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A name like Jane, but not Jane.

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PeggySioux · 30/03/2008 11:17

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?

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Hopeoverexperience · 31/03/2008 20:34

A friend has a beautiful little girl - Claudia - which I think is lovely.

Megglevache · 31/03/2008 20:50

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SpitSpot · 31/03/2008 20:50

Lydia
Claudia
Anna

swalesie · 31/03/2008 22:01

Kathleen
Pearl
kitty
Lilly

babyinarms · 31/03/2008 22:35

Kathy
Emily
Emma
Sarah
Annah
Judy

babyinarms · 31/03/2008 22:40

Forgot Martha

fishie · 31/03/2008 22:47

Laura
Mary/ianne
Anne/a
Susan/nah
Christine/a
Karen/sa
Jennifer
Janet/a squillion versions of.

and my new favourite
Kattilara (it is from a fantasy novel but wow what a name, so many diminutive possibilities and a nice one to say)

Housemum · 01/04/2008 00:34

See if you can get hold of a book from your local library called "The Baby Name Wizard" (just sold mine at the NCT sale or you could have had it!) - it's American, but most names are similar - it arranges them in categories eg "Modern", "Old fashioned" "Victorian" etc

maisiemog · 01/04/2008 00:41

Winifred, Rose, Gina, Miriam, Anne, Marjory that kind of thing?

vInTaGeVioLeT · 01/04/2008 00:55

kate
mary
sarah
sally

frisbyrat · 01/04/2008 01:59

Sophia
Tanya

ninedragons · 01/04/2008 03:16

Ruth
Joy
Jill

TheHonEnid · 01/04/2008 10:34

Polly
Clary
Nora
Lydia

Megglevache · 01/04/2008 12:15

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bundle · 01/04/2008 12:16

Helen

hungrypanda · 01/04/2008 12:23

Molly
Eliza
Laura
Rebecca
Emily
Georgiana or Georgina
Virginia

MadameCh0let · 01/04/2008 12:35

I love Nina, Ellen, Leah, Beth and Joy.

I think they are all simple names, but definitely not plain names.

RuthChan · 01/04/2008 12:35

My 'Ruth' is a traditional, but surprisingly uncommon name.
I've only ever known a couple of others.

My DD is Anna Mary.

I also love the name Poppy, among others.

hungrypanda · 01/04/2008 12:38

Forgot some

Linda
Eileen
Sadie
Carmen

hungrypanda · 01/04/2008 12:40

Leah is beautiful!

MadameCh0let · 01/04/2008 12:40

Polly, Annabel and Celia are all quite 'simple' but quite elegant at the same time.

Also, I like Faith more than Faye, and I like Maeve more than May.

Countingthegreyhairs · 01/04/2008 13:41

Ooooh, I'd forgotten about Dora, I really like it (if you disassociate from Explorer connections!!)

I know a little girl called Maude (French-speaking parents). Didn't like it at first but has grown on me ....

ktmoomoo · 01/04/2008 13:45

daisy
trudy
sara
kate
milly
molly
beth
kim
kara
clara
lara
helener
just a few

FourJays · 01/04/2008 14:25

If I'd had a daughter I wanted to call her Honor.
Love Felicity but it is my cat's name!
I quite like the whole Lilith thing - got thrown out of Eden because she was headstrong. You go girl!

frangipan · 01/04/2008 15:14

connie(constance)?
Corrina?

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