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Strong girls name - please no Ava, Eva, Edie, Isla, Bella, Milly, Lilly, Molly arrgh!

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Wannabuyawatch · 11/06/2013 15:22

Don´t know if DC3 is a boy or girl yet. 2 ds are called Louis & Oscar, so if its a girl, I want a strong, cool name.
Not keen at all on overly girly names Bella, Billy, Milly, Zilly, Bella, Mella, Molly, Lilly, Mia, Maya...you know what I mean! Beautiful for some, just not for me...
So far I like Mimi (family reasons), Clara (my husband is Spanish) and Indie.
Any other clever MN suggestions?

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morethanpotatoprints · 11/06/2013 22:07

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That is an improvement for me. I thought I had named my dd after her, unfortunately my dd is not Emmiline or Emmeline Grin. I have a habit of getting it wrong Sad

drhw · 11/06/2013 22:15

Mimi is really girly!!

Pumpkinsquid · 11/06/2013 22:24

williaminajetfighter Medea is stunning!!! (Adds to list of future children)

IControlSandwichMonkey · 11/06/2013 22:31

Genevieve
Aphra

baskingseals · 11/06/2013 22:43

Rita

Pearl

Gloria

Honor

Lucia

EstelleGetty · 11/06/2013 22:45

I know a Consuelo and i think that's beautiful. We shorten it to Consu.

MerryMarigold · 11/06/2013 22:49

To be fair my Mimi (which is just a nn) gets shortened to 'meem'. I just can't stick to names even nicknames.

chickydoo · 11/06/2013 23:09

My cat's called Mimi

toffeelolly · 11/06/2013 23:45

Martha , Robyn , Connie , Tammy , Sophie , Fern , Tess , Minnie

toffeelolly · 11/06/2013 23:45

Martha , Robyn , Connie , Tammy , Sophie , Fern , Tess , Minnie

MortifiedAdams · 11/06/2013 23:49

Love your suggestion Of Roxy but im related to a great one so will love it for that alone. I came.on to say Stella but see that you have already discounted that.

I have a Meg, not sure if you like that?

Similarly, like:
Greta
Harriet
Erin
Olive / Liv
Nell
Stevie

steppemum · 11/06/2013 23:59

my dd is called Miriam, very pleased to see so many people recommend it here!
We call he mim for short
lots of people comment on her name, that they like it and it is unusual

MildredIsMyAlterEgo · 12/06/2013 00:10

Carenza
Alicia
Paola

olgaga · 12/06/2013 00:21

Rosalie/Rosalia, Diane, Isabel, Carmen.

LondonBus · 12/06/2013 00:36

I'm really confused, because to me Mimi is just as girly as Milly, as is Indie, and far more girly that Billy.

But anyway, I really like your boys names, so I give you;

Coco
Pheobe
Anika

But I love Clara.

MrRected · 12/06/2013 00:39

Stella
Indira (nn Indie)
Margot
Elizabeth

IsThisAGoodIdea · 12/06/2013 00:49

EstelleGetty, don't you shorten it to BananaHammock?

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Doitnicelyplease · 12/06/2013 01:44

I know a Marina who is called Mimi

Thisisanoutrage · 12/06/2013 08:54

Pandora
Jemima
Coralie
Ariadne
Zinnia
Imelda
Jessamine
Hebe
Beatrix
Allegra
Xanthe

Wannabuyawatch · 12/06/2013 09:03

As I keep mentioning, I know Mimi sounds girly, but has some strong and emotional family connections so is still on my list!!

Belen sounding like Bell End - that is brilliant! It means Bethlehem in Spanish so a bit weird IMO. Definitely don´t want to give MIL satisfaction of Carmen as she is already incredibly overbearing and wants my boys to call her Mama!!

I have to bear in mind names pronounced in a Spanish accent, so Juno is cool but wouldn´t really translate. I originally liked the name Caspar for my ds but it means dandruff in Spanish!

Lucia is beautiful...

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Wannabuyawatch · 12/06/2013 09:05

Also LOVE Elsa, reminds me of my childhood and crying endlessly at Born Free. A strong contender!

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MsGee · 12/06/2013 09:09

I love Elsa but also Eleonora / Nora

DizziDoll · 12/06/2013 09:18

I like Elsa too.

I always wanted to have a dd called Alba. I love the sound and the meaning.

User21276799 · 12/06/2013 09:32

I really love Hero and Sheba (but DH won't let me have them so I hope someone else does...!)

Exhaustipated · 12/06/2013 09:50

I think I have the perfect name for you...

How about Ramona? Cool, strong, Spanish.