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naming night mere

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dragonmoon · 27/05/2010 00:19

Hi we are looking for a name for our daughter who is far too old already to not have a name. We have thought far too long and now we have no perspective at all and really just get more and more confused. Our first son is called Leif and so something completly main stream doesn't go well however we are open to this . We have lists that get longer and longer but still we haven't found the right name.My second child has a name i don't like so I don't want to make that mistake again. It has become a naming night mere. Thanks for any help.

arsesandoldlace · 27/05/2010 00:39

How old is your daughter?

Maybe if you write your shortlist (or longlist) here we can give feedback/suggest names you might like?
What do you think of:

Rowan
Hebe
Amberley
Merle

Poohbearsmom · 27/05/2010 00:40

hi
maybe if you give us your top 10 we can pull them apart or say our favourites and that might help?
How old is your dd? Congrats btw

Poohbearsmom · 27/05/2010 00:44

Ah Arse ya beat me to it
few 'unusual' lovelys from me....
Laoise
Dania
Freya
Marlese
Dannin

sapell3 · 27/05/2010 09:56

Anneliese
Jennifer
Sara
Anna
Maya
Aurora
Emma
Anja
Cecile
Kirsten
Stella
Victoria
Georgi a
Gabriella
Evelina
Liliana

NiceCuppaT · 27/05/2010 10:17

Willow
Clover

Tortington · 27/05/2010 10:19

cumin
paprika

JaxTellersOldLady · 27/05/2010 10:19

Lilia

lovebugs · 27/05/2010 10:23

@ custardo
maybe marjoram or fenugreek

Tortington · 27/05/2010 10:44

5 spice
turmeric

lovebugs · 27/05/2010 10:53

i really disagree,5 spice sounds soooo chavvy,imagine screaming that in Asda, no a more refined name such as Juniper or Cinnamon is more appropriate

sunchild77 · 27/05/2010 10:55

Delphine

sapell3 · 27/05/2010 11:04

Are you particularly looking for Scandinavian names, dragonmoon?

crumpette · 27/05/2010 11:10

Maya and Leif sound nice together

skidoodly · 27/05/2010 11:14

Ingrid

BustleInYourHedgerow · 27/05/2010 11:14

I always loved Clover, ever since I read What Katy Did...DP hates it though, grrr.

LaDiDaDi · 27/05/2010 11:43

Roisin
Emerald
Vita
Solstice
Nova
Minerva

mathanxiety · 27/05/2010 16:29

What's your other child's name -- there's Leif and ?, and give us a hint about your surname?

OrmRenewed · 27/05/2010 16:31

Idony.

I love it but never go the chance. Pronounced I-DOHN-ee. I expect you'll hate it

mathanxiety · 27/05/2010 17:27

Ooooh, that's very nice.

How about Saskia, Iris or Astrid? I think a name that sounds ethereal and vaguely Scandinavian/ Greek would go with Leif and Idony.

willow5 · 28/05/2010 04:46

Hi, here's the Norwegian stats so you can get a feel for what could go together with Leif. My little girl is Maya as she is half Norwegian, a lovely international name

www.ssb.no/navn/

thumbwitch · 28/05/2010 04:50

Fleur. Goes well with Leif.

I do like Astrid as well, mind.
I knew two sisters called Saskia and Mariska - think they were Danish - like both those names.

thumbwitch · 28/05/2010 04:52

(just to let you know, it's 'nightmare')

diddl · 28/05/2010 08:45

Hebe-my favourite girls name.

OrmRenewed · 28/05/2010 09:55

Idony is from :

"IÐUNN
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian

Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love". In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality whose responsibility it was to guard the gods' apples of youth."

So it is Scandinavian too.

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