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not too girly girls names

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mrsjuan · 21/03/2009 18:26

Our baby girl is due in 8 weeks and I'm still not sure on names. Our current favourites are Phoebe and Amelie but I'm not 100% happy with them at the moment. I think they might be a little too cutesy.
If I give you some names that I really like but can;t use maybe someone can give me some inspiration of similar sorts of names that might work:

Erin (doesn't go with surname)
Bryony (can;t have B names with surname as it begins with O!)
Sorrel - OH doesn;t like
Romilly- OH doesn't like

Thank you

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coochicoo · 06/04/2009 10:06

Alexandra
Esme
Harriet
Charlotte
Fearne

lowrib · 06/04/2009 09:10

Elodie

Poofeedwindsleep · 06/04/2009 08:47

I used Phoebe this month for the same reason-fits current 'style' without being too girly, eg mil's choice of Daisy! would suit a tomboy & surly teenager as much as the cute munchkin here.

Others on list were:

Sadie
Charlotte
Imogen
Harriet

woodenspoon2 · 23/03/2009 15:00

Aphra. Agnes, Agatha, Nina, Romola, Ramona, Beatrice, Elizabeth, Virginia, Vanessa, Sylvia

norkmaiden · 23/03/2009 14:58

Saffron

Anna

BlueChampagne · 23/03/2009 12:54

Tamsin
Meredith
Meryl
Thea
Leah
Rachel
Vanessa

lockets · 22/03/2009 17:39

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jellybeans · 22/03/2009 15:51

Leona
Leoni
Thea
Tia
Joelle
Nicole
Alyssa
Brooke
Skye
Morgan

Bella73 · 22/03/2009 09:45

We have an O surname and it does rule out the -a names in my mind too and that is hard as there are so many -a names.

I like Lauren, Laurel, I love Cora but the -a thing is tricky. Margot is nice too. I like Sinead and Siobhan.

Hope you find something you both like.

spinspinsugar · 22/03/2009 09:27

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changename1 · 22/03/2009 09:11

Clare
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Elise
Isobel
Catherine

tigerdriver · 21/03/2009 23:12

the only girl's name is: Harriet.

She has to be the captain of the hockey team and no one will mess with her.

bringonthetrumpets · 21/03/2009 23:10

what about phoebe?

Steaknife · 21/03/2009 23:08

Emily
Edith
Eleanor

(all names I wanted for mine)

Rose (feminine but not too flouncy IMO)
May (works well as a middle name - Edith May)

Orla
April
Ruth
Elle
Carine
Karensa

ickletickle · 21/03/2009 21:57

Honor
Verity
Hope

Doha · 21/03/2009 21:14

Kirsty
chloe
Amber
Caitlin
Beth
Eve

lockets · 21/03/2009 20:26

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treacletart · 21/03/2009 20:25

woops hadn't read about the a endings before posting - sorry.

treacletart · 21/03/2009 20:24

Imogen, Clara, Agatha, Elizabeth.

Takver · 21/03/2009 20:19

Hope
Hebe
Ivy
Dorothy
Hetty

browntrout · 21/03/2009 20:03

Astrid
Scarlett

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mrsjuan · 21/03/2009 19:50

Hmm, quite like Harriet & Emma but not overstruck on the other suggestions.
I think I prefer names with more than 1 syllable & names ending in a tend to 'run into' our surname too much if you don;t take care to pronounce them separately (which might be why Cora & Emma came off the original list)
Perhaps the perfect name just doesn't exist!

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randomname · 21/03/2009 19:29

Gretchen, Norah,Ava, Dara, Carmen, Camille

bodiddly · 21/03/2009 19:17

Sadie, Sasha, Grace, Imogen

changename1 · 21/03/2009 18:56

sarah
Laura
Natasha
Mia
Harriet
Anna
Emma
Rebecca
Alice