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Girl name help!

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Elly88 · 27/08/2020 17:12

We've been set on the name Freya for our girl due in 4 weeks but now the ons popular name list is out and gutted it's number 10! DS has a more unique name and I love that it's not common yet not too weird. Others on our list were Summer, Quinn, Skye, Alannah. I like Lavender and Lilac but DH doesn't - too out there?
Any suggestions for other girls names?

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sweetnosugar · 28/08/2020 09:47

I adore these, I don’t think these are very popular.. not where I live anyway.
Marnie
Thea

OR Theodora if you like Isadora? I quite like your suggestion of Primrose. ☺️

folklord · 28/08/2020 09:50

Do people pronounce Alannah as A-lanna or a-larna?

MikeUniformMike · 28/08/2020 17:20

How popular a name is not that much of an issue because you might choose a less popular name and still find that there are more than one in a peer group.

Most people go through life as Firstname Surname. If you have a common surname add an unusual middle name - not Rose, Grace or May.

My DC had names that were popular in their age group but the surname was quite unusual.

MikeUniformMike · 28/08/2020 17:21

Alannah is Al Anna, @folklord, but some will get it wrong.

ChubbyMumFromSkye · 28/08/2020 17:25

Blossom
Elise
Leila
Mabel
Elsie

Standrewsschool · 28/08/2020 19:05

I thought Alannah was Al -lanna.

SelmaB · 28/08/2020 19:08

I love Isadora and Summer! Freya is beautiful- was actually our one of our top names for dd but my friends has a daughter with that name so didn't go with it in the end.

manicinsomniac · 28/08/2020 20:18

Freya is a nice enough name but I actually like all your other options much better. Especially love Quinn, Alannah and Everly.

Apart from Freya, you seem to like quite unusual, slightly quirky names? How about:

Aphra, Amberley, Bronte, Brenna, Cassidy, Celest, Delphi, Dakota, Emery, Ebony, Fallon, Faith, Giselle, Genesis, Honor, Honey, Idina, Imelda, Jacinta, Jessamy, Kiki, Keziah, Leonie, Larissa, Mika, Melody, Nova, Neriah, Ocean, Opal, Paloma, Pandora, Romilly, Ramona, Saffron, Sadie, Taryn, Tegan, Verity, Vashti, Winona, Winter, Ximena, Xanthe, Zeryn, Zimora

daisypond · 28/08/2020 20:30

Not Quinn. It’s terrible.
Primrose and Isadora are nice.
Not Everly.
Instead of Freya, have you considered other Scandinavian/Germanic names? Ingrid. Heidi. Greta. Astrid. Or Fiona?

Bacciferous · 28/08/2020 20:34

I'm not keen on flower names for girls, I like Audrey, Joan and Isadora. Elowen is gorgeous

mamamemmmer · 28/08/2020 20:36

My niece is Freya Esme, Esme is lovely as an alternative?

GoldenRuby · 29/08/2020 17:43

Sorry yes I meant Fleur. Don't know how I didn't spot that autocorrect,

bridgetreilly · 29/08/2020 17:46

I like Freya better than any of your new suggestions. Also, just think about it: only just over 2100 babies were named Freya in the whole country last year. The chances of your daughter being in a class with another one, let alone several are still tiny.

I'd just stick with Freya, tbh.

Crazypie · 29/08/2020 17:58

Freya is lovely name, I only know one. And I know only one Alannah, age 7.

Here are some I liked but never got to use, i had boys

Talia
Seren
Cleo
Taya
Mia

VenusClapTrap · 29/08/2020 20:54

Primrose! Love it. Although I’m inclined to agree with others saying stick with Freya - I’m surprised to hear it’s so popular; I’ve only met one.

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