she's born and i still can't think of a name!

[christiana]

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Shame about Phoebe - I thought it went really nicely with Myla. isn't the Friends association a bit "over" now?

What about Hebe then?

or if you want a really unusual name, I know a lady called Loveday - how does that strike you?

I presume you've been through all the names like Evie?

Niobe? Naomi?

Cripes Thumbwitch - that's basically DC2's future name (already decided upon) set out in one post! Great minds etc.

Surely not, MrsH? WOuldn't Phoebe Hebe Evie Loveday Niobe Naomi sound a bit odd?

Well, pick two out of the six and you're there (and I was keeping it secret, even on MN. Oh dear, two sips of beer and I lose my discretion)!

whoops! well don't worry too much, there's still about 30 options to choose from there, if I can remember how to do probability properly (probably not!)

I'm crap at maths but I think it is quite a few.
Phoebe Hebe is rather amusing.

Ooooh Hebe was the name my ds would have been if he'd been a dd, fabulous name imo.

Other names on my list were Tace, Lilia and Rowan.

Oh, just nearly choked on a slug of wine at "Phoebe Hebe Evie Loveday Niobe Naomi" for a name- marvellous

I love Elodie crose, lowrib

Biba

Tallulah

Noemi

You're Scottish?! Ok then lets start on the Scottish names (DS has a beautiful, unusual Scottish name)

For a start, my DP suggests

Ailsa
Elspeth

Or, non-Scottish

Raya
Moweti - Tswana (as in from Botswana) for traveller

Or his all-time favourite, his own invention

Decibelle / Decibella

He works in the music industry - and would be delighted if someone actually used it.

bettythebuilder Elodie's lovely isn't it. It's a really pretty name, and easy to say but also very unusual. I know a French girl called Elodie (pronounced ell - o - dee)

My favourites for a girl were Elodie and Sian - and Decibelle of course (see above!)

Did you know the Scottish government publish the full list of ALL children's first names, every year - even names only used once?

2007 baby names registered in Scotland
2006 baby names registered in Scotland

The list also tells you how many times each name was used,

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My daughter's friend suggested sparkleworks for a girl. I honestly don't mind if you steal it from me.

Or Ben for a boy. With the surname it just doesn't work.

Coffeecups, is your surname Dover

Close - it's Downes.
So Neil, Stan and Ida are out too

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chrsitiana does your new daughter have a name yet?

if not what are you calling her til you decide?

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Ruby Lucia is beautiful, ignore your mother.

We named dd as soon as she was born, my mum and two of my aunts wouldn't stop going on about how they didn't like her name - she was already registered fgs.

Then when dd was about 2 weeks old my best friend rang to read out a list of girls names we might like!

What you call your child is nobody elses concern.

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nothing wrong with Ruby Lucia (although I personally prefer my suggestions ) and your mother has bats in her head for thinking it would be hard to spell! LOTS of children start by writing b and r backwards, they soon learn!
Actually, Rudy is quite a pretty name too... wasn't one of the Cosby children called that in the Cosby Show?

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Christiana, DD is Phoebe Isabella - I LOVE her name

We don't live in the UK so don't have any problems meeting lots of other phoebes, in fact we've only met one, and dd is 5 now!

Alice !!...beautiful name..Lissy for short x