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?

thalia
Leda
Carly
Eleri
Victorine
Jeanette
Janet
Janette
Florence
Lorraine
Mary
Phoebe
Phillida
Philomel/philomela
Nightingale
Theresa
Sandy
Sydney
Unity
Ermintrude
Ermine
Adelheid

Jade
Edina
Jezebel
Kezia

Blythe?

I'd like to know what North London names are too (am in North London).

I might be wrong but isn't a 'North London name' typically something like Otto, Ludo, Sid, Elsie, Sonny, Milo, Bea, Arthur, Arlo, Monty, Mabel, Iris, anything sort of posh with a hip yet old person ish vibe??!

Yes.

Like Enid and Agnes.

OP have you considered any names
recently??!

Scandinavian names might have the sound you're looking for:

What about Margaret, Anita, Maude, Marta, Ingrid, Hilda or Hilde, Malin, Ursa, Birgitte, Britte or Britta, Ruth,
Rita, Inge, Mathilde, Sigrid, Saga, Greta, Ida, Sybil, Mona, Tova or Tove, Ina, Ulrica or Ulrike, Gerda, Vera, Renata

Non Scandi ideas are Anouk, Vida, Claude, Edna, Annette, Lou, Dorcas, Adelaide, Dana or Dina, Avril, Selah, June, Yannick, Beulah, Inez, Odette, Lucrece, Peta, Golde or Golda

You've reminded me of my long held love of Ursula, Dorcas and Una...

I have always loved Rita and Una! Never been brave enough to use them ! I do have a Mary though despite people saying it's horrendous and old lady

I have an Iris.
I have confirmed to type.

Mamiof3 Mary is a gorgeous name, think it has a very different vibe to old lady revival names.

Aww cosmic it might be a bit North London but it's still lovely

Thank you. I'm surprised people are rude about Mary, it's a very pretty name.

June

In many ways, Mary/Maria/Maryam etc is the name... I mean, if it's good enough for the mother of JC...

Think it sounds plain to many people, maybe because we're used to frillier names at the moment.

Madge
Judith
Janie
Linda
Helga
Lorraine
Collette
Geraldine

Sybil

Saw this and thought of you OP, I love love love Gilda

www.brit.co/classic-hollywood-baby-names/

Esme

Where has the OP gone . All this work might be for nothing coz it looks like she has gone.

OP's head exploded after post 600 on an innocent baby names thread and she promptly left to register her as Ellie Rose

Wow, this thread is long! I haven't read it, but I did notice that you mentioned Ramona. That's on our list. Love it. Also love Lois, Arwen, Camille, Ines and Estelle.

Well, she's here. And she's called ...drumroll> ...................................... Millie.

I'm hilarious, I know.

She's really called Marilyn Anita.

Everyone is well. And happy not to have to think about names anymore

If I'd have had a girl I would have called her Wendy