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Don't love girls names...

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FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 08:16

So, we have whittled our list for boys down to: Rupert, Felix, Jasper, Jago, Edward, Austen and I've snuck Quentin in there.

We are having so much trouble even liking girl names along a similar vein. We'd like them to be recognisable names but ideally not popular as like most, we'd like them to be the only one in their class. No names feel right to us at the moment and I already feel like I've read a million and one names sites, forums and lists but can't find the one.

I'm hoping you lovely lot can help?!

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neighbourhoodwitch · 20/04/2020 15:33

Cordelia

FrownPrincess · 20/04/2020 15:35

Leonora
Rowena
Miriam
Miranda
Serena
Cassandra

IVflytrap · 20/04/2020 15:55

Jessamine
Tamsin
Faye
Romy
Emmeline
Adelaide
Giselle
Agnes
Kezia
Laurel
Honor
June
Farrah
Lois

LotusClover · 20/04/2020 17:38

Casey
Darcy
Estelle
Fleur
Halle
Jasmine
Kacie
Kayla
Maeve
Noelle
Rosanna
Sasha
Stella
Talia
Yasmin

daisypond · 20/04/2020 18:57

Claudia
Marianne
Antonia
Camilla
Frances
Daphne
Fenella
Letitia
Caroline

cptartapp · 20/04/2020 19:09

Meredith
Esther
Cassandra
Louise
Faye
Alicia
Zara
Francesca
Zoe
Serena

cptartapp · 20/04/2020 19:09

*Louisa

Jamiladodger · 20/04/2020 19:21

Briar
Rosalia
Lulu
Lucy
Marcella
Elowen
Kimberley
Margo
Halle
Christa
Penelope
Vita
Philippa
Alicia
Henrietta
Miriam
Surya
Bonita
Tessa
Nella
Hazel
Colette
Sadie
Marigold
Dina
Jade
Tamsin
Una
Nadia
Annabel
Oceane
Zoe
Louisa
Virginia
Ruby
Meadow
Calla
Autumn
Leigh
Noelle
Delia
Marisa
Thea
Lana
Araceli
Halona
Bea
Cressida
Elspeth
Kelila
Nairi
Naomi
Francesca
Vivienne
Estelle
Raffaela
Sian
Eleanora
Clementine

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 20/04/2020 19:23

Elena
Eleni
Bettina

HelloItsmeAgain1 · 20/04/2020 19:25

Eloise
Amelie

Phoebesgift · 20/04/2020 19:30

Phoebe,
Elspeth,
Willow,
Mavis
Jodie
Delta,
Avril

florascotia2 · 20/04/2020 19:38

And a few gaelic ones, all Scottish:
Morven
Ishbel
Eilidh
Elspeth

Mostly not gaelic, mostly simply local versions of international names:

Morven - yes this one is gaelic. It means 'big mountain'
Ishbel - Scots (not gaelic) version of a pan-European name, Isabel
Eilidh - essentially Ellie/Helen with a west-coast accent
Elspeth- Scots (not gaelic) version of international name Elizabeth.

They are all perfectly nice names , please don't get me wrong.

RoseHarper · 20/04/2020 19:43

I think Juno, Etta and Penelope have a similar feel to your boys names.

RoseHarper · 20/04/2020 19:44

Forgot Phillipa/Pippa too.

june2007 · 20/04/2020 19:48

Seriously if you want them to be the only one in the class with the name then don,t schoose, Amelia, Isabelle, Mathilda, or Violet or sophie. These are pretty names but also quite a few of them at present.

I like Elizabeth as you have so many options to shorten if you want.

87Callista · 20/04/2020 19:50

Orla, Sophie, Laurel, Elaine, Isolde, Ellen, Jaida, Michelle, Katie, Willa, Penrose, Lucia, Wendy, Sylvia, Zorina, Bethany, Dove, Freya, Betsy, Yara, Harper, Scarlett, Nancy, Lumi, Aubrey, Leilani, Bridget, Anthea, Arlene, Enid, Sasha, Zana, Mabel, Heloise, Rubina, Allison, Leticia, Ida, Lavinia, Sara, Emme, Mirena.

Carolwithane · 20/04/2020 19:51

Jocelyn
Rowan

FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 20:13

Thank you all so much! I adore Josephine, Penelope and Philippa but DH has shot those down too. Yes definitely the type of names we are after!

Does anyone else find girls names this hard?!?! Yikes!

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FaithHopeandGlory · 20/04/2020 20:14

Oh I also love Claudia! Will swing that by him too!

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pilates · 20/04/2020 20:20

Lydia
Phoebe
Sylvie

fruitbrewhaha · 20/04/2020 20:25

Pamela

LynetteScavo · 20/04/2020 21:02

Girls names are so difficult!

They've probably all been mentioned but;

Margo/Margot
Genevieve
Juno
Phebe
Cordelia
Miranda
Lara
Anya
Ottilie

BubblesBuddy · 20/04/2020 21:05

There is always Faith and Hope. Even Charity if you are pushed! Gloria too!

rottiemum88 · 20/04/2020 21:05

Audrey
Beatrice
Daphne
Persephone

TheDIsiilusionedAnarchist · 20/04/2020 21:24

Arabella
Clara
Felicity
Eloise
Lydia
Gabriella
Elodie
Marnie
Sadie
Nina
Cora
Ottilie
Constance (Connie)
Naomi
Hazel
Nellie
Polly
Cleo
Alicia
Susannah
Primrose (Posy)
Athena
Pearl

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