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Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 20:02

Just found out that we're having a girl. We were convinced it was a boy and only really thought of boy's names (on no evidence whatsoever). Any suggestions for a name. DD is Anna. We have reluctantly decided against Elsa.

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costacoffeecup · 19/01/2019 20:44

Thanks @WallisFrizz - actually my top names at the moment are Benjamin Matthew or Samuel Alexander! So pretty similar. LikeJoshua but DP doesn't.

Will stop hijacking the thread now 😀

moredoll · 19/01/2019 20:45

Ella
Astrid
Imogen
Zara
Artemis

Jiggins · 19/01/2019 20:45

I love the name Elise and don't find it flimsy. Maybe it's the Beethoven (and The Cure) connection that beefs it up in my mind.

HighOverTheFenceLeapsSunnyJim · 19/01/2019 20:45

Greta
Rosa
Sophie
Emily
Claire

I’m Anna, brothers are Harry and Jeremy (Jem)

ivartheboneless · 19/01/2019 20:46

My first DD12 is called Sofia and my youngest DD8 is Anna.

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Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 20:46

Hijack away CostaSmile. It all helps get the creative juices going!

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whystay · 19/01/2019 20:47

I think Celia or Ellen would be lovely with Anna.

Ngaio2 · 19/01/2019 20:50

Erica
Eliza
Louisa

WallisFrizz · 19/01/2019 20:51

Costa, I have an Anna and her brother’s first and middle name are two of your top four names. We obviously have similar taste!

WallisFrizz · 19/01/2019 20:53

Rachel also goes nicely with Anna.

OhTheRoses · 19/01/2019 20:58

Heidi
Zoe
Harriet
Hebe

AnotherRoadsideAttraction · 19/01/2019 20:59

Anna and Elena (E-lay-na)

Anna and Elizabeth

Anna and Irina

Biscuitsneeded · 19/01/2019 20:59

Iris
Mary
Harriet
Louisa
Julia
Clara

Grannyannex · 19/01/2019 21:02

Rose goes well

LittleMe03 · 19/01/2019 21:03

Evelyn?

Grannyannex · 19/01/2019 21:03

Josephine

Grannyannex · 19/01/2019 21:04

Elspeth

LittleMe03 · 19/01/2019 21:04

Evelyn to me is ev-eh-lin but could be Eve-lin

Toffeeandyawns · 19/01/2019 21:05

Anna and Laura
Anna and Caitlin
Anna and Kitty
Anna and Naomi
Anna and Harriet
Anna and Gracie
Anna and Daisy
Anna and Jasmine
Anna and Imogen
Anna and Tilly
Anna and Emilia

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Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 21:06

Ellen is nice. Plus it's my grandmother's name. And my mother's too actually but she always thought she was called Eileen. She only found out that her real name was Ellen when she applied for a copy of her birth cert aged 45. It was a complete surprise. She was just called Eileen to avoid mixing her up with my granny.

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SueGeneris · 19/01/2019 21:16

If I had had a second DD I would have named her Anna. My first DD is Elena.

stinkypoo · 19/01/2019 21:27

Eleanor

Namedrama · 19/01/2019 21:37

You need something timeless and clasic. I’m not sure Elise passes that text.

Anna and Martha
Anna and Elizabeth (nn Beth or Eliza)
Anna and Alice
Anna and Matilda
Anna and Olivia

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Frankthebank · 19/01/2019 21:48

Yeah, I think Elise is out.

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Jiggins · 19/01/2019 21:50

But I wouldn't say those names are timeless. Matilda and Martha were out in the icy cold until very recently. There aren't that many girls' names that are truly timeless.