Baby doesn’t suit her name

[CaitlinEJ]

Hi, as some of you will remember I asked for a name for my baby and we eventually settles on Zoe just before she was born, however 2 weeks later it just doesn’t seem right and I can’t think of a name for her, any suggestions?

India
Nia
Amelie
Lana

Were there any other names that you were considering before she was born?

Smoliver Aria but I think it’s too popular at the moment (and my son is called Archie and I think they’re a bit too similar), Daisy but it doesn’t work with her middle name and Nova but I know someone who has recently had a Nova, I have heard the name Alanis recently and I like it but I’m not sure.

Would you be up for posting a pic, so We can see what she'd suit.

Does any newborn suit their name? Only probably when its a 'cutesy' one. I wouldn't change it for that reason alone

I like Alanis. There's also Alanna.

Don't like Daisy, to me it'll always be Donald Duck's girlfriend... But if you like flower names that could be a start (Rose, Iris, Flora...)

Not keen on Nova (means "doesn't go" in Spanish)

If you like Ar/Al names, how about Alina, Arielle, Ariana ?

Another option would be to stick close to her current name (Zina, Zara, Ziva, Zena, Ziya, Zuri, Zora, Zoya, Zita).

No newborns ‘suit their name’. You’ve been calling them ‘pipsqueak’, ‘the bean’ or ’baby’ for nine months. They’re not suddenly going to look like a Helena or a Zoe.

Elena,
Sofia,
Romy,
Cleo,
Maya
Pearl,
Stella,
Poppy,
Willow,
Marnie

Ah, I have a Zoe. I think it's a name they grow into. What's her middle name? Could you use that instead? FWIW, I think we called our Zoe 'didds' for the first year of her life. Not sure why! Could you change it Zara or Azaria, something similar?

Zoe is an awesome name and I particularly like that it's classless (that doesn't sound right - I mean there are Zoes from every walk of life so there wouldn't be any assumptions about her from her name!)

We had Athena on our list.

My 10 year old has recently berated me for not calling her Zoe (well, how was I to know ) ?! Stuck with it, it’s a cool name she will grow into.

Zoe is a wonderful name to have!

Leave it at Zoe, an inoffensive name that she will grow into.

I berated my mum and dad for not calling me "Music Centre" Anyone would ask my name. I'd say Music Centre. . Strange child

It never caught on though. I can't think why.

I like Zoe. It’s a name of Greek origin. Do you like Greek names generally?

Phoebe or Felicity...
Zoe is our girls name if we ever had one and those are on my shortlist too

I hate Zoe- all the ones I know are horrible, bitches and not very nice, so that clouds my judgement!

Aria
Aurora
Willow
Alannah
Elodie
Melody
Eloise
Athena
Aubry
Bella
Darcy
Dulcie
Joelle
Seren
Gia
Iris
Ivy
Ebony
Matilda
Imogen
Kayla
Cleo
Lowri
Lana
Nerys
Cerys
Ophelia
Quinn
Sienna
Trixie
Trudy
Sapphire
Hallie
Shayleigh
Max
Star
River
Bluebell
Macy
Nala
Saoirse
Lexi
Emilie
Ellie
Ella
Grace
Ava
Ayla
Betsy
Rae
Savannah
Isobel
Esme
Della
Frankie
Genevieve
Lenny

Zoe is a fantastic name. I'm sure she'll grow into it. I spent the first six months of DS's life feeling very strongly that he should have been Ben. But I got over that and he suits his name now.

It's quite hard to suggest names for your baby when we don't know what she looks like, though.

Neve, Neva

Nancy
Rosa
Ella

Love Zoe! I wanted Scarlett for my daughter, it was quite a delicate name and when she was born she was far from delicate. We called her something else. She would now suit Scarlett. Don't make any rash decisions.

As everyone says no newborns suit their name, unless their name is Winston Churchill or Squidgy.

Don't change her name, she'll grow into it.

I really dont like Nova.

Love Zoe.

What about
Zara
Jade
Ruby
Laura