Norfolkvillas Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 OK, so with thanks to Polly D who started the boys names thread, I have been inspired to start a similar thread asking for girls names ideas. I have only 5ish weeks til my due date, and the bump remains resolutely nameless. Neither my husband nor I have come up with anything we *really* love, despite having a longlist of names from the first time round (before we knew our first was a boy). I'm firmly in the 'uncommon' (but not totally made up) name camp, so anything in the current top 100 most popular names is out for me (shame, I love Lola and Florence amongst others), and our surname is only one syllable, so I think her first name should be at least two syllables... Suggestions gratefully received! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowboarder Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Ok. Bearing in mind I have 2 boys and never really spent much time on girls names...(and I always thought I'd have a little girl called Isabelle!). We liked Meredith, Martha, Annaliese, and Anouk...husband likes Jessica. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574289 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 AlmaEugenieElizaNinaVioletLeonie Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574295 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midivydale Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Hannah, ella, alice, martha, judith, ellen, emilia, grace, rosie, stella, Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 EsmeDulcieArabellaMayaCassandra Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574299 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Nappy Lady Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I wanted to call my daughter Eden - officially its a boys name but I think beautiful for a girl.Hubby vetoed it - I will always be a bit sad about it. :-((( Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dulwichgirl2 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 You will find fewer of the traditional names appearing on the list. Eg Mary, Susan, Elizabeth, Catharine, Victoria, Alexandra etc. Then there is the Victorian/flowery category (Isabella, lily, Evie, Lola, Florence, loveday etc.) and then there is the third category. I'd go traditional if I were you, to avoid duplication or pigeonholing in a certain year or social grouping. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuschia Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 NaomiJustineTaliaElenaGhalinaBridieMartha MiriamLindseyClaudiaBelindaCeliaCeciliaEmmyJesseMarisaOrlaRainaRomillyTalisTanithTamsinVashtiZillaImogen Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooders79 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 GizelleFrancescaOttoleigh Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystal7 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Seren was on our list for baby 2 also Flora. There are so many beautiful girl's names that have become so popular- Florence, Olivia, Iris. It's hard to find something unique. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574316 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo1 Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Margot Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574317 Share on other sites More sharing options...
maritap Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Olivia, Mariah, Jessica, AmaniSephie,Ruby Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawbs Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 VivienneAriyannaMatildaRileyEmma (but v common)EsmeChloeZoe Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574324 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanne Panne Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I love Anouk and Saskia. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby's bear Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I have recently had a little girl and was wondering when thinking of names for her why there hasn't been a revival of 1950's and 60's names!! Maybe it's time to start one ...............GloriaBeverlyPamelaSusanSandraChristineShirley Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I like Rosemary shortened to RomyAlso like connie/constance (friend has a little girl called Connie, really sweet)My top girls name before I found out I was having a boy last time was Polly! Which Polly D on here knows about hee hee. Also like Annie - could be short for one of the more unusual versions of Anne eg Annette. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs TP Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 BetsyNell Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickle Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 We have a long surname so our girls names were short for #3. We ended up with Kate (which everyone assumes is short for Katherine, she is going to grow up thinking her name is "no, just Kate"). Midwife said she was the only Kate she had delivered in recent memory so with luck she will be the only one in her year.Also love Annie (have used Anne as a middle name). Love the "old lady" names making a comeback, Dot, Betty, Matilda etc. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574343 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMum Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I love the older names (some coming back 'in')... particularly like:RubyPearlOliveDarcyElsieGracieBeatrice (Bea)LoisIdaNancy Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574347 Share on other sites More sharing options...
midivydale Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 I also like Ruth and Esther Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Ah - love thinking of girls names, have no idea whether or not they're in the top 100 though!ElodieLaylaRowanMarnieIslaIvyOf the above also love Constance & Elizabeth (so many lovely variations - Lizzy, Eliza, Beth, Betty, betsy, great if you want choice later on)!!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Oh.... and Charlotte (Lottie cute, but risk of Charlie which doesn't appeal to me) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruth_Baldock Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 My girl is Alexa Ruby. Ruby after me, my entire family call me Ruby. I never call her Alexa, she has always always been Lex. Other top girls names I love are:KarisTheaBridget MeredithIrisAdriana Scout (was very high on our list for Lex, even right up till being wheeled into theatre)If I have a third, and it's a girl, she'll be Karis Rio :) Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
theasidonio Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 My name is Thea. I'm forever having to say the following:'No, not TheO...TheA' 'no, it's not spelt Fia, Phia, Fea''THEA not Chea and definitely not Leah'I personally like Sophie, Scarlett, Charlotte, Emma and Annabelle. What I wouldn't give for a normal name!! Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574387 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs TP Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Poor Thea! I am a Jane and that is so dull. I used to go to a monthly meeting at work that consisted of 4 of us all called Jane and one of the contacts that we had to discuss was another Jane. Somehow we never got confused but I hated that my name was so common. I now regard it as classic but there are still millions of us.Consequently, I tried for less popular names for my brood. We have a Lilian who goes mad that I refuse to shorten it to Lily as that is v popular. She prefers the short version as it is on all the named tat you can buy all over the place. People automatically shorten it and that annoys me massively and stick two ls in the middle, which is an Americanisation not the traditional European spelling.My two rules are, as I said on the boy's thread, not names that can be confused with surnames and intuitive spelling.Love both these threads. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/25449-girls-names-help/#findComment-574399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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