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2 weeks to go! (Girl)

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 21:43

And we can't settle on a name!

What are people's thoughts on the following for a girl..

River
Halle
Rory

Suggestions welcome too 🙏

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DedicatedFollowerOfFashion84 · 01/04/2023 21:50

Rory is a boys name. Hard no from me. The others I’m not sure will date well…

leopardi · 01/04/2023 22:09

River is lovely but becoming very very common I know three little Rivers.

Halle feels like it is spelt wrong and should be Hallie. Reminds me of the parent trap.

Rory I feel is a boys name. Maybe Aurora and Rory for NN?

airmax · 01/04/2023 22:12

Not Rory , kids would think of Rory the racing car 🏎️ animation character. River is lovely

callmesophia · 01/04/2023 22:19

Aw my third child is River, she's 6 and a feisty little superstar... so River gets my vote ☺️

DarlingG · 01/04/2023 22:22

I like Halle but I’m a teacher and have taught one almost every year so that slightly puts me off. I like boys names as girls names and I love Rory as a boys name but don’t like it for a girl sorry. I would go River as I absolutely love that name. My other favourite at the minute is Renn 😍

Sadiegirl87 · 01/04/2023 22:22

Out of them I only like Halle but as another poster said I'd write it as Hallie the others are a bit too trendy for me

RedDoughnut · 01/04/2023 22:25

Rory is a boys name!

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 22:28

I always associated Rory with a boys name but apparently it's becoming more popular for girls.. my DH loves it but I also wonder whether it would be better as a NN for Aurora/Aurelia..

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Mamalamadrama · 01/04/2023 22:28

Definitely River

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 22:31

I'm pleased to hear River is liked! It's funny as I always associated River as a boys name too!

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TomatoSandwiches · 01/04/2023 22:38

Reeva
Bay
Sailor
Lyric
Sabrina

ComeTheFuckOnBridgett · 01/04/2023 22:40

Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 22:31

I'm pleased to hear River is liked! It's funny as I always associated River as a boys name too!

Rivers my favourite. I only know boys called this but think it's quite a pretty name so could work well with either.

I would have said Rory is a boys name too but there is a girl in my sons class called Rory too so there we are.

Good luck with everything 😊

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 22:41

@TomatoSandwiches that's funny you suggest Reeva, I did a post a while ago about liking the name Reeva and lots of posters said they associated it too much with Reeva Steenkamp and wouldn't use it.

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TomatoSandwiches · 01/04/2023 22:46

Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 01/04/2023 22:41

@TomatoSandwiches that's funny you suggest Reeva, I did a post a while ago about liking the name Reeva and lots of posters said they associated it too much with Reeva Steenkamp and wouldn't use it.

I think it's a beautiful name, I would probably think of Reeva that passed but not in a negative association, she was a stunning young woman.
By the time your baby is at school it won't be thought of and isn't a common name in the UK either.

user1492757084 · 02/04/2023 03:42

I don't like the masculine sound of Rory for a girl.
Halle and Hallie are lovely.
River is fine though for a boy. I, too, prefer Reeva.

Do you like Brooke, Rhea, Isla, Clydette, Cary, Clodagh, Araxie, Fay, Mirriam or any feminine names of rivers?

Theoldwoman · 02/04/2023 03:45

River and Rory are a definite NO from me.

Halle - prefer Hayley.

GHxx · 02/04/2023 06:19

Oh I like Reeva too! I commented on the other post about Reeva

Dont be put off if people on here don’t like a name. I posted before my son was born with his name and two others. What turned out to be his name was absolutely slated and it almost put me off it. It has just been revealed as the number 1 most popular name in my council area this week and it wasn’t popular at the time. What I’m saying is just because people on here don’t like a name, doesn’t mean people in real life wont! It seems unless it’s Olivia or Jack people on here will have something to say. I posted my girls list the other day and was torn apart as I like more unusual (but nice) names for girls than boys probably. I’ve laughed it off as I know my son’s (now very popular) name got the same response on here! Go with what you like best

hattie43 · 02/04/2023 07:40

River is too masculine for a girl . For nature ideas I'd probably go Sky, Rain or Willow
No to Rory it's a boys name
Halle mmm no

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 02/04/2023 09:41

Thanks @GHxx, names are such a personal thing and my DH and I are on quite different pages! He likes very unique names (these three are his suggestions). I actually really like a lot of the names in the top 10/20.. but then people say they're too common! So I'm trying to find a happy medium!

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Girlsgirlsgirls08 · 02/04/2023 09:42

We also like Madeline / Madeleine but most people we've temperature checked it will have said they associate it too strongly with poor Madeleine McCann.

Similar situation to Reeva although perhaps even more of a strong connotation.

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Mumofgirls2017 · 02/04/2023 09:46

Like River and Hallie spelt like that. Not keen on Rory unless perhaps short for Aurora

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 02/04/2023 14:26

Not Rory or River as they're mainly boys names and I find boys names on girls quite uncomfortable tbh.

Hallie is... OK. Reba is slightly better.

Love Madeleine and I know a little Maddy.

aibutohavethisusername · 02/04/2023 17:51

River

PritiPatelsMaker · 02/04/2023 22:22

Halle

elm26 · 02/04/2023 22:28

I've got a niece called River and she's just the happiest, cutest baba so it's made me like the name purely for her although it's not my cuppa.

Rory is a boys name!

I know 4 Halle's under 10, very popular where I live.