Sweet girls names that will age well

[antipodeanjo]

So, I am due in a couple of weeks and DH and I cannot agree on a name :S DH likes classic names like Florence, Beatrice and Madeline. I like sweet names like Poppy, Daisy and Molly.

DH says that the names I like work well for a baby or little girl, but not so well for an adult and might restrict her career options. I can see his point but think that may not be the case in 25 years time. Whilst our debate continues, can anyone think of sweet names/names with a sweet nickname that are also classic and leave open more conservative career options?

I do like Charlotte (Charlie) but we are currently in Australia and it has been decisively #1 here for a few years now.

Sophie
Jasmine
Sarah

Amy. Alice. Anna. Chloe. Katy.
Faye. Lottie. Lucy. Zoe. Mary

Daisy was the first name I thought of.
Cora
Lily
Ellie
Jessie

I think there's a middle ground here, as some of the names you like are traditionally nicknames.

Daisy has often been used as a nickname for Margaret or Marguerite (because of the Latin name of the flower).

Molly can be a nickname for many things, most commonly Mary or Maria.

Others:
Katie/Kate/Kathy/Kitty for Katherine
Carrie/Callie for Caroline
Cassie for Cassandra
Penny/Nell for Penelope
Tilly for Matilda
Millie for Millicent or Amelia

Posey

Rose (Rosie nn)

Madeline.

Maddie.

Done.

Thanks for the suggestions!

@AtticaRose, thanks for you post, I didn't know that about Daisy! And one of the names you listed is my name :)

@PepsiLola - Rosie is the name I always wanted for a daughter since I was a child, DS was going to be Rose if he was a girl, but now have a baby niece called Rose 😭so have had to find another name. It's such a pretty name!

@ChanklyBore, that is exactly what my DH thinks! I babysat such a naughty Maddie that it has coloured the name for me, but I might need to just get over it!

Jessica / Jess / Jessie

Freya 💘
Jasmine 💘
Amelia 💘
Lily / Lilia 💘
Ava 💘

Rosa
Elsie
Pippa
Maisy
Iris
Thea
Eloise
Georgina (Georgie)
Francesca
Penelope
Flora
Louisa
Matilda
Verity
Alexandra (Alex)

Sorry, forget Rosa - just seen you already have a Rose in the family!

Romily
Bronwyn (wyn)
Delia
Violet
Zara
Fiona
Laura
Clara
Lara
Alyssa
Elayna
Eleanor
Lucy

Madeleine
Abigail (Abby)
Ava

@antipodeanjo

We’ve just appointed a Professor in an aeronautical engineering discipline with the first name Daisy. I don’t think a cute name is any barrier to a profession. Chav names or awful spellings yes, but cute names no.

I know adult Mollys 1 is in her 20s other in her 40s so it ages fineimo. What about Gracie ?

Excellent post from AtticaRose!

Jenny/Jennifer
Emmy/Emily
Lily
Harmony
Abby/Abi/Abigail
Amy...

Maybe try looking at list of girls names ending in Y, that seems to make them “sweet”? Bit simplistic, but might give you some ideas!

Milly-Molly-Mandy's full name was Millicent Margaret Amanda! And IIRC her mother was Mary, known as Polly.

TTbh I agree with Megan (although I wish she hadn't used the term 'chav' - nobody accused Betty Boothroyd or Mo Mowlem of lacking gravitas.

Should be a closing bracket after 'chav'.

Madison - Maddie
Elizabeth - Eliza, Liz, Lizzie, izzi, beth, Libby, lily, ect
Gretchen - Greta
Davina - dee, dee dee, vee, vina
Laurenna - Lauren, Liz, René
Stephanie - Steph, steffy, fanny
Rochelle - Roch, chelle. Rosie, rose
Samantha - sam, Sammie
Emmeline - em, Emma, melli, Mel

If you want Rosie, I think you still can. Call her Rosemary, Rosalind, Roseanne, Rosamund nn Rosie. I think that's different enough from Rose.

I have one of the names you've listed that you like and whilst I wouldn't say it's held me back, (and my friend is a well respected GP with the same name!) I would say I do sometimes wish I had a more 'grown up' or sophisticated name. Also I get a TONNE of people telling me that their dog has the same name...

I think the safest way to go is a longer, traditional name that has a sweet nickname.
Your husband likes Beatrice, I think Bea (or Bee) is a cute nickname!
Matilda- Mattie, Tilly, Tilda
Amelia- Milly
Hester- Hettie, Ettie
Katherine- Katy, Kitty
Charlotte- Charlie, Lottie
Harriet- Hattie

Sorry if I'm duplicating any of the above.

Maybe a 'y' name that's a bit longer, like Briony or Bethany?

Or would Maggie work instead of Maddie? Maybe short for Magali, Marguerite, Magdalena, Margot... even Madeline?

How about Lucy? It's short and sweet but longstanding enough to have some gravitas.

Victoria
Maisie
Rosemary
Emily
Clara
Eliza

We have a Cecilia and use nn Cee Cee so that could be one to consider.
Also if your husband likes Florence how about Floss while she is little?