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Original poster

Help! Need a baby name!

77 replies

IThinkIJustShatMyself · 04/12/2018 18:36

I have a Beautiful baby girl but can’t think of a name. I love traditional/old fashioned names like Eleanor, Elsie, Evelyn, Nora, Elizabeth. Any suggestions? Thanks!

OP posts:
Iftheresawilltheresaway · 04/12/2018 19:48

Bridie not Brodie
Milvina

fatpatsthong · 04/12/2018 20:08

Dulcie
Violet
Daphne

I want people to bring back Evandne actually. Almost tempted to squeeze another kid out just for that

ElideLochan · 04/12/2018 20:20

@fatpatsthong, not sure your (future immaginary) DS would be happy being called Evadne?

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/12/2018 20:23

May. Ellen. Eve. Teresa. Emily. Jane.
Lucy. Celia. Sybil. Maude. Iris. Enid
Flora. Janet. Sadie. Vera. Fiona.Kate
Jill. Pearl. Aimee. Rachel. Dana. Rhoda. Aileen. Harriet. Deborah. Clare.Emma. Sheila. Polly. Bridget. Ivy.Marcie.Christina. Helena. Violet.
Miriam. Juliette.

fatpatsthong · 04/12/2018 20:28

He'd learn to cope Wink

NoThankyouHun · 04/12/2018 20:44

😁 my DD is called Dulcie so I'm pleased to see it mentioned. She's been pretty unique for a while round our way.

Fishandthechips · 04/12/2018 20:47

Lydia
Margot
Clara
Cora
Maisie

Popfan · 04/12/2018 20:54

My friend called her baby Eva. Lovely.

mrsstewpot · 04/12/2018 21:18

Florence

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IThinkIJustShatMyself · 05/12/2018 11:36

I love Florence, flora, Maisie, Theodora, Genevieve, Georgiana, Tabitha! Loads, I’ve got too many ideas now Grin

OP posts:
missmarplesknittingcoach · 06/12/2018 21:28

I love Adaline , very old fashioned but not too popular . Also Maeve .

TheWernethWife · 06/12/2018 21:39

Rita, Olive, ffs the poor bloody child. I love Iris and Violet.

name123 · 06/12/2018 21:43

Nellie - I love it

widgetbeana · 06/12/2018 21:45

Adaline. Amazing name.

Notsureabouthis · 06/12/2018 21:49

Ariadne
Cecily

Original poster
IThinkIJustShatMyself · 06/12/2018 23:03

I love Nellie!

OP posts:
Sweepington · 06/12/2018 23:05

Elizabeth is so beautiful though we spell DD’s Elisabeth

pilates · 06/12/2018 23:05

Love Eleanor, but dislike Ellie
Elizabeth is also lovely

MidniteScribbler · 07/12/2018 00:01

What's wrong with:

traditional/old fashioned names like Eleanor, Elsie, Evelyn, Nora, Elizabeth.

?

footphobic · 07/12/2018 00:20

Congratulations

I have an Eleanor (not shortened), a Lydia and a Camilla. They’ve always liked their names, even more so now they’re older.

My Eleanor is in her 20s now. On my names shortlist when I had her was Constance, Cicely and Claudia. I still like them all but they just didn’t seem to fit at the time when I had dds 2 and 3.

We have a jokey grandchildren names list, made up of names I’ve loved over the years:
Vivienne
Margot
Eliza
Violet
Ottoline
Elodie
Clementine, Clemmie
Beatrice

I really struggled with finding boys names I loved, lots of choice for girls.

Claireshh · 07/12/2018 00:22

Evangeline
Coralie
Emmeline
Alice
Beatrix

AhhhhThatsBass · 07/12/2018 00:28

Think they’ve all been mentioned upthread but on that same vein, I think Edith and Mabel are both lovely.

itsalmostfriday · 07/12/2018 00:28

Alice

name123 · 07/12/2018 08:19

Nellie is definitely my baby's name if I ever have another girl!

Shednik · 07/12/2018 09:48

Nancy
Elsie
Dorothy
Flo
Ada
Pearl
Nell
Alice
Ethel
Esther
Ruth
Marnie
Mabel
Ivy
Iris
Joan
Kitty
Martha
Flora
Gertie
Emma

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