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Help name baby girl?

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Beth191 · 07/03/2024 08:53

Hello! So we're expecting baby girl in the summer and trying to come up with names - me and my husband tend to like different names, he doesn't like any of the old lady names that are coming back and I don't like anything that was particularly popular when we were at school on the 90s/00s (Rebecca, Claire, Nicola, etc.) like he does.

Joy is a generations old family middle name that means a lot to me so that's non-negotiable, and our surname is 2 syllables starting with Sh.

Top picks that we both agree on so far:

Julia
Chloe
Lily
Clara
Anna
Leah
Nora (DH not sure at all about that one but I love it)
Rosie
Holly (this would be our favourite...we won't use it on a summer baby though because Holly Joy is very festive!)

DS is Charlie William if that helps at all.

All suggestions and opinions welcome, we like all the names above but not 100% on any yet...I wasn't sure about Charlie for DS until he was born though so I'm not looking to name her before she's born, just to have a list of a couple of names we love to choose from when we meet her!

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ChocolateCinderToffee · 07/03/2024 21:49

I love the first six of your names, Clara and Anna the most.

user1492757084 · 07/03/2024 23:13

Of your suggestions I love:

Chloe Joy
Leah Joy
Rosemary Joy - Rosie
Anna Joy

Others ..
Leonor Joy - Leo or Nora
Kirsten Joy
Sarah Joy
Catriona Joy - Cate or Cat
Helen Joy

Theoldwoman · 08/03/2024 03:38

I love Julie , but not with Joy.

Not a name ending in an E sound.

Not a name beginning with S.

some suggestions:

Charlie William and:

Lucille Joy
Alice Joy
Ella Joy
Nina Joy
Tessa Joy
Isobel Joy
Eliza Joy
Zara Joy
Hannah Joy
Emma Joy
Amelia Joy
Rhiannon Joy
Laura Joy
Olive Joy
Miranda Joy

Plumchumm · 09/03/2024 05:23

I love Anna

I also think Nora is better without the h. Seems more youthful and cute

TheSuggestedAmendment · 09/03/2024 05:30

You could do Eleanor and shorten to Nora.

I like the name Jodie. Jodie Joy is very cute.

lavenderjump · 09/03/2024 07:51

I love Clara and Nora.
Julia is lovely but prefer for a Middle name
Rosie is sweet too but very popular

EnterNowhere · 09/03/2024 09:26

I think Clara,* Rosie *or Nora would be lovely. With Charlie I would probably pick Rosie or Nora.
I think some of the other picks do sound quite dated. All the Chloe/Anna/Holly/Julia I know are in their 20's or older. They are fine names though.

Pammy28 · 24/08/2024 17:41

Robyn for a girl!

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