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Running out of ideas!

23 replies

WhoToTell · 27/02/2020 23:33

Having a baby girl at the start of July. Every name I pick my partner hates yet he is yet to come up with any!

I’m seriously running out of ideas.

My favourite name is Georgianna (George or Georgie for short). Is it really that terrible?

Another favourite is Olive - but it might be too popular.

Can anyone suggest some similar vintage names that aren’t to popular/trendy?

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Unsureconfused46 · 27/02/2020 23:48

Hello
Georgia is pretty. Not too keen on Georgianna if I'm honest, or Olive. Sorry!

Lydia
Eleanor
Faith
Olivia
Alexandra
Laura
Victoria
Rebecca
Louisa
Anna
Alice
Kate
Heather
Harriet

gretasmum · 28/02/2020 00:50

I also think Georgia is beautiful. And Olive.

My faves are
Willa
Radha
Camilla
Daria
Liesel
Audra
Alessandra

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/02/2020 01:18

Olive isn't Popular. Georgianna is very pretty , but I prefer the much simpler yet just as pretty Georgia, plus. Unless you're upper class I think Georgianna would be hard to live up to.

Sybil.
Maude
Vera
Hazel.
Sarah
Helena
Martha
Mabel
Jane
Mary
Norah
Teresa
Lois
Dorothy

Astronica · 28/02/2020 04:57

Georgianna is lovely and I didn't think Olive was that popular. Georgia is quite popular though.

Edith
Audrey
Jemima
Tabitha
Cressida
Juliet
Cordelia
Estella
Flora
Beatrix
Esther

Rainbowqueeen · 28/02/2020 05:33

Juliet
Miranda
Lucinda
Catherine

Aquamarine1029 · 28/02/2020 05:38

Jillian
Jessica
Vivienne
Caroline
Savannah

Ricekrispie22 · 28/02/2020 05:44

Antoinette
Mariella
Lavinia
Wilhelmina
Winifred
Letitia
Edith
Elspeth
Maggie
Cecily
Cecelia
Marianne
Rosemary
Sylvie
Lucinda
Phylis

MinesaPinotPlease · 28/02/2020 05:54

I know a Georgeta which I quite like.

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 28/02/2020 05:55

I really like olive. Not so keen on the other one.

Verily1 · 28/02/2020 07:44

Cordelia
Octavia
Ruth
Laurel
Genevieve
Hazel
Gaia
Verity
Nerissa
Cecelia
Daria
Neve
Xanthe
Helena
Ivy
Tara
Lana
Lara
Bronte
Everly
Sasha
Saskia
Saxon
Sadie
Emer
Hadley

missmouse101 · 28/02/2020 07:47

Rosanna, Caitlin, Rosalind, Emerald, Juliette, Cara

PlantPotting · 28/02/2020 10:13

I really love Olive
Don’t know any though and go to a lot of baby groups

MikeUniformMike · 28/02/2020 14:07

Georgiana is a name, Georgianna isn't.

Georgia and Georgina nn Georgie are all nice.

Olive is a nice name for an oily fruit that a lot of people dislike.

Cbeebiesrehab · 28/02/2020 16:02

I like Olive and don’t think it’s too popular at all. It’s a refreshing change from Olivia.

Don’t like Georgianna but like Georgiana but only if it’s pronounced George-Gee-Arna. I like Georgie as a diminutive.

Krazynights34 · 28/02/2020 16:20

Lisette
Jesper
Clarissa
Jennifer
Ruby
Pearl
Darla
Danielle
Dorothy
Helena
Francine
Imelda
Josephine
Rose
Annette
Clara
Cara
Corinne
Corina
Margot
Jacinta
Jasmine
Henrietta
Abigail
Bethany
Ruth
Daisy
Dora
Belle
Honor
Honey
Marigold

CaffiSaliMali · 28/02/2020 16:29

Has DP given any indication of what he's looking for from a name? For example my husband likes relatively classic names which are long and have a friendlier sounding short version (aka just like his own name).

Has he said why he doesn't like the ones you have suggested?

Are there any others you like to give us a feel for your style?

Josephine
Alexandra
Alexandria
Alexandrina
Victoria
Katharine
Elizabeth
Juliet/Juliette
Vivienne
Evangeline
Emmeline
Harriet
Henrietta
Isadora

Sorrel
Laurel
Willow
Brooke
Summer
Autumn
Fearne
Faye

Maybe each of you go through the top 1000 boy and girl names for 2018 and see how many you're both prepared to consider? Do it independently so you don't know what the other has selected.

Krazynights34 · 28/02/2020 17:42

Sorry Hesper not Jesper

user1493494961 · 28/02/2020 18:36

Dislike Olive, as pp like Georgiana, think Georgia's a bit dated now.

ButterflyOfFreedom · 28/02/2020 19:26

I like both of your names OP!

Gracie
Julianna
Juliette
Francesca
Lilian
Verity
Felicity
Violet
Annie

WhoToTell · 29/02/2020 22:13

Thanks everyone, some great suggestions here!

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Thefaceofboe · 29/02/2020 22:36

Love the nn Georgie!

sibbys · 03/03/2020 19:20

I really like old lady names: Alice, Rose and Martha are my favorite.

cptartapp · 03/03/2020 19:29

Georgina
Josephine
Meredith
Alicia
Louisa
Jennifer
Zara
Erica
Serena
Esther

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