Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Love the name Freya, but can't have it- suggestions please

57 replies

LovelyBertha · 06/05/2009 12:14

Friend has called dd Freya. Unfortunately it was top of our shortlist

We have a long and unusual surname so need something with 2 syllables, not too unusual (but pref not too common), and ideally not ending in an ee sound.

Suggestions?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Greensneeze · 06/05/2009 15:52

Phyllis
Phyllida
Carys

Fimbo · 06/05/2009 15:50

Flavia

Greensneeze · 06/05/2009 15:50

Fleur?

3lilgirlsxxx · 06/05/2009 15:49

Amelia

salvadory · 06/05/2009 15:41

I vote for Thea too, it's lovely and less common popular than Freya.
Also love Mabel FWIW

BlueChampagne · 06/05/2009 15:32

Tamsin
Meryl
Rosanne
Clea
Faith

trixymalixy · 06/05/2009 15:09

My SIL loved Freya, but had a friend with a dog called that so didn't feel she could use it, so called her daughter Faye instead.

nosleeptilbedtime · 06/05/2009 14:15

Mara, Seren or Esme?

chaya5738 · 06/05/2009 14:11

What about Frida?

seeker · 06/05/2009 13:39

That's what I meant, lockets - couldn't work out how to "spell" it!

puffling · 06/05/2009 13:39

Frieda

RachieB · 06/05/2009 13:38

What about Fia ?

I like
Clara
Cleo
Thea ( Thee - ah)
Maia
Eva
Ava

lal123 · 06/05/2009 13:38

Kasia

MrsMattie · 06/05/2009 13:35

Leia
Leah
Eva
Laura
Dora
Nia
Drea
Clea

???

mistlethrush · 06/05/2009 13:32

How about Anya - very similar?

pickcherries · 06/05/2009 13:32

how about freda?? i no a real sweet little girl called freda very cute

pickcherries · 06/05/2009 13:31

how about freda?? i no a real sweet little girl called freda very cute

lockets · 06/05/2009 13:28

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn

MrsHappy · 06/05/2009 13:28

Freya is lovely.
Are you sure you can't use it anyway? I have a bunch of friends and family who are due before or around the time that I am and if any of them happen to use the name I am after I will just use it too! And Freya is very popular right now so neither of them will be the only one...

If not, how about Imogen, Laure, Flora (love this name), Kitty (people who have a DD called Freya seem to have a second DD called Kitty around here!), Greta (if only my DH would allow me to use this one) or Merle? OK, so they aren't all 2 syllables, but maybe one will do.

dollius · 06/05/2009 13:22

Pia

silverfrog · 06/05/2009 13:20

agree with ninedragons - Astrid is fab.

Beatrice/Beatrix?

Boco · 06/05/2009 13:20

Clara
Thora
Dora
Delphine
Celeste
Stella
Mina
Alice
Alan

Lancelottie · 06/05/2009 13:18

Was going to say Maya, too!

Hera?

maqrollelgaviero · 06/05/2009 13:17

Anna

seeker · 06/05/2009 13:16

Flora
Thea (pronounced The-ya)
Harriet
Iris
Rose
Nicola
Grace

Swipe left for the next trending thread