Still no name due on 2nd July HELP

[EsmeJay]

Hiya All,
I am a soon to be single mum as my partner left soon after I told him I pregnant.
My due date is the 2nd of July with a girl and I have no names- I like names that not many people use.
I do have some names i like
Maisie
Lily
Autumn
Grace
Christina
Evie
Maddy

I personally prefer names that are only names of people, and not things, so I don't like Autumn (somehow, even more so if not being born in the Autumn).
The same applies (to a lesser degree) to Lily and Grace.

Lily has been quite popular here over recent years too.

With Christina, be prepared for it to be shortened... Chris, Chrissie, or Tina. I like all of those but it might help rule it in or out if you like or don't like those shortenings.
I think of Maddy as being a shortening, not a name on its own.

So I'd go with Maisie myself.

I really like Autumn as a first name and would consider putting it with Grace or Lily as a middle name. Autumn Grace and Autumn Lily are both really nice, but as PP said might be more appropriate for a baby actually being born in the Autumn

Not so sure on the others, Evie is very nice and was one of my favourites but has become so common now, for that reason I think I would avoid it.

Autumn for a summer baby? Lily, Grace and Evie are two a penny.

Maddy is McCann, although Madeleine or Magadalena would be ok.

Prefer Christa or Christabel to Christina.

Christina and Autumn are the only ones that aren't popular in my area.

Names we discussed;
Harriet
Elena
Cara
Eliza
Carys
Cassie/Cassandra
Erin
Erica
Becca
Bethany
Amber

Hi OP, Congratulations on your pregnancy. I'm sorry your ex was an arse. I hope you're doing OK, and wishing you and your baby a lovely family life together. Don

Oops! Posted too soon. I'm not suggesting you call her Don

Lily, Maisie, Grace, Evie and Maddy are very popular where I am. Ten a penny.
So I’d go with Christina

Don't forget to consider her last name. Personally I would give her your's, rather than saddling her with the name of your ex who walked away. That way you can share a name from the start, and if it's on her birth certificate it's easier for school, passport etc. It might seem a long way off, but it could save you a lot of bother.

I'd like to suggest Summer. A lovely, positive name, and a reminder of the glorious weather we're having when she's coming into the world. And middle name Grace. You're going to need a lot of that - but she'll be worth it, I promise.

Good luck

Maddy is McCann, although Madeleine or Magadalena would be ok

Really? I thought her parents only used Madeleine.

Aurora nn Rory?

It’s what the media called her that’s the point.

Anybody that wouldn't choose Madeleine or Maddy because of Madeleine McCann are quite frankly dim.

Dim or have a different opinion to you? I never liked the name Maddy, I like it even less now. The name would always bring the case and the photos to my mind.

The name belongs to a little girl that is missing not a notorious monster.

It was a traumatic case. Just accept someone on the internet has a different opinion.

Ditto.

I like Grace, Christina, Lily and Madeleine (not Maddy). I find these names quite classy and elegant. Grace and Lily have been popular for a while, but so what? Christina is unusual these days. It's nice.
I don't like Evie, Autumn or Maisie - though they're fine, just not my taste. I find them a bit twee/cutesy.

Grace!

I’ve expressed no issue with you having a different view. Nor have I namecalled you on the basis of it.

Great you were the one who called people dim. I personally wouldn’t use that name because it brings to mind a tragic case. That doesn’t make me dim thanks.

Op I think Christina is really nice and not well used. Your other names are a bit more popular, though I do like Lily and Grace as I find them more elegant than say Evie. Autumn seems wrong for a summer baby but it is a pretty name. Go for Christina!

And I would echo what a pp says, please don’t give your baby the surname of your horrible ex. Best of lunck to you.

There are many children that have names associated with a tragic case.

Do we boycott all of them then?

No. Only the ones we choose to. For me, Madeleine is one. I hadn’t heard the name until I heard about the case. So for example I wouldn’t exclude holly or Jessica after the tragic murders of those poor little girls because i had other associations for those names, but not for Madeleine.

I would like to announce my birth of my babygirl Summer May Towns
Born, 30/06/18 at 2:15am
weighing 6lb 10oz

Congratulations Esme :o

Wishing you and Summer all the best and happiness for the future.

Hello again and good morning new mummy OP! Many congratulations on the birth of Summer May. Wishing you and your DD the very best of luck on your journey as a family together