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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.

219 replies

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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skidoodle · 28/11/2008 20:31

Correction:

Your friend MAY understand/get over it

Or she may think you're incredibly selfish and mean as I would

pooka · 28/11/2008 20:31

I agree wit Skidoodle. Step away from Nina. Your dd might not even look like a nina when she is born.

I reckon is always a good idea to have a couple of names in reserve.

Nancy is lovely. Lena. Lara. Tara. Philippa (Pip). Lucy. Elena.

allytjd · 28/11/2008 20:30

I like Hester with Hettie for short.
also;
Rose
Annie
Polly
Grace
Cecily
and Mary!

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 20:29

Pippa?

norkmaiden · 28/11/2008 20:28

Diana?

But I also reckon just go with Nina if that's THE name for you. Your friend will understand/get over it

LaDiDaDi · 28/11/2008 20:24

I love Nina but not sure I would use it a close friend had. Other ideas are:

Eliza
Vita (see my thread in this section)
Polly
Bess
Tess
Esther
Anne
Jane
Ruth
Carmen
Una
Nancy
Libby
Clara
Wilma
Bell a
Honor

I also like:

Harriet
Lucille
Felicity
Verity
Mathilde
Emerald

VeniVidiVickiQV · 28/11/2008 20:23

mala
anna
Edith
Rose

mazzystartled · 28/11/2008 20:23

My dd is Nina [she is nearly 2] - it's a fab name, pretty, unpretentious, user-friendly and spellable. Though there is the

We also liked Anna, Hebe, Flora.

Will it break your heart not to call her Nina? Because whilst your friend might think its odd, your feelings matter too.

She may also not look like a Nina when you meet her!

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 20:22

In what way is it "touching" that you would have a friend so utterly unconcerned with your feelings that they would do this to you? I wouldn't consider it at all touching.

Chamomile · 28/11/2008 20:22

Helen/ Helena
Anna
Juliet

Blu · 28/11/2008 20:20

Nellie
Nettie
jemima ('mima for short)
Hattie

LuLuMacGloo · 28/11/2008 20:19

Explain the situation to your friend.

Unless she is a genuine life long pal the chances are that a couple of years down the line you will have lost touch/moved to different continents in which case it won't matter.

If, on the other hand, you are bosom buddies then it's quite touching you both went for the same name.

The key to this is honesty and to bring your dh/partner in as back up to confirm that you have been thinking about this for ages. Then go ahead regardless of the reaction - bearing in mind that when you look at your new baby (or your friend looks at hers) both of you may change your mind and go for something else completely.

In twenty years time is your future dd going to be best mates with her dd? Unlikely.

PeppermintPatty · 28/11/2008 20:18

Totally agree with Beachcomber

FarmerChristmas · 28/11/2008 20:18

skidoodle says it all in her post at 19:48 imo.

Nancy
OR
Kitty

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 20:17

LOL @ FallenMadonna - step away from that apostrophe key with your hands above head

Right, I guess it's beery time again.

TheFallenMadonna · 28/11/2008 20:14

And your children. WTF am I doing?

TheFallenMadonna · 28/11/2008 20:13

your feelings. OMG

skidoodle · 28/11/2008 20:12

Sorry OP, not just hijacking. Just trying to think of names. I never quite know what people mean by "classic" other than Catherine or Elizabeth which are obviously not what you're after.

What about Petra?

NewsMongrel I have only one DD, born this year and her name is Grace.

Only joking (not slagging the name BTW, it's lovely). The name we picked was nowhere in the top hundreds, although it's not unheard of, just not especially popular.

Lockets · 28/11/2008 20:11

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TheFallenMadonna · 28/11/2008 20:11

Nina is a lovely name, and I can see why you're fed up. And I'm not saying bugger her only you're feelings matter. But I also don't see that it really matters if you're children have the same name. Two of my friends were in the same position and they just laughed about it and their children are good friends, as are they. Really, people get too hung up on the whole being different thing IMO. I would stick with my choice if it were me.

Beachcomber · 28/11/2008 20:11

oops their reasons.

Wine has been consumed; it is Friday after all...

Beachcomber · 28/11/2008 20:09

I had a mate of mine call me up about three weeks after DD2 was born to say that they had chosen the same name for their unborn DD as we had just given our DD2 and did we mind if they still used it.

Whilst I thought it was nice of them to ask us I also thought that they could call their DD whatever they liked .

We had chosen the name on the spur of the moment in the delivery room, it is a family name and just felt right for our baby.

We don't have a patent out on it though.

There reasons for wanting to call their DD that name were just as important to them as they were for us. I happened to give birth before her that's all.

Call your baby what you like.

It's a great name BTW.

ChirpyGrinch · 28/11/2008 20:08

If you really don't want Nina (and I shoudl tell you that my (male) cousin was born a month after me and has the same name as me....)
My fave girls names are

Lana
Eva
Vanessa
Fiona

WowOoo · 28/11/2008 20:06

Call her Nina?

When she is born you will know what her name is. Perhaps she will be Nina, nothing else.

Perhaps you'll think of another name that suits her perfectly.

lisad123 · 28/11/2008 20:06

dh loves the name elise for a girl, but we arent having anymore