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Totally stuck for girls names - overthinking this ??

110 replies

MrsPretoria · 15/07/2014 11:07

Our DS has an unusual but 'old fashioned' but strong name. We love it, family loves it and it totally suits him. But I am not stuck on theme names, so girls name doesn't need to also be old-fashioned but I do like Unusual-Classic. Both DH and I have got unusual names. Mine so much so it has never featured on any MN list, ever!

No names that end with 'ee' (as DS's name is a **y and two names ending with Y or an ee sound make me think of a pair of small lap dogs Blush )

Names that that have made it as far as a being considered are :

Pepper
Cressida
Willow

  1. Cressida was extremely popular with both of us as a name for DS if he has been a DD when he was born 5 years ago but less so now as now there is Cressida Bonas (my objection)
  1. There is a very unattractive car called a Cressida - albeit not in production anymore and not in our main country of residence (DH's objection)

Would these things matter to you ? I have visions of Harry marrying Cressida Bonas and there being a wave of little Cress's..

Pepper is pretty unusual (odd to some I am sure) but is a family name further back. Both previous Pepper's were very successful women.

I like Willow but only a bit, but it sounds a bit.. hippy and although we are a quirky, kind of international kind of family, we are not at all bohemian really! And, although both of us are very tall, slender isn't really a family trait, we are more 'Oak' or 'Plane' Grin and Willow, to my mind creates a tall, slender image.. Is that just me ? Am I just preggo-hormone mad and overthinking everything ?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Loveleopardprint · 15/07/2014 14:24

Lettice or Sabella?

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:28

How about:

Isadora
Otellia
Clementine
Constance

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:29

Or

Ophelia
Fenella

minmooch · 15/07/2014 14:34

Or continuing a Shakespeare theme:

Rosalind
Titania
Desdemona
Perdita
Viola

dilys4trevor · 15/07/2014 14:52

I wish I could convince DH on 'Dervla' - I love it.

'Agatha' is probably what we'll go for.

Just in case either of those provide any inspiration, OP!

Spottybra · 15/07/2014 15:03

Adriana
Jessica
Adestrea
Emmeline
Adele
Emma

Spottybra · 15/07/2014 15:08

Anatascia
Arabelle
Alana
Georgiana
Clara
Rose
Ava
Evelyn

Needaninsight · 15/07/2014 16:24

Ottilie

Thea

Isobel

ButterflyOfFreedom · 15/07/2014 18:14

Sorry for repeats:

Amara
Anastasia
Ayanna (though realise it has a y in it!)
Bronwen
Briar
Blair
Coraline
Cerys
Fenella
Greta
Iris
Liliana
Liana
Moira
Nicoletta
Ophelia
Serendipity
Serenity
Trudie
Una
Yvette
Yvonne
Zarah

PomPomPingPong · 15/07/2014 18:56

Sibylla

Sundaedelight · 15/07/2014 19:07

Collette

Cressida (YES)

Christina

Christabel

TortoiseUpATreeAgain · 15/07/2014 19:13

Vivian
Isadora
Astrid
Juliet / Juliette
Thaïs
Thea
Salome (possibly with an acute accent if you are going for the French version)
Helena

somuchtosortout · 15/07/2014 19:15

Tessa

Coral

Agatha

Maeve

Mabel

somuchtosortout · 15/07/2014 19:16

Federica

fanjodisfunction · 15/07/2014 19:25

Love cressida and saskia.

allegra
ophelia
thora
henna
camille
karenza
astrid
lotta

ThinkIveBeenHacked · 15/07/2014 23:36

Ember
Juno
Constance
Petra
Aoife
Fabienne
Imogen

Corabell · 15/07/2014 23:47

Araminta

Arabella

Lavinia

Odette

rowna · 15/07/2014 23:58

I throw in:

Allora
Seren

I knew a Cressida once who was called "Cressi" and it really reminds me of a Meg and Mog book.

jenni2503 · 16/07/2014 00:06

Cara or Eva

Iownafourinchporsche · 16/07/2014 00:24

Cecily Cecile Clara Cora eclair (joke)
Electra clementine Delphine

BelleOfTheBorstal · 16/07/2014 00:37

Calypso

Viola

Marguerite

Hebe

justhayley · 16/07/2014 01:56

Love Willow & Cressida can't imagine anyone but peppa pig being called pepper

seashellgreen81 · 16/07/2014 03:24

Eulalia - 'yoo-lay-lea'
Euphemia
Rowenna
Azalea
Dahlia

seashellgreen81 · 16/07/2014 15:46

Pepita
Azalea
Eulalia
Dahlia
Euphemia

It sounds like you still like Cressida though - i wouldn't let Cressida Bonas put you off...

ashesandfire · 16/07/2014 19:21

Pepper is a bit like a pet's name to me, sorry :/ I like Cressida a lot actually, and your objections wouldn't bother me tbh. I LOVE Willow, but I have often thought the same as you - what if she turned out to be short and/or curvy an/or clumsy... somehow it wouldn't work! I love pp's suggestion of Cosima.

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