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Help for Baby Girl name

23 replies

ForSunnyBalonz · 26/05/2025 13:34

Hi, new to the platform and wanted some advice from the best!

Me and my wife are expecting twins in August (one boy one girl) but we cannot decide on a name for our girl. We would love to name the boy Callum but cannot decide on a name for the girl.

My wife likes more traditional names (eg. think Chloe or Zoe) whereas I would like one a little less common (think Olive or Amara). Any ideas for names which are a compromise and sound good with Callum?

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littlemousebigcheese · 26/05/2025 13:37

Jessica - Jessie
Katherine - katy
Lucy
clara
Juliette - etta
matilda - tilly
sasha
Ava

GoldenRosebee · 26/05/2025 13:40

Elaine/Ellen
Nora
Louise
Paola
Gwen
Greta
Flora
Alice
Ida
Cecily
Frances
Audrey
Jasmine
Nella

marshmallowfinder · 26/05/2025 13:59

Heidi, Cara, Briony.

Gundogday · 26/05/2025 14:03

Louisa
Lucy
Lillian
Cassie/Cassandra
Tegan
Caroline/Carrie

mathanxiety · 26/05/2025 14:25

Callum is a fairly traditional name, so I think you should pick a name that is less modern than the sort of name you like. Amara in particular is a different style of name altogether than Callum.

Mia
Lara
Romy
Esme
Zara
Elsa
Iris
Mara
Fia
Elspeth
Rhona
Isla

RuthW · 26/05/2025 15:44

You need a traditional name to go with Callum. Something like Amy, Emily, Charlotte.

the most popular one from your 4 stated is Olive now though.

Stripyzebrabra · 26/05/2025 16:07

Sienna
Maya
Lauren

Firsttimebabymummy · 26/05/2025 17:06

Callum is great.
Nicola, Samantha, Amy, Jessica

Mumofgirls2017 · 26/05/2025 17:07

Callum and sadie
callum and abigail
callum and maeve
callum and bonnie
callum and alana
callum and rosa
Callum and robyn
callum and ayla

Moreteaandchocolate · 26/05/2025 17:43

Callum and

Zara
Heidi
Jasmine
Phoebe
Layla
Penny
Lara
Amber
Ruby
Lyra
Lila
Iris
Thea
Molly
Alice
Ada
Elsie
Freya
Nina
Sadie
Georgia
Esme
Holly
May
Hazel

PenguinLover24 · 26/05/2025 17:45

Callum and Orla?
I have a Hollie so naturally I have to add in Callum and Hollie 🤣
I also like Callum and Mia!

ab03 · 27/05/2025 13:19

I knew siblings Callum and Imogen, which sound nice together. I'm thinking a traditional name that sound modern, so maybe also:
Callum and Isobel
Callum and Phoebe
Callum and Elsie
Callum and Iona
Callum and Daisy
Callum and Esme
Callum and Eliza

Fairywingsandroses · 05/10/2025 23:36

Phoebe

TheSandgroper · 06/10/2025 08:09

If you don’t mind the alliteration, Callum and Catriona or Katrina?

Callum and Mhairi?

Callum and Helen?

user1492757084 · 06/10/2025 08:45

So, what names did you choose?

CrostaDiPizza · 06/10/2025 12:41

ZOMBIE
@Fairywingsandroses , the babies were due in August. They'll be registered already.

Fairywingsandroses · 06/10/2025 13:06

CrostaDiPizza · 06/10/2025 12:41

ZOMBIE
@Fairywingsandroses , the babies were due in August. They'll be registered already.

Thanks! I hate it when these old posts pop up like that!!

CrostaDiPizza · 06/10/2025 13:08

But @Fairywingsandroses ,you revived it.

LoudPlumDog · 06/10/2025 13:58

Callum and Tessa
Callum and Tayah
Callum and Laura
Callum and Athena

CrostaDiPizza · 06/10/2025 14:08

ZOMBIE THREAD

ForSunnyBalonz · 14/11/2025 23:42

user1492757084 · 06/10/2025 08:45

So, what names did you choose?

We went for Callum and Amara in the end!

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CJones11 · 14/11/2025 23:49

Callie
Clara
Connie
Mali
Maeve
Miller
Felicity
Fleur
Phoebe
Gwen (many variations e.g. Gwennan)
Gabrielle
Harper
Hannah
Lilah

Delilah
Dahlia
Esther
Edith (Edie)
Zara
Ada

CJones11 · 14/11/2025 23:49

ForSunnyBalonz · 14/11/2025 23:42

We went for Callum and Amara in the end!

Late to the party. Congratulations. Twins are glorious!

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