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?

Gretchen - I know a horrible Gretchen so tainted for me

love Esther!

or how about Nancy?

Violet - too close to 'violent' ( and if her sisters are anything to go by, will be painfully apt).

Nancy is a nickname for Agnes!

Geraldine -sounds like the sort of name you would make up as a joke if a feminine equivalent of Gerald didn't exist.

Nancy to cute. Also - tragic murdered prostituted woman.

Cordelia
Winifred
Constance
Bette
Clara

Oh ok, hmm, how about
Olga
Helga
Gladys
Esther
Prue
Sylvia

Gina - no.

Esther - nice but would ideally like to avoid another E initial for practical reasons (unless it's amazing, in which case they can sort out their own squabbles about post)

Arlene
Bette, with that spelling
Virginia, nn Vivi or Gigi or Ginger

Blythe?

Judith
Bridget
Cilla
Deirdre

Do we win your baby if we come up with a suitable name? I feel a bit over invested in this!

So far:
Vera
Veronica
Valerie
Rita
Frances
Gloria

Bridget! Yes! Added to list.

Hazel
Lillian

Delilah
Geraldine
Janet
Avril

Twirlypoo - omg, yes. Have all three of 'em if you like. You're pretty much guaranteed to do a better job than me.

Kirsten?

Valla
Vida
Velma
Verity
Veta
Vera
Verena
Viveka
Violet
Velda

Yvette
Yvonne
Odette
Olive
Ivy
Violet

(Going with the 'V' theme and then some other randoms)
I think Ivy or Olive has a similar feel to Agnes & Enid, they're all quite old lady-ish to my mind, but getting less so nowadays.

Dorothy
Veda
Celeste
Betty

Lillian - hate Lily so want to avoid that nn at all costs

I'll swap you my Margaret for your new one, if we're giving kids away. She is adorable and funny and almost totally feral.

Anita
Joan

Romilly? Aubrey?