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

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MrsDibble · 23/08/2013 11:56

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)!

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VenusRising · 23/08/2013 14:58

Brigitte
Juliet
Rosamund
Rasalind
Violet
Richelle

VenusRising · 23/08/2013 14:58

Rosalind, sorry!

brightnearly · 23/08/2013 15:07

I love the name Esther! Also Sulamith

wordfactory · 23/08/2013 15:11

DD has friends called Charlotte, Rosaline and Belle...

noodlebum · 23/08/2013 15:16

Evelyn
Evangeline
Jasmine
Danielle
Addison
Madison
Madeline
Bernadette
Jeanette
Meredith
Faye
Shannon
Bridget
Merryn
Gwen
Willow
Caitlin
Pearl
Heather
Charlotte
Amber

Phew, think that'll do for now!

emsyj · 23/08/2013 16:56

Ooooh love Pearl and Amber too!

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 23/08/2013 18:50

Louis
Lorne
Margaret
Christina - I know it ends i "a" but it's not cutesy
Joy
Hope

AmericasTorturedBrow · 23/08/2013 18:59

We had Juliet, Kate, Scarlett, Xanthe, Iris, Imogen and Isabel on our list for DD (who ended up being Maggie, which although it end in "ie" I don't think of as very cutesy!)

sleepingbeautiful · 24/08/2013 04:22

Florence
Cecile
Julianne
Ottelyn
Genevieve
Grace
Madeleine
Arianne
Leah
Bronwyn
Jacqueline
Adele
Justine
Josephine
Lavender
Autumn
Fern
Anais
Edith
Elowen

MummyBeerest · 24/08/2013 05:27

Scarlett (not biased at all) or Charlotte are great choices.

Bear in mind she may inherit a nn ending in y or ie though...

JamieandtheMagicTorch · 24/08/2013 18:27

Americas

I love Maggie

My mythical Girl Child would be Margaret - nn Maggie/Peggy

MotherOfDragon · 24/08/2013 18:41

Hannah
Rachael
Rebecca
Sarah
Rosalind

calilark · 24/08/2013 22:55

I have a Tess. If we have another girl, she will be Hazel.

tillyo · 24/08/2013 22:57

Heard a little girl Willow today and really liked that x

itried · 24/08/2013 22:59

Dorcas

AmericasTorturedBrow · 25/08/2013 06:12

Thanks Jamie

AmericasTorturedBrow · 25/08/2013 06:13

We also considered River and Autumn as tight contenders

BikeRunSki · 25/08/2013 06:50

Alice
Rachel
Juliet
Josephine
Isabel
Joanne
Louise
Merryn
Meredith
Bethani
Gillian
Tess
Katherine
Isis
Lorelli
May
Ellen
Helen
Laura
Lauren

BikeRunSki · 25/08/2013 06:51

Alice
Rachel
Juliet
Josephine
Isabel
Joanne
Louise
Merryn
Meredith
Bethani
Gillian
Tess
Katherine
Isis
Lorelli
May
Ellen
Helen
Laura
Lauren

BikeRunSki · 25/08/2013 06:52

Oops, sorry

Claire

salvadory · 25/08/2013 07:03

Sarah, Rose, Maeve, iris, eve, Penelope, Vivienne, daphne, Imogen, lois, celeste, Margot, Jennifer, carys, Simone, Helen, genevieve, Mary.

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MrsDibble · 28/08/2013 19:24

Thanks everyone - my favourite of all the suggestions is definitely Vivienne, and DH likes it too.

Will probably have a boy now...

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Maud2011 · 28/08/2013 20:44

Marion/Marian
Elspeth
Isabel

NormanTheForeman · 28/08/2013 23:28

Yay! Smile

Teapot13 · 29/08/2013 04:48

Lillian?