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Pinkfairy00 · 23/09/2026 16:38

We have 6 or less weeks until baby girl is here but still can’t figure out a name… we’re both really fussy so it does not help.

Names I like but husband says no: Madeleine

Names he likes but I do not: Josie, Hailey, Isabelle

So these are out, as well as all the ones similar ( don’t like Adeline, madison , Josephine etc)

We have 2 that we like and are reserving as backup if we really can’t find anything : Emma & Molly, but I just don’t love them and I’d like to love our baby’s name. Don’t really like old fashioned names or anything too unique. Help please !!!

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Rainallnight · 24/09/2026 13:01

I must say I don’t think much of your husband’s taste! Hope you find something you like.

Calliopespa · 24/09/2026 14:20

I like Isabelle (though it was heavily used for a while) and Madeleine.

If you both like Emma and you had wanted Madeleine, like other pps Emmeline seems a good choice. I much prefer it to Emma.

NamingNoNames · 24/09/2026 15:01

Really hard to understand your likes and dislikes. All just random names.
I can't see a common link between them. Isabelle is the only one I think of as pretty, but it's a bit too 'pretty' for my liking. I don't think Isabel or Isobel are 'pretty' but I'm not keen on them.

Don’t really like old fashioned names or anything too unique.
By old fashioned, do you mean names that were popular about 100 years ago (eg Mabel, Elsie) or names that were very popular a few years ago but aren't used much now (eg Samantha, Amy)?
Presumably by 'too unique', you mean something too unusual.

Hailey seems old fashioned to me because the name Hayley was popular when I was born.

Are you only looking at the names of young girls you know? You might find names you'd not previously considered if you consider ones that are from a wider range.
Dorothy, Jessica and Melissa are all lovely, but you could look at more offbeat names like Jacqueline, Erica or Margarita...

miniaturepixieonacid · 24/09/2026 16:31

Obviously, 'pretty' is subjective but, in my opinion

Abigail, Amberley, Anika, Aria, Arabella, Araminta, Alyssa, Ariel, Avery, Amaya
Bryony, Bronwen
Calliope, Cassandra, Carys, Cassia, Cherry, Ciara, Catriona
Danica, Darcey
Effie, Etta, Enya, Everley, Erica, Ebony, Eloise, Erin, Ekaterina, Electra, Elowen
Felicity, Francesca, Faith
Grace, Georgina
Hannah, Hermione, Holly
Ivy, Iris, India, Imogen
Jessica, Jessamy, Joanna
Karensa, Katerina, Keziah
Larissa, Lyra, Livia, Lowenna
Miranda, Melissa, Mika, Mala
Natalie, Nova, Neriah, Naomi, Natasha,
Octavia, Olivia
Philippa, Piper
Rhiannon, Rosanna, Rebecca, Rowena, Rosina, Romilly
Sadie, Savannah, Sylvia, Samara, Sophia, Skye, Saskia, Saffron, Samantha
Thea, Tansy, Taryn
Vanessa, Verity, Victoria
Xanthe
Zara, Zipporah

Orangebadger · 24/09/2026 16:41

Based on your back ups:

Emily
Eva
Amelia
Amalia
Milly ( Matilda)
Polly

Mandarinaduck · 24/09/2026 16:52

I like both Madeleine and your DH's choices.

Some that I think are pretty:

Melinda
Mirabel
Sarah
Bethany
Faye
Rosamund
Noelle
Joely
Cara
Celine
Cassandra
Camilla
Christy

What is it you don't like about Josie, Hailey and Isabelle?

ChocolateCinderToffee · 24/09/2026 20:37

Laetitia
Cecily
Phoebe
Mirella
Sabine
Elvira

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 24/09/2026 21:53

Felicity
Ember
Arrietty
Leah
Susannah
Adelaide
Alba
Harriet /Hattie

IeatPotNoodles · 24/09/2026 21:58

Emmeline

Gillyyy · 25/09/2026 19:54

Could you add a bit more of what you like so we can help? Maybe some names that you like but can’t use because family/friends have used them already or they don’t work with your surname?

Do you like Madeleine because it’s long, do you like that you can shorten it to Maddie?

If someone likes Madeleine, Emma and Molly I would think they would like:
Elizabeth, Eliza
Charlotte, Lottie
Rose
Rosanna
Juliet
Ella
Zara
Amelia
Verity

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