Please inspire me for girl's name.

[KenDodddied]

I need inspiration, I like the following but am not sold on any; Rose, Minnie, Meg, Nell, Rowan and Elizabeth (with nn Ettie, Etta, Effie or Bess).

If I like the above what else might I like?

Hatty, Eliza, Gwen?

Tess
Elizabeth nn Libby
Marnie
Fleur
Maggie

Elspeth
Esmerelda
Xanthe
Amelia
Margot

Love Elizabeth with the nick names you suggested

I LOVE minnie!

Lydia, Estelle, Orianna?

Orla
Hatty(Harriet?)
Penny (Penelope)
Judy

The names Etta and Effie are both lovely in their own right. I called one of my kids the full name, but he's always been known as the nickname and now, his "real" name is superfluous. I don't think he will ever use it.

TheWholeOfTheSpoon I think that really depends on the name though - names like Tom or Harry are totally fine as they are, but I always think that nns ending with "ie" are best left as nns on boys. Fine when they're little, but they lack gravitas as an adult.

My DdS name is in your list OP, and names I also considered are

Kate
Olive / Liv
Erin
Matilda
Alice
Martha

Bess is underused as a nn for Elizabeth, so I would pick that.

I have always loved the names Rose and Elizabeth, but understand if you are not completely sold on them.

If you like Etta and Ettie, have you considered the name Henrietta?

And now for a really lovely name I suggest.........wait for it now. It is..........

VIENNA!!

How can you not love it?

Oh, so true! I love a Vienna! With a bit of tomato sauce and mustard in a nice fresh bun, accompanied by a good Austrian beer in the other hand.

That is what you meant, right?

I love Minnie, it is my DD's (completely unrelated to her actual name!) nickname. However apparently in some areas it is slang for female genitalia

Elspeth

Or if you like Etta and Vienna, how about Vienetta...tasty!

Oh stone

Sorry moxon maybe the world's not ready for little Viennetta's yet. (Or ever)

Pearl
Olive
Erin
Hettie
Molly
Nancy
Annabel

Not sure about Vienetta, bit vanilla for my tastes.....ba dum tish.

liking Nancy, Elspeth and Margot (although not sure I could get Penelope Keith's voice out of my head....Gerrrrry).

Keep them coming.

Ken if it's too vanilla you could go for Araminta (nn Minty) Viennetta.

On a serious note, Margot is stunning and I think of Fonteyne before The Good Life.

I think you may be a naming genius Stone, Araminta has it all; the wiff of pony club but when we're hanging with the proles Minty will be perfect.

Dulcie

Lois

Kitty could be short for Katia if you are not keen on Katherine

Rita

Marianne

Araminta has it all; the wiff of pony club but when we're hanging with the proles Minty will be perfect.

Rosalie, nn Rose
Romily
Venetia
Abbie

Mintaaaaaayyyy (eastenders style)