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Help! I can't decide on a girls name! Already have a boy named Noah!

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Mommafifi · 02/11/2013 20:31

Hi All!
I hope doing this right as this is my first ever post!
Me and my OH really can't find a girls name we like or agree on, we already have a little bit called Noah and that came to us straight away, this is proving much more difficult!
The names we like so far are: Minnie (my fave) violet (his fave), florence, nancy, vivenne, etc, but we just can't decide on one, or they just aren't sticking with us? We really like olive but my Sister in Law named her girls Olivia :(!
Please help! any suggestions of classic old names are very very welcome!
Thanks
Mommafifi!

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Mommafifi · 02/11/2013 21:32

Haha! I once decided I would like a middle name and pretended It was summer! How awful! Haha! At least you picked a cool pretend name, mine was just cheesy!

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Mommafifi · 02/11/2013 21:42

Yes I like Irene, I've just got a thing about wanting to name my lo what I'm going to call it, no nicknames, kind if cruel of me because then they're stuck with it for life and no alternative! Ha

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TreaterAnita · 02/11/2013 21:47

In my head, Noah is a biblical rather than just an old fashioned name, so if you want something in keeping, whether you're religious or not (I know a hardened atheist whose kids both have biblical names simply because she liked them) why not go for another biblical name?

How about:

Abigail (Abbie for short)
Anna
Grace
Hannah
Leah
Martha
Naomi
Olive (though I know you have the Olivia issue)
Phoebe
Ruth
Sarah (you could shorten to Sally, which is cute for a kid)
Tabitha

Mommafifi · 02/11/2013 21:55

Yeah, I have a lot of girls in the family so the names I do like Sally, Lucy, Amanda, are all already taken! I like Martha, and I like Anna/Annie but husband isn't keen! I'll just name the baby when he's out of the room! ;) haha

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YesterdayI · 02/11/2013 22:03

I like all your names except Minnie. What about Genevieve?

InkleWinkle · 02/11/2013 22:04

Lois?

AuntPittypat · 02/11/2013 22:11

I know a gorgeous little girl called Eden, with the nickname Edie. I love it.

I also like the other names on your list. Minnie is cute - the type of name that would make me smile (in a good way, not in a laughing at it sort of way!) if someone introduced their daughter to me with it!

sleepingbeautiful · 03/11/2013 04:57

I like your list, but if none of them seem like the one, how about:
Bridget (Bridie)
Agatha (Taggie)
Bess
Tess
Thea
Elsie
Maeve
Polly

ShoeLaRue · 03/11/2013 05:07

Robyn
Edie
Marnie
Purdy
Bonnie

ScoutJemAndBoo · 03/11/2013 09:24

Flora
Juliet
Erica
Daisy

Littlecherublegs · 03/11/2013 09:27

Of all the names mentioned on this thread I like Thea, Martha, Lois and Anna.

Orla
Matilda
Beatrice / Breatrix
Daisy
Frances
Molly
Ivy
Iris
Betsy
Dorothea
April
May
June
!

The Noah I know has a sister Yasmin.

Sleepy678 · 04/11/2013 14:34

I loved Minnie for my dd put was put off by MN !
I also loved Martha, Connie & Florence but we decided on my favourite all along which was Nell. She really suits it & is my sweet little Nell x

Nell would work well with Noah. Xx

jkklpu · 04/11/2013 18:59

NB Be slightly wary about falling in love with a girl's name, must in case it turns out to be a boy: scans can be wrong...

Marli1980 · 10/11/2013 15:11

Minnie is cute!

juneybean · 10/11/2013 15:14

Love Minnie, possibly will use it myself after ancestors (it wasn't short for anything)

dottypyjamas · 11/11/2013 14:08

My first thought for a girls name to go with Noah was Emily but Edie is also nice.

ginzillas · 18/12/2013 14:05

My daughter is Marianne nn Minnie if that's any help! We love it although I anticipate her dropping the nickname as she gets older.

annielouisa · 20/12/2013 19:32

My DD friend has a Hermione who is Minnie for nn.

barnet · 20/12/2013 19:46

Noah and Stella

cavell · 20/12/2013 19:54

Leah
Julia
Lydia
Edith/Edie
Jennifer
Dorothy

lalouche · 22/12/2013 22:53

Minnie is kid speak for vagina round our way. It's not used everywhere it seems, but check with a friendly local primary school teacher, because it could be a really unfortunate choice...

JCMSD · 24/12/2013 20:33

Esther?

I like Minnie, makes me think of Minnie Driver first off

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