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help help need girls name have difficult restrictions !

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girlsallaround · 18/08/2008 20:49

haven't found one name that we like for dd3 (due nov)

  1. it has to sound the same in about 3 different languages (family and places we live) (kate and jane or charlotte don't work for example)
  1. not looking for anything too cute like polly, millie, maisie etc
  1. would like something that is not overly popular, but not like talulah or niamh
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Shoshe · 19/08/2008 22:00

Cordelia, has always been a fav of mine, any good?

Like it shortened to Cordi, rather than Delia tho.

treacletart · 19/08/2008 21:55

Clara

fourlittlefeet · 19/08/2008 21:55

Deborah... means 'bee' in Hebrew, not too common in the UK, and sounds nice in french...

ScaryHairy · 19/08/2008 21:52

Daphna seems to work all over the place.
(I have known Daphnas who lived in in France, the UK and Israel).
Also Tamar.

Mammina · 19/08/2008 21:49

Clara
Selena
Lara
C(h)ristina

EachPeachPearMum · 19/08/2008 10:43

Flora
Florence
Sophia
Jasmine
Nina
Estelle/Estella
Elodie
Aurelie/Aurelia
Laura

hatrick · 18/08/2008 23:20

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gagarin · 18/08/2008 22:24

Leonie
Hannah
Rachel
Evie
Edie (from edith)
Miriam

Sarimillie · 18/08/2008 22:20

Amy?

WipingAssAndTakingNames · 18/08/2008 22:04

Aviva is a lovely Hebrew name - dh and I considered it for dd1. Still love it.
Noa is another, and I think that would 'translate' well into French and English pronunciations - you could adapt it a little as well. I have an Israeli friend named Carmel, also appropriate for French/English. What about Eva or Ava or variations like Evelyn and Avaline?

If you both like Alexandra, you can use it and then make a mutual decision not to abbreviate it to Alex.

CaptainFabioHiltsTheCoolerCat · 18/08/2008 21:29

Claudine
Claudia
Claudette?

KateF · 18/08/2008 21:25

Had a quick google for Israeli names-thought Ariella, Tamar, Eva and Yasmin were nice

Heated · 18/08/2008 21:18

Dalia
Yasmin
Aleah
Hannah
Leora

MrsMattie · 18/08/2008 21:17

Hebrew names rock!

Romy7 · 18/08/2008 21:15

Anya/ Anja

Freya/ Freja

Sonya/ Sonja

etc etc ad infinitum

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girlsallaround · 18/08/2008 21:12

i like the versions of alexandra, my dh likes 'alex' which is the version i don't particularly fancy

my dh is from israel and i don't like a single name from there! except maya, which is my name

claire doesn't really work in israel or French

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CantSleepWontSleep · 18/08/2008 21:05

Felicity?

bikerunski · 18/08/2008 21:02

Anne?

brimfull · 18/08/2008 21:02

claire is a lovely name

call her claire

dairymoo · 18/08/2008 21:01

Juliette?

KateF · 18/08/2008 21:01

How about one of the many versions of Catherine.g. Katarina,Katya,Kazia,Katrin

CaptainFabioHiltsTheCoolerCat · 18/08/2008 21:00

I think you need one syllable names - fewer syllables to mispronounce.

elle
bea
kate
ann
tess
rose
eve
claire?

hellebores · 18/08/2008 20:59

where is your dh from - is there a name in his language which you like?

derelicte · 18/08/2008 20:59

Rita

MrsMattie · 18/08/2008 20:57

Elizabeth/Eliza/Lizbet/Liza

Alexandra / Alexia / Alexa / Alexis

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