
  • Wren

Names he likes (I’m not convinced):

  • Willow (I do like but seems way too popular?)
  • Juniper
  • Melody
  • Elizabeth
  • Ramona
  • Saffron

Names we both like:

  • Hazel
  • Violet
  • Billie (but worried about Eilish)
  • Harmony

Names we love but can’t use because ex partners / close friends:

  • Rowan
  • Frankie
  • Charlie
  • Robyn

I just don’t want anything too frilly, overly traditional, or super common. Equally, he doesn’t want something that feels try-hard or like a “stage name”.

Would really appreciate honest opinions on the above (what works / what doesn’t), and suggestions with a similar vibe that we might have missed

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FredaMountfitchet · 10/04/2026 22:24

Frankie was my girls name of choice - well Frances to
be honest but would have been known as Frankie .
Fern is good - timeless
Not enraptured with the rest Nell & Olive are our neighbours dogs !

Justaminuteplease · 10/04/2026 22:23

Not on your list, but I like:

  • Clementine
  • Emma

And from your list:

  • Hazel
  • Violet
  • Elizabeth
margegunderson · 10/04/2026 22:22

ZookeeperSE · 09/04/2026 17:12

Nancy
Pamela
Diana
Unity
Jessica
Deborah

Mostly Mitfords then.

Mcdhotchoc · 10/04/2026 22:18

Iris
Liberty

Bluegreenbird · 10/04/2026 22:02

Hazel. Although going by the replies it might be the next massively popular one.
Sunny?

SquigglePigs · 10/04/2026 21:58

ZiggyStardew · 09/04/2026 17:04

Oh, we like Autumn as well… although she’ll be a summer baby

The only Autumn I know is a a July baby so dont let that put you off. You could always go with Summer though.

Hazel is one of my favourites from your lists.

What about Ivy, Jasmine or Dahlia if you like nature related names?

Or more celestial names - Aurora, Celeste etc

Greenfingers37 · 10/04/2026 21:56

Our new grand-daughter is called Bloom 🌹

louderthan · 10/04/2026 21:44

Claudia/Claudette/Claudine
Camille
Collette
Celestine/Celeste
Sabine

louderthan · 10/04/2026 21:42

Ida
Pearl
Iris

Notellinganyone · 10/04/2026 21:39

Nell is great - I really don’t like his names at all. Violet is the nicest of the joint ones.

ChocoChocoLatte · 10/04/2026 21:39

Olives everywhere

Lois
Blythe
Connie
Vivienne
Sylvie
Isla

golddiamond · 10/04/2026 21:35

My friends GD is called Moss. Worth a thought.

SunnyOrca · 10/04/2026 21:19

I love Cleo, Harmony and Melody.
My friend just had a Juniper and everyone is in love with her name, it's so gorgeous to say as a whole but the nicknames are equally as lovely- Junie, Juno, June, Juju.....
Have you considered Rhapsody? Rhaps for short?

Whydontyoucarryon · 10/04/2026 21:14

Meriel
Sylvia
Arwen
Jenna

CPNSBH · 10/04/2026 21:11

Billie is lovely, I don’t think people will jump to Elish, if I were having a baby girl my name list would be..
Nina
Rachel
Natalie
Cathy
Kate
Joanna
Anne
Madeline
Simone
Mary.
Also I know a little girl called Autumn with a summer birthday, I don’t think that’s strange.

RubyWinehouse · 10/04/2026 21:10

Paisley
Nyree
Oakleigh

PersephonePomegranate · 10/04/2026 21:00

RS1987 · 09/04/2026 17:08

I also love the myth names - Circe, Hero, Hera, Jocasta

Jocasta?! That's a myth I'd want to avoid my kid being associated with!

WhatNextImScared · 10/04/2026 20:51

Hazel and Violent are both lovely. Cleo is great - it was on my list but unused!

Idratherbehavingpickybits · 10/04/2026 20:39

Pineapples123 · 09/04/2026 20:54

Your list is almost identical to mine OP! I also love Sloane, Sage, Marlowe, Fenna and Holland

Do I spot a fellow Katherine Ryan fan? ;)
I also love Fenna but came to suggest Juno

MsSmartShoes · 10/04/2026 17:23

I like:
Nell
Stevie
Elizabeth
(Tawny is truly awful).

champagnetrial · 10/04/2026 17:19

Calliopespa · 10/04/2026 16:34

I thought that too! Really not the family that springs to mind for me with the brief of "earthy"!

Well, yes, a couple of them turned out to be fascists, but their childhood was very earthy - quite feral actually, with their own language, ranging around the countryside, untamed. Plus Debbo was an amazing gardener and an expert chicken keeper - so very earthy. Perhaps Debs would be a good name, actually.

17caterpillars1mouse · 10/04/2026 16:42

I feel like Eden maybe fits your vibe

Other suggestions

Iris
Fleur
River
Elle
Lois

Calliopespa · 10/04/2026 16:34

HollyGolightly4 · 09/04/2026 21:16

What made you think of the Mitford sisters? 🤣

I thought that too! Really not the family that springs to mind for me with the brief of "earthy"!

Calliopespa · 10/04/2026 16:32

NamingNoNames · 09/04/2026 20:00

Tawny Owl or Tawny Port. Too close to Toni.

It DOES sound like Toni in an accent!

GalaxyStarsMoon · 10/04/2026 07:57

I don’t like Hazel, Violet, Wren or Olive at all. And they’re all fairly popular (I work with children).

Love love Cleo and Melody. Please not Tawny, I mean, it’s an owl. And also it’s too much of a Brownies reference.

Winter?
Calliope?

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