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Nancy, Penelope, Lucy, Eleanor

28 replies

FreshHaircut · 13/04/2021 14:03

Hi, please help!

These are the only names on my list atm but none of them feel like the one and I'm also wary about how popular some of them are becoming (for e.g a gf has just had a baby girl with a name from my list and another pregnant gf has told me she's thinking of using one from the list too)

Can you recommend me some? Ty

Also, love love Alice, can't use it.

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TatianaBis · 13/04/2021 14:22

Nancy is one of my favourite girls names. Don’t like the others.

Junebabe · 13/04/2021 14:51

Eleanor is my favourite on your list.
Some other ideas..
Nellie/Nell
Eloise
Matilda/Mathilde
Leora
Senna

JemimaJoy · 13/04/2021 15:07

Nancy!

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/04/2021 15:43

Lucy

MangosteenSoda · 13/04/2021 15:46

I like Nancy and Eleanor the best from your list.

Eliza, Rosalind, Hermione, Harriet and Phoebe all have a similar vibe.

sorryiasked · 13/04/2021 15:50

Jennifer
Helena
Odette

PollyThePony · 13/04/2021 16:01

I like your list.

Of suggestions, I really like Odette, Hermione, Matilda and Phoebe.

How about Audrey or Mabel?

MrsBertBibby · 13/04/2021 16:17

Penelope is the best of your lot.

Nina
Edith
Tamsin

Bibidy · 13/04/2021 16:21

Love Eleanor and Nancy.

Cleo? Eloise? Love the suggestions above of Harriet and Eliza as well.

dementedma · 13/04/2021 16:24

I know a new born baby Nancy! Seems to be growing in popularity.

atracurious · 13/04/2021 16:24

Lucy

Changedname81 · 13/04/2021 16:35

Penelope and Lucy

Alice could be subbed by Eloïse/ Ellis / Elise?

Lucy Eloïse
Penelope Elise

Katjolo · 13/04/2021 16:49

Lucy

NoatheQueen · 13/04/2021 17:20

Nancy ♥️

serin · 13/04/2021 18:53

I love the name Nancy but DH hated it.
She is now in her 20's and says that she is very grateful she isnt called Nancy, she hates it.

Kanaloa · 13/04/2021 18:59

I like Eleanor and Penelope, don’t really like Lucy and really dislike Nancy. Like a pp suggestion of Elise/Eloise since you like Alice.

ILoveStickers · 13/04/2021 19:31

Love Eleanor and Lucy.

There's loads of lovely Alice variants:

Alyssa
Ailis / Ailish
Alys
Alix
Alicia
Adelaide
Ada
Adeline
Adela
Adele

DramaAlpaca · 13/04/2021 20:05

I love Lucy and Penelope.

Eleanor is a beautiful name but it's just too popular now.

I really dislike Nancy.

Tianatiers · 13/04/2021 20:10

I'm sorry but I don't like Nancy, love the others though. Have you considered Josephine or Melanie.

Tillygetsit · 13/04/2021 23:00

Nancy is lovely. Eleanor always sounds a bit clunky to me and I've never met a nice Lucy but maybe I've just been unlucky.Halo
Sylvie or Sylvia
Vera
Ada
Alyssa

KoalaOok · 14/04/2021 22:08

Ooh Nancy is nice!

Merename · 14/04/2021 22:11

Nancy by a mile, don’t like the others.

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 14/04/2021 23:44

My fave on your list is Eleanor - very classic with lots of nn choice. If Eleanor is too popular now, have you considered the elegant, Shakespearean Helena instead? (It has many of the same nn choices as Eleanor - Nell, Ellie etc).

Instead of trendy Nancy - how about classic Anne/Anna? (Nancy was originally a nn for Anne/Anna).

Other classic names like Lucy/Eleanor/Alice, but not in the top 100 now -
Catherine
Julia
Caroline
Amy
Susanna
Laura
Sarah
Lydia
Jane
Victoria
Rachel
Rebecca
Josephine
Alexandra
Georgina
Maria
Diana
Frances
Ruth
Mary
Margaret

FrankChurchillsHaircut · 14/04/2021 23:57

Elise
Alyssa
Leonora

MrsPsmalls · 14/04/2021 23:59

Lucy and Nancy are both great