Trying to choose a girls name with restrictions!

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We are desperately trying to find a girls name that we love but due to the size of our (blended) family we are struggling somewhat! We have a rather long 'short list' but nothing is really screaming at us - unlike when we chose our son's name 18 months ago (Hugo).

Names we like include Beatrice (but can't really have a B name as 2 of the children/step children start with B. We also like Hebe, Harriet and Hester but 'Hugo and H...' sounds a little naff to me! Clara is a front runner but our surname starts with a CL (bangs head on desk! ).

Other names we like are Tuppence, Persephone, Florence (might be a little popular for my liking) and Flora.

Can anyone help?!

Tuppence?!? No, surely not?!

Clara is pretty and if your surname is Clarke, for example, I think Clara Clarke is beautiful.

Tuppence

What about Esther? Not a million miles from Hester.

Ramona, Liliana, Margot...

I don't think having lots of siblings with the same first initial is an issue unless the names were super matchy matchy. Beatrice is lovely

Clara is top of my list for a girl! Isabella is my other choice, also love love Flora. I also think Clara Clarke is a beautiful name!

Other names from the Greek myths?

Artemis, Thalia, Aglaia, Lyssa, Khione?

Florence is a lovely name.

Marina
Georgina
Octavia
Louisa
Ivy
Coralie
Josephine
Natalie
Zoe
Emmeline
Violet

Please not Tuppence!! Clara is lovely

Tuppence is a cute nickname but am I the only one who has heard it used as a nickname for vulva?

FWIW I think Hugo and Harriet sound adorable, like a pair of detectives.

Tuppence = Fanjo!

Alice
Eleanor
Isla
Iris
Connie
Robyn

Margot was also on our shortlist but Margot and Hugo sound a little matchy to my ear. Tuppence = fanjo? 😂 Oh!

Tuppence....

Tuppence isn't a name.

Felicity
Arabella
Jessica
Eleanor
Leonora

My mum called my vagina tuppence when I was little.

Yep tuppence is a word used to describe lady bits. Don't do it to her!

Lettice/Laetitia rather than Tuppence?

Love Flora, much more than Florence!

I really like all of your options but agree that Florence seems to be climbing the popularity ladder a little too quickly (if that sort of thing bothers you). An alternative to Persephone could be Penelope which could give you the bonus nick name Tuppence? Penelope > Penny > Tuppence.

Lettice was on the original short list but family/friends saw it removed!

Marguerite? lots of opportunities for a pet name shortening.

Tuppence is the name of that lovely young actress.

Posy.

Cora is beautiful and not unlike Clara.

Isadora - could be Izzy or Dora

Cora is nice!

Esme
Genevieve

Seraphina, Jacinta, Imogen, Eloise?

Thea

Cora

Cerys or Carys

Nina

Florrie (not short for Florence, though)

Edith

Penelope

It's out there but I love Eponine (could use Nina to shorten, or Eppie, the latter being the name of the little girl in Silas Marner). She is a character in Les Miserables by victor HUGO

Eleanor

Sylvie

Margot

I could imagine all of the above with Hugo.

I will be honest and say I really dislike Tuppence. It's just too twee, sorry!