Baby girl name - impossible

[Indigolds]

DH and I are expecting our first baby, a little girl, next month. We are finding picking a name impossible.

We don't mind but also don't really want to use these names

• Ruby
• Amber
• Summer
• Anna
• Leah
• Maya
• Elena (Eh-lay-nah)

I think we want a name that evokes a feeling of warmth and adventure. Basically we have a concept for a name but not a name!!
We don't want anything too out there but nothing too popular either. Just an established well known name that's ideally not top 30-50.

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!!

Lucille
Kate
Saskia
Caroline
Genevieve
Juliet
Olive
Alana
Laura
Nina
Erin
Melanie

What about a nature name?
Hazel
India
Willow

Names ending in 'o' can sound fresher?
Juno
Shiloh
Cleo
Indigo

Why would you pick a name for a someone you haven't even met yet. No wonder you're finding it impossible. Do you also name your pets before you meet them?

Meet her first and see what name feels like it suits her.

I thought it was normal to have at least a shortlist?

Yes of course it's normal to have a shortlist!

A very rough shortlist sure. But not to 'pick' a name. Well tbh...that might be common too. But it's silly when you actually think about it.

Even a shortlist of names tbh... what if she doesn't feel like a warm adventurer? What if she seems more like a grumpy librarian?

Nothing wrong with having names you like but no need to decide anything until you have an idea of who you're naming.

Because you want to spend time choosing names.
Because you don't want to find out that the name means something else entirely in a different language.
Because you don't want to choose a name that suits a newborn dressed in pastel colours without considering if the name will suit a woman in the army/boardroom etc.
Because you want to gauge the popularity of a name before realising you've called her the most popular name of the decade.
Because you don't want to call her a name that seems cute while you're full of hormones and stressed about being a new mum.
Because you have time now to think and reflect on names without the pressure of time constraints and people asking you her name.
Because it helps you bond with the baby before it is born if you have a few names you like.

Of course it is usual to have a short list OP.

Aw, come on, lighten up, everyone makes a baby name list before they have a baby. It's surely part of the fun and joy of the life to come?

I'm not saying theres anything wrong with a list of possibilities. But op says "pick a name". Don't pick a name before you even meet the kid!

Sorry you're being so pedantic!!!

Obviously we aren't going to set it in stone, I just meant we are finding it hard to find any names we really love!!

@Indigolds I cannot suggest warmth and adventure but can suggest names which don't feature on the popularity chart,

Anna (or Annabel)
Jane
Tara
Venetia
Celia
Electra

Warmth and adventure - I’m imagining probably shortish and well used internationally but not super popular in the UK? Maybe Nina, Lara, Julia, Anya, Mila or Stella?

And sometimes it’s even harder to choose a name once they’re here- what with all the hormones and exhaustion 🤣So I agree having a (preferably very short!) shortlist ahead of time is the way to go.

And Apple. I'm not a Gwyneth fan but I do like her daughter's name.

Audrey
Beatrix
Bryony
Cara
Cassia
Daphne
Diana
Helena
Hope
Imogen
Iris
Laurel
Maeve
Marina
Miriam
Morgan
Nadia
Naomi
Oona/Una
Rosalie
Rowan
Serena
Sylvie
Tamsin
Zara
Zoe

Kayla
Myra
Rosie

Seren
Hazel
Merryn
Anya

Good grief. Do bore off and stop attacking the OP for doing something perfectly normal and reasonable

How about:

Clara
Lyra
Celeste
Estelle
Gaia
Aria
Savannah
Harlow
Isla
Ailsa

All have nature meanings to them

I'm having a girl and picked Summer. I really like it. Don't hear it much anymore either. Always named the babies before meeting them too.

Autumn
April

Savannah
Dawn
Jodie
Melody
Tansy
Kitty
Laura
Kimberly
Tamsin

Nina
Carla
Molly
Amy
Mindy
Anya
Imogen
Laura
Lauren
Hallie
Cindy
Mina
Penny
Sarah
Tilly

Ember
Nina
Stella
Seren
Autumn
Calla
Callie
Vienna
Idalia
Nia
Beatrix
Hera

Priya
Leia
Amaya
Sienna
Mali
Aspen
Aster
Romy
Cleo
Suri
Romana (Marnie / Romy)
Elodie
Astrid
Orla
Saffron
Lena
Ria
Taryn
Willow
Cassia
Seren
Iona
Mara
Nala
Leonie

What an absolutely wild post to write to an expectant mother on a parenting website, on the baby naming board of all places. As if thinking of names for your child is the weirdest thing ever. Loopy.

Most people think about names for their kids and their pets before they have them yes.