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Girls names - help!

18 replies

DeeDeeDaisy · 17/08/2022 20:32

Really having trouble choosing a name for baby who is due in October.

We do have a shortlist but I'm just a bit 'meh' about them all...I don't seem to like any of them enough.

Please throw some girl names at me!

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FlissyPaps · 17/08/2022 20:52

Annie
Anya
Autumn
Ava
Callie
Cassia
Cesca
Clia
Elodie
Forrest
Frances
Harriet
Juno
Lavinia
Lillie
Marla
Maya
Olive
Rosie
Ruby
Violet

jammiewhammie65 · 17/08/2022 21:11

You need to share your shortlist or no idea what kind of names you like. My favourite girls name is Freya

timoteigirl · 17/08/2022 21:16

We need something to help narrow down what we offer for you. Sounds/ letters/ meanings/ style/ length of name?

Marianne
Rosalinda
Skylar
Fay
Isis
Alice
Leah
Matilda

Hobbesmanc · 17/08/2022 21:22

Gosh. That's a bit broad. What have you considered.

My current faves include Enid Blyton Mallory Towers names. Think Peggy and Pamela. Daphne and Dinah. Judy. Jill

I also love classical Roman sounding

Aurelia. Lydia. Dorothea. Cecelia. Celeste.

And vaguely Scandi sounding. Soren Kamilla. Agnes. Astrid.

SE13Mummy · 17/08/2022 21:38

What sort of names do you like/dislike?

If you want a name that's been popular over the past decade, choose one of the vowely names that ends in an 'uh' sound e.g. Amelia/Emilia, Ava/Eva, Ella, Isla, Olivia etc.

If you like names that are becoming increasingly popular, Penelope, Margot, Harriet, Imogen or Alice may fit the bill.

Do you like old lady names? There are plenty of underused ones including Mary, Maud, Nora(h), Joan, Eileen, Audrey and Margaret.

GlassDeli · 17/08/2022 21:43

Are there any you really like or dislike, to give an idea of your taste?

Romilly
Esme
Cordelia
Orla
Elspeth
Grace
Naomi
Genevieve
Imogen
Harriet
Pearl
Marianne
Natalie
Cara
Saffron
Phoebe

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 17/08/2022 21:58

Sweet Y or Ie ending names.

Bonnie.
Chloe
Dolly
Molly
Polly
Holly
Penny
Briony
Lucy
Heidi
Nancy
Emily
Katie
Cleo
Elsie
Cassie
Gracie
Sadie
Lacey

A ending names
Sarah.
Anastasia
Clara.
Lydia
Sophia
Georgia
Isabella.
Zara.
Elena
Keira
Catrina
Elisa.
Emma.
Deborah.
Alesha.
Aaliyah
Alexandra
Alina.
Maria
Greta
Tiana
Louisa
Isadora.
Victoria
Helena
Natalia.

Nature, Colour Gem Stone ect

Poppy
Daisy
Violet
Tansy.
Clover
Linnet
Robin
Eden
Brooke
Coral
Ruby
Amber
Lilac
Ebony
Teal
Sapphire
Goldie.
Pearl
Aurora

Virtue names

Faith
Amity
Clemency
Serenity
Joy
Hero.

Vintage.

Martha
Josephine
Lois
Bridget
Madeline
Agatha.
Vivienne
Bunty
Cynthia
Virginia
Maude
Sybil
Daphne
Lavinia
Enid
Mabel
Inez
Teresa.
Adele
Flora
Dorothy
Magdalena
Jane
Miriam
Miranda

Surname names.

Kennedy
Ainslie
Kendall
Logan
Cassidy
Delaney
Paisley
Madison
Taylor
Hadley.

