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Cannot find a girl name.

firefliesandfjordsfirefliesandfjords member
edited January 2018 in Baby Names
Team green. In love with our boy name: Leo Constantine, but cannot come up with a girl name. I have all these "rules" that are holding me back, and I can't let go of them. Must have a good meaning, must go with sibling names, can't have the same first initial as siblings. We also have a kind of funny LN. Sounds like Pop-ah-knee.

Siblings are Catherine (Kate) Victoria and Andrew (Andy) Richard. Eleanor has been suggested on here in the past, but that is my given name.

Names I love but "can't" use:

Anastasia (wanting the classical Greek pronunciation further complicates this)
Celeste
Claire
Claudia
Felicity (sounds funny with LN)
Penelope (favorite, also sounds funny with LN)

Names I love and "can" use, but don't think they fit:

Hazel
Iris
Juliet
Josephine (I hate every. single. possible. nickname.)
Miriam
Rosalie

Names that fit that I "can" use, but I'm not sold on:

Lydia
Margaret/Marguerite (would want Daisy as nickname - too much of a stretch?)
Rosalind (husband doesn't like)

I know I'm limiting myself with these arbitrary rules, but I can't get over them. Help?
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Re: Cannot find a girl name.

  • Tawny87Tawny87 member
    What about Matilda? It has the regal and royal sound of your other names and doesn't match your other kids first initial.
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  • saham07saham07 member
    Daisy IS a proper nn for Margaret. I love that she can have a solid name with a playful and cute nickname. 
    Adding
    Josephine with no nn
    Genevieve
    Valentina
    Maureen
    Ingrid
    Francine
    Olivia
    Lilia
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  • firefliesandfjordsfirefliesandfjords member
    edited January 2018
    I always say that Daisy is a proper nickname for Margaret, but people think it's weird. My grandmother was Margaret, but hated it and used her middle name, Zoe (pronounced Zoh). I'm kind of obsessed with Valentina now - that wasn't really on my radar before, but I'm not sure if I can see myself actually using it. Matilda is cute, but not my style.
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  • BabyBoyH92016BabyBoyH92016 member
    Isadora 
    Theodora 
    Vivian
    Annabelle 
    Adriana 
    Nadia 
    Winifred (nn Winnie)
    Henriette/Henrietta 
    Sabrina
    Noelle 

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  • mb0112mb0112 member
    love Lydia and Rosalie

    Seconding 
    Isadora 
    Genevieve

    Suggesting

    Dorothy
    Natalie
    Wilhelmina
    Elizabeth
    Rebecca 
    Nora
    Theresa
    Jocelyn
    Maura
    Helen
    Helena

     

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  • hollowwayhollowway member
    Madeline
    Elizabeth
    Amelia

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  • cantrelljacantrellja member
    Of those you list, Margaret (nn Daisy) definitely works best. Mommabear1221 has three solid suggestions : Elizabeth, Madeline and Amelia. Also, how about: 

    Emily
    Gwendolyn
    Diana
    Helena
    Juliet (it does fit)
    Louisa
    Susannah
    Philippa
    Rebecca




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  • holli0801holli0801 member
    edited January 2018
    Love Iris, Hazel and Lydia.. suggesting Ruby, Jane, Fiona, Maisie, Sadie, Emilia, Grace, Daphne 
    eta love suggestion of Dorothy 
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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    Gwenyth
    Natalie
    Sonia
    Valentina
    Paige

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  • JMU_Bride09JMU_Bride09 member
    Belle
    Bernadette
    Brianna
    Diana
    Edith
    Elisabeth 
    Ella
    Emma
    Esme
    Evelyn
    Felicia
    Gretchen 
    Hannah 
    Helena 
    Julianna
    Laurel
    Leah
    Louisa
    Lucia
    Madeleine 
    Magnolia 
    Maria
    Martina
    Miriam
    Natalia
    Ophelia
    Sarah
    Stella
    Rachel
    Regan
    Ruth 
    Tamara
    Violet
    Vivian
    Yvette
    Yvonne
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  • aabbabyaabbaby member
    Cecily
    Corinna 
    Meredith
    Gabrielle 
    Tallulah 
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