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She's 24 hours old and still no name...!

87 replies

ShinyWorthKeeping · 05/09/2025 15:40

I think we have it narrowed down between 2... she's my 3rd and final baby girl so needs to be perfect.
List has been whittled down from about 14 names...
Harmony or Vanessa?

OP posts:
LadyMonicaBaddingham · 05/09/2025 19:25

Vanessa is a beautiful name! Congratulations!

Montereyjaaack · 05/09/2025 19:33

I really like Vanessa and my first true friend was called Vanessa. She was very important in my childhood life and maybe it’s why I love the name so much.
strangely it also calls to
mind a name mentioned here already quite a bit which is Vivienne (a beautiful name that was never on my list and I kind of regret that now).

I also think Harmony is lovely but I think the connotations mentioned above are sort of too easily brought to mind (which is sad),

some other names those two choices call to mind are:
Fiona
Florence
Julianna
Heather
Cadence
Imelda
Lucienne

MistressThere · 05/09/2025 19:44

Peridot1 · 05/09/2025 16:12

I quite like Vanessa. A friend’s DD is Vanessa but is often called Ness. So depends if that would bother you.

What about Vivienne? Vivi quite cute for a nickname.

I always wanted a Phoebe. Sadly only had a boy and it didn’t suit him!

I love Vivienne! Also like Elodie, Gabrielle, Lucy, Peyton.

My favourite classic name is Charlotte.

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Mimsykins · 05/09/2025 19:48

lizzielizard · 05/09/2025 15:49

Harmony makes me think of hairspray. Friends will inevitably shorten it to Harm. Congratulations on your new baby.

Makes me think of The Queens Nose!

x2boys · 05/09/2025 19:54

Out of the two Vanessa.

Coldnightsapproachingwhereismyduvet · 05/09/2025 19:56

Good grief neither..

DeeKitch · 05/09/2025 20:09

Vanessa - congratulations x

MirandaBlu · 05/09/2025 20:24

First of all - give yourself time and grace; you don't have to decide right now! Maybe choose a way to refer to your baby in the meantime with a nice reference that your family can use but something you'd never choose as the "real name" - Baby, Bean, Bébé, Sprog, etc. Whatever works.

Of the two names you suggested, I would pick Vanessa. But if you're not sold on either one, how about:

Alicia/Alyssa
Aria
Cadence
Calliope
Clarissa
Larisa/Larissa
Ligeia
Jessamyn
Marina
Marisa/Marissa
Melinda
Melody
Nadia
Nerissa
Octavia
Raïsa
Shira ("my song" in Hebrew)

Zeroonin · 05/09/2025 21:07

Harmony has a nice sound to it, but you can't help but shorten it to Harm.
Vanessa also has a nice sound but really which would you prefer as a nickname: Van or Nessa?
I voted something else.

PumpkinSparkleFairy · 05/09/2025 21:33

Congratulations!

I like Vanessa - Harmony isn’t my cup of tea.

OliviaBonas · 05/09/2025 22:07

Elodie or Hermione

Moreteaandchocolate · 05/09/2025 22:23

Neither are my taste.

Do you like

Verity, Carmen, Nicole, Tessa, Natasha

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