Girls names - help needed as baby is already here!

[Sunshinehouse]

Hi there
Would love love love input and help!
My second D was born last Thursday and my husband and I are getting no where with names. I like strong, masculine female names, he likes more traditional girly names.

My favourite names: Dillon, Sidney, Margot, Riley, Rafa. His favourite names Isabella, Emilia, Katherine

We had agreed on Frances, Robyn, Leonie and potentially Emilia, but we know a few Emmes already and that means that nickname is taken. Other names I liked Riley, River, Leila, Suki, Sylvie, Adeline, Leila, Lila, Orla, and Margot, but DH not keen on many of these.

I wanted something that could be strong and powerful, I’m an Alex and love having a unisex name, and added complication is that DD2 looks like my father in law and I feel she needs a strong name to pull off her strong features!

All help welcome, really need to decide and update people asap

Ah OP this is my dilemma too...I love more unisex names, and Robin, Rowan and Frankie are my absolute favourites for a girl, but DP hates them all and prefers a more feminine name.

Good luck with it. If she's semi-keen on Robyn I'd push for that, since you like it.

Robyn is great though, I’d go with that.

Robyn is great. Robby as a baby if you like. But it's a great strong name as she grows.

@Sunshinehouse I know a little Frankie (full name Francesca) and she’s absolutely adorable! I think they ‘grow into’ their names anyway, and it’s a really beautiful name ☺️ so I’m sure it will suit her, both as a baby/little girl and the more ‘grown up’ Frances when she’s an adult.

Robyn is a lovely name.

Others -

Blythe
Juno
Meg
Petra

Robyn is great. But I like Margot too, Margot Isabella would be gorgeous!

Dulcie Isabella
Rory Belle

How about Rafaela /Rafaella with the nn Rafa?
I really dislike most of your names but I like Margot and Sylvie. Sylvie feels as though it could be a good compromise name?
Or what about
Tess
Harriet
Cara
Cassia
Freya
Nell

Cameron was also what first sprung to mind.

Sloane
Jaime

Love your suggestions @BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz

I was also going to say what about a Roberta (or even stick with Robyn) nickname Bobby/ie? I know one or two young Bobbies and it's a fab name. Also you can call her Bobby the Baby for now

If you like Frankie I'd just go Frankie, you don't want to end up with a Fran you didn't want.

Rory Gilmore (in the TV show) is short for Lorelai...

Congratulations!

Love the name Margot.

You chose my DD name too

How about;
Farah, Romily, Aimme (pronounced: em-ay), Delilah, isla, Iona, Briony, Tamsin

Good luck

Penelope with Nell or Penny as a nickname.
Meredith
Charlotte, Charlie for short
Daryl
Alba
Mila
Persephone, ‘Percy’
Lois

How about Roberta nn Bobby, Georgiana nn George or even Jaqueline nn Jack

Frances as middle name with any of them.

How about Quinn?

Or maybe a ‘girly’ name with a more masculine shorter version?
Veronica ‘Ronnie’
Aurora ‘Rory’
Clementine ‘clem’

Frances and Robin are both great, I'd go for one of them. Maybe Frances because you get the elegant full name and Frankie if you like a unisex nn. Robin I do prefer with the straight spelling.

Leonie (or Leonora) is also nice and gives you Leo.

Stick them in a hat?!

Other thoughts
Ffion
Arran
Catrin
Caitlin
Aislinn (Ash-lin)
Lois
Ines
Linos
Mirren
Stella
Aster
Aphra
Astra
Oona
Ramona
Cassia (Cassie)
Antonia (Toni)
Vivienne (Vivi)

Georgina - George for unisex nickname but a feminine name over all?

@wineosaurus4

What about Cameron/Camryn? Or Blaire?

I also do really like Margot & Orla xx

May or Browne?

Samia (nn Sam)

I'm like you I like strong names for girls. My daughter is Claudia, not many around, gets lots of compliments and I still love it (she's an adult now)

Dd might look like fil now but most babies look like little old men so that will more than likely change! I love Robyn, Margot and orla.

I like Blair for a girl or Henrietta

@KirstenBlest oi I already made that joke

Roberta (Robbie/Bob etc)
Robina if Robyn (which I love) is out
Ramona
Thea
Theodora
Astrid
Jaqueline (Jack/Jackie)
Isadora
Nell
Mary (go a bit rogue?)
Francine (if Frances doesn’t work)
I know they aren’t all either sex names but are strong sounding to me and not girly