girls name has been ruined!! find me another

[eggybrokenoff]

girls name forever ruined by project acronym at work.

it was Esme. Don't want comments on Esmeee/Esmay or how it's a rubbish name - i love it and now i'm heartbroken (sniff). But could never show my face at work again or look at her without thinking of stupid project.

other contenders not quite living up to it are Eden, Tamsin, Freya, Briony (which i love and dh doesn't), and poss Mathilda although a shorter name would prob work better with our surname.

any suggestions for an alternative for me to fall in love with?

Once it's your daughter's name, I can believe you will be looking at her and 'thinking of that stupid project'. If you love it, use it.

ARGH! typo - let's do this again

Once it's your daughter's name, I can CANNOT believe you will be looking at her and 'thinking of that stupid project'. If you love it, use it.

Aoife - pronounced Eefah is a good, strong, girl's name.

I might just be saying that because the only Esme I know reminded me of the first Aoife I knew. They were both smart, gorgeous, independant, strong feminine girls.

Naomi
Elspeth
Libby
Avril

Some Japanese names have a similar sound - say Honami, or Ume (plum) or Kimi, Izumi

Or what about Sesame. Or Salome.

Sesame?!!!! Only if surname is Street, surely?! :)

Thomasine/Thomasena

Nickname Ena or Ina

Sylvie
Lydia
Claudia
Astrid
Lana
Leah

Elizabeth
Margaret

Nina or Melissa.

DP vetoed Esme, but others on our list were:
Isobel
Bethany
Daisy
Katie
Josie or Jodie

Ilona
Ester
Elma
Or call her Esmeralda and use nn as Esme at work yuo can simply use Esmeralda

Martha
Maud
Clemency

Elsie.

hi, i picked my daughters name from it's meaning and my ethnic origin. So we picked Alanna (gaelic for love) - i am irish and Cerys (welsh for love) - dad is half welsh.

Elodie
Amelie
Coralie
Eleri
Alice
Elsie
Elise/elisa
Iona
Isla

Orla?

Tamsin and Briony are two of my favourite names
Do you like Imogen-my cousin's new dgd is Imogen Rose which I love.
Constance[Connie] is very pretty too.

Tabitha
Melissa
Jasmine
Cora
Tara
Lara
Agatha
Annabel

My favourite girls name is

Adia

It is swahili for "gift"

Esme was on our list for DD, alongside...

Nina
Freya
niamh
sadie
Stella
Cora

we named her orla x

Oh and Lois, I knew I'd forgotten one

Work is for a few years.

Your child is for life. If you want Esme, have Esme.

Ismene