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What’s your favourite baby girls name?

83 replies

Delizhop · 21/05/2020 04:03

Hiya! I know name threads are frowned upon but I had a baby girl over 24 hours ago and we still have no name.

We had hoped that with our short list when she arrived we would just know what’s right but instead we don’t like anything we have chosen.

I don’t like flowery to girly names, I like names that our child won’t be ashamed to write on her cv at 21 so no ‘angel’ sorry to those who have that.

I really like Brinley but my partner isn’t a fan and he likes everlyn which I don’t like as I feel it’s an old ladies name 😂

Any favourite names?

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longtimecomin · 21/05/2020 04:05

Sienna and Savannah

Congratulations by the way!

twistandshoutoutloud · 21/05/2020 04:22

Brinkley and Holland

mortforya · 21/05/2020 04:22

Mila
Ezra
Viv (Vivienne)

Congratulations op💐💐

wizzler · 21/05/2020 05:01

Madeleine
Miriam
Genevieve
Bridie

custardbear · 21/05/2020 05:11

Congratulations!

I don't like flowery, babyish or old lady names either- my list included

Tabitha
Helena
Imogen
Also kind of deliberated over Saskia and Remy for a while too

DerbyshireGirly · 21/05/2020 05:12

Bree

worstwitch18 · 21/05/2020 06:54

Elizabeth and Catherine are my favourites.

Others I like that are more like your suggestion:

Abigail
Imogen
Emily

Glitterbubbles · 21/05/2020 06:56

Anya
Maya
Elena

Weekday28 · 21/05/2020 06:57

At the moment my favourite is Jessie.

BlackKittyKat · 21/05/2020 07:01

Nancy and Margot

Chinchinatti · 21/05/2020 07:05

My two favourite names, you wouldn't use, but ones I considered but were dismissed were

Africa
India
Cassidy (surname of my first love, so that was ruled out)
Aifric (Africa in Irish)
Doireann (pronounced DIRREN)

Chinchinatti · 21/05/2020 07:08

You'll find the perfect name - don't worry.
Baby Chinchinatti didn't have a name for 3 days and the nurses kept pressuring me for a name, so she now has a name that I think she likes too.

whattodo2019 · 21/05/2020 07:10

Xanthe
Harriet
Matilda
Cressida

Roselilly36 · 21/05/2020 07:12

Many congrats OP.

Felicity is my favourite girls name, means Happiness.

NameChange84 · 21/05/2020 07:17

I think unfortunately both Brinley and Everlyn are names a child would be ashamed to have on their Cv as neither seem like “proper” names. Brinley sounds like a town and Everlyn looks like a misspelling of Evelyn.

I think some of my favourite names would be to feminine for your liking but some suggestions would be;

Imogen
Astrid
Iris
Briony
Bethan
Megan
Tess
Honour
Heather
Robin
Hadley
Madison
Emmeline
Roberta (nickname Bobbie)
Georgia or Georgina
Harriet
Verity

babycakes1010 · 21/05/2020 07:23

Mia
Sienna
Savannah
Ruby
Darcie

Els1e · 21/05/2020 07:28

Eve

pumpkinpie01 · 21/05/2020 07:30

Freya
Madison
Elise
Erin

BruceWilllis · 21/05/2020 07:38

Congratulations! Name threads aren't frowned upon don't worry!

Brinley isn't to my taste and Everlyn looks like a misspelling of Evelyn so I don't think anyone would want to write that on their CV. Granny chic very popular at the moment.

These aren't my favorite names but similar feel to Brinley for me..

Brooke
Everly
Harper
Piper
Blair
Erin

My favourite name is my nieces name - Phoebe

SparkyBlue · 21/05/2020 07:38

Is Everlyn a typo OP? Is it meant to me Evelyn? That's lovely. . Sorry but don't think much of Brinley . It just has an odd sound about it. I think it reminds me of Brine. Personally I like very classic names as they don't date .

Nonestopcaberet · 21/05/2020 07:39

Imogen
Ebony

Glitterbubbles · 21/05/2020 07:40

Oh Ruby is also a good one, simple and strong

Congratulations too!

Glitterbubbles · 21/05/2020 07:41

And if you like Brinley, would your partner consider Brynn?

Blingismything · 21/05/2020 07:45

Hannah
Anna
Alice
Briony
Lucy
Katya
Lorna

RenegadeMrs · 21/05/2020 07:52

Confratulations! Names are so hard aren't they?

Niamh
Brianna
Pheobe
Piper
Wren
Jessica
Lyra or Lara
Ruth
Erin
Seren

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