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thamesk8 · 01/10/2013 20:56

Please can you tell me what first comes into your head and perhaps what sort of girl you think she might be. I love my boys names, have short listed to 4. But I haven't fallen in love with any name for a girl. I like them, or like them for other people...just not one for me!
I love longer names with a nn but hubby just likes nn. Fresh ideas welcome.
Weird mix of tastes I know...

Tabitha
Alana
Edith
Nell
Martha
Anastasia
Brooke
Autumn
Winnie
Sloane
Quinn
Clemmie
Scarlett
Tatum
Xanthe
Talia
Willow
Ottilie
Savannah
Eden
Lilia
Cassidy
Tallulah
Bonnie
Tatiana
Saskia
Jemima
Sasha
Alicia
Constance
Florence
Annie
Jasmine
Sadie
Milla
Cassia
Cordelia
Arabella

Thanks for all help xx

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EverythingIsSoThrowback · 01/10/2013 21:03

The majority of these aren't my kind of names.
I love/like Autumn, Tatiana, Annie, Martha, Alana.

Milla sounds strange to me, and while I like them, Annie/Winnie sound more like nn to me. Quinn sounds more like a boys name to me.

Farahilda · 01/10/2013 21:07

Tabitha - lovely (obviously feline to some)
Alana - redolent of 1970s
Edith - OK
Nell - OK if nn
Martha - OK, tend to think of the Biblical one - diligent, housewifely
Anastasia - lovely, fin de siècle decadent Russian
Brooke - unisex US
Autumn - Phillips
Winnie - bago or Mandela
Sloane - Square or Street
Quinn - yuk
Clemmie - OK if nn
Scarlett - like
Tatum - 1970s actress, played a prostituted child
Xanthe - OK, but a bit try-hard arty
Talia - lovely if spelt Thalia
Willow - 1980s try-too-hard nature name; insincere hippies
Ottilie - like
Savannah - Phillips
Eden - boys name
Lilia - OK
Cassidy - boys name
Tallulah - lovely (Irish saint)
Bonnie - father rides a Triumph
Tatiana - lovely, bit more staid that Anastasia
Saskia - lovely, and not inevitably Dutch
Jemima - lovely
Sasha - far too boyish/unisex
Alicia - OK
Constance - OK, but I always wonder if children will love up to virtue names
Florence - nice, but rather bovine
Annie - Ok if nn
Jasmine - OK
Sadie -lovely
Milla - OK
Cassia - OK, if you don't mind potential for multiple pronunciation
Cordelia - lovely (sweep,mexcellent voice)
Arabella - OK

Pinklady08 · 01/10/2013 21:07

Only ones id be drawn to from your list is Constance nn Connie. Florence nn Flossie (this is on my shortlist for dc2 if a girl. And Annie.
All the others arent really my cup of tea x

YouHaveAGoodPoint · 01/10/2013 21:13

Tabitha Not great
Alana. Ok
Edith. Granny name in a bad way
Nell. I like it
Martha. Nah,

Anastasia Nice but a bit posh
Brooke. Ok and probably not to popular
Autumn. To twee for me
Winnie. No, Winnie the Pooh or Winnie Mandela (both bad)
Sloane. Noooooooooooooooooo!
Quinn. Noooooooooooooooo!

Clemmie. Noooooooooooo!
Scarlett. Ok
Tatum. Ok
Xanthe. Ok
Talia. Reminds me of tibia
Willow. Cute but won't suit everyone
Ottilie. I like this but quite trendy
Savannah. Nice (what about Suzanna ?)
Eden Nope
Lilia A bit wet sounding
Cassidy. I quite like this and Cassy is a cute NN
Tallulah. No way
Bonnie. Nice
Tatiana Nice
Saskia Nice
Jemima Nice and I love Jem as a NN (what about Genevieve)
Sasha. Not great
Alicia. Nice
Constance Very nice
Florence I love Florence but not keen on Flo as a NN
Annie. Love it! Really cute My favourite
Jasmine. Nice
Sadie Nice
Milla. Sounds medical
Cassia It's a plant isn't it ??
Cordelia Bit posh sounding
Arabella Ok

