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travispickles' baby name shortlist

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travispickles · 21/11/2010 03:03

Here's the shortlist of baby names I'm considering that I generated with Mumsnet's Baby Name Finder. Let me know what you think.

Girls
Amelia
Ava
Catriona
Dahlia
Estelle
Esther
Eva
Eve
Iris
Isla
Ivy
Lydia
Marina
Marlena
Marnie
Mathilda
Sasha
Stella

Atm, Marina or Marnie are front runners although also loking Sasha. Don't want anything too popular... Any thoughts most welcome!

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theagedparent · 21/11/2010 08:37

I like Estelle best

KenDoddsDadsDog · 21/11/2010 08:44

Catriona for me.

weepootle · 21/11/2010 08:47

I like,
Amelia, Estelle, Esther, Marnie, Mathilda, Stella.

belgo · 21/11/2010 08:47

Love Estelle, Esther and Stella, and Mathilda.

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travispickles · 21/11/2010 09:14

Well that's the thing - it's short for Marina. I have a friend of a friend who I rarely see with a baby called Marnie, but I quite like the idea of Marina as a first name but Marnie as NN. Don't remember reading the book and may avoid the film!!

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dexifehatz · 21/11/2010 11:39

I love Ivy, Eve and Dahlia! absolutely hate Marnie > Marnie Sarnie! lol Grin

dexifehatz · 21/11/2010 11:40

also like Amelia and Catriona

BelligerentGhoul · 21/11/2010 11:41

Love Esther, Eve, Lydia, Marlena and Mathilda.

The only one I hate on that list is Catriona but it is a name I really, really dislike.

travispickles · 21/11/2010 12:19

Thanks all! Am finding it really hard to decide, as just as I decide I like a name I go off it... Confused

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jellybeans · 21/11/2010 12:59

Ava
Estelle
Esther
Eva
Eve
Isla
Matilda

I like the above.

MelinaM · 22/11/2010 23:34

I love Ava, Iris and Isla ..but unfortunately they are very overused nowSad
Love Sasha, and not TOO popular! x

diddl · 23/11/2010 08:18

Amelia, Catriona, Lydia.

Sasha is a boys name to me, nn for Alexander.

giantpurplepeopleeater · 23/11/2010 13:21

Oooh I love Ava!!!

Other than that Isla and Lydia are lovely IMO!

healthyElfy · 23/11/2010 14:13

Isla and Lydia for me too.

TondelayoSchwarzkopf · 23/11/2010 14:19

Amelia - lovely
Ava (sadly overused - don't think anyone who can't swear they have seen at least 5 Ava Gardner films should be allowed to use it either Grin)
Catriona - don't like
Dahlia - like
Estelle - love - and Estella
Esther - like
Eva - like but overused
Eve - same
Iris - like
Isla - love
Ivy - no - Tilsley.
Lydia - like
Marina - like but makes me think of Stingray
Marlena - no but Marlene is nice
Marnie - like (Hitchcock fan though she's hardly a good role model being a klepto)
Mathilda (love)
Sasha - agree that it is boys name.
Stella - love but overused.

If I were you I'd choose: Amelia, Mathilda, Isla, Amelia or Estelle.

(NB: is your name a tribute to David Beckham saying he had a Travis Pickles haircut? If so [high five])

Secretwishescometrue · 23/11/2010 14:58

Catriona is lovely def my favourite. Used to have a childhood neighbour called Marina she got Renie as a nn. Marnie is very American to my ears (Nout wrong with that but ya know...)

Komondor · 24/11/2010 10:32

I live Sasha best.

ShoppingDays · 25/11/2010 17:22

I like Amelia, Dahlia, Lydia, Marlena, Ivy and Stella.

Of your frontrunners, I like Marina, then Marnie, but don't like Sasha I'm afraid.

IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 25/11/2010 17:36

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Marina

I'm not allowed it Angry

EauRouge · 25/11/2010 17:45

There are loads of Amelias where I live. Catriona and Estelle are both lovely. Marina made me think of Stingray too, sorry!

travispickles · 25/11/2010 18:08

Why not allowed it Iwouldnotcouldnotwithagoat??
Estelle can sound lovely but does it sound a bit cheap with the wrong accent?!
What middle name with Marina? Haven't gone off it yet...

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IWouldNotCouldNotWithAGoat · 25/11/2010 18:12

DH says it's a place to keep boats. Angry

NB I'm not disputing it's a place to keep boats. I just want to name my next DD it anyway.

lilly13 · 26/11/2010 19:35

here are my picks from your list:

Amelia
Estelle
Eva
Eve
Lydia
Marina
Sasha (prefer Alexandra with this a NN)
Stella

absolutely hate Matilda (think of an old maid from a village in Estonia)... sorry!