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What girls name do you consider beautiful?

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FlamedNora · 27/12/2008 21:51

If you had to pick a name that you would immediately consider 'beautiful' on hearing it, what would it be?

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ninedragons · 28/12/2008 00:30

Elizabeth
Louisa
Felicity

AnotherFineMess · 28/12/2008 00:38

Ahh, I'm all chuffed, my DD's first and middle name have been mentioned twice each.

Another name that I consider beatiful is Megan.

shubiedoo · 28/12/2008 00:40

Seraphina... but it doesn't work with that many surnames!

ToysAreLikeDogs · 28/12/2008 00:40

Felicia

Obv not now that Skoda thieved it

Linnet · 28/12/2008 00:42

Felicity
Cordelia
Coralie

base · 28/12/2008 10:30

Eva
Rosa
Oliva
Sophie
Jasmine

dinny · 28/12/2008 10:41

what do you think of Delphine?

lljkk · 28/12/2008 10:45

Crikey, beauty is def in the eye of the beholder, most of the names mentioned on here I think of as anything but "beautiful". Most the other suggestions I'd put down as 'dull' or 'odd'.

These types of names would make me think/feel 'beautiful':
Anna, Cassandra, Danielle, Diana, Isadora, Melissa (all the flowery type names, really).

lilLAURAgladtobemeagain · 28/12/2008 11:04

i had this problem when i had dd2 as dd1 is my dh daughter and not mine biologically so her natural mother chose her name even though she lives with us (long story)

due to this when my 1st biological dd was in the oven i was determined to pick her a really pretty name

i liked hayley, libby, summer, ruby but decided to double barrel her name i always think that well matched double barreled names are gorgeous
so i chose Libby-Jaine
i think that it looks and sounds pretty

lilLAURAgladtobemeagain · 28/12/2008 11:05

dd3 is Ashlee Jade but dh said no to double barreling hers

base · 28/12/2008 11:06

LAURA - Do people call Libby-Jaine or just Libby?

lilLAURAgladtobemeagain · 28/12/2008 11:09

at first people called her libby but i make point of calling her libby-jaine so that it stuck , if i write on msn or mn i usually just write L-j may name is laura-jayne and i was known as L-j so She is also little l-j

amazing how any nicknames she has though
as My dc couldnt say Libby-jaine they called her bibby-james lol

JumpingJellyfish · 28/12/2008 12:32

Dawn, Isabel(le), Delphine, Allegra, Charlotte, Aine, Eloise, Lydia, Ciara, Elisabeth, Amelie, Emily, Jospehine

pamelat · 28/12/2008 12:37

Amelie
Amelia
Maddeline (but would not use this)
and Florence.

Kotek · 28/12/2008 13:34

Anna
Amelie
Eloise
Isabella
Olivia
Madeline

crispyduck · 28/12/2008 13:36

grace

bessiebighead · 28/12/2008 13:37

Berenice

lottiejenkins · 28/12/2008 13:41

Dolly, Dulcie, Bathsheba.

BucketsofReindeerPoo · 28/12/2008 14:09

Philomena
Seraphina
Serena

glitterandsparkle · 28/12/2008 15:05

grace - my dd name!!!

hayley2u · 28/12/2008 15:12

daisy, mollie,millie imogan,lucy, dolly tilly

EachPeachPearMum · 28/12/2008 15:28

Aurelia, Margot, Cecily, Beatrix, Astrid.

Lonnie · 28/12/2008 15:30

Its really interesting isnt it how different we each find names..

Many of the ones above Ive read and thought YUCK and some of them I have read and thought yes its a lovely name but it doesnt say "beautiful" to me..

like flower names Daisy Violet, Rose, Poppy to me they are flowers pretty lovely names but flowers.. the first thing I think when I see the name is FLOWER..

Virtues like Grace, Hope, Faith I dont think beautiful I think Virtue..

for me a name like Bella I think Beautiful because that is what the name means I dont particularly care for the name (Im afraid I just think Tweenies)

Anna/Anne Lucy Olivia, Alice, Emma I see very ordinary names not something I think beautiful for.. again pretty names but they dont jump out to me and say beautiful..

I love my own daugthers names but only dd2 Eloisa do I genuinly feel is a name that is beautiful.. the other two are gorgeous names but I think awww beautiful name when I hear them but I LOVE the names..

I loathe unisex names and I find it interesting not many are named here (I dont think any was but cant be asked to go looking again) my own is a unisex name but more used as a boys name and it irritates me SO much when I get a letter to MR Lonnie I GAVE BIRTH TO 4 CHILDREN I AM CERTAIN I AM NOT A MR!!!!!

now having likely written what is a rant then Yes I do understand that what people have done is list names they really like / love think are pretty.. but for me it wasnt what was asked..

I can add to the list of names I think are pretty with

Niamh, Phoebe, Aoife, Ayla, Rosanna, Fenella, Amabel and Ilona... but of those only Amabel is a name that makes me thing beautiful.. but I LOVE them all..

lillychristmaspuddingandpie · 28/12/2008 15:43

I love Isobel (my DD'S name) it's beautiful and simple

FlamedNora · 28/12/2008 16:01

Intresting post Lonnie

How do you pronounce Aoife, Ayla and Ilona

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