My Little girl is 5 weeks and we need a name

[rscollins]

Hi I’m wanting some help/advice from you lovely ladies. I love reading threads on mumsnet but never actually posted myself.My little girl is is 5 weeks now and we are really struggling with name. I’ve got a little boy already and he’s called Frankie. I love the name Frances and would love to call her Frances Elizabeth however what’s everyone’s thoughts. Are they too similar?? We’ve had quite an extensive list of names but non have stuck. I call her Birdy for short as her little cry is soooo high pitched. Her last name is Browne

These are some of the names we’ve had on the list

Marcella
Matilda
Florence
Hattie
Marnie

Her second name will be Elizabeth after my mums cousin who doesn’t have any children and is the last of her family line. I love it, it feels timeless and I feel that Frances fits perfectly with it but a few people have said Frances is just too similar to Frankie.

Frances is too similar, you could go Florence though and go for Florrie for short?
I live Matilda (I have one!) and Hattie is gorgeous x

I have an Alice Elizabeth. Just throwing that out there. Probably not much help 😂

Unfortunately I don’t think it’s ideal to use two forms of the same name for siblings.

Marnie is a lovely name. I also thought of Bridie as you are calling her Birdy, or Wren.

Frances is too similar for me too.

Matilda is lovely and goes nicely.

Can she be Birdie Elizabeth?
or
Robin
Lyra
Felicity

Marnie is gorgeous

I actually love Birdie as name

Maisie
Connie
Nancy
Mabel

Sounds as though you’ve already chosen Birdie, @rscollins ?

wow thank you for replying so quickly

Alice Elizabeth is lovely. I have said it a few times and it just seems to flow

regarding Birdie, I would call her Birdie Elizabeth but my partner thinks it’s wild 😂😂😂not sure if I will be able to convince him.

I thought everyone would say Francis is just too similar. 🙃🙃

If you like Frances how about Francesca Elizabeth?

Frankie & Marnie sound lovely I think

Marnie Elizabeth is lovely!

Or how about Charlotte nickname Lottie?

Marnie or Maddy, and I love birdie. What a fun name.

Frances is too similar - my friend Frances gets called Frankie as a nickname.

Frankie and Florence is lovely.
I think they work because they are sounded differently, I don't think marnie or Hattie flows well with Frankie although they are lovely names

I like Marcella and as pp suggested, Bridie. I don’t think you can have Frances though.
Lark is lovely too.

Birdie is traditionally short for Elizabeth! Just call her Elizabeth, nn Birdie.

Bernadette with Bernie for short. Similar to birdie.

I looked up bird related names on google. amongst the more usual robin, wren, raven etc, I spotted ENARA.- A Basque name meaning swallow.
I think Enara Elizabeth sounds lovely 🤷‍♀️
Otherwise I think Florence/Florrie is quite lovely with Frances.

I was coming to say the same thing! Birdie is a nn for Elizabeth.

Would Elizabeth Frances work?

I love Marnie and Hattie but I would say her name has evolved in to Birdy! Catharine called Birdy is a great book.

Francesca - commonly known as Frankie - so the same name as her brother?!

I like Birdie
If it suits her - keep it!

Marnie out of those is my favourite! I think Frances is too similar.

Frances is way too similar. They’re essentially the same name.

I love Birdie as a nickname, especially for Elizabeth. How about Robyn?