Girl name for someone who doesn't like girly names but don't want butch!

[ErnestTheBavarian]

Be gentle I am fussy. ANd devoid of ideas.

I have got 2 lovely boys names sorted, but cannot think of a girl's name. Well, there is 1 that I like - Mary - but dh has vetoed at 'too religious'.

I'd like a name that cannot easliy be shortened, or at least isn't automatically.

I'd like something that isn't 'trying too hard', or too trendy, or too girly so that it sounds sweet on a little girl but stupid on a growth woman.

Please God, let it be a boy So much easier.

Ideally 2 or max 3 syllables. Surname begines with 'K' so not sure about alliteration. Dh suggested Christina - but a. unsure of alliteration, and b. absolutely hate the nn Tina (no offense to anyone please)

Zelda is lovely.

i was just joking but Zelda ain't bad.

I love Adrienne, would def go for it, but very similar to ds3's name, unfortunately

Like Theresa, but don't like any of the shortenings.
Like Patricia, but don't like any of the shortenings.
Like Adele, but doesn't feel like a proper Christian name. If it ain't a saint's name my family would have a fit. So a saint's name, but not too religious, for dh

Can't have anything too modern, fanciful or vagualy 'made up'

Like Christa, but unsure if it sounds stupid with 2 syllable 'K' surname? Whatdya think?

I ideally don't want it to be shortened at all, but if it is, at least something nice, hense Patricia, like, Trish, yuk enough to put me off the original name.

I guess, if someone can give saintly credentials to Adele, I'm looking at Adele, or Christa, if I can be convinced it doesn't sound stupid with surname, or Patricia, if reassurance that it won't nec. be shortened to Trish(a).

Shame about Adrienne. Would be perfect.

OK; I'll be brave and come out of the closet - ds3 is called Aidan. Aidan is too similar to Adrienne, isn't it? Boo hoo.

oooh oooh...I have a distant (dead) cousin called Edel Quinn who is a Venerable. Will that do? .
Adele is just a different spelling isn't it?
And according to this website www.catholic.org/saints/ there's already a Saint Adele.

Agree that Aidan and Adrienne don't go well together.

Without knowing your surname it's difficult to say about Christa but I agree it could scupper it. Although because Christa is not a cutey-pie name there's a better chance of it being ok, imo.

Very impressed at saintly connection. Was hoping you'd say Adrienne would be fine

Still now have short list of 2, so thanks guys.

Jusrt need dh to come home and turn his nose up at them

My bf is called Adele and she's Catholic, pretty sure that it counts as a good Christian name! also, have never known anyone to shorten it. I'd use it myself as I've always liked the name, but don't want to name baby after anyone in particular so no-one else gets offended! I looked up German girls names for you on a website and Adele was there too, so shouldn't be a problem for language?

ooh, could you send me a link of the german names site pls?

I googled it! it is here

I love Devizes for a girl

Iris

I love this name

Ernest how the Teufel are you? Move your Bavarian Hintern over to the German thread when you have a mo and spill all!

If you like Mary, why not go for Marie? Or Maria?

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Hope you're bloomin' blooming

Philippa

Astrid
Martha

dh vetoed Mary, but agreed to Maria.

Then a couple of days later he banned Maria too. I think it took him a couple of days to realise that Maria was the German Mary, lol

Will pop over when I have time - am procratinating in sorting out the house, which is a tip, but baby due a week on Monday, so need to pull finger out big time

My Mum is German and known as Christa (her middle name). Obviously works well in Germany and has been fine here.

Her sister was Marianne (pronounced Marianna), I have cousins with children called Mara and Katya. My grandmother was Maria, known as Mia.

With Adele, how would it be pronounced over there, would the "e" be turned into an "a" sound ?

Has anyone mentioned Ellen yet? Ellen is pronounceable in all languages and pretty but not at all girlie.

Don't think there's a St Ellen, but Ellen is just a variant of Helen(a) (or Elena) and there are any number of saints with that name.

PS Don't google for 'Saint Ellen'. It seems there is a porn star called Ellen Saint

Alternatively, what about Agnes?

Hello

My big book of saints has:

cecilia
ursula
anne
beatrice (though can be shortened)

as well as:
crispina
cunegund
apollonia

xx

Siblings at d's swimming course here:

Basil
Fanny
Linus

Yes, they're German and I was sniggering enough at the first two, then she brought the baby along today.

Sorry, not helping, am I?

saints' names for girls

definitely go with cunegund. now that's a head turner of a name!

Michelle

Am biased but an M work great with a K

Emma?
Roberta?
Claudia?

I had a German tutot called Marita, which I thought was quite nice, and is close to the names you like. Any good?

tutot = tutor

Or my personal favorite M name of Marta.