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Girls name help- still not convinced

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Chlo22 · 28/09/2018 17:57

Lots and lots of lovely girls names out there but haven't found one that I really love yet or where I think yes, that's the name for us. Love solid, traditional boys names but find the traditional girls names a bit boring or over used. Names we like are :

Sophia
Sadie
Lily
Ava

Have liked these for a few years but now by time we're having baby these are all very common. I did like Edie but DH not keen and I like some of the unusual names like Bo & Coco but DH is dead set against anything like that. Any suggestions?!

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daisypond · 28/09/2018 18:08

Lilian or Lilias instead of Lily for a girl?
Sadie is a diminutive of Sarah. Is that any good?
Serena or Selena instead of Sophia if you want something less common?
I'm not keen on Ava. Evelyn? Anna? Nina? Emma?

muddlingalong42 · 28/09/2018 18:08

My daughter has a classmate called Iolanthe which is a lovely unusual name.

Ricekrispie22 · 28/09/2018 18:25

Stella
Iris
Mabel
Agatha
Maeve
Viola
Rosalind
Nina
Colette
Sasha
Kitty
Ida
Adelaide
Saskia

octoberfarm · 28/09/2018 18:26

Eden, perhaps?

Peachbubble · 28/09/2018 20:16

Ottilie, Jemima, Elise, Freya, Phoebe, Robyn

manicinsomniac · 28/09/2018 20:35

I don't think Sadie is a common name? I only know 2 - one teen and one adult.

I love Sadie, Ava and Sophia. Lily is nice enough too.

Other ideas:
Astrid, Alyona, Anika, Avery, Adele, Athena, Asthina, Asha, Acacia, Averil, Bronte, Bryony, Billie, Celest, Cecily, Christabel, Coralie, Carmen, Cadence, Dulcie, Danika, Devora, Daphne, Della, Delphi, Etta, Effie, Enya, Erica, Esther, Elina, Elianne, Fenella, Fabia, Faith, Giselle, Greta, Hazel, Halle, Hebe, Honor, Ivy, Ines, Joanna, Kiki, Keziah, Kendra, Lorelai, Lyra, Leona, Livia, Mala, Mika, Marta, Melody, Nyah, Naomi, Ottilie, Posy, Polly, Rosina, Robina, Rowena, Ramona, Saffron, Sorrel, Skye, Sabrina, Saskia, Serena, Taryn, Thalia, Tamara, Tessa, Verity, Vashti, Xanthe, Yvette, Zeryn

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/09/2018 20:39

Sadie is leaving very xx

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/09/2018 20:40

Blimey! Sadie is lovely

EduCated · 28/09/2018 20:41

Anna, Lauren, Laura, Hannah, Megan, Eleanor (Ellie), Sara, Fern, Lucy?

Changedmynametoolikeyou · 28/09/2018 20:42

Sadie is cute. The others are boring.

cptartapp · 28/09/2018 21:00

I'd say all your list bar Sadie are overused ironically.
How about Natalie, Alicia, Erin, Louisa, Faye, Meredith, Esther, Erica?

Yellowsunredroses · 28/09/2018 21:04

Susannah
Alicia
Hollie
Hayley
Natalia

Yellowsunredroses · 28/09/2018 21:06

Elise

GreenMeerkat · 28/09/2018 21:17

I like Sadie from your list. The others are overused IMO

Chlo22 · 28/09/2018 21:24

Thanks for the replies and all the suggestions. Lots of lovely ones - Esther, Stella, Elise are all lovely- but can't imagine my child actually being called that if that makes sense. Interesting that Sadie has had a good response. We've liked that name for years so maybe we should stick with it (and stop being so fussy!). I think it's because we live near Essex and Ive heard a Saaaay deeeee's and it makes me cringe but I guess that could be the same of any name

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WaxOnFeckOff · 28/09/2018 22:41

I like Sadie best from those.

How about:
Maura
Amaris
Meredith with Edie for short?

Shadow1234 · 28/09/2018 22:58

Elsie
Erin
Robyn
Megan
Marcy
Kayla
Hailey
Carly
Hannah
Renee
Rosa
Maisy
Lauren
Elise
Eloise
Sienna
Frankie
Luca
Mica

spicegirlie · 28/09/2018 23:12

Lydia is lovey

worknamechanged · 28/09/2018 23:15

Cleo.

Threeandabit · 29/09/2018 21:48

Susannah
Delphine
Donna
Bess
Trudy

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 30/09/2018 18:49

Sophia Lily is beautiful.💕

Glumglowworm · 30/09/2018 19:44

Ava, Sophia and lily are all extremely popular

Sadie is unusual but instantly recognisable. I really like it. I only know one, a teenager, who is a really lovely girl, so that possibly influences my opinion of her name

LeeMiller · 30/09/2018 21:17

I've always liked the name Sadie. On its own, or as a nickname for Sarah.

Ava, Lilly and Sophia are nice names but very popular at the moment. Ava in particular will really date, I think.

DaniC18 · 30/09/2018 21:44

I like Sadie best out of your list x

dw23 · 30/09/2018 22:29

Hate to say this but Sadie just sounds like sadist to me Hmm, what about Zadie for a bit of a twist and something lesser known? Zadie is one of my faves cos I love Zadie Smith (who was christened Sadie but changed it) but my husband hates it.

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