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Help, I can't find a single girls name I like

114 replies

Wanderer1 · 01/05/2020 11:21

I'm 30 weeks with first, don't know what we are having but I've been convinced it's a boy. Because if that I've put little effort into thinking about girls names until now. And I can't find any I like, or any we both like.

I'd love some suggestions - I'll post my criteria

I would like something a bit rarer but not made up. I have ruled out pretty much every name in top 100. Don't like names that are too "girly".

I loved Ivy but it's become very popular.

I like Isabelle as I had a lovely book about an Isabelle when I was little but we've an Annabelle in the family.

We like Aurelia but my OH worries it's too unusual in the uk (we have a German friend of that name)

I like Raven but OH vetoed as too out there/ 'hippy'

I quite like names to have a unisex nick name but not a must.

Can I please have some suggestions? Anything, hit me with them! TIA

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MrsBuckette · 01/05/2020 13:08

Indigo
Alexandra
Lorelei
Saskia
Davinia
Petra
Pauline/Paulina/Paola/Paula
Robyn
Marsha
Ainsley

pixiepoopoo · 01/05/2020 13:15

Its all in the pronouncation. But my Norwegian relations were curious as to why I was calling my baby a dolphin.
I prefer Dels

NameChange84 · 01/05/2020 13:27

@pixiepoopoo

DelPHEEN here, emphasis on the second syllable...still called Dolphin. How do you pronounce it?

FeedMeSantiago · 01/05/2020 13:53

If you like Raven what about Morven or Morgana?

Cassia
Laurel
Saffron
Eden
Elowen
Gaia

Branleuse · 01/05/2020 13:56

All the names you posted that you DO like are lovely

Haz1516 · 01/05/2020 14:29

Wren
Frida
Kyla
Lena
Mila
Coralie

Carouselfish · 01/05/2020 14:34

Because you liked Aurelia and Raven why not Rae? (Nicole Kidman in Dead Calm) Pretty letters, nice sound.

MondeoFan · 01/05/2020 14:38

There's loads of lovely girls names. Girls are so much easier to name than boys.
I'd need to have 10 ish girls to use up all my favourite names.
I only have 2 DD so I still need to have another 8 😄

GRW · 01/05/2020 14:45

Reeva
Seren
Kimberley
Kerry

sibbys · 01/05/2020 14:48

Indie Thanks

sausagepastapot · 01/05/2020 15:01

Came on to say Indie too, love it

Aurelia is perfectly fine too btw

littlemeitslyn · 01/05/2020 15:57

Lynette

alexdgr8 · 01/05/2020 16:03

well if you like Attlee for a boy, that's what most pepole will think of, how about Clementine for a girl.
that was churchill's wife's name, and co-incidentally clement was Attlee's first name.

also

Alexandra
Theresa, Terri
Serena
Samantha
Augusta
Julia
Roberta
Suzette

Standrewsschool · 01/05/2020 16:51

Gunnar
Erik
Tomas
Johann
Ivar
Karl

Standrewsschool · 01/05/2020 16:55

Sorry, those are boys names, and you asked for girls.

Kristina
Linea
Ulrika
Elise
Sonia
Silvia

LochJessMonster · 01/05/2020 16:56

Lyla
Sky
Rose
Summer
Autumn
Hallie
Daisy
Pippa

daisypond · 01/05/2020 17:56

Ivy, Isabelle and Aurelia are girly, though.
Morgan.

RaspberryBubblegum · 01/05/2020 18:13

Delphine just makes me think of delphine donkey from peppa pig 😬😂

Jessbow · 01/05/2020 18:19

Felicity is not too popular, lots of nice nick names too
Fliss/Flick/ Lissy /Liss

Krazynights34 · 01/05/2020 18:34

Nora
Honoria
Honey
Ruby
Julianna
Christine
Lisette
Tori
Pandora
Isolde
Imelda
Daphne
Judith
Thomasina
Celeste
Celestine
Samantha
Silvia
Jennifer
Clara
Dora
Nancy
Francine
Rosemary

Wtfdidwedo · 01/05/2020 18:38

We struggled with girls too for a similar reason. In the end our shortlist was
Iris, Renee, Taylor, Thea, Meredith and Imogen.

EngagedAgain · 01/05/2020 18:47

.

EvilPea · 01/05/2020 18:59

Betty
Willow
Hazel
Aubrey
Penelope
Sorrel
Edith
Saskia

EvilPea · 01/05/2020 19:00

Jasmine

LarkDescending · 01/05/2020 19:09

Inspired by your Icelandic boy’s name choice - how about Elka or Elin?

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