A nice girls name not ending in "a" or "ie"/"y" sound...

[MrsDibble]

Can anyone suggest any?

I would like a name that is not cutsie if having a girl. I find the "ie"/"y" ending names too twee. dd1 does have a name ending in "a" but I would like something different.

The only names I can think of are either too old fashioned (Margaret/Ruth/Rachel etc), names of a friend's child so taken (Imogen/Abigail), my daughter's middle name (Katherine) or no good because I can't name my child after the Queen (Elizabeth)!

Grace
Violet

Helen
Elinor/Eleanor
Susan
Jane
Robin/Robyn
Constance
Faith
Iris
Violet
Carmen
Mirabel

There are so many! What style do you like?

Claire
Louise
Jennifer
Judith
Roisin
Gabrielle
Morag
Lindsay

Violet
Fleur
Annabel
Roxane

Isabel/annabell

Alice

Kate

Jess

Sarah

Beatrice

For what it is worth I think Ruth is really nice.

Miriam/Mariam
Joan/Joanne
Zeinab (Arabic)
Caroline
Coraline (!)
Megan
Saffron
Rose
Xanthe
Persephone
Roisin (pronounced Ra-sheen)
Claire

Not all to my taste but you might like them!

Katienne
Rosalind
Lilith
Corinne

Eve
Grace
Anne
Jane
Helen
Susan
Isabel
Rosamond
Juliet
Abigail
Eloise
Faith
Edith
Mabel
Harriet
Louise
Eleanor
Nicole
Vivienne

Alexis (biased here!)

I love Ruth.

Harriet
Caroline
Tess
Margot
Olive
Siobhan
Sian
Kristy
Kirsten
Juliet
Kim
Kay
Denise
Michelle
Paige
Stephanie

I'm not crazy about all of the names I've suggested, it's hard to think of names not ending in a vowel sound. I really do love Ruth though

Gretchen
Tamsin
Megan
Enid
Erin
Lauren
Kathleen
Susan
Karen
Joanne
Cerys

Ruth is a beautiful name which suits every age.

Eleanor
Esther
Joy

Sorry - did not mean to have a go at Ruth - it's because it was my grandmother's name that I see it as old. I can see that with fresh eyes/ears it wouldn't sound so old!

Thanks for all the ideas!

I have a Meg.

Dd2 if I ever have one will be either Olive or Juliet.

I like Vivienne and also Beatrice. Maybe I'm quite pretentious!

I really like Abigail, but it's taken in my family. A very good friend has a daughter called Mariam, otherwise I would love that too!

PS (again) what to people think of Clemence or Clementine?

Oooooo very happy you like Beatrice!

Not keen on either Clemence or clementine - sorry. Makes me think of satsumas.

I love Clementine, she was my aunties cat

I have a Ruth and a Hazel - I love Celeste/Celestine, Astrid, Beatrice, Elizabeth. Not keen on Clemence or Clementine - also on the satsuma team there.

Lots of people suggested Margot for DD1, but it's my mum's name so wouldn't use it - quite like it tho. I like Marianne, Esther, Hester, Seren, Sarah, Cerys, Frances, Lauren... There are quite a lot of non-a/ie/y girls' names when you get going thinking about it, I think all our possible names were in this category.

Celestine and Astrid are my favourites (other than DD1 & DD2's names obviously ).

Hazel! There's another classic. Dd has a lovely friend called Hazel, she's tall and beautiful, kind and intelligent and a really nice girl.

Hettienne

eden

Rachel
Esther
Ruth

My favourites.

A do like Astrid, but my husband doesn't.

Seren is nice. Iris is pretty too - reminds me of my favourite perfume!

I like Frances but it is (pretty much) my name.

Thanks for all the great suggestions!

Jade (my dd middle name)
Eleanor