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Any pretty girls names i havent thought of...

37 replies

sarahbeth2 · 02/05/2011 20:24

I am struggling for a girls name.
Decided on Lucy but now worried re its popularity.

I know the top 100 names are there any others i havent thought of?

Its so hard and due soon ;)

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MelinaM · 02/05/2011 20:28

How about Lucia, it's very pretty and not as popular as LucySmile

What sort of names do you like, short/long, mod/trad, unusual etc...?

babynala · 02/05/2011 20:30

we chose abigail as it is not very common and according to anarticle we read in a newspaper on a poll of teachers, they said girls called abigail were the nicest in the class!! we didnt find that out until she was 3 months old though!

sarahbeth2 · 02/05/2011 20:36

Cant have a name with an a sound at the end due to our surname so things like francesca are out.

Not too bothered about length etc oh and not one that starts with an m due to our other daughters name.... ;)

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MayBankHoliday · 02/05/2011 20:36

Juliet
Coralie
Marianne
Holly
Lydia
Philippa/Pippa
Emma
Sara
Georgia
Clara
Miriam
Amber

MayBankHoliday · 02/05/2011 20:37

Cross-post, just seen you can't have M names or a endings.

CharlieBoo · 02/05/2011 20:38

Go with Lucy, its lovely....I don't know any little Lucy's (I'm a big Lucy) and I have 2 kids so know loads of babies and children...

How about Alice, Charlotte or Sophie??

Bluebell123 · 02/05/2011 20:39

Elodie, Saskia, Willow, Juliet, Annabel, Antonia, Melissa, Alix, Lullage, Eloise ...

sarahbeth2 · 02/05/2011 20:45

I dont know any lucys in my little circle either but it seems popular on here..
husband likes alice, im not sure

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CharlieBoo · 02/05/2011 20:59

They say my dds name is popular on here too and I have only met two. One who's 8 and one who's 9.... I liked Alice too but didn't LOVE it...

How about Emily, Jemima, Elizabeth, Eliza, Martha?

MelinaM · 02/05/2011 21:02

Ariadne
Beatrice
Eleanor
Felicity
Ffion
Greer
Josephine -Posy
Ottilie
Penelope -Penny
Renee
Rosalie

manicinsomniac · 03/05/2011 01:10

I'm teacher in a school of approx 350 and there are only 3 Lucy's that I can think of. It's not uncommon but I don't think it's at epidemic proportions yet.

Mind you we're 7 up s there might be multitudes of Lucys in the nursery/infant sections of the school, I don't know.

Avoiding a ends and m starts (rules out a surprising number of my favourites) I like:
amber, autumn, amy, daisy, felicity, grace, harriet, isabel, juliette, madeleine, natalie, zoey

manicinsomniac · 03/05/2011 01:10

oh, and an m name still snuck in there sorry!

proudfoot · 03/05/2011 02:17

Lucy is lovely! Quite popular but it's classic not faddy, so I think it's okay.

I would use it myself but my cousin just had used it for her new DD so I probably can't!

fridakahlo · 03/05/2011 03:36

Genevieve? Imho Lucy is far too every day, but I love unusal names.

Hedwig3 · 03/05/2011 10:32

I know a few Lucys but they are all aged 8-10 or adult.

Lovely name.

star83 · 03/05/2011 10:43

Our little girl is 10 weeks old now and we went for something meaninful and called her Dakota Faith. Our wedding song was called Dakota and i fell in love with the name.

telsa · 03/05/2011 12:40

Lucy is a gorgeous name. The only one I know is 40!

highlystrung · 03/05/2011 12:54

I'm a Lucy (age 37) - always liked it. Felt like I could be anyone and not aligned to any class etc.

oohlaalaa · 03/05/2011 12:56

Lucinda??

Faye
Eliza
Lara

SpringFollows · 03/05/2011 12:58

Isis. One of my faves.

sharbie · 03/05/2011 13:04

we have a cousin in oz called linley which i always thought was really sweet

CinnabarRed · 03/05/2011 13:05

Sally. Due a revival.

snice · 03/05/2011 13:06

Susannah?

fluffygal · 03/05/2011 13:15

Lana? Alana? My daughter is a Lana and she is always complimented on her name.

yousankmybattleship · 03/05/2011 13:20

I think Lucy is lovely! Can't think of any Lucys in my DD's school.

I also like Nancy, Grace and Eleanor if you're looking for inspiration.

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