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I need a name for my LO.........

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UCM · 11/01/2007 23:49

I was stuck on Pippa for yonks but have gone off it. Then latched on to Harriet but we live in Essex so poor child will be called 'Arriet'. Then liked Verity but Soapstar Superstar arrived on our screens.

I don't want anything in the Govt top 100 but want an old fashioned name, not made up...thats really unusual

see top 100 here

My surname is similar to Gilbert.

Can anyone help????

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Carmenere · 12/01/2007 00:04

It is very pretty and unusual.

Twinklemegan · 12/01/2007 00:06

Daisy?

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:08

I like them all, but I am looking for that special 'one' that floats my boat. I have considered most of them already.

Thea is vereeeee nice.

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:08

I am waiting for someone to come up with a name that everyone knew existed but hasn't been said before IYKWIM

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:09

don't want much do I???

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bewilderbeast · 12/01/2007 00:10

Jesse, good old fashioned name suitable for boy or girl

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:10

Dh will not allow me to call her Lucretia

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Twinklemegan · 12/01/2007 00:11

Charity, Mercy, Emmeline, ummm....

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:11

Jessica is No.4 in the top names but very nice.

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Carmenere · 12/01/2007 00:12

Persephone

JanH · 12/01/2007 00:12

New character on the ARchers this week (well, second-hand really) - Venetia, shortened to Neesha. Quite pretty really.

Or if we're thinking Italian, how about Florence?

Twinklemegan · 12/01/2007 00:13

Wilhemina (no, please don't do it to her!)

JanH · 12/01/2007 00:13

Leonie

wotzsaname · 12/01/2007 00:13

Imogen
Ayesha
Aline
Adeline
Anita

sorry just got stuck on the A's will work forwards

Carmenere · 12/01/2007 00:14

Ariadne

Carmenere · 12/01/2007 00:15

Antigone
Er I seem to have an ancient Greek thing going on........

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:15

Just asked DH about Venetia

He said 'blinds'

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:16

Twinkle, I like Wilhelmina, reminds me of malory towers

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Carmenere · 12/01/2007 00:16

Portia

wotzsaname · 12/01/2007 00:18

I like short names for sewing on to, or writing in school stuff.
Max of 5 letters.

Good for filling in forms with no space too. Very handy. Long names are rubbish for that.

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UCM · 12/01/2007 00:19

Just want to add thank you for this. I am getting food for thought here.

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fortyplus · 12/01/2007 00:19

'I am waiting for someone to come up with a name that everyone knew existed but hasn't been said before

How about Medea
Greek witch - killed all her children!

Beatrix (Potter, obv)

Nigella - that's a plant, too - otherwise known as 'Love in the Mist'

Then there was the Victorian fashion for naming children after virtues... Faith, Hope, Charity etc

I knew 2 sisters called Deirdre & Hilda...

My Grandma's middle name was Lottie

Elspeth

nappyaddict · 12/01/2007 00:20

dorothy - shortened to dot or dotty.

amelia

jayne

lily

mary

mavis

betty

elsie

paula

fortyplus · 12/01/2007 00:21

Carmenere - Portia would be classy if no one had ever invented a car that sounded the same. Bit like Mercedes - was a girls' name then some plonker went and named his car factory after his daughter!

Vespa is another one...

nappyaddict · 12/01/2007 00:22

mallory

daphne