Baby girl 48 hours old and needs a name.....

[Sara13]

Good morning.... I managed to name my last daughter Claudia using mumsnet but ive not made my mind up for my latest.....
It was going to be Nancy but my mum hates it.... I still like it but not 100 % sure if i have wobbled

Here are some others ive thought of

Alexandra
Estelle
Marcia
Erica
Lydia
Naomi
Louisa

Or any other suggestions????
TIA

I have just named my dd2 (12 days old!) Claudia! Love it! My dd1 is called Isabella of that helps.....

I think Nancy is lovely. Out of your list I like Estelle or Naomi. Both great names, not too overused and both 'go' with Claudia (which is also fab btw).

I do like Alexandra though....

Congratulations!

I dislike Nancy, Estelle and Naomi and I think Lydia is too close to Claudia and wouldn't work.

Oops! Forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS!

Out of your list I think Alexandra is the nicest.

Louisa is my favourite-followed by Naomi and Alexandra. Don't care for the rest.

Ah thanks for your kind words, congratulations to you too Sleepy Fergus, lovely choice in name... I get lots of compliments on the name Claudia.... Its funny I was going to go with Nancy but she was 9lb 11 when born my other 3 have been 7lb something so she didnt look "dainty" enough to look like a Nancy to me and I thought more like an Alexandra.....its so hard and everyone keeps asking .....you would think 20 weeks would give you enough time to choose....

Its great to get impartial views on it too.... xx

Do you have a middle name already sorted? Not trying to complicate things further but you could look at which name goes best with it?

And take all the time you need.....ignore others (I know how hard that can be though!0

I like Alexandra, Lydia, Naomi and Louisa from your list, but think Lydia is too similar in sound to Claudia. I think Louisa or Naomi would work best with Claudia.

Claudia and...

Lucy
Natalie
Marianne
Phoebe
Grace
Violet
Emily
Serena
Jessica
Frances
Sarah
Ruby
Harriet
Rowena
Juliet
Emmeline
Felicity

Congratulations

Might be too similar to Claudia, but I love the meaning of Audrey (noble strength). Or Deborah. From your list I like Alexandra and Lydia best.

Does Claudia have any suggestions of her own?! Ds1 helped us pick ds2's name.

Thanks Dawn, i'll probably use the name I dont choose as the middle name along with my Mums name as thats what ive done with the other kids ... Yes I'm trying my best to ignore.... DH is being useless at helping me make the final decision too.... xxx

I love the name Nancy. Go for it if it's what you like. My mum didn't like my nephew's name at all to start with, but she was saying the other day how she doesn't really know why she didn't like it now, and she can't imagine him being called anything else!
I also know a Nancy, and she's lovely.

I like Alexandra and Estelle best. Congratulations.

If you have a dd named something as unusual and beautiful as Claudia I really wouldnt go with the normal bog standard names like Alexandra or Lydia I think she will always feel like she just got a name that was ok (my sil feels this way about her name so yes it can happen) If you love Nancy go with it but if not out of your list I love Estelle and Louisa (the last has a nice little change to it with the a sound) how about Eloisa? Marcia is pretty and Erica will certainly be unusual but I suspect may be a bit of a marmite name

How about Annie? Claudia and Annie sounds adorable together!

I like Estelle and Naomi the best!

Congratulations!

Erica or Lydia or Nancy.

Fwiw, I don't think of Nancy as a delicate name. The ones I've known in RL are/were sturdy horsey types.

Definitely Alexandra!

Alexa
Julia
Jennifer
jenna
Stella

I too don't think of Nancy as being a delicate name. I associate it with Nancy from Oliver so think of strong feisty women. I'd go with it if you love it. Claudia is my number one pick if I have a girl. 2nd and third on the list are Lydia and Gabriella. Hope that helps.

Oh I love Gabriella. I actually wanted that for dd1 but I think it was a bit 'out there' for DH so I 'compromised' and went with Isabella (which was actually a very close 2nd on my list!)

With Claudia, I think DH felt I had to have the choice given I'd given birth with no pain relief after a mad dash to the hospital, narrowly avoiding a hard shoulder delivery!

Would you have wobbled if your mum hadn't said anything? If not, stick with Nancy. Your mum had her chance to name her DC, now it's your turn.