How did you chose your baby girl names...?

[DazedEmma]

I have recently found out I am having a baby girl!! I am very excited as secretly I hoped for a girl. However, I am finding it SO hard to choose a name! I can't even think of one I like enough, let alone lots to short list!

Mumsnetters of baby girls, can you help? Would love to know how you decided on the names you have chosen and also... what names were on your short list?

I know people get in a tizz about names being too popular but my DD's is at number 41 on Lucicle's list but that only means that 1180 babies - not too many really!

(I won't be saying that when there's 4 in her class!!)

I love Violet btw - DH wasn't convinced. Edith (Edie) is lovely too x

We decided on a shortlist of 4 the night before dd was born (elective cs), and when she was born, we knew instantly what to call her.

V. weird.

OOOH! should've gone for Rani, can't find it on lucicles list, only Rania.

Others we thought of and were the previous list before our short list were

Gaya(he liked, I didn't, not on the list either though)

Mercedes

Gabrielle

Gabriella

I have a Laura Isobel but other names that I love now are:

Eliza
Clara
Harriet
Elizabeth (Libby)
Verity
Penelope
Nina

I chose Natalie cos I have liked it since I was little.

But I have two boys so didn't use it!

Forgot to add:

Cordelia
Nuala

Our process: ruled out any top 100 from last five years, ruled out any former bitchy friends/acquaintances/work colleagues etc, ruled out names of close friends/family, recent newborns

Then made a very short list of names we found acceptable. Double checked for embarrassing acronyms, lurking serial killers, any other dodgy connations e.g. horrible celebrities.

This pretty much left us with about 5 for each sex and luckily we liked some of them!

We had awful trouble with a girls name. Had loads ready for a boy.

Ended up noticing the word 'Jasmine' on the shower gel a couple of days before she was born and changed it to 'Jazmine' because we both like Z's!

Now she is 3 and mainly called 'Jaz' and we're both still really happy with it