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Original poster

Please post your girls shortlist (current/past/potential) for inspiration?

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sedgiebaby · 07/06/2010 15:18

Would you be kind enough to share your shortlist for girl's names please?

Whether it is a current one or an old one or a 'if I ever one day have a little girl' list because I'm struggling to come up with a list of my own and time is going on.

Lists from all language/ethnic groups are really welcome.

I'm hoping that pooling ideas will help me and others - this is not for critiquing, just for inspiring!

As soon as I can tidy up my scruffy WordPad list I will post what I have. Thanks in advance

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helyg · 07/06/2010 19:47

Bessie

Ineedsomesleep · 07/06/2010 19:43

I have an Emmeline.

On the list for her was:

Juliet
Jemima
Mimi &
Minnie (though much derided on MN)
Violet

On the list when we were having DS was

Jasmine &
Daisy

Psammead · 07/06/2010 19:40

sedgiebaby if you like unisex names, how about our DD's mn, Rowan?

TheLadyOfTheGreenKirtle · 07/06/2010 19:31

Celia, Iris, Violet and Hazel

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sedgiebaby · 07/06/2010 19:30

Some fantastic names, you have me thinking!! Thank you! More please more!

LadyStitt: I love some unisex names especially the more masculine ones: Noa/Noah; Ellis; Harper; Morgan; Sasha; Tori. Although I wouldn't like them for a boy if that makes sense

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Psammead · 07/06/2010 18:27

Ours was:

Lucia
Alice
Amelie
Emily
Jasmine

Raahh · 07/06/2010 18:18

I have a Millicent (Millie) Elizabeth, so love those
Current choice for dd2 (due) October- Philippa Imogen

Also on my list
Florence
Claudia
Lydia
Lucinda
Cecilia
Harriet

Velma, Posy, India (Dh's list)

DanJARMouse · 07/06/2010 18:12

Jessica (DD1)
Rebecca (DD2)
Abigail
Caitlin
Sophie
Imogen
Chloe
Hannah

LadyStitt · 07/06/2010 18:12

oh, and i love boys names for girls, especially Dillon, James, Ryann and Riley.... DH not a fan... and neither are most people i have mentioned them to!!!

LadyStitt · 07/06/2010 18:10

Beatrix
Willow
Evangeline
Scarlett

I love Romilly.

I am struggling to find a nice name to go with my short consonant heavy surname!

posieparker · 07/06/2010 16:59

DH likes Parker

posieparker · 07/06/2010 16:59

Next dd will be would have been Posy.

Posy
Mabel

LuluF · 07/06/2010 16:54

Imarriedafrog - I love Saskia, too - the only problem being I have a very good friend named Saskia who has a sister called Romilly - and as we have a Romilly, I think it might be a bit weird (and a bit like we've stolen their parents' idea, iyswim) and that makes me

harley85 · 07/06/2010 16:54

Faith (DD1)
Elizabeth (DD2)
Edith
Elsie
Rosie
Ruby

NanKid · 07/06/2010 16:53

Polly
Rosanna or Rosa
Zora
Maria

These are my future daughter's names

FiveGoMadInDorset · 07/06/2010 16:51

Edith (DD)
Agnes (if DS had been DD)

Also mooted

Olivia
Magdelene
Florence
Iris

BessieBoots · 07/06/2010 16:49

Helyg- I am a Manon!

crumblequeen · 07/06/2010 16:42

Romilly
Rosalind
Elizabeth
Georgina
Catherine
Susannah

Imarriedafrog · 07/06/2010 16:38

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Mookymoo · 07/06/2010 16:37

Iris
Jolie
Evie
Sophia
Lara
Martha
Kirsten

diddl · 07/06/2010 16:34

Hebe.

FlorenceandtheWashingMachine · 07/06/2010 16:25

If I did have another daughter she would be called Elizabeth, Harriet or Beatrice.

BlueChampagne · 07/06/2010 15:58

Meredith
Tamsin
Corinna
Rosanne

Had 2 boys ...

MrsC2010 · 07/06/2010 15:56

The real shortlist is:

Alice (I love it, DH not sure.)
Ava (I like it, DH loves it)
Grace
Rose
Kitty

We also like: Katie, Sophie.

I like: Verity, Hope.

helyg · 07/06/2010 15:50

We have 2 boys and a girl. On our shortlists were:

If DS1 had been a girl he would have been Ffion Medi.

If DS2 had been a girl he would have been Manon Fflur.

DD obviously was a girl, she is called Carys Angharad.

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