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Summer August Girls Name....

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Billie353 · 08/03/2018 11:41

Struggling with girls names...
Baby girl due mid August who has a brother with a grandad name which is very marmite.
Looking for something vintage but struggling.
Mabel is a front runner at the moment.... I quite like Marigold too.
Please help... Any ideas much appreciated x

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/03/2018 16:05

Mabel Suzannah
Mabel Persephone.
Mabel Alexandra
Mabel Cecelia

cautiousoptimist1 · 08/03/2018 16:05

I recently heard a baby Doris but I like a PPs suggestion of Minnie, it was my great grandmothers name (Philomena but always known as Minnie).

Mabel Alexandra
Mabel Beatrice
Mabel Dorothy
Mabel Elizabeth

Teacakequeen · 08/03/2018 16:08

Delphine
Dolcie
Queenie

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Billie353 · 08/03/2018 16:14

I had Willamina on my list but DP wasn't interested in discussing it... I also had Agnes & Agatha but again no go Sad
This is the latest list...
Eleanor - a bit popular
Lois
Orla
Calista aka Calli - DP dislikes
Stevie
Nina
Eloise
Francesca - DP likes NN but thinks its fussy
Aisling
Mabel - definitely the front runner
Elsie - maybe but popular?
Etta - I love this one.....

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 08/03/2018 16:16

Francesca Mabel or Mabel Francesca sounds gorgeous.

TheRedHatofPatFerrick · 08/03/2018 16:27

Calliope
Leona
Cordelia
Cornelia
Stephanie
Marianna
Liliana
Lilian
Gwen
Gwyneth
Genevieve

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Billie353 · 08/03/2018 16:38

Mabel Francesca
Is it not too much of a mouth full? I guess middle names don't get used very often.

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Billie353 · 08/03/2018 16:39

DP has given that the thumbs up.... Thanks for suggesting @Awwlookatmybabyspider

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VileyRose · 08/03/2018 16:55

Nancy
Violet
Delilah
Altalune
Coralie
Emmie
Isadora
Norah
Jemima

Threeandabit · 08/03/2018 22:14

Christabel
Georgette
Sarah
Mitzi

Greta
Shirley
Mariah
Vita

Liz
Janet
Joy
Marian

Threeandabit · 08/03/2018 22:21

Dulcie means sweetness.
Alma means soul, nurishing, kind.
Naomi means pleasantness.
Amanda means worthy of love.
Rona means my joy

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 09/03/2018 09:10

Gloria. Really love this.

LastNightsMakeUp · 09/03/2018 15:17

Have you considered Caro (dear/beloved) or Adelaide (nobility)?

PestoSurfissimos · 09/03/2018 15:22

Clover

hetty74 · 09/03/2018 15:40

Hetty
Nancy
Patti

ErrantBakedBean · 09/03/2018 20:03

Marisol is nice too. I actually like August for a girl but I think I'm in the minority!

Hillbillyhotel · 09/03/2018 20:04

Martha

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Billie353 · 12/03/2018 09:31

@Hillbillyhotel I love Martha but DP isn't so keen Sad

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Billie353 · 12/03/2018 09:31

Looking like Daisy Mabel or Mabel Daisy possibly now.

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17caterpillars1mouse · 12/03/2018 18:56

I love Mabel and Marigold

I also second Norma - very marmite, vintage chic

Doris
Dilys
Sibyl
Blanche

Littlemum2be86 · 15/03/2018 06:50

Constance can be shortened to Connie which I think is lovely! My sister is called Connie and I’ve never met another. She always gets comments on how pretty her name is

LoveInTokyo · 15/03/2018 08:08

What about Rosa?

Stronger and more original than rose, perfect for August when the roses will be in bloom.

Harebellmeadow · 15/03/2018 23:57

Nerine - a summer flower.

Buxbaum · 16/03/2018 06:33

If you like Daisy you could use Margaret or Marguerite to give the nn Daisy.

daisypond · 16/03/2018 11:19

I really dislike Mabel and Elsie as well. I think they will date terribly. I think Daisy is far better than either Mabel and Elsie. I do rather like Marigold, but people will be reminded of washing-up gloves. I like Nina. I know three - one is Italian and two are Russian. I wouldn't say that was a vintage name, though, and it is perhaps heading towards the bland/classic (take your pick).