Wanted: girls name. Must be fabulous.

[MaureenMacnally]

Why am I pregnant again ffs? Stupid Catholic upbringing. My body will an unsalvageable wreck and we will be living in penury for the next two decades.

Anyway. Need a girls name. I am utterly devoid of inspiration, being interested only in grab bags of Skips and having naps.

Already have an Agnes and an Enid. Surname Stephens.

Dislike: frilliness; 'ah' endings; 'classic' names.

Like: fabulous names. I was keen on Ramona the last go-round, but think I might have lost my love for it.

Any suggestions?

MovingOnUp no Vada as in the girl from "My Girl" - gorgeous name

florascotia Round where I live, in North Wales, all Enids are pronounced like that. If I saw the name Enid, I would automatically presume it "eh-nid" rather than "ee-nid"

Thank you, Ceri, that's interesting. I think it sounds nice that way.

Vera too matchy matchy with your other names.

Matchiness v uncool.

You need something just slightly less obviously 1940's working class to keep some balance.

i would go with :

Enid, Agnes and Valerie

Enid Agnes and Julia

Enid Agnes and Frances

I particuarly like Frances. It has that simple, spare quality to it like Agnes does but without sounding too much like they're a themed child performance group about to sing Roll out the Barrels on BGT.

a themed child performance group about to sing Roll out the Barrels on BGT.

I think Julia is just beautiful. Elegant and slightly aloof a la Julia Flyte.

(hopefully yours will be more elegant than aloof)

Probably on the completely wrong track heading to South London, and I really haven't checked if these are repetitions, but fuck it:

Joanne
Jennifer
Lauren
Maria
Penelope/Penny
Caroline
Ruth
Ivy
Hester

Love Agatha, but probably to close to Agnes.

I used to know a Gillian Stephens when I was at school

North London is the best

Bea
April
Heloise
Olive
Etta (I know you dont like 'a' endings but these arent too frilly...)
Frieda
Hilda
Delphi
Ursula
Lois
June

I haven't read them all so apologies if these have been suggested.
Freya
Martha

Beatrice Ramona or Ramona Beatrice. Or Ptolemy

Trudie
Christine
Mary

Dawn
Lynette
Naomi
Jacqueline

Mary, Una, Wynn, Gwyneth

Kitty

Not read the whole thread but what is the whole "too North London" thing meant to mean OP?

and yes I am North London and DD has a name I just know is going to be on the OP's "too N L" list

I like Audrey best of these. I know a chic French woman and a cute Chinese/British girl both called Audrey. I don't think people think of Hepburn automatically anymore.

Sian
Fern
Sorrel
Cerys

Elvera

Gertrude Stephens is a fab name. Rudy for short. Love Audrey. Ethel works with Agnes and Enid, as does Norah.

Gorgeous names on here and I love Enid. It was on my list.
I know they've been suggested before but
Olive
Ivy
Bridget
are all fab names.
If my boy child had been a girl he'd have been Bess.

This thread has grown like a weed so no, I haven't read the entire ft so sorry if you've already had these:

Petra
Hebe
Zita (pr. Zeeta)
Tanya
Rachel
Mathilde
Therese
Thali
Giana
Sonya
Helen

Thurza
Fab midwife who delivered my first child. She was a very wise woman. Have always loved the name.

Sherezade or Hepsiba.