Girl name help

DLpanda08 · July 2018

DH and I recently found out we are having a baby girl and we are struggling to come up with a name we both like. The only thing we do agree on is that we want her to have the option of a nickname and no crazy spellings or super trendy names. I’d love to have some outsider input on our current picks and maybe suggest others that might work?

DHs picks:
Philomena
Diana
Louisa
Mary Jane
Prudence

My Picks:
Harriet
Genevive
Bernadette
Margaret
Eleanor

kmvisioli · July 2018

These are all really refreshing choices! I like Diana, Louisa, Harriet, and Margaret best.

Mary Jane makes me think of shoes or marijuana, and Prudence sounds a bit uptight, so I would ditch those two. Genevieve and Eleanor are both pretty popular/trendy where I live.

JLaVO888 · July 2018

Love Eleanor with the NN Ellie. Also Eloise is a great option. Diana is a nice choice as well.

Other options you may like are:
Sadie
Magnolia NN Maggie
Helen
Ruth
Gwyneth

bawags · July 2018

DHs picks:
Philomena- love
Diana- nice
Louisa- love
Mary Jane - cute, but don't care for nn MJ
Prudence- not a fan

My Picks:
Harriet- like it, but not nn Harri
Genevive - not a fan
Bernadette- like it, but not nn Bernie
Margaret- like it, but not nn Maggie.....I know too many dogs and cats named Maggie
Eleanor- love

Suggestions
Eloise
Miriam
Margot
Florence

DLpanda08 · July 2018

@JLaVO888 I actually had a cat named Magnolia Elizabeth who we called Maggie that died last year. I love Helen though!

Ruth is a beautiful name, but our last name starts with R which makes her sound like a marvel character. It’s why we cut Ramona and Rowena from our list.

bbiutmcph · July 2018

Filomena was on my list for DD so Philomena automatically gets my vote! Love love love

honestly though all great, the only one I might vote no on is Eleanor just because so many Ellie’s right now

Bringmemylongswordho · July 2018

This is a great list.like, fucking kudos for having great taste. I'm particularly partial to

Philomena
Diana
Louisa
Bernadette

Also suggest

Tabitha
Nadine
Ophelia
Agatha

mb0112 · July 2018

Philomena
Diana
Louisa
Mary Jane
Prudence

My Picks:
Harriet
Genevive
Bernadette
Margaret
Eleanor

Some great options here, my favorites are Philomena, Genevieve, Louisa, and Diana. Probably Louisa as the front runner.
I also like Eleanor (nn Nora) and Margaret but they are popular.

Suggest-

Wilhelmina
Winona
Beatrice
Jacqueline
Theresa
Barbara
Henrietta
Isadora
Florence
Helen/Helena
Ellen
Maura
Laurel

JLaVO888 · July 2018

The name Imogen/Imogene/Emogene (spelling??) just popped into my head and it felt like it’s your style too.

MJDsquared · July 2018

I like Philomena, Genevieve, Bernadette, and Harriet the best. I think my favorite is Bernadette. The only ones I would personally say no to are Mary Jane (marijuana) and Eleanor (super cute but so popular along with other Ellie names).

little_bren · July 2018

Love Harriet!

saham07 · July 2018

You and your husband are on the same page it looks like! I really like most of our names. Prudence nn Prudy is super cute. Also Margaret nn Margie (totally unexpected). Really, the only one that I don't care for is Diana.
I would like to add:
Maxine nn Maxey/ Max
Edith nn Edie
Gwendolyn nn Gwendie/Gwen
Francine nn Franny
Henrietta nn Etta
Colette nn Coco
Miriam nn Miri

DLpanda08 · July 2018

Thank you for all of your input! I love some of your suggestions too. I think we are leaning towards Philomena for the meaning (DH’s confirmation saint and patron of impossible causes). I was worried it was too different, but after your reactions I think it strikes a good balance. Now we just need to figure out a good middle name...

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