Three syllabel Girls Names - with nice shortening

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I'm not bothered by popularity. I have a popular name and I like it.

I love the names Isabel, Olivia, Amelia, but would not use as I'd run the risk of Izzy, Livvie or Milly. I don't like the ie or y ending.

I like a classic strong name.

I have a lot of name associations, so although nice names, I would not use Annabel, Verity, Catherine, Christina, Susannah or Violet. I just can't get past the people I know with these names. Silly I know.

Certain names that trend on here, such as Allegra, I consider too posh, and it doesn't fit with common DH and I.

Hope I have not offended everyone.

So far we have one name:

Helena

Any other suggestions?

Jocasta was the mother of Oedipus, so it's been a name since the Greek myths! Annabeth is probably a recent coining (heroine of the Percy Jackson books); I rather like it!

On a mythological note: Thalia, Artemis, Athena, Calypso, Callista, Hestia?

Tabitha - a cats name
Keziah - sounds made up
Miranda - I've previously suggested this to DH, he doesn't like it
Jezebel - just not us, we're too boring/safe for a daughter called Jezebel
Saskia - doesnt work with surname
Theresa - ruined by Theresa May, and a bit 1960s.

Thank you.

Louisa - Love this name. It's my DH's ex's name though

Evelyn - love this name, have suggested it to DH, but he didn't like it.

The Matilda I know is a Tilda which I think is v cute

I love Celia but DP was not keen, DS was a boy anyway!

Jacinta (Jassinta)
Louanne
Mariella
Hermione
Eloise

felicity - flick - I think of the Neighbours characters. Felicity ends in a y.

kiera - sorry, I inexplicably do not like this name.

savannah - I find this name pretentious, but thank you for suggestion

Abigail - Abi ?

samantha

Francesca - lots of possible nicknames Fran, Frances, Frankie, ches, chesca, chessy

Sorry, not very good on my Greek myths

Thalia - not us, sorry. We're both over 6ft, rather gangly and naturally blonde.
Artemis - not us.
Athena - I love this name, but it's again not us. I associate it with the Onassis heiress btw
Calypso - It will always be Loveday's mother in Coming Home, played brilliantly by Joanna Lumley in the screen adaptation
Callista - too close to Canistor, although I do like Callista Flockhart
Hestia - again, not us.

i think helena is the best so far. why don't you want to use thiss? are you expecting twins?

Here you go babynamespedia

1483 to chose from!

MadreInglese

Tilda is quite nice, but too old ladyish for my ears. Too close to the name Hilda.

Jacinta - not us
Louanne - sounds made up to me
Mariella - associate it with Frostrup, she is rather gorgeous though. Too posh for us
Hermione - Harry Potter, and just not us.
Eloise - love this name, I really love it, but DH does not like it.

rebecca

Abigail - Abi , nice names. DH has suggested this one, but I have name associations.

Samantha - I like this name, I hadn't considered it before, thank you very much. ADDED TO THE LIST

Francesca - it's a chain of hairdressers

Glad you said that, it's my DD's name !

It means "Father's Happiness".

The only issue I have is that you would not believe the amount of people who cannot grasp the concept of 'shortening'.

We have Abbi, Aby, Abby, Abbey, Abbie etc....

Abigail - Abi It's really not that hard !

Rebecca - my cousin's name. I love this name, but don't like nickname Becky, and I'm very close to my cousin, so couldn't use it. I love the Daphne du Maurier book Rebecca too.

I can see why you havent got a name yet - dont think you like any names!

What about Natasha or Katriona or Katarina.

kalo12 - I would just use the name Helena without a moments hesitation, but DH is not too keen, but if we can't find a name we both love, we will use it, if that makes sense.

Realised the last 2 are 4 syllables - no use!

MrsChristmasD - phew, Abigail is a lovely classic name.

miranda
alison
angela