Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Please help I'm totally stuck on names

37 replies

GriphookTheGoblin · 31/07/2019 18:32

Due DC2 soonish and it's a girl. Already have a 3 year old boy.

COMPLETELY stuck on girl's names, I feel like there are none I like.

I don't like:

Old fashioned old lady type names (Martha, Edith, Dorothy, Iris etc)

"Classic" traditional names (Alice, Catherine, Helen etc)

"Flowery" names (Daisy, Lily, Maisie etc)

Nor do I like many of your standard white middle class child names (not slamming anyone btw because I fall firmly into that category myself, but I don't know how else to describe that category), which round here are Olivia, Florence, Ottilie, Delilah, Isabella

I like Luna and quite like Ruby but my DH hates them both. I also like girls' names that sound like boys' names (Billie, Bobbie, Georgie etc), mainly because I have a name like that myself and I love it, but DH won't hear of that either.

Please help! I feel like I don't like any bloody girls' names!!!

My son's name is Max. Not Maximillian etc, just Max.

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
OldAndWornOut · 31/07/2019 18:35

I'm going to suggest Zoe, because everyone in a thread a week or so ago loved it, including me.

GriphookTheGoblin · 31/07/2019 18:36

I love Zoe but sadly my fecking DH does not.

OP posts:
Hayls17 · 31/07/2019 18:37

I like Luna and Ruby too!
Here are the girls names we have on our list
Sienna
Scarlett
Zara
India
Amber
Willow
Lola
Orla
Faith
Anya
Sasha
Nina

Aquamarine1029 · 31/07/2019 18:40

I worked with a woman many years ago who I adored. She was in her 50's at the time and just a joy. Her name was Exie and I've loved the name ever since. I asked her once about her name, if it was short for anything, and it wasn't. She was named after a woman her mother knew and loved as a child.

Chocolatecake12 · 31/07/2019 18:41

Anna
Kate
Heidi
Pippa
Rose
Emma
Faye

imsorryiasked · 31/07/2019 18:41

Myra
Carla
Toni
Blythe
Pippa
Paige
Bonnie
Dawn
Peta

Colourfulest · 31/07/2019 18:44

Cleo
Raya
Maia
Saskia
Marley
Aubrey

Notmydalek · 31/07/2019 18:59

How about a feminine sounding name that can be shortened to a more boyish one:
Francesca (Frankie/Chesca)
Antonia

Or are they too traditional?

Or perhaps:
Raya
Raphaela
Gabriella
Nia
Leah/Laia
Nadia
Milena
Thalia
Deia
Laila
Yolande
Tamsin
Anya
Asta
Darian
Io
Naomi
Thea
Nina

Soonsoonsoon · 31/07/2019 19:02

I love Cleo and Jessica but my dh vetoed it them. I get you OP, girls names are hard!

Shadow1234 · 31/07/2019 19:03

Only ever met one Franca (pronounced Franka) which I thought was a really nice name.

Soraya
Harley
Lori
Romy
Kendra
Lois
Darcey
Anya
Carly
Merryn
Lacey

Peachbubble · 31/07/2019 19:56

Harper
Alba
Lorna
Lydia
Briony
Marcella
Noa
Dana

Militantmartha · 31/07/2019 20:35

Agree both Luna and Ruby are lovely names, OP.

How about one of the below? All feminine but without being too girly. They are quirky enough to stand out amongst all the Isabella's and Olivia's.

Lois
Romy
Skye
Wren
Hattie

farmlotto · 31/07/2019 20:37

Max and Nellie

Lobsterquadrille2 · 31/07/2019 20:46

Jessa
Thea
Effie
Marnie

missdumbledore · 31/07/2019 20:53

Juno, Nova, Lyra, Remi

LookAtThatRedSheep · 31/07/2019 20:57

Robyn (then you could call her Bobbie)
Carly
Samantha
Macey
Lainey
Lucy
Emma
Rebecca
Victoria (Tori)
Daniella
Jade

LookAtThatRedSheep · 31/07/2019 20:59

Ooh I love Layla too. So pretty.

Equatoria · 01/08/2019 00:50

Stella
Amber
Carys
Juniper
Tara
Melanie
Heidi
Audrey
Iona
Naomi
Seren
Astrid
Ellen
Josie
Vivienne
Hazel
Natalie
Kezia
Lena
Frances
Louise
Anna
Tamsin
Rhiannon
Roma
Greta
Leah
Bryony
Carlotta
Nina
Esme
Sienna
Yasmin
Natasha
Merryn
Cora
Robyn
Corinna
Meredith
Nadia
Sadie
Paloma

Brain06626 · 01/08/2019 02:16

This reply has been deleted

Message deleted by MNHQ. Here's a link to our Talk Guidelines.

IsobelRae23 · 01/08/2019 03:04

Allegra
Athena
Aurora
Arianna
Avery
Brianna
Brooke
Bryn
Blaze
Cassia
Casey
Callie
Crystal
Candy
Della
Delta
Demi
Dream
Ensley
Gia
Gianna
Hallie
Hadley
Hattie
Imogen
Janelle
Kayla
Leah
Layla
Luna
Marnie
Natasha
Nellie
Ottilie
Pandora
Penelope
Quinn
Rae
Savannah
Samia
Sailor
Thalia
Thea
Taylor
Willow
Xavier
Yvette
Zena
Maddison
Addison
Portia
Stormi
Storm
Ayla
Kingsley
Freya
Spencer
Morgan
Shay
Shayleigh
Joelle
Noelle
Nova
Farah
Amber
Tia
Mia
Nia
Nicole
Khadijah
Darcy
Logan
Rowen
Seren
Mila
Megan
Anastasia
Ampika
Daniela
Everett
Fern
Giselle
Genevieve
Jacinta
Chloe
Courtney
Cameron
Kendall
Leonie
Natalia
Remy
Remington
Ursula
Yana
Rhianne
Rhianna
Via
Leigh
Leanne

happydays00 · 01/08/2019 03:21

Erin
Ellis
Juno

Astronica · 01/08/2019 04:18

Keira
Carys
Brenna
Jordie
Scarlett
Phoebe
Eden
Camille
Brynna
Autumn
Ingrid
Anya
Bonnie
Aeron/Aerin
Ember
Tamsin
Bethan

FraggleRocking · 01/08/2019 04:25

Lyra or Cora? I find girls names hard too!

HolidaySleep · 01/08/2019 04:36

Robyn. My favourite girls name.

Not flowery or too cutsie, and different from all the Olivia's / Amelia's / Isabella's

HUZZAH212 · 01/08/2019 04:49

Sam would go well with Max. Or - Tilly, Sara, Terri, Jay, Lisa, Jenny, Diane, Veronica, Vivienne, Laurel, Holly, Wendy, Yasmin, Rachel.