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Am getting fed up now.... A girls' name please? :0/

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LadyOfTheFlowers · 25/01/2010 23:12

I have 3 boys and am due a girl, so they say, in April. I have a boys name in standby and thought if ever I have a girl I would call her Lily. It seems to be mega popular now so was wanting something a little different.
Others on my list, bearing in mind this was started in 2004 are:
Georgia
Poppy
Lillian (Lily)
Verity (have since had it pointed out Verity sounds like ferrety and Bryony like brainy)
Bryony
Evie
Edie
Molly

DH is happy to go with whatever I want as he had an active part in naming the boys and wants me to name our first and last daughter, which is fine, but this time, I don't know if it's hormones or because it's so say a girl, I can't decide on anything and change my mind from day to day.
With the boys I heard the name and bam, that was it. It really helped make the baby more real too once it was named.
This time I just can't do it - nothing has hopped out at me as the name and I've got to the point where looking at names fille me with dread. How crap is that?

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mathanxiety · 25/01/2010 23:33

All your names are pretty popular (except Bryony, which I like). What are the boys' names? Are you looking for a girl's name that might sound good with them?

Poohbearsmom · 25/01/2010 23:36

Lily is beautiful! I also like Molly from your list do you like Mia? I think it really lovely

Tortington · 25/01/2010 23:39

georgia = george
Poppy = pop
Lillian (Lily) = lil
Verity = ver
Bryony = bry
Evie = eve
Edie = eid
Molly = mol

remember you don't pick the nick names -the friends do!!

i personally love verity.

gerontius · 25/01/2010 23:57

I think Poppy's one of those names that's lovely for children but doesn't work for adults.

MrsvWoolf · 26/01/2010 00:26

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MaggieTaSeFuar · 26/01/2010 00:40

Edie, Verity and Georgia are my favourites from your list. They're all contemporary and pretty without being ubiquitous.

do you like Juliet? Has the gravitas of Georgia but is more feminine-sounding.
Polly is softer than Poppy and less popular than molly.

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bellissima · 26/01/2010 09:03

Lillian is an old family name. More unusual than Lily. I also like Verity.

Sunshinemummy · 26/01/2010 09:10

Most of your names are really quite popular but I do like Verity.

How about Liliana. There is a girl in DS's nursery class called this and it's lovely.

momofnearly2 · 26/01/2010 09:15

Georgia - I love it. Only know one who spells it Jorja.

Poppy - My Favourite. It's just lovely.

Lillian (Lily) - I like Lilly, It's still a really nice name but is very popular.

Verity - Not that keen

Bryony - Love it. Prefer Briony.

Evie - Nice

Edie - Nice

Molly - Very cute, not sure it would suit an adult though.

Bucharest · 26/01/2010 09:30

Georgia is lovely. Do not mess it around with naff spellings.

Poppy is one of my secret likes.

Lilian will be Lily. Which is so uber-popular that she will be one of 15 in her class. (possibly less common than if you attached a hyphen and a Mae to it, but still....>

Verity- harsh sounding and don't like these virtue names

Bryony- sounds like an American actress in the 70s.

Evie, see notes on Lily.

Edie, is cool, love it.

Molly- see notes on Poppy.

Hulababy · 26/01/2010 09:39

Georgia - ok,
Poppy - pretty
Lillian (Lily) I like Lily; think I prefer Lilia to Lillian
Verity - not keen
Bryony - not keen
Evie - pretty
Edie - I like Edith and Edie as nn
Molly - like this lots; my DD is Mollie

Hulababy · 26/01/2010 09:41

Molly.Mollie is def fne on an adult. It is quite an old name as it is so loads of adult Molly/Mollie around. I know of some, inc one who is in a reasonably hgih up professional capacity. Nme hasn't held her back.

choosyfloosy · 26/01/2010 11:41

Verity is glorious.

Have you considered Susannah, as it means 'lily'?

I wonder also if you've discounted Rose. Your little girl with her 3 brothers makes me think of Louisa May Alcott's 'Eight Cousins'

Rindercella · 26/01/2010 11:51

I really like Lily...think it is beautiful. Just how popular is it? Can't say I have come across any. Of your other choices, the only name I actively dislike is Molly, but that's just a personal thing (and no offence intended to any Mollies out there).

gagamama · 26/01/2010 11:59

Love Edie and Lillian. Lily is popular, but I don't think Lillian is particularly, and it's lovely.

Skegness · 26/01/2010 12:02

Lily is lovely. I actually don't know any little girls or babies with that name either.

needanamefast · 26/01/2010 12:13

Georgia I love.
Also Briony - nickname Bee??
Edie and Molly also lovely.
What about Polly???

posieparker · 26/01/2010 12:14

Posy....I love that name....no more dcs for me though!

keepingeverythingcrossed · 26/01/2010 19:22

Edie is lovely, how about connie?

stillfrazzled · 26/01/2010 19:31

I think your names are all lovely, especially Lillian - I know an adorable Lillian (Lillie).

Her second name is Sophia, which I also think is gorgeous - how about that?

diddl · 26/01/2010 19:37

Georgia, Verity,Briony.

butadream · 26/01/2010 19:42

If you love Lily then go for it, it's a lovely name and not ridiculously popular anyway.

vess · 27/01/2010 05:30

Georgia is nice.
How about Lila (Lee-la) instead of Lily?

If you're really stuck, you can always call her April.

tortoiseonthehalfshell · 27/01/2010 05:39

My daughter is Edith, nn Edie (or, less often, Edes). I've never heard Edie as a full name, and I guess I have a bit of resistance to calling a girl by a diminutive as their offical name. I mean, because if they grow up to be Prime Minister, Edie sounds a bit too girlish, know what I mean? Same with Poppy, to be honest, although I know it's really popular now. Mixed feelings about Molly, which I love but also doesn't pass the Prime Minister test.

But I love Verity, I was almost a Verity and have always been sad that my mother changed her mind. Like Bryony too.

And I'm very pleased that everyone loves Edie!

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