Help! My baby has no name

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We had a baby girl and I cannot think of a name. Every name we liked I just can’t seem to call her and she can’t be baby forever. Any suggestions please? We did like the more vintage/older names but am open to anything right now and prefer something that can be shortened.

Harriet
Eleanor
Kathryn
Beatrix
Matilda
Francesca
Charlotte
Penelope
Amelia
Arabella
Tabitha

Iris - I think it's just a beautiful name. Cute on a baby and small child but quite sophisticated on an adult. Makes me think of rainbows and the pretty purple flowers.

It clashes with my surname unfortunately

Ivy
Olive
Alice
Grace
Molly
Louise
Rose
Nell
Emily
Florence

Iris
Myra
Lorna
Winifred (Winnie)
Dorothy (dolly)
Jennifer (jenny)
Millicent (Millie)
Leah
Nancy
Jacqueline
Peggie
Dena
Delores

Don't put yourself under so much pressure, OP. DS didn't finally get his name till DH and I were actually on the Overground to the register office with him, aged eight weeks. He continued as his in-utero nickname for months, anyway.

I love Elizabeth, but my all time favourite girls name is Ivy (although can’t be shortened so might not be any good for you.)

Favourites
Iris
Mabel
Honor
Constance
Martha
Any of the names mentioned here are beautiful..see what sounds best with your surname.

Marina
Marianne
Rosa
Katrina
Tanya
Tamsin
Claire
Dinah
Maria
Elin
Marin
Erin
Louise

Polly
Nancy
Nell

@Watermelon221

Ivy Olive Alice Grace Molly Louise Rose Nell Emily Florence

Sorry I misread and thought you wanted names that couldn’t be shortened

What are the names you have shortlisted but feel odd to use? Perhaps we can help you to love one of them?

Names I had on my girls list -

Clara
Dahlia
Amalia
Amara
Anais
Christyana

Georgia
Louisa
Stella
Diana
Matilda
Daphne

Estelle
Cicely
Daphne
Dulcie
Leonora
Victoria
Arabella
Rosalind
Clemency
Unity
Ruth
Irene
Marigold
Emerald
Erica
Camilla
Veronica

Mabel
Nell
Violet

Bronwyn
Felicity
Gabrielle
Penelope
Clara
Ada
Margaret

It's already been suggested but I like Polly

Meribah (Merry)
Honora (Nora)
Margaret Mary (Maggie May)
Katherine (Kitty, Kate, Katie)
Theresa (Terry)
Rebecca (Becky)
I have a friend who wasn't officially named till she was nearly 1, her parents couldn't agree on her name.
She was called Baba by the family till she was in school, but has had her own name for a long time now so don't worry too much.

evangeline, everly and Estelle are all pretty

Emma

Ida
Dympna

@Watermelon221 no I like your suggestions!

I will go through the thread with DH later and take note of any we like. I’ll update with our shortlist after.

Thank you everyone, so many on here we hadn’t thought of

I will go through the thread with DH later and take note of any we like. I’ll update with our shortlist after

Looking forward to the shortlist already

Penelope
Leonora
Ophelia
Iris
Esme
Cora
Willow

Some suggestions :
Sia (NN Cece)
Joanna (Jo/Joey)
Lexa (Lex/Lexie)
Quinn (Quinnie)
Allegra (Ally/Allie)
Farah (Faye/Fairy)
Ruth (Ruthie)
Liv (Livy)

Oh and love the name Ember. We considered it for our twins, but they were both boys so it was not relevant.