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Baby Girl Names - Help us Decide!

30 replies

Peaches1906 · 27/02/2024 15:31

Hello!

Are you able to help us with our baby girl's name please?

Top contenders for first name at the moment are Cassie, Cassidy, Sydney, Frankie & Summer. What do you think or do have have any more suggestions with a similar vibe?!

For the middle name, we would really like a family name, or a variation of it, that fits nicely. We would be open to 2 middle names if it feels right.

My husbands family name is Elsie Jean & mine is Marian. The best we can come up with at the moment is Elsie or Jean on their own or Mari for Marian. Please help!!

Thank you :)

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ion08 · 27/02/2024 15:33

Cassie, Cassidy, Sydney, Frankie & Summer. What do you think

they all sounds like names of characters in a UK teen horror movie

Nicebloomers · 27/02/2024 16:24

Francesca (nn Frankie) Jean
Francesca Marianne
Cassandra Jean
Cassandra Jean Maria
Cassia Marianne
Summer Elsie Marie

Not a fan of Cassidy or Sydney I’m afraid

KirstenBlest · 27/02/2024 16:50

Cassie and Frankie are ok, but need a longer name. Cassandra, Cassia, Cassiopeia, Frances or Francesca.

Cassidy is a surname and is not a good first name
Sydney & Summer are not to my taste.

Not keen on Elsie but Jean and Marian are fine.

marshmallowfinder · 27/02/2024 16:51

Cassia Mari Jean would be my choice. I much prefer Cassia to Cassie.

Porfirio · 27/02/2024 16:52

Eloise.

Mumofgirls2017 · 27/02/2024 17:00

I like Cassie and summer but think they’d only really work with Jean as middle? Other ideas

skye
cassia
river
daisy
melody
riley
marigold
romilly
darcey
skylar
estelle
bonnie
callie
clover

Onelife2024 · 27/02/2024 17:09

I really like Summer and Cassie. I also like Frankie if short for Francesca.

I’m not so keen on Cassidy or Sydney.

Ideas

Summer Marianne
Cassie Marianne
Francesca Jean

Or -

Casey Jean
Harley Marianne
Jessie Marianne
Morgan Elsie
Eden Jean

UltramarineViolet · 27/02/2024 17:17

I like Cassie & Frankie best from your list, personally I would opt for Cassandra or Francesca on the birth certificate but I don't have a strong opinion on it and can understand why you might prefer not to if you don't like the long version

Cassie Jean/ Cassandra Jean
Frankie Jean/ Francesca Jean
All work well IMHO
I don't think Elsie works particularly well as a middle name

YourLocal · 27/02/2024 21:14

Sydney Jean ….❤️
maybe also consider Edie, Florence, Charlotte and Emilia? I also think Emilia Summer Jean …. is nice if you wanted 2 middle names

MissHoollie · 27/02/2024 21:17

Summer Jean

I love Jean though and would use that as a first name

OneStripeySockAndOneSpottySock · 27/02/2024 21:20

Stevie
Andie
Sorrell
Alyssa
Athena
Brodie
Carla
Connie
Della
Freya
Gaia
Genevieve
Honor
Indie
Jocasta
Primrose
Rosamund
Tahlia
Tamar
Wilhelmina
Yvette

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

HoHoHoliday · 27/02/2024 21:39

Summer Marian Jean
Cassie Jean Marian

Others you might like,
Callie
Elise
Eloise
Felicity
Lacey
Sadie

ItsTheDoctornotDoctorWho · 27/02/2024 21:45

Sydney Jean Marian or Frankie Jean Marian would get my votes 😊

NoSnowdrop · 27/02/2024 21:52

Sydney Marian-Jean

miniaturepixieonacid · 27/02/2024 22:16

Cassie - like it as a nickname for Cassandra, Cassidy, Cassia or Cassiopoeia. Probably wouldn't use it as a standalone.
Cassidy - like it
Sydney - quite like it
Frankie - not keen. I love Francesca but don't think this is a nice shortening
Summer - it's ok. Would only use for a summer baby.

If open to longer names, I would choose Cassandra or Francesca. But, from the list exactly as it stands, I'd choose Cassidy.

Think Elsie, Jean and Marie all work well as middle names.

DramaAlpaca · 27/02/2024 22:19

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

So would I.

theduchessofspork · 27/02/2024 23:52

Cassie, Cassidy, Sydney, Frankie & Summer do sound a bit like the mean girls in a low rent YA novel ‘after the holiday none of their lives would ever be the same again’ kinda thing

I do like Sydney though - Sydney Jean is nice

Or Francesca Jean nn Frankie

Or Cassia Marian nn Cassie

Not Cassidy (please) she’s not a horse

Summer used to have a hippy vibe but has gone south so I wouldn’t

theduchessofspork · 27/02/2024 23:52

Neverpostagain · 27/02/2024 21:28

Honestly, I'd go for Marianne Jean.

That’s a good shout

Ywudu · 28/02/2024 00:10

I love Cassidy.
Shelby?

wherethemoon · 28/02/2024 00:40

Most of your names are not to my taste at all, but I do like Sydney. Sydney Jean somehow sounds both cool and cute!
How about Sydney Jean Marian? I think that would be a brilliant name.

Babla · 28/02/2024 01:18

Don't like any of them

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 28/02/2024 01:23

Jean is rather nice & of course Elsie

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greleo · 28/02/2024 02:42

Have always loved Cassidy! or Summer
Don't like the others sorry

Not a massive fan of Cassie as a nickname either, and definitely not if short for Cassandra