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?

What about the Russian ones ?

Natalie/Natasha?
Marsha/Marcia
Ninette
Lydia? I know a lot of ahs there but...
Anastasia

Do you have other countries in your background ? Could you look at Welsh, Scots, French, Irish ? Grainne ? Eithne ? Jean?

Or classical ? Leda? Danae ? Is Artemis too N London? Hera? Lalage?

Or classic old fashioned English
Ann
Elizabeth
Katherine
Joan
Jane

Cora
Sybil

Olive - Ye-es...BUT. current DDs obsessed with Olives (eating them and sticking them up noses). Seems unfair?

If we are swopping kids I have a henry to chuck in the pot. I fancy a change!

Hester?

Elaine?

Dora
Romy
Romilly
Nova
Martha

Olga if not Olive? However, I love that - you might not.

Ottilie, Mabel, myrtle, Nyah, Jet, Faye, Elise, Benedicte, Sorrel, Alba?

I think I'd go with Valerie Joan.

I love Vera and Gloria. How about....

Irene
Helen
Nora
Vivien
Sylvia
Marjorie
Janet
Freda
Susan
Peggy
Jane
Celia
Hazel
Joy
Alma
Winifred
Hilda
Jennie
Mabel
Hilary
Carol
Julia

Marjorie
Thora
Myrtle
Norma
Mary
Edna
Muriel
Eileen
Gladys
Mildred
Phyllis
Jean
Hilda
Judith

Irene!! Now there's a name.

Opal
Ida / Ayda
Gretchin
Ethel
Orla
Ingrid
Zola
Isla

DP has just suggested Patricia.

Irene too similar to Enid?

Not unfair to do olive. Mind you, sister refused to call third son marmite which is What the older two wanted

Patricia runs the risk of Pat, Patty, Patsy.And Tricia. But if you don't mind that...

Sheila

Audrey

Irene fine with Enid I think - totally different emphasis.

You'd regret Patricia - once the 50s-60s names come back in force, it'll quickly slot into the Felicity category and sound fluffy as fuck.

Marlyn
Greta
Arlene
Janet
Ethel

Freda or Wallis.

(I'm very slowly working through all the girlfriends of Edward VIII, which seem to be the right kind of era )

If not Olive, then Olivia?

I'm not going to be much help on this thread, I love the names you dislike, and vice versa.

But good luck with number 3

Ok, so vetoed Patricia. Irene on long list.