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Original poster

I give-up, after 9 months and hundreds of these threads, we settled on a name only for a close friend to call her baby the same thing.

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 19:14

She announced it yesterday.
The name was Nina.
My DD2 is due in 2 days. We have no names, it took ages to settle on Nina, and now I am so bored with name hunting.

Someone just tell me what to name her. Pretty please?

It should be classic but not boring and I tend to like short names.

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RipMacWinkle · 28/11/2008 21:56

Caroline

Francesca

Evelyn

misdee · 28/11/2008 21:55

just seen it lol.

if i can have a tennis player dor a dd3....

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 21:54

Oooh. Ismay. I am off to google that one.

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misdee · 28/11/2008 21:54

whats her dd1 name?

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:52

Given the OP's DD1's name I think Nicole has to be out of the running

misdee · 28/11/2008 21:50

Nicole

not enought Nicoles in the world imo.

or Dixie's!

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:50

Esme is nice, but I think the Englisher Ismay is nicer.

One of the ladies on my postnatal board has a daughter called Ismay and I think it's lovely.

RipMacWinkle · 28/11/2008 21:50

Dana

Verity

Mara

Am just being random now

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:48

Oooooh Felicity, intriguing.

Even though it's very different from your DD1s name, they would not be a bad match.

Would you want to shorten it? If so, what to?

ch1cago · 28/11/2008 21:48

Esme?

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 21:46

Lol Seeker. I didn't mean to ignore you. Clare is nice but I am afraid it just does not do it for me .

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seeker · 28/11/2008 21:45

Clare.

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 21:44

Clara is lovely but is the name of another school friend's DD.

I love Biblical names but Ruth and Esther (my favs) are taken by family members.

DH likes Rachael alot. And Felicity. I am not 100% sure about either of those (but not 100% against them either).

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Lockets · 28/11/2008 21:42

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skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:41

Biblical good or bad?

Rachel?
Rebecca?

RipMacWinkle · 28/11/2008 21:40

What about Clara? Too close to DD1? Just not your cuppa?

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:38

Beatrice/x?

What does your DH go for in a name? Is he into short classic names too or does he have more particular requirements?

Does he suggest or just criticise the names you come up with? (my DH's speciality, although he did come up with our eventual choice)

seeker · 28/11/2008 21:38

Clare. Nobody's called Clare any more and I think it's lovely.

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 21:38

Thanks EightiesChick.
The name you love is DD1's name so although I agree with you I can't use it again .

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EightiesChick · 28/11/2008 21:37

Having just read the message above, where I think we cross-posted, I'm guessing my favourite is already taken for you! Darn it..

Of the list you've just posted I like Thea and it would go well with your DD1 (if I'm right about that).

EightiesChick · 28/11/2008 21:35

OP, you said that you and your friend both grew up in a tiny village. Does that mean neither of you live there now, and do you both live in separate towns/cities or whatever? Because if so, that makes a big difference IMO. Your daughters won't be going to school together every day, being Nina A and Nina B in the same neighbourhood. Yes, there will be overlap when you go back to the village but surely that can be managed? Especially since you have said now you've told her she doesn't mind.

You will get the 'oh, that's the same as X' conversation a fair few times in the first few years, yes, but that'll have worn off by the time your daughter is really old enough to understand and it will just be the way things are.

IF you still did feel that you couldn't go for it, my favourite alternative is Anna. Quite a few people have mentioned it here and it has the same simple but attractive feel to it, for me.

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artichokes · 28/11/2008 21:32

Lots of lovely names here. Thanks! DD1's name has been mentioned lots. I love:

Iris (but can't use with our last name)
Rose/Rosa (ditto above)
Nancy (am trying to persuade DH)
Anya (too close to DD1's name)
Thea (am trying to persuade DH)
Esther/Hester (DH says no)

Nina was so perfect! But I think it is right to say that I feel different about it now. I will have 100 other friends asking why I copied etc. I will get bored of explaining and worried they are all making assumptions that are wrong.

Arrrggghhhh.

The good news is that there was a typo in my OP. I have 12 days to go, not just 2. So 12 days to agonise and come to no conclusions...

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skidoodle · 28/11/2008 21:15

'night lulubai. give Bernard a big kiss goodnight from all the babyname MNers

LuLuBai · 28/11/2008 21:14

Night everyone - I'm going to tuck myself in bed with the Oxford dictionary of names. Will see if I can come up with anything for you artichokes.

singingtree · 28/11/2008 21:13

I love the name Nina, and I honestly think go for it if your friend doesn't mind. But as others have said your dd may not look like a Nina - in which case what about:
Rosa (I love this too)
Orla
Kitty
Nancy
Honor