Help! Girls names needed

[Bubbles121]

Hi all.

I've just found out I'm expecting a girl and panicking slightly. Due in eight weeks - was convinced it was a boy and so had the loveliest boy's name all sorted. We had a couple of girls names floating about like Isla, Emily, Amelie and Tabitha but we can't find one we both love.

I'd prefer something traditionally Scottish as my boy's name was but finding that particularly hard!

Please throw all your suggestions at me? I'm getting a little desperate my baby won't ever have a name ....

Julia

Eliza
Leonie
Phoebe
Matilda
Violet

Martha
Lyra
Camille
Julianne
Clara
Nel
Kiera
Margo
Honey

Don’t know if these are Scottish, will just list my favourite names:

Edith
Magaret (Maggie)
Delilah
Emmy/Emmie

I really love Emily Isla and Amelie though so I’d probably stick with one of those

Isla is cute or how about
Iona
Morven

I know one of each of these and they are both lovely!

Agnes
Agatha
Annis
Fiona
Flora
Rhona

Another vote for Morven here!

Not Scottish but
Edie
Elodie
Roza
Ruby
Aoife
Beulah.

Alana
Caitlin

Thanks ladies! It's a daunting task, choosing a name. I was so set on the boy's name I think it hadn't quite sunk in that it's a girl.

I do like Emmy though - short for Emmaline I'm guessing?

Emmeline, Emilienne, Emily, Emma......

Give the child a real name though, not a nickname.

We are in the opposite situation!
Have a girls name but found out we are having a boy.
What was yours boys name?
Our girls name was Iris

Ailsa

Emmeline is lovely. I like Tabitha too!

@hiimmumma our boy's name was Angus. It's a bit old fashioned but I loved it, I pictured this fierce little boy running out to the world ready to battle dragons with a sword in his hand and wild hair. I'm well aware the reality may have been very different but I was so sure I was having a boy it's so hard to make this big U Turn!

Iris is a beautiful name, I think I'm also struggling as I know so many people with children with the names that I like and I don't want to copy them either. I know two Irises ...

@071019DD I love Tabitha but my husband does not. I'm not sure he will ever come round to my way of thinking, although he isn't bringing much to the table so I may win by default

Scottish names:

Elspeth
Eilidh
Sorcha
Ailsa
Catriona

I love Eilidh, but if you went with Elspeth, and then had a future boy called Angus, you'd end up with the kids in the Family Ness (this is something to aspire to in my mind)

@Bubbles121 Emmy /Emmie can be the name itself not just a nickname. I’ve got a friend of a friend with an Emmie and Jenifer Lopez has an Emmy I think

I really like Angus too. I'm trying to think of Scottish girls names beginning with A now 🤔

Agnes with Aggie for short
Amelie
Arlene
Aileen
Albany
Anice
Annabel
Annabella

Merida
Agnes
Arabel
Blair
Innes
Davina
Lyall
Mairi

I believe Meryn or Merryn is a Scottish girls name.

@Bubbles121 totally same here re OH! I'm 40 +6 today and he's waiting for bubba's arrival before contributing much, we dont know what we're having so he says it'll be easier if 50% of options are off the table .

With Angus i immediately thought Genevieve, I had it on my short list but OH vetoed straight away. I love Eve and like Jen as Nn's. Good luck!

Mrsmememe - Merryn is Cornish.

Erin
Rowena

Rona
Paisley
Morag
Catriona
Fiona
Iona
Alisa
Elspeth
Shona