Noggie · 01/10/2013 21:15

My husband and I took it in turns to cross out a name from our long list. We did this a few times and ended up with the same name each time- not the most romantic ways of naming a child but it worked! Maybe you could try that tactic and see which one makes it?! We have a Niamh and a Martha Grin

CaptainSweatPants · 01/10/2013 21:19

The only name I like on the list is Scarlett

Some are way too hippy for me

thamesk8 · 01/10/2013 21:30

noggie we have the pen and paper ready!!!

Thanks so far ladies. Really helping and really interestingly! Xx

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AurorasShoes · 01/10/2013 21:39

These are my favourites:
Tabitha
Thalia
Jemima
Constance
Cordelia
Xanthe

leesam · 01/10/2013 21:39

Talia and Alana for me ,can you mKe a name out of you and your husbands name if you put both names together.? See what comes up x

DoItTooJulia · 01/10/2013 21:42

I looks Ottille and Xanthe.

I know more boys called Quinn than girls, if that makes a difference?

DoItTooJulia · 01/10/2013 21:42

Like, not looks!

AnnaNimitty · 01/10/2013 21:45

Really like Xanthe, prefer Ottoline to Ottilie but both are good, Edith,
Tabitha and Saskia are great as well.

Breezy1985 · 01/10/2013 21:50

Talia, Eden or Autumn are my favourites on your list.

Talia and Eden were on my list 8 years ago for dc2 but had ds and I still love them.

My niece is an Autumn Smile So I'm biased

wigglesrock · 01/10/2013 22:47

I really like Sasha & Sadie from the list. I much prefer Mila to Milla.

Is Francesca any good?

sonniboo · 01/10/2013 22:55

Love Anastasia and Cordelia.

Quinn is a boys name, sometimes short for Quentin.

OutragedFromLeeds · 01/10/2013 23:01

Tabitha - cat
Alana - honey boo boo (but actually quite a nice name imo)
Edith - truly awful.
Nell - nice as a nn for something else, maybe Helena
Martha - ok
Anastasia- Disney princess
Brooke - ok
Autumn - ok
Winnie - the witch or the pooh
Sloane - square (and surely a boys name anyway?)
Quinn - okish
Clemmie - clammy clemmie
Scarlett - ok
Tatum - no
Xanthe - not for me, but it is a proper name
Talia - nice
Willow - ok
Ottilie - fine
Savannah - nice
Eden - no
Lilia - nice
Cassidy - no, although I really like Cassie
Tallulah - no
Bonnie - ok
Tatiana - Russian hooker
Saskia - ok
Jemima - puddleduck
Sasha - nice
Alicia - nice
Constance - I like Connie as a nn
Florence - nice
Annie - nice
Jasmine - Disney princess
Sadie - ok
Milla - ok
Cassia - not for me
Cordelia - not for me

Arabella - not for me

FriedSprout · 01/10/2013 23:19

Tabitha - nice, but wouldn't like it shortened to Tabby
Alana - quite nice, Nordic sounding, am thinking cool tall Swede
Edith - not sure, first thought was little old lady
Nell - Too short am thinking Little Nell
Martha - Servant girl in days of old
Anastasia - like full name, but that wouldn't happen and would be Annie
Brooke - American beauty pageant contestant
Autumn - Quite like this and difficult to shorten.
Winnie - The Pooh
Sloane - Yuck - sorry
Quinn - Wrestler
Clemmie - lovely if short for Clementine, not on its own
Scarlett - angry toddler, red in face
Tatum - American and spoilt
Xanthe - No
Talia - Looks made up
Willow - Ethereal, willowy with slightly hippyish parents
Ottilie - Def. no
Savannah - Trailer trash
Eden - Quite nice, potential for teasing though
Lilia - Prefer Lilly, sounds made up
Cassidy - The Partridge family
Tallulah - Difficult to shorten nicely
Bonnie - lovely for young child, not sure about an adult
Tatiana - Do you want your child called Tatty?
Saskia - Ok
Jemima - lovely
Sasha - Ok
Alicia - Nice
Constance - Very nice and like Connie as nn
Florence - Would get shorted to Flo and would make me think of

