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quirky pretty short girls' names - suggestions please!

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passmyglass · 27/06/2012 19:49

we have a longish surname so 1 or 2 syllables sounds best. Suggestions could be pretty 'way out' or maybe classic but under-used. Coco is on my list and love blythe and posey but for various reason can't have these last two. Help me add to my list please!

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LLJ4 · 27/06/2012 19:51

I know a little girl called Bay. It wouldn't normally fit my Name Rules but it is quirky and cool on her.

Fern
Wren
Tansy

drinkyourmilk · 27/06/2012 19:51

Lorna is one of my favs
As is Alice

jkklpu · 27/06/2012 19:52

I like a lot of French girls' names - Odile, Elise, Colette
or the less common flowers - Iris, Violet

WorrisomeHeart · 27/06/2012 19:58

Hebe
Lilac
Dulcie
Cara
Greer

Ooh love Blythe, shame it's ruled out.

tattychicken · 27/06/2012 19:59

Ruth?

barnet · 27/06/2012 20:01

Lola

Shoshe · 27/06/2012 20:05

Shyla

Lute

Cara

Freya

Nia

Asia

Dove

Eden

nellyjelly · 27/06/2012 20:05

Blyth is a bit of a downtrodden town in the NE of England. So good job you can't have it!

nellyjelly · 27/06/2012 20:06

Dove? Each to their own and that but Dove?...

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passmyglass · 27/06/2012 20:07

love bay but sadly couldn't have it, can't explain why without possibly outing myself, sorry. Not heard tansy before, think i like it :) forgot about Alice, not exactly unusual, but very lovely, will pop it on! I like French names too, but think I'm not brave enough to use them as I'll shortly be moving to a French speaking country and won't really understand which names are common, grannyish etc iyswim

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BorisJohnsonsHair · 27/06/2012 20:08

Rita
Beth
Myrtle
Ivy
Dolly
Lil

BorisJohnsonsHair · 27/06/2012 20:09

Mael (not sure how you spell it). Think it's a Breton name - pronounced My - Ell.

SwedishEdith · 27/06/2012 20:10

Cora
Juno
Luna

SwedishEdith · 27/06/2012 20:12

Dot/Dottie

BelleTheBeatnik · 27/06/2012 20:17

Coco, Blythe and Posey are all lovely! (And I used to live near a place called Blyth!)

Sorry for any repeats but...

Asta
Clara
Lena
Ria
Nell
Paige
Lois
Lylou ('Lee-lou')
Emme
Cleo
Lyra
Maia
Quinn

Olive28 · 27/06/2012 20:20

Lyra
Adele
Cassia
Nina
Zara
Skye
Anais
Carla
Asha
Sadie
Colette
Louisa
Willow
Pearl
Celeste
Susan
Aster
Xanthe

bradbourne · 27/06/2012 20:28

Bonnie
Sunny

Caerlaverock · 27/06/2012 20:29

Fanny

bouncysmiley · 27/06/2012 20:41

Edie

LLJ4 · 27/06/2012 20:41

Tansy is a little wildflower. A character in a book I like very much has one for luck.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tansy

Apparently it reduces flatulence and prevents miscarriage. Biscuit

Sherbertshoutypants · 27/06/2012 20:49

Sally
Zoe
Esme
Ava
Evie
Maya

invicta · 27/06/2012 20:55

Dawn
Eva
Cassie
Polly
Rose
Sylvie
Jess
Ann
Beth
Jayne
Tia

vinobaroness · 27/06/2012 21:53

Elodie? Cute & French?

winkle2 · 27/06/2012 21:58

Erin?

GnocchiNineDoors · 27/06/2012 21:59

OP are you Kirsty alsopp? Grin

I like
Stella
Meg
Juno
Rose
Lux