Active discussions

Help end medical misogyny. Sign our petition.

Help end medical misogyny.
Sign our petition.

Sign the petition

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

A name like Jane, but not Jane.

137 replies

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?

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
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

Message withdrawn

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

Message withdrawn

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?

Swipe left for the next trending thread