sanitary ware
Annie - Little old last, very serious, quite child
Jasmine - Love this and would love Jas or J as nn
Sadie - Sad
Milla - Vacuum cleaner
Cassia - Sounds like a boys name
Cordelia - Aged aunt
Arabella - Sorry, no

  1. Jasmine
  2. Constance
  3. Jemima
CarriMarie · 01/10/2013 23:23

My favourites are Tabitha, Scarlett, Ottilie, Saskia, Jemima and Jasmine.

thamesk8 · 02/10/2013 17:06

We love Tatty or Tati!!! Is that really awful?!
Can it be shortened version of anything else not just Tatum or Tatiana ??

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maishoffwcingras · 02/10/2013 17:14

Tabitha - not keen, makes me think of cat
Alana - like the sound of it but just makes me think of Alan, which I don't like
Edith - nice, LOVE Edie as nickname
Nell - like
Martha - like
Anastasia - ok
Brooke - no
Autumn - no (maybe as middle name would be nice)
Winnie - the witch
Sloane - !!!!!!!!!
Quinn - sounds like a boy's name to me
Clemmie - no
Scarlett - nice
Tatum - no
Xanthe - no
Talia - no
Willow - not bad
Ottilie - cute
Savannah - no
Eden - ok
Lilia - nice
Cassidy - nice
Tallulah - ok
Bonnie - blue peter dog (showing my age)
Tatiana - no
Saskia - nice
Jemima - no
Sasha - ok
Alicia - ok
Constance - no
Florence - lots of them about
Annie - nice
Jasmine - ok
Sadie - ok
Milla - no
Cassia - like
Cordelia - no
Arabella - no

lljkk · 02/10/2013 17:16

Tatty is bad, sorry.

Very eclectic mix (I applaud you).
But SLOANE? Are you serious? Sloane???

Iwaswatchingthat · 02/10/2013 17:19

Stand out name for me from your list is Scarlett

TheAlyssWithTheMewlingQuim · 02/10/2013 17:25

I like Anastasia, Scarlett, Willow, Savannah, Jasmine and Cordelia best off this list

thamesk8 · 02/10/2013 17:35

Really helpful chicks! Thank you thank you. We've def scrubbed some off the list. X

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allyfe · 02/10/2013 20:24

Tabitha - cat
Alana - don't like the sound much
Edith -no
Nell -not my favorite
Martha -quite like it
Anastasia - no
Brooke - no
Autumn - no
Winnie - as a nn
Sloane - no
Quinn - no
Clemmie - as a nn
Scarlett - not my favourite
Tatum - like this!
Xanthe - love this. I knew one as a child.
Talia - no
Willow - no
Ottilie - not my fav
Savannah - no
Eden - no
Lilia - no
Cassidy - no
Tallulah - no
Bonnie - quite like it
Tatiana - no
Saskia - quite like it
Jemima - a bit too girly for me
Sasha - I like this
Alicia - quite like this
Constance - I quite like this, with connie as a nickname
Florence - no
Annie - I do rather like Anne (then you could use Annie as a nn). It has a classic quality, and isn't at all common at the moment. But it may be because it is my Mums name!
Jasmine - no
Sadie - no
Milla - knew one as a child but not my favourite name
Cassia - not so keen
Cordelia - no
Arabella - no

So, in sum, my favourites are:
Xanthe
Sasha
Anne (Annie)
Tatum