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girls name help

10 replies

rachyroo84 · 16/07/2022 10:18

I am looking for a pretty girls names to go with big brother Noah and would welcome any suggestions. So far on my list:
Mia
Isla
Penelope
Poppy
Alice
Freya
Eliza
Sophia
Lena
Margot
I like Grace too but we are not religious and both names together seem quite biblical. Also keen to avoid anything too popular where there may be two or three in her class.
Thanks in advance for any suggestions x

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WhenWillMyLIfeBegin · 16/07/2022 10:28

Mia, Isla, Freya, Penelope are in this year's top 100 so if you want something that isn't duplicated in class I'd avoid those.
Poppy and Alice I'm not sure where they are on the current list but they do crop up quite regularly, but perhaps not as much to have two in one class(although that tends to be a more common problem with boys names rather than girls anyway)
Margot and Lena strike me as more unusual but I assume Margot may rocket up the charts due to Margot Robbie.
Do you know what type of name you like more, traditional, modern, flowery etc. It might help people branch off from what you have?

SpaceJamtart · 16/07/2022 10:41

I think they are all pretty names maybe except Lena, Margot and Penelope which sound harsher and clunky to me.
Especially like Freya, Alice and Eliza and I think they go really well with Noah

Ella
Lila
Talia

user1492757084 · 16/07/2022 10:49

Penelope, Freya, Eliza, Alice and Lena are not so common.
The others are very popular.

Penelope and Freya, for me, don't suit well with Noah.

Noah and Rose
Noah and Lena
Noah and Lyla - my favourite
Noah and Alice
Noah and Eliza - my favourite

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/07/2022 11:32

I love Penelope, Alice and Eliza

Noah and

Evie
Eleanor
Georgia
Lucy
Ava
Ella
Mila
Phoebe
Emilia
Molly
Lily
Sienna
Heidi
Millie
Matilda

KirstenBlest · 16/07/2022 11:54

Noah is very popular around here, although maybe not for tiny babies.
Mia
Isla
Penelope
Poppy
Alice
Freya
Eliza
Sophia
Lena
Margot

Most of your names are very popular on the baby names threads. Look at darkgreener for popularity in England & Wales. Lena is the least used on your list, but that doesn't mean there won't be more than one in her peer group. For Lena and Margot have a search for 'most popular names in 2022, as names can shoot up in popularity very quickly.

Of your list, my favourite is Alice. I don't like Mia, Isla, Freya, Penelope, Eliza, Lena or Margot. Sophia has been overused for years, so I'd rule that out completely unless you love it.

There are so many names to choose from, and if you look at name books or sites you might find something less popular but lovely.

Fivemoreminutes1 · 16/07/2022 12:14

Colette
Hazel
Fleur
Bella
Indie

MrsGarveyTheSecond · 16/07/2022 12:17

Nancy
Lottie
Winnie
Martha
Sorrell
Lucie
Sarah
Jessie

PancakesWithCheese · 16/07/2022 13:02

If you went to avoid popular then don’t go for Grace, Mia, Isla, Freya or Poppy. They’re everywhere.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 16/07/2022 15:38

Noah and
Hannah (Means Grace)
Lydia
Keira
Chloe
Eden
Heidi
Lucy
Amber

Luredbyapomegranate · 17/07/2022 12:37

Noah and

Of your list I like Eliza and Margot - and I actually think Grace is fine, Noah and Grace are v popular so I don't think anyone would think you were God botherers. They are all pretty popular though.

Or

Caitlin
Elsbeth
Jocelyn
Frances
Lois
Beatrice nn Bea
Stella
Clara
Phoebe
Chloe
Zoe
Verity
Emily

Mia - way overdone
Isla - same
Penelope - nice with Nell as a nn but Penny is wet
Poppy - wet
Alice - overdone
Freya - overdone and tired
Sophia - way overdone, Sophie works and is less overused
Lena - way too many Lxxa names - Lara, Leila, Lola, Luna, Lyra, Leah, Lila - they all blur

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