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Girl name help please!

26 replies

Peaceandloves · 05/11/2023 21:19

Hello

Struggling for a baby girl name. We have a few likes but no LOVE. We like uncommon but wearable. Out of the top 100 for sure.

We like :
Ramona
Romy - but feel it is too common where we live
Paloma
Callista
Reese
Norah

Any thoughts on those or suggestions of names along those lines would be a big help. TIA x

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coldcallerbaiter · 05/11/2023 21:20

I like them all except the last 2

Pemba · 05/11/2023 21:32

I like most of your names (especially Ramona, sounds nice, full of character, fairly unusual), but not Reese which is awful for a girl, should be a surname only.

Noname112 · 05/11/2023 21:41

I love Norah. It’s in my top girl name if we have a girl.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 05/11/2023 21:47

Love Paloma and Callista.

Alloveragain3 · 05/11/2023 21:52

I don't know a single baby Romy!

Love Calista and the nn Cali
Paloma very pretty too

Mumofgirls2017 · 05/11/2023 21:52

Romilly
calliope
daphne
delilah
aurelia
thalia
eden
cassia
tansy
tallulah
jemima
wren
pearl
cora
juniper
clementine
eloise
olive
ottilie

Theoldwoman · 05/11/2023 21:56

I like Ramona from your list.

Some suggestions:

Rhiannon
Katya
Electra
Lucille
Asha
Saskia
Una
Melanie
Meredith
Celeste
Estelle
Esther
Kayley
Elissa
Tia
Sylvie
Pearl
Bridie
Amity
Amali
Melia
Artemis
Courtney
Xanthe
Jana
Kate
Ida
Coral
Tara
Imogen
Antoinette
Shyloh
Skyla
Addison
Nardia
Neroli
Narelle
Coralie
Tahlia
Mara
Liane
Karla
Maggie
Kyla
Erina
Erica
Terryn

Aglassaday · 05/11/2023 22:15

I know a baby Calla and everyone adores her name.

Trudy
Lottie
Astrid
Farley
Winslet
Dove
Lumi
Luella
Daphne
Delphine
Beau
Larissa
Melissa
Pippa
Theodora
Asteria
Estella
Nova
Harper
Felicity
Lyra

Elisanna · 05/11/2023 22:30

Can I have your preference between for my darling daughter
Bronwyn
Amor
Blossom
Emerald
Hermione
Romilly
Thanks in advance

Georgiexx · 05/11/2023 22:32

Love Reese! I love all the R names infact. I was put off of Romy for the same reason but it is nice. Reeva is also lovely.

SkaneTos · 05/11/2023 23:38

All those names are lovely I think!

Callista is a beautiful name! I just want to mention that it immediately makes me think of Callista Flockhart and "Ally McBeal". Nothing bad about it at all, it's just that I don't know about anyone else with that name.

MissedItByThisMuch · 05/11/2023 23:40

I like them all except Reese, it’s quite a different style than your other choices! Romy is my favourite.

user1492757084 · 06/11/2023 00:17

Honora
Honor
Honoria
Helene
Christine
Elaine
Brilliance
Bridie

Peaceandloves · 06/11/2023 02:55

Thank you all so much for your help. Some great suggestions here to discuss with my partner :)

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LadyCuntington · 06/11/2023 03:07

Cordelia
Ophelia
Wilhelmina
Jocasta
Persephone
Arachne
Horatia
Theodora

oldnorsesaga · 06/11/2023 09:11

I love Callista. Not really fan of others, but Paloma is fine.
I prefer Romilly nn Milly to Romy, but you can use Romy as nickname to Romilly if you like the name. Not really fan of Ramona, but it's fine name, I would just pick others as I find it pretty plain.

VenusClapTrap · 06/11/2023 14:59

Love Nora (without the H, as that makes me want to pronounce it Noraaaaargh

FayCarew · 06/11/2023 16:46

Ramona - like
Romy - seems like it's short for something
Paloma - not sure
Callista - prefer Calista
Reese - surname
Norah - ok but 'Flamin' Norah'

theduchessofspork · 06/11/2023 20:36

I love Paloma
Like Ramona - v strong and sparky
don’t mind Callista
Romy is faddy and insubstantial
Reece is a Welsh bloke’s nane
Norah is just dreary

Other ideas

Allegra
Fernanda
Cassia
Saskia
Yolanda
Serena
Roxana
Sabrina
Estella
Oona
Stella
Thora
Tessa
Zoe
Verity
Ianthe
Selene
Ariadne
Vivienne
Genevieve
Marianne

Peaceandloves · 07/11/2023 10:28

Thanks for all of your help guys. We have narrowed it down to Ramona or Juniper. Hopefully baby will look like one or the other !

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Suchardchoccy · 07/11/2023 10:31

Paloma means pigeon in Spanish (my DH is Spanish)

I like Norah.

FayCarew · 07/11/2023 10:34

Paloma means pigeon in Spanish (my DH is Spanish)
Pigeon or dove

Suchardchoccy · 07/11/2023 10:37

Pigeon 😂

miniaturepixieonacid · 09/11/2023 18:41

Ramona and Juniper are both gorgeous and I've never met one of either. I know of one of each but don't know them personally.

Peaceandloves · 10/11/2023 08:28

Thank you @miniaturepixieonacid

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