Hunt for a girls name... help needed!

[Ekgh]

I am now overdue and we still haven't found a girl's name we agree on. I really like Martha, Matilda and Meredith and other half's favourites are Agatha and Imogen but I am not keen on the nn for those (Aggie/Immy).

Does anyone have any other suggestions for something similar but different! We like things which are solid but not too popular.

Many thanks in advance

I thought you wanted to call her "Hunt". Phew!

Anthea

Audrey

Edith

Iris

Margaret - Maggie
Madeleine
Elizabeth
Hannah
Violet
Florence
Elodie
Claudia
Emmeline

DS3 was going to be Lydia if that's any help.
From your options, I prefer your choices

Miriam

or course I might be biased...

Thank you for the swift replies folks. Haha "Hunt" certainly wouldn't be popular-sounds like a Gladiator character!

Violet was my ggmother's name so has an appeal from that perspective. Do people like it or does it seem too retro/would it be shortened Vi?

Tamira, Tabitha, Penny, Erica, Delilah, Isla

Could be Vivi? or Letti?

Mabel
Blythe
Mairi

you can always choose your own abbreviation, or don't ever shorten it. I know people who never shorten (actually nowadays no-one shortens mine either).

Violet could be lottie?

Violet is a great name :)

How about Marianne, Miranda, Estella, Elspeth, Dorothea, Xanthe, Beatrice, Clara, Georgia, Holly?

Meredith is fab! How about:

Rhiannon
Corinna
Meryl
Tamsin

Thank you for all the suggestions, a lot to think about. OH is struggling to get beyond Agatha it seems, any ideas for other nn apart from Aggie. I don't expect that school children will stick to it but could help!

Thanks

My friend has a daughter called Agatha and it is never shortened, so I don't think you should worry too much about nicknames. Also there are nicer European nicknames for Agatha and Agnes: Aga for example.

Violet is nice. How about Viola? Good Shakespearean name, that.

school children will stick to it. Really, I don't think you should assume it will be shortened. if you like it go for it.

I'm not a fan of your DH'd choices. Agatha

Matilda, Meredith, Martha are lovely.

Hannah?
Harriet?
Matilda?

How about Tabitha, being along the same lines as Agatha (but nicer IMO!)?

Have you considered Lucinda

your options so far reminded me of this list
hate the term they've used 'funky clunky' but some of the names are great

Thanks all, think I am going to stick to my guns on the Agatha pt.
I like Tabitha but always think of cats sadly!
I reckon the emphasis is on the funky rather than clunky from that list PrunellaDeVille :) but it looks like its got some interesting options thanks for the link -will give it a good scour!

Hermione?

Your choices are all lovely. Of your DHs I like Imogen. I know a 4 year old Imogen, nobody shortens her name. Any name can be shortened/given a nn and you have no control over it so I wouldn't worry about that.

I'm of the school of thought that the person who gives birth gets final decision on the name. Nothing that DH has vetoed though. Unless he's vetoed your name ideas then chances are he'll be sooo overcome when baby arrives that you'll get to choose names.

Best wishes with everything

I love some of the boys name on that list Prunella but not the girls

Is winifred too far? Freddie for short? Seems sort of cool tomboyish to me but maybe the old lady vibe is too strong!

Sylvie, Jeannie, Ana, Patricia, June, Cynthia, Rosemary, Rita, Lillian, Wendy, Tulip, Gillian, Daphne, Darrell, Sally, Gwendoline, Mavis, Mabel, Minnie, Maggie, Judith/Jude, Janey, Clara, Anastasia, Rosa, Audrey, Miriam (Mimi), Hazel, Dorothy, Jenna, Stefya, Peggy, Alison (Ally), Margot, Frances, Betty, Diana, Angelina, Angelica, Maree, Teresa (Tessa/Tessie), Natalia, Belinda, Millicent, Tatiana, Loretta, Enid, Bessie, Bethan, Lispeth, Esther, Elsa, Elise, Elodie, Louisa, Luisa, Annabella, Cora, Tulip, Pansy, Flora, Rowan, Delilah, Deliah, Carlotta, Nancy, Claudia, Henrietta, Harrietta, Etta, Penelope, Nell, Beatrice, Beatrix, Vera, Susannah, Edith, Olive, Seraphina, Sefarina, Julietta, Josephina, Ethel, Petula, Dixie, Phoenix, Elvira, Miranda, Hilda, Barbara, Pearl, Hillary, Tabitha, Opal, Emmelina, Isadora, Theadora, Kitty, Genevieve, Helena, Lillith, Rosalind, Cordelia, Lisbet, Arabella, Claribel, Clementine, Norah, Evelina.