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If I tell the girls names I like but cannot use, can you suggest others I may like

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ThreeGuesses · 13/03/2010 10:30

Names I like but cannot use due to surname issues or close child relatives being called the same or similar

Juliet
Sophie
Megan
Eva
Rosa
Renee

Would appreciate suggestions

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mrsdennisleary · 19/03/2010 17:58

Constance
Ruth

GladioliBuckets · 19/03/2010 08:14

Iona Lee

cyteen · 17/03/2010 21:55

Or Veronica. Veronica Lee is cool! Very golden age of Hollywood.

cyteen · 17/03/2010 21:54

Vivienne

EdgeofReason · 17/03/2010 21:47

fingers crossed antoinette x

OK we need Mel Lee, Terri - shortened to tel.

Sorry getting worse - If it helps I (seriously) had Skye instead but with McLeod... - not good and then even had Connor for a boy - which if you've seen Highlander (I've still not) isn't good

cissycharlton · 17/03/2010 21:46

Patience,

Nancy,

Lucy (Lucy Lee is fab)

cyteen · 17/03/2010 21:45

Miranda
Marianne

antoinettechigur · 17/03/2010 21:41

love love love Lois - it is strong, cool, yet feminine! Definitely on the list, but we are just waiting to TTC (medical issues).

Don't know how DP would feel about it though. He has a boy's name picked out.

No-one has suggested Peggy yet..
I was going to suggest Emma, then realised child would spend her life saying "not Emily, Emma Lee "

EdgeofReason · 17/03/2010 21:04

antoinette I loove Esme - was my top name but DH wasnt keen so we have Lois - he wasn't keen on that either(!)

or Tra Lee or Lah Lee#
(sorry suggested Crystal for my friend whos name is Ball - I thought hilarious she thought grim

antoinettechigur · 17/03/2010 20:55

Maeve
Esme
Clara
Elizabeth

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ThreeGuesses · 17/03/2010 20:40

Lee is a PITA tbh

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Aviendha · 17/03/2010 19:37

lol I hadnt even spotted that :O)

Lancelottie · 17/03/2010 16:24

Some of these are lovely but wouldn't work with Lee -- can you imagine signing off as 'Yours faithfully, Faith Lee'?

Aviendha · 17/03/2010 16:12

Emma
Isla
Kate
Anya
Elena
Faith

thirtysomething · 17/03/2010 13:13

Esther
Lydia
Felicity
Florence
Beatrice
Natasha/Sasha
Aimee/Amy
Susannah
Hannah
Tess/Tessa
Louisa/Luisa
Chloe
Clara
Flora
Abbie
Alice/Alicia
Blythe
Elena/Ellen
Rowan
Seren
Frances/ Francesca
Carla/Carly

Cortina · 17/03/2010 12:58

Suzannah
Lucinda
Celia
Sophia
Sara
Margaret (Daisy)
Marnie
Isla
Rosalind/Rosamund
Leonora
Esme
Emma

Also second Eliza.

Names that go with Lee:

Constance
Harriet
Samantha
Cameila
Ameila
Imogen
Tabitha
Sarah-Jane
Antonia
Mariann e

A few more to consider anyway.

crumpette · 17/03/2010 12:20

Don't go with Annabel, Isabel etc... as last part of name will be 'belly'

I share your pain as my favourite girls name is Sophia but Sophie is already in use by close family, ditto Charlotte.

I think Eloise Eliza Charlotte Laura etc sound nice and classic

RatherBeOnThePiste · 17/03/2010 12:14

Eliza
Catherine

Pasiphae · 17/03/2010 12:11

Some more ideas:
Violet, Harriet, Justine, Eliza, Iris, Ottilie, Morgan, Elsie, Eve, Bethan, Prisca, Elodie, Aurelia, Hazel, Nell/Nelly, Audrey, Ines, Maya, Valentina.

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ThreeGuesses · 16/03/2010 00:38

style doozie

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Doozie · 15/03/2010 20:44

Juliet - Lisette, Harriet, Georgette, Georgina, Eugenie, Josephine nn Josie
Sophie - Sylvie, Phoebe, Lucy, Amelie, Holly, Cecily
Megan - Margot, Margaret nn Meg/Maggie, Maria, Tegan
Eva - Ada, Elsa
Rosa - Rose, Rosie, Tessa, Anna, Pippa
Renee - Esme, Helene

Do you mean similar in sound or style?

bulby · 15/03/2010 19:14

Please don't go with the suggestion Dido. I work in a school and it'll be no time until that extra letter is added!

HelenDoula · 13/03/2010 23:41

Names I heard at the park today ...Maggie + Jolie but you should call your baby the name you love the most regardless of close friends/relatives etc ! my mum had a neice called Helena & desp wanted to call me Helen, which she did as my Grandmother told her under no uncertain terms - your baby you name her what you like !!!

SoupDragon · 13/03/2010 11:58

Francesca
Jennifer
Matilda
Leah [arf]

diddl · 13/03/2010 11:55

Harriet, Cecily, Imogen, Esme?

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