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STUCK! Please help me with names for girls

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Honeybee79 · 19/08/2016 19:03

Desperately needing some help, honest opinions and inspiration. My DH works for a girls' school so finds that loads of names are tainted by association, so is being of limited help!

Criteria - nothing too faddy, needs to be reasonably timeless and work for a little girl and a grown woman.

We have one DS, Sid (Sidney, but he's Sid most of the time). We have a slightly awkward surname, so nothing that's too much of a mouthful and any "colour" names (Violet, Scarlett etc) don't work with our surname.

What do you think of these? Any other thoughts?

  • Clara (becoming too popular?)
  • Eliza
  • Carly (husband likes but concerned Kali is the Hindu goddess of death! We are not Hindu, I doubt most people will make the association amongst our family and friends)
  • Anya
  • Alexa (Lexi for short)

Honest opinions welcome please!

Thanks

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 19/08/2016 20:23

What about Carla?

BellsaRinging · 19/08/2016 20:24

I like them all but Alexa the best!

spankhurst · 19/08/2016 20:29

Love Alexa, normally dislike feminised boys' names, but Alexa is stylish and unusual without being try hard.

Honeybee79 · 19/08/2016 20:46

LadyMonica - Carla, is v nice, yes!

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Arborea · 19/08/2016 20:48

Or how about Carlotta? A lovely name, and not overused.

Honeybee79 · 19/08/2016 20:49

Arborea - or Carlita?

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WhatTheDickensian · 19/08/2016 20:59

Carly and Carla sound very 80s to my ear. I much prefer your other names.

user1471501988 · 19/08/2016 22:06

I love Anya.
How about Lyra or Saskia.

justjay1123 · 20/08/2016 21:18

We are think alexis and lexi for short, its lovely but I'm going off it just seems too common.
My little brother is in infants and has 3 friends and a cousin called lexi, and my boyfriends ex now has a child called lexi. So I'm guessing theres a lot of little girls with the name.

From your list I really like Eliza, only know one person with that name and shes around my age. Its really pretty

BlueChampagne · 20/08/2016 23:13

Clara, Carly and Anya are my favourites from your list. How about:

Carla (again)
Cara
Corinna
Zoe
Leonie

Honeybee79 · 21/08/2016 11:38

Leonie is v pretty!

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user1471501988 · 21/08/2016 13:11

Yes, Leonie is very pretty.

manicinsomniac · 22/08/2016 00:09

I really like Anya and Alexa. Clara is okay. Not so keen on Eliza or Carly (would never make a Kali link though)

Other ideas - Sidney and ...
April, Ariel, Asha, Angelica, Bronte, Bryony, Camilla, Cecily, Daphne, Dulcie, Erica, Fallon, Fleur, Faith, Giselle, Hope, Honor, Harmony, Joanna, Juliet, Katrina, Lara, Larissa, Maria, Marianna, Miranda, Nadia, Nadine, Paloma, Rhiannon, Rowena, Robyn, Ramona, Tamara, Tamsin, Thalia, Thea, Verity, Vanessa, Zara

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