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Looking for an under used pretty girls name?

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alfiemama · 15/05/2010 09:37

Just as the title says really.
We've chosen Patrick with everyone on heres help, think its a lovely underused traditional name.
Now we are trying to find the equivalent for a girl.

But.... needs to go with ds's Alfie and Archie and a surname of one syllable beginning with C (so unfortunately Rose is out). I would also like something that is adaptable, so you can have a cute name (maybe nn) or a serious name when older.

I don't want much I know

Any help would be most appreciated.

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Ineedsomesleep · 03/07/2010 19:14

If you really want an underused name then I wouldn't choose Millie, it was quite popular when I had DS about 6 years ago.

snice · 03/07/2010 19:12

I know loads of Millies under 10

Narketta · 03/07/2010 19:06

Iris
Erin
Prudence
Evangeline

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alfiemama · 03/07/2010 18:55

Thanks everyone, all lovely names but hubby has vetoed.

What do you we think of Millie? Thumbs up or down?

And if we likey what middle name would be nice.

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gigismummy · 02/07/2010 22:17

Most of the above seem pretty common to me. how about:

Polly
shoshana
Kashanda
Layla
Dulcie
Rosalie
Katya
Evelyn
Jodie
Angelique
Penelope

Plumm · 02/07/2010 21:13

I've got an Ophelia and everyone says they love her name.

My nan was called Violet, nn Vicky. I like nn with a twist - people would assume her name's Victoria.

Both classics aswell, but quite unusual.

mathanxiety · 02/07/2010 21:08

Celia Rose
Cecelia Rose
Cecily Rose
Delia Rose
Adela Rose
Livia Rose
Hannah Rose
Helena Rose
Fiona Rose
Sylvie Rose
Sylvia Rose
Layla Rose
Alicia Rose
Serena Rose

Rosalie, Roisin and Romy are nice 'Rose' type names too.

ivykaty44 · 02/07/2010 21:07

I like beatrix - but nn will end up as trix and sorry but it has other conitations

ivykaty44 · 02/07/2010 21:03

Philipa
Jasmine
Julie
Louise
Fiona
Samantha
Georgiana - Narni for nn

Lilyloo · 02/07/2010 21:00

Love the boys name
dd2 is Martha and would have been Alfie if she was a boy.
I also have a Lily.

duejuly2010 · 02/07/2010 20:44

Poppy or Grace? Just popping my head in so apologise if mentioned already

skidoodly · 02/07/2010 14:26

Nicole
Elena
Vivienne

Sexonlegs · 02/07/2010 13:32

Haven't looked through all the posts, so I expect I may be repeating, but I like

Sascha
Lara
Matilda nn Tilly

I don't know any girls with those names.

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alfiemama · 02/07/2010 12:17

Thanks everyone. I think my problem is I would like something a bit more unusual whereas hubby just like simple traditional names. Hence Emily and Sophie.
I quite like Martha but no hubby says too harsh, Elsie is growing on him a little as is Annie Rose.

I think we need something grannyish like the boys but not ending in IE if we can help it, not much to ask lol.

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skyeplusbump · 01/07/2010 14:39

i like beatrice/ beatrix
nickname bea?!

Mylittlebubble · 01/07/2010 14:08

Louisa - best name ever
Lauren
Laura
Alice
Nicole
Diana
Vanessa

takethatlady · 01/07/2010 13:43

If we're on names like Adelaide and Adelia how about Adelene? I know a couple called Adelene and Patrick! You can go 'Addie' for short. The name Adeline was popular in the nineteenth century (Byron's Don Juan has a Lady Adeline and there was a novel called 'Adeline Mowbray') and there's the song Sweet Adeline. I think all these are pronounced Add-a-line, but I prefer it pronounced with the 'ee' (Add-a-leen).

seeker · 01/07/2010 09:17

I met an Adelaide yesterday.

Fontella · 01/07/2010 09:16

Have you researched your family tree at all? The reason I ask is that there were some fabulous names in the last century that you rarely hear nowadays and there might be something there that you like?

Jennet was a fairly common name back then but fell out of use - it was my great, great, great grandmother's name.

My grandmother's name was Adelia - which is another name you never (if ever) hear. I also love Phebe (alt spelling Pheobe - g g g grandmother) and other ancestral names I turned up include Lily, Maeve, Edna, Martha, Maeve, Elinor, Edith and Lydia.

What is interesting is that I called my daughter Eleanor Maeve (at the time not knowing that I had ancestors with those names). I also called my son Joshua William and afterwards discovered I have a g g g grandfather - Joshua, and loads of Williams. Nice to see some continuity even though I didn't know it at the time .

Just a thought anyway. Whatever name you choose I'm sure it will be perfect.

seeker · 01/07/2010 09:09

Patrick is the best boy's name IN THE WORLD!

How about Edith for a girl?

My Patrick's sister is Grace - I know people say it's overused, but we don't meet many - there's only 1 in ds's huge Primary school, and 3 in Dd's large Secondary shool (Bizarrely they are all in the same form!)

Spirael · 01/07/2010 08:57

Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out, but to be honest with a surname beginning with C, I'd avoid names beginning with R.

I can just imagine a teacher looking at an initialled piece of work and calling out "RC!" to a class of giggles...

bigstripeytiger · 01/07/2010 07:11

Where I live there are a lot of Sophies, and as many Emily's. For me, while both are nice names in themselves, the fact that there are so many children with those names puts me off.

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