Dated but maybe due a come back

Lisa
Michelle
Amanda
Aimee
Laura
Rachel
Rebecca
Natasha
Jennifer
Melissa
Hayley
Carla
Lindsey
Christina
Shannon
Kayleigh
Samantha.
Courtney
Andrea
Angela
Sian
Stephanie
Kimberley
Clare
Kelly
Kerry
Linda
Lauren
Stacey
Tracey

Out there names.
Talicia
Star
Liesel
Irena
Loraya.
Sharona.
Isolde.
Fallon
Oxanna.
Faraday
Zia.
Ariadne.

Bluebells12 · 17/08/2022 22:02

Elana

DeeDeeDaisy · 18/08/2022 00:50

I have purposely left it broad! Trying to be more open minded as the names on my list 'should' be ones within my taste but I don't want to use any of them so hoping I may come across something else that I love.

Thank you for all of your suggestion! Some lovely names 😍

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AuntTwacky · 18/08/2022 01:13

Julie
Seren
Nova

Mumofgirls2017 · 18/08/2022 08:07

florence
matilda
juliet
aurora
evelina
emmeline
seraphina
ivy
rosalie
dorothy
tallulah
iris
clara
cora
Flora
sadie
zelda
xanthe
calliope
olive
daisy
delilah
vienna
autumn
aurelia
summer
polly
romilly
pearl
juniper
willow
clover
opal
juno
cleo
daphne
elodie
penelope
melody

Eliode2000 · 18/08/2022 09:06

Plant/flowers:

Fern
Heather
Lillian
Rosalind
Rosa
Hazel
Willow

Fancy:

Isadora
Mirabel
Christabel
Eliode
Elouisa
Adelaide
Elaine
Adora
Elizabeth

Myths:

Cassandra
Athena
Hera

xx Eliode
(playing the baby girl name game too!)

17caterpillars1mouse · 19/08/2022 16:25

Agatha
Bethany
Christina
Delphine
Eirylis
Francesca
Gretel
Hannah
Imogen
Jocelyn
Keturah
Lorelei
Maeve
Natasha
Opaline
Patience
Quinn
Roberta
Sasha
Talitha
Una
Victoria
Willa
Xanthe
Yasmin
Zadie

SundayTeatime · 19/08/2022 17:01

If you can’t decide, I’d go for a classic, of which there are many derivations and short forms:
Catherine
Elizabeth
Anna
Mary
Jane
Margaret
Eleanor
Helen
Julia
Susanna

Mummytobe333 · 19/08/2022 19:35

Our list for a girl was -
Lyla
Thea
Callie
Dahlia
Cora
Imogen
Nova
Lucia
Violet
Callia

blameitonthecaffeine · 19/08/2022 19:42

Hard to know without anything to go on but these are my favourite names (I have a broad taste and quite a few are because of associating the name with a particularly lovely person):

Amaya, Astrid, Aphra, Amberley, Abigail, Aria, Alba, Addison, Ariel, Alexandra, Amy, Araminta, Avery, Aubrey, Arabella, Angelica, Bronte, Cerys, Charlotte, Cassandra, Christabel, Darcey, Effie, Etta, Enya, Everly, Erin, Eden, Francesca, Felicity, Fallon, Faith, Giselle, Genesis, Grace, Georgina, Gabriella, Halle, Ivy, Iris, Iona, Isabel, Isabella, Juliette, Jessica, Joanna, Juniper, Kayleigh, Keziah, Kiki, Lara, Lyra, Livia, Miranda, Miriam, Natasha, Nova, Naomi, Octavia, Piper, Romilly, Rebekah, Rhiannon, Robyn, Remy, Rivkah, Sadie, Saffron, Savannah, Sorrell, Saskia, Sorcha, Taryn, Tansy, Talitha, Verity, Xanthe, Zeryn, Zara

cptartapp · 19/08/2022 19:47

Natalie
Alicia
Erin
Louisa
Faye
Meredith
Erica
Saskia
Rosa

AmandaMirandaPanda · 19/08/2022 22:21

Annika
Blake
Calista
Cressida
Dalia
Hope
Isabeau
Laurel
Líadan
Nadia
Nina
Rosario
Ruth
Sigrid
Zoe

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