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Opinions and suggestions for a girl's name please

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CertainGecko · 28/03/2020 03:53

I'm having a girl in a few months and am really stuck! We already have a Francesca who is always known as Frankie.

Firstly, I always quite liked Joey short for Josephine as a girl's name, but I worry that if I have girls called Frankie and Joey people will think I desperately wanted a boy which is not the case at all. I don't really care for Josie. DW likes Billie but I'm put off for the same reason.

Secondly I'd love some suggestions of other names based on the list I've got so far. Nothing is really jumping out at me. With my first, I really loved Frankie just needed to decide if I liked Francesca enough to use it as the long name. This time there are no strong contenders except maybe Joey.

Winnie (but don't like Winifred as the long name)
Iris (strong possibility this will be middle name)
Thea
Isobel
Matilda
Florence
Penelope/Penny
Audrey
Margot
Madeleine
Daphne
Beatrice
Josephine/Joey
Imogen
Martha
Phoebe

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MikeUniformMike · 29/03/2020 18:01

Please do not call a girl Olwyn. It is an unfortunate misspelling of an old Welsh name, @emmathedilemma.

MikeUniformMike · 29/03/2020 18:06

Not keen on Joey for a girl (dunno why, possibly cos of Friends)
I like Joss.
Winnie could be Winona.
Daphne Iris or Florence Iris are too flowery

How about Marguerite (not with Iris though) instead of Margot.

CertainGecko · 31/03/2020 09:27

Frankie and Benny! Grin We have joked about that a few times. The thing with Frankie and Joey is that they're not just nicknames, it's what they'll be known as. Most people don't know my daughter is a Francesca, it's only on official docs and used by my PILs because they can't bring themselves to use Frankie. She doesn't even really respond to it when they call her it.

I don't like any of the suggestions for lengthening Winnie so I think I'll strike that one off. I don't mind Winona but I'm not sure we can pull it off as it's a bit quirky. Literally the only Winonas I've ever heard of are Ryder and Judd.

@MikeUniformMike not planning to use Olwyn etc but why is it an unfortunate misspelling? Does it give it another meaning?

I'm leaning towards Joey or Penny at the moment. I really like Beatrice and Audrey but it's don't think DW is on board for those. Definitely not Audrey. DD says I can't use Beatrice as one of her dolls is called that! 😂

I appreciate all the suggestions, thank you. Not many jump out but it's good to consider names I haven't looked at already even if it is just to rule them out. I've tried a few baby name apps but haven't found them particularly helpful.

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jfoyo26 · 02/04/2020 17:43

I think Francesca and Josephine go really well together. And think Frankie and Joey are great "everyday" names and also go well together...it's actually kind of fashionable to have a unisex name right now. It never would have crossed my mind to think maybe you wanted a boy.

We have a second daughter due in a month. Her sister is Louise and we plan to call her Rachel, using the nicknames Lou & Rae :-)

PlantPotting · 02/04/2020 17:56

Love the following names from your list:

Iris Imogen Martha and Margo

PlantPotting · 02/04/2020 17:56

Penelope nn Penny is lovely @CertainGecko

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