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Jollytots34 · 16/08/2024 06:38

I'm going round and round in circles with girls names. I guess when he/she arrives I'll know what to call her but in the meantime our list consists of....
Alice
Sadie
Anna
My other half also suggested
Arabella
Sophia
Anya

Our surname is one symbol beginning with a Gr sound, nothing seems to flow nicely which is very annoying (but obviously nothing I can do about the surname unfortunately).

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shoopshoopdedoo · 16/08/2024 14:34

Alice, Anna or Anya for me.
I like them all except Arabella though.

TenThousandSpoons · 16/08/2024 20:09

In case your surname is Green, I wouldn’t use Anna in that case. (“Anna Green” = Anne of Green Gables.)

Commonsense22 · 16/08/2024 21:31

Not keen on Sadie as too close to the word sadism but like Arabella, Anya and Sophia.

theduchessofspork · 17/08/2024 02:41

Alice - it’s a bit overdone, Alicia?
Sadie - meh
Anna - very classic but Annalise or Annabel might be better with a single syllable surname
Arabella - I like it
Sophia - lovely but way overdone - Serena, Susannah, Sabrina, Selina..?
Anya - Anna is nicer

theduchessofspork · 17/08/2024 02:42

TenThousandSpoons · 16/08/2024 20:09

In case your surname is Green, I wouldn’t use Anna in that case. (“Anna Green” = Anne of Green Gables.)

That’s quite.. niche

auspreg · 17/08/2024 02:44

I'm no help, but just wanted to say they are all lovely names!! ☺️ really nice list! ☺️

Jollytots34 · 17/08/2024 16:11

Thank you all for your input, it's helped me narrow down my list further and it's now down to..
Alice
Anna
Anya
Sadie

Yes our surname is Gre*n, iv googled Anne of Green gables as I'd never heard of it, is it a bad association?

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shoopshoopdedoo · 17/08/2024 16:25

I don’t think it’s a bad association, but I’d think it would be a strong association for lots of people. Anna Green would definitely make me think “Anna Green Gables”. So I’d pick one of your other choices because they are all nice.

BobbyBiscuits · 17/08/2024 16:46

I like Sadie best out of those.

HamSad · 17/08/2024 16:48

Anna. Strong, easy to spell, not super popular.

RedOnyx · 17/08/2024 18:49

Jollytots34 · 17/08/2024 16:11

Thank you all for your input, it's helped me narrow down my list further and it's now down to..
Alice
Anna
Anya
Sadie

Yes our surname is Gre*n, iv googled Anne of Green gables as I'd never heard of it, is it a bad association?

Not necessarily bad, a lot of people absolutely love the Anne of Green Gables books (I think they're fine but not my favourites).
I think Alice is the nicest of your remaining four, but I like all of them.

Firsttimebabymummy · 17/08/2024 21:55

HamSad · 17/08/2024 16:48

Anna. Strong, easy to spell, not super popular.

Agree with this. It's a lovely name

Sidebeforeself · 17/08/2024 22:08

He wont like being called any of those names!

Jollytots34 · 18/08/2024 14:36

Your right, if I have a boy, he definitely won't like being called any of these.

All sorted for a boy

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Newsenmum · 18/08/2024 14:37

Sophia and Alice are overused so not them (imo)

AutumnOcean · 18/08/2024 14:41

Sadie is lovely. Works with your surname.

FayCarew · 18/08/2024 14:42

@Sidebeforeself , all those names are unisex.

@Newsenmum , Alice seems fairly consistent in its use and nowhere near as popular as Sophia/Sofia.

pinkyredrose · 18/08/2024 14:42

My other half also suggested

That's rather a mouthful. I'd stick with Anya.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 18/08/2024 14:52

Alice or Anya
i know an Alice Green ❤️
with Sadie I always hear sadist

otravezempezamos · 18/08/2024 14:56

Alice lovely
Sadie nah
Anna lovely
My other half also suggested
Arabella ugh
Sophia common
Anya nice

Sidebeforeself · 18/08/2024 15:25

@FayCarew Eh? How many boys do you know called Arabella?!

Normallynumb · 18/08/2024 15:28

Alice by miles

FayCarew · 18/08/2024 17:24

@Sidebeforeself , there are 3 in DS's primary. Wink

RogueFemale · 19/08/2024 00:44

I like the simplicity of Anna.

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