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Girls name - not flower or ‘old lady’ - help!!!

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whiteviolet · 22/11/2017 06:25

We don’t know what we’re having, but have had a boys option chosen since I was pregnant with DD1 (called Jessica) and just can’t seem to find a girl option that we both like!

I’m not keen on flower names e.g. Rosie, Poppy, Daisy

DH doesn’t like what he calls ‘old lady’ names which have become fashionable over recent years e.g. Florence, Edith, Ava, Norah

Neither of us are keen on overly fancy names e.g. Clementine, Arabella, Cordelia

Types of names we like, but don’t think are ‘the one’ include:

Charlotte
Sophie/Sophia
Georgina
Lucy
Emma
Victoria
Elizabeth

Please help! Confused Confused

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Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:22

Bertha
Helga
Prudence
Winnifred

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Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:23

Roberta (Bobbie for short)

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ShowMeTheElf · 22/11/2017 17:24

Emma
Emily
Rachel
Jane
Milly
Mary
Olivia
Phoebe

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PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 17:25

Justine
Yasmin (I know you said no 'flower names' but it's Yasmin not Jasmine)
Marie-Louise
Myriam
Amelia
Carelle

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ShowMeTheElf · 22/11/2017 17:25

I also think that Chloe meets your criteria: not too many babies with that name but so many 8-12 year olds I think it's fallen out of favour again.

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Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:33

Yolanda
Kathleen
Maureen
Laurie
Louise
Lenore
Grace
Angela
Andrea
Marjorie
Maria

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LambMadras · 22/11/2017 17:34

Abby
Eleanor
Jessica
Janine
Elodie
Mia
Emily
Maya
Sophia

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Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:35

Jacqueline or Jaclyn

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Chrys2017 · 22/11/2017 17:36

Michelle

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calamityjam · 22/11/2017 17:41

Esmerelda
Ermintrude
Morag
Fanny
Willmena

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pinkpanther84 · 22/11/2017 17:42

Millie, Eva

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Smoliver · 22/11/2017 17:46

Phoebe
Hannah
Bethany
Rebecca
Hailey
Laura/Lauren
Imogen
Eloise
Lydia
Jane
Jennifer
Molly
Francesca
Natalie
Nicole
Claudia

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Evelynismyspyname · 22/11/2017 17:48

The early teenaged Jessica I know has a sister called Stephanie.

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unlimiteddilutingjuice · 22/11/2017 17:49

Robin/Robyn
Ruth
Justine
Carol
Jane
Kirsty

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susurration · 22/11/2017 18:02

All girls I went to school with:

Rebecca
Helen
Louise
Sarah
Catherine
Kate
Claire
Clara
Jennifer
Emily
Emma
Amanda
Nadia
Nadine
Natasha
Leah
Amy
Gemma
Megan
Laura

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Courgettekatie · 22/11/2017 18:04

Jessica and Emily .

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PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 18:04

Estelle
Lisette
Savannah
Elena

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Lobsterquadrille2 · 22/11/2017 18:32

Fenella
Sophie
Alice
Claudia
Phoebe

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bridgetreilly · 22/11/2017 19:19

Rosalind
Lois
Louisa
Annabel
Belinda
Phoebe

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whiteviolet · 22/11/2017 19:27

Oh wow, don’t think I’ve ever had so many replies on mumsnet before!! Thanks everyone...I love lots of these suggestions. Will present DH with a list later on...

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TellMama28 · 22/11/2017 19:42

Lisa
Fiona
Charlotte
Nicola
Francis

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georgie262 · 22/11/2017 19:46

Aimee/Amy always loved that name (although it is quite common among women my age (34) and I think it goes lovely with Jessica (which is my dsis name and I'm Georgina we also have a Kate

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PaxUniversalis · 22/11/2017 19:48

Renée

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MummySparkle · 22/11/2017 19:59

susurration are you in your mid to late 20s by any chance? Sounds just like my class at school!

Lois
Joanna
Kristen
Charlotte
Helen
Philippa
Anna
Kayleigh
Amber
Sarah
Julia
Leila
Bethan
Rebecca
Kerry
Jessica
Holly
Jodie
Zoe
Alison
Rachel
Becky
Catherine
Katy
Bethany
Kimberly
Laura
Nicola
Miranda
Alice
Dulcie
Emmy
Emily
Emilia
Amelia
Emma
Isabel
Claire
Chelsea
Kelly

Okay OP I think I've run out of people I can remover from my classes at school, but it sounds like they're the sort of names you're after

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Gierg · 22/11/2017 20:18

Isabel/Isobel
Laura
Tara
Sophie
Maria
Gemma
Freya/Freyja
Abigail

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