A name like Jane, but not Jane.

[PeggySioux]

And by like Jane, I don't mean Jenna or Joan or Jake!

I mean that sort of name. A simple, old fashioned, pretty, girl's name.

Kate or Clara? Annie? Alice? I think that's the sort of name I mean, but I can't think of the right one.

Something beginning with C or K would work well.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Some fab inspiration here.

I like Lily very much, and Lilith even more. Dp not sure about Lilith though.

May or Mae is good too and could work.

I hadn't thought of Louise...

Iris
Jean
Mary
Louisa
Alice
Eve
Nina
Alma
Susie

All nice classic underused names (imo)

Cara/Kara
Carla
Claire
Carrie
Cassie
Charlotte
Clara
Chloe
Cate/Kate
Kaye
Kelly
Kirsty/Ki rsten

Lucy
Anna
Mary/Marie/Maria/Mia
Elizabeth
Rose
May
Louise/Louisa
Emma
Emily
Alice
Jennifer
Eleanor
Ella
Amy
Rebecca

Do you like any of those?

Ooh, also really like Eve, Laura, Nina, Ingrid.

Susan

great name good Terry Pratchett character too!

Classic and dignified.

I am Clara but every time this name pops up on MN (which seems quite frequent these days - I have only known a handful in my life but perhaps it's coming back into fashion) I have to warn people that it can be mis-pronounced. I am Clara like Clare - with an a. Most people pronounce it to rhyme with Tara. It does my head in...

I expect most people think of it like Tara though.

How about Lucy or Sarah or Victoria?

good solid english names!

ooh i love clara (rhymes with tara) - was my number one choice had i had a girl

I must say, I do prefer the Tara pronunciation...but then the Clara I know is half-German and has that pronunciation. Well, actually her mum used to pronounce it Clava with a comedy German accent, but that's by the by

wot's rong wiv Jane?

Lots of good names here - I think if I ever have children I'll choose this type of name. Classic and (hopefully) long-lasting!

Ruth
Zoe
Kate

Mum just caught a quick look and said do not name your child Joan its horrible.

Although she could be biased as she hate her name (can you guess what it is ).

What about Jayne. But i think others have given lot of good suggestions. FWIW our dd's are called the only 2 names we could agree on.
Both are classic names.

Catherine

lizziemum, why didn't she tell every to call her Jo.

suzanna

Caroline.

Louise

Abigail

if you like lily or lilith then how about lillian?

Lilia is pretty too.

I love Louise and Louisa - I don't know any girls around DS's age (4) called this. Very popular as a middle name I think (is mine!).

Eve, Coral, Hope are lovely too.

tensmum

I don't know why she doesn't just call herself Jo.

I think she is just a bit annoyed that she was named after her aunt who was called 'kathrine' but none as 'Joan'.

Bethany
Emily
Lucy
Kate/Katie

I'd google Lilith first if I were you... not great associations (remember Frasier...?!)

DD is Anna but we liked Rose and Kate too. Friend's DD is Celia, which is a bit more unusual now Clara is making a comeback.

Wasn't Lilith Adam's first wife?

My dd has Rose as one of her middle names - the other one is Elizabeth but Rose is after my Nan. Her real name was Rosetta but she was always known as Rose plus Rosetta would have been hard to have carried off with my surname which starts with a Ruh sound .

Sarah
Sara

Yes, Lilith was Adam's first wife.

"Derived from Assyrian lilitu meaning "of the night". This was the name of a demon in ancient Assyrian myths. In Jewish and Islamic tradition she was Adam's first wife, sent out of Eden and replaced by Eve because she would not submit to him. The offspring of Adam and Lilith were the evil spirits of the world."

Yet I'm not put off. Dp says this can only be due to hormones.