a bit shocked...dc3 is a girl......only girl names we can think of are a bit 'grand'!?!

[wideratthehips]

we have two dsons and fully thought dc3 was going to be a boy....name picked....imagining three gorgeous boys and bang, a growth scan has confirmed a girl (there goes my queen bee status.....i now have a side kick!)

so this is the list:

at the top

IMOGEN

URSULA

FENELLA

and thats it

any thoughts pos and neg most welcome!

Hester is nice too

i prefer Hester to Esther

Imogen is nice though
go for that

oooh
frazzledoldbag just to let you know, if dc3 had been a boy he would have been Hugh. quite a strong name for a baby, but he would have need one with two big brothers

thanks everyone....all positives for imogen so thats really good,

also haven't come across any other imogens yet in four years of being surrounded by little children so even better! (only because my two dsons names are quite popular!)

I think Fenella is too close to Finlay (Fin and Fen). Imogen is pretty but very welsh compared to scottish boys names (not necessarily a major problem and thinking about it, I do know Cameron and Imogen siblings). Not a big fan or Ursula personally

I like Erica (and Bridget). How about Iona ?

Nancy would go nicely with those boys names...and are what I would call a girl if I had one now!

I love the name Imogen

Congrats on your daughter

yes, there is the fin / fen arguement...but i love that name (dh is not very keen)

my own name begins with an n so i'd stay away from nancy too.

Hmmm. I think Fenella is a very hard name to carry off. You're going to have to call her across the playground in a liud voice at some point. I couldn't do it with a straight face, sorry.

Ursule...meh.

Imogen is nice.

loud voice

true....a name is no use if you get the giggles whilst chastising said child!

i have 2 girls - one with a scottish name one with a welsh name

to me it doesnt matter the origin of the name as long as you like it and it suits the bairn!

Elspeth is beautiful...for obvious reasons!
I had a cat called Esther.

Ooh NP I didn't realise your dd1's name was Welsh. Very uncommon name nowadays.

Love Ursula, DS2 would have been one if he'd been a girl.

Like Imogen.

Not so keen on Fenella but it could grow on me.

DD (7) is Imogen. I fell in love with the name many years ago when I saw a tv drama called Imogen's Face, starring Samantha Janus.

I was determined that if I ever had a DD then that would be her name and I still love it now (even though I call her Mo all the time!!)

I agree Fenella is too similar to Finlay. Plus, I like the other 2 names more anyway.

Imogen is quite often used - I know several - and I think Fenella is dreadful but Ursula is lovely.

Imogen is lovely. I would've liked it for DD3 but we are in Spain so it would've come out as 'Eemohen'. Sigh. Love your boys' names too.

Fenella was the welsh witch in chorlton and the wheelies

like Imogen a lot.
oh and btw I was terrified of having a girl (ended up with two) and now I am thankful everyday. you said it right, you've got a sidekick, a bestfriend and a mate - that's until they are 15 of course!!
congrats!!

Imogen is lovely. I teach an Ursula at the moment and it seems a bit of an unlovely name for a nice girl. Fenella. Seriously? She'd get called Ella/ Ellie/ Nelly pretty soon though.

Oooh I really love all your choices. Would probably go for Ursula as it's a strong, feisty sort of name and is pleasingly rare. Fenella is easier to find diminutives for though.

Love Imogen.
Hate Fenella.
Ursula says old lady to me.