Looking for an under used pretty girls name?

[alfiemama]

Just as the title says really.
We've chosen Patrick with everyone on heres help, think its a lovely underused traditional name.
Now we are trying to find the equivalent for a girl.

But.... needs to go with ds's Alfie and Archie and a surname of one syllable beginning with C (so unfortunately Rose is out). I would also like something that is adaptable, so you can have a cute name (maybe nn) or a serious name when older.

I don't want much I know

Any help would be most appreciated.

[MaryMungo]

Have always loved Elinor.

[Kathleen123]

Eleanor (Ella)

Judith (Judy)

[alfiemama]

Thanks everyone.
Yellowflowers, Rose doesn't flow well with surname, which is one syllable and begins with c.
Quite liked Mia, but friends have said sounds nasally (I know I shouldnt have asked lol)
I would quite like to do the Mamas and Papas nursery letters on the wall, so think a short name would be best.

[alfiemama]

Oh and also ds would like Sophia as the middle name.

[thedollyridesout]

Dorothy Sophia, nn Dottie .

Eliza is also lovely but probably not with Sophia as a middle name.

[2to3]

India Jane is a furniture shop, just so you know...

[alfiemama]

Not sure why you are telling us about India Jane

[plaggycheese]

Alyson

Isla

Rachael

I actually like Araminta but wouldn't use it myself, not that brave!

[alfiemama]

I know what you mean plaggycheese, I love lots of unusual names more just not brave enough.

What do you we think of Sophie?

[BikeRunSki]

Nina

[SherbetDibDab]

Cecilie
Rosemary
Dorothy
Camille

[LC200]

Rosamund.

[plaggycheese]

alfiemama Sophie is very pretty.

[bigstripeytiger]

Where I live there are a lot of Sophies, and as many Emily's. For me, while both are nice names in themselves, the fact that there are so many children with those names puts me off.

[Spirael]

Not sure if anyone else has pointed this out, but to be honest with a surname beginning with C, I'd avoid names beginning with R.

I can just imagine a teacher looking at an initialled piece of work and calling out "RC!" to a class of giggles...

[seeker]

Patrick is the best boy's name IN THE WORLD!

How about Edith for a girl?

My Patrick's sister is Grace - I know people say it's overused, but we don't meet many - there's only 1 in ds's huge Primary school, and 3 in Dd's large Secondary shool (Bizarrely they are all in the same form!)

[Fontella]

Have you researched your family tree at all? The reason I ask is that there were some fabulous names in the last century that you rarely hear nowadays and there might be something there that you like?

Jennet was a fairly common name back then but fell out of use - it was my great, great, great grandmother's name.

My grandmother's name was Adelia - which is another name you never (if ever) hear. I also love Phebe (alt spelling Pheobe - g g g grandmother) and other ancestral names I turned up include Lily, Maeve, Edna, Martha, Maeve, Elinor, Edith and Lydia.

What is interesting is that I called my daughter Eleanor Maeve (at the time not knowing that I had ancestors with those names). I also called my son Joshua William and afterwards discovered I have a g g g grandfather - Joshua, and loads of Williams. Nice to see some continuity even though I didn't know it at the time .

Just a thought anyway. Whatever name you choose I'm sure it will be perfect.

[seeker]

I met an Adelaide yesterday.

[takethatlady]

If we're on names like Adelaide and Adelia how about Adelene? I know a couple called Adelene and Patrick! You can go 'Addie' for short. The name Adeline was popular in the nineteenth century (Byron's Don Juan has a Lady Adeline and there was a novel called 'Adeline Mowbray') and there's the song Sweet Adeline. I think all these are pronounced Add-a-line, but I prefer it pronounced with the 'ee' (Add-a-leen).

[Mylittlebubble]

Louisa - best name ever
Lauren
Laura
Alice
Nicole
Diana
Vanessa

[skyeplusbump]

i like beatrice/ beatrix
nickname bea?!

[alfiemama]

Thanks everyone. I think my problem is I would like something a bit more unusual whereas hubby just like simple traditional names. Hence Emily and Sophie.
I quite like Martha but no hubby says too harsh, Elsie is growing on him a little as is Annie Rose.

I think we need something grannyish like the boys but not ending in IE if we can help it, not much to ask lol.