Baby Girl Names

JodyBPM

Honestly, I don't like any of the names on OPs list.

I don't like made up spellings or shortened names as given names.

Daisy is probably the best of the bunch, but its very popular right now, plus I wonder how its going to suit grown up women when this current bunch of Daisy/Poppy/Maisy/Tilly/Rosies grow up.

Emily is an acceptable, if rather popular, names when spelt correctly.

Each to their own, though

MentalMinnie

elvis86 wrote: »

IMO, the spelling of Layla looks a bit "we wanted to make it a bit different and uneek, innit", and I'd go for Leila. And Mason is chavvy.

Love Hollie spelled that way, though.;)

That's Mason off the list...Leila reminds me of Mo from Eastenders..!

StumpyPumpy

Personally I think you should give a child a name that they will be happy using from playground to workplace. I also think you should give them the option to choose which diminutive they use in later life.

So many names these days seem to be chosen for their "cute" factor which maybe fine for a baby but often subjects the barer to a barrage of abuse in the playground (eg Toyah Willcox has said that her "nickname" at school was Toilet, and was treated as such) to not being taken seriously in adult life, or even just having to spell it all the time because it varies from the usual (read: correct) spelling - see Emileeeeee above. Having to send back numerous official documents to be corrected, gets wearing after a while.

So I'd say, if you want to give your child a traditional Native American name it helps to be a traditional Native American. If you are going to give a familiar name, spell it in the familiar way - a friend was refused a car hire in the US, because, unknown to her, her 2 IDs (Driving License and Passport) had spelt her name "Clare" and "Claire" respectively. They therefore they didn't tally and didn't count as "legitimate" ID, leaving her stranded at an airport late at night.

If you are going to use a diminutive at least give the child the option of the full name even if you don't use it in the family setting ie Tina=Christina, Tori=Victoria. And don't pick a name just because you think it suits the baby: babies grow up and unless you are Chinese, baby names become adult names.

SP

mildred1978

Agreed. They're all awful.

Tiddlywinks

elvis86 wrote: »

Now, I like that. But for a boy or a girl?

The spelling is a bit too [STRIKE]correct[/STRIKE] conventional, the OP would have to make it her own, y'know?

Maybe Chavvtas-Teek? Or Chav-T'steeyk?

:rotfl:

Or, how about:

Chav - Taz - Tique! Triple barrelled is the way to go as double barrelled is so... common now.

dizziblonde

MentalMinnie wrote: »

I'm worried now!! Not pregnant yet, but already have some names picked...therefore can people please vet them for me! Certainly don't what a chav name! I have Hollie, Olivia, Heidi, Iris, Giselle and Layla. For boys, we picked Finley, Max, Alex, Mason, Lucas, Oscar, Leo and Leon. Thoughts?!

I'm deliberately not doing mine... these threads never end well!

Hollie and Olivia (Olivia particular) - very very popular at the moment. Lola and similar (including Layla) the same - lots about at nursery schooly type age... and she will be haunted forever with people singing the Eric Clapton song.

Max another popular one, Leo - the only one I know was very much the alpha male of his class

As for Lily-May - there are just millions of 'em everywhere at the moment! Anything -May really.

elvis86

mynameissophie wrote: »

Yes but does it mean that her baby (or child) will end up being what people think an Emilee will be like. I agree that first impressions count, but not as much as the lasting impression.

You're now making a completely different point.

Will baby Emilee grow up to be a chav? Not neccessarily (although, if her parents are the kind of people who give their kids names like "Emilee", she quite possibly will).

Will people see her name and assume that she's a chav? IMO, most will.

That's the point I'm making. A name won't make a child develop certain traits, but it will massively affect people's perceptions of them, and therefore their chances in life.

MentalMinnie

JodyBPM wrote: »

Honestly, I don't like any of the names on OPs list.

I don't like made up spellings or shortened names as given names.

Daisy is probably the best of the bunch, but its very popular right now, plus I wonder how its going to suit grown up women when this current bunch of Daisy/Poppy/Maisy/Tilly/Rosies grow up.

Emily is an acceptable, if rather popular, names when spelt correctly.

Each to their own, though

I like Poppy...*ninja*

Janepig

DD's middle name is Daisy. I'd wanted Daisy for any potential daughter since my teens when the name was not so popular as it is now, and even when DD was born it wasn't so popular. DH didn't like it but relented for it to be her middle name. Then when she was about six months he said it had grown on him and he was sorry he hadn't agreed to it being her first name. At which point I could have murdered him. Anyway, every woman that heard that her name was Daisy said how lovely that was, much more than her first name. With one exception, which was a friend who said it was a cow's name. Which was a cheek, seeing as she named one of her daughters after a Blue Peter dog .

Emilee is a bit daft, just spell it Emily for goodness sake. The first name on the list, well I'm not sure how to even pronounce it. Tori, is, as others have pointed out, a short form of Victoria. Tina is, imo, a bit "old" for a baby, although I do like Christina.

And as for the poster with "Kaysii", get a grip!

Jx

Dunroamin

elvis86 wrote: »

How about;

• Demi-Leigh
• Leigh-Anne
• Destiny
• Courtney (or Courtney-Leigh if you're set on hyphenated)
• Kay-Leigh

Or Dairy-Leigh.:)