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Which baby girl’s name?

161 replies

Rt23 · 17/07/2023 23:32

Hi! Would love some advice on which name is people’s fave from the below list. Really struggling to land on a girls name…

Thea
Coco
Bonnie
Bibi
Alma
Jude
Maya
Juno
Marnie

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erint09 · 18/07/2023 12:27

I've always loved Juno but as a nickname for Juniper. It gives the child the choice when they are older.

Heckythump1 · 18/07/2023 12:33

Thea - really popular
Coco - no, it's a clown or a dogs name
Bonnie - dogs name
Bibi - no
Alma - old lady name
Jude - boys name
Maya - I love it pronounced my-a, but people will pronounce it May-a as well, depends if you can be bothered corrected people forever.
Juno - really, really don't like this one at all
Marnie - lovely :)

WaltzingWaters · 18/07/2023 12:37

Marnie.
Coco is lovely too if it’s a shortened nn (I know a Cornelia called Coco).

golddustwomen · 18/07/2023 12:39

Ooo I love Jude for a girl!

salamithumbs · 18/07/2023 18:32

I like Thea, Maya and Bonnie the best.
I personally think Bibi and Coco sound too nicknamey and twee to be real names, though I actually like Coco as a nickname for Coraline or something. Bibi could be short for Beatrice, Bryony, anything beginning with B really? But I would not like to introduce myself as either Coco or Bibi at work!
Marnie and Juno are fine, not to my taste but nothing wrong with them! Alma reminds me of Alma Pudden from Enid Blyton - not a good connotation, but I'm sure no one your daughter's age will make that connection! Alba is nice as well?

salamithumbs · 18/07/2023 18:33

Sorry left out Jude- I think it may cause problems as most will assume it's a boy!

LoonyLois · 18/07/2023 18:35

They all remind me of dogs names

wendyjoy · 18/07/2023 19:14

Scarlet Moffatt just called her new baby boy Jude..
Only one name l like from that list is Bibi

sandrene · 18/07/2023 19:19

Juno

RoseMarigoldViolet · 18/07/2023 19:38

Not Bibi on its own. It is a pet’s name!

Rt23 · 18/07/2023 19:49

Thank you everyone, very helpful!

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shoopshoopdedoo · 18/07/2023 19:54

I like Alma, Bonnie and Marnie.

I’d hate to be called Coco or Bibi, although I think they are cute nicknames for a little girl.

Sandysandwich · 18/07/2023 19:56

I like Juno and Marnie the most

MamaBear4ever · 18/07/2023 20:07

Love Bonnie. Coco was our cats name so that's a no from me

Kd96 · 18/07/2023 20:09

Thea!

FoodFann · 18/07/2023 20:20

Thea is nice. The rest are very much not to
my taste, especially Bibi

Bboo8 · 18/07/2023 20:48

I’m a Bonnie and I love my name!
I’ve always had compliments throughout my life on what a lovely name I have 🥰

Workawayxx · 18/07/2023 20:58

Thea - lovely
Coco - not keen
Bonnie - it’s ok
Bibi - not keen
Alma - like this
Jude - prefer for a boy
Maya - like it but you might get a lot of “is it may-ah or m-eye-ah?”
Juno - lovely
Marnie - lovely

Yellowlegobrick · 18/07/2023 20:59

None of these are really up my straight, I'd considered most nicknames rather than what I'd list on a birth certificate. Alma, Marnie and Bonnie just make me think of 70s Americans.

Carouselfish · 18/07/2023 21:01

Bonnie and Coco, like a lot of other posters!

RoseRows · 18/07/2023 21:01

I don’t really like any of them but Marnie at a push

Yellowlegobrick · 18/07/2023 21:04

Weird how so many people are slagging off Coco, surely it's Coco as in Chanel

No people are saying its a nickname. Her name was Gabrielle Chanel, Coco was her nickname as a cabaret singer.

NK572a3d19X11e7ef5ddf9 · 18/07/2023 21:12

Thea definitely

ladygindiva · 18/07/2023 21:14

I really like Maya, Thea and Marnie, the others are a bit faddy or cutesy to me.

Confusion101 · 18/07/2023 21:18

I absolutely adore Bonnie!!!! Love it!

Like Thea, Bibi, Marnie, Alma

Not a fan of Jude (only know male Judes), Maya (Maya Jama), Juno (reminds me of the film),

Least fave is Coco.

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