We're having girls and have chosen Claire and Serena, but some that I loved but DH vetoed, or we just didn't quite love as much were:
Elizabeth
Victoria
Margaret (For which Pearl, or Pearlie used to be a nickname for)
Bridgette
Imogen
Felicity
Eloise
Penelope (just doesn't work with our surname!)
Evelyn
Anastasia
I like old, classic names, in case you can't tell lol Most of them according to DH were 'too royal' though. Ironically, when my mother wanted to call me Elizabeth, thats exactly what my father said!
My daughter called herself Gretel for a week a while ago after becoming completely obsessed with the Sound Of Music. I had to call her Gretel or suffer the whines
The good thing was that I really liked the name! I found myself calling after her in the street once or twice and it felt really nice to use such a lovely girl's name.
People in the local neighbourhood and at her Kinder where she had a substitute teacher really thought her name was Gretel! I think I would consider using it if I ever had another girl.
Other than that, I like some of the other names in the Sound of Music like Liesel. It was on my list for DD2 (Natasha)
I also like variations on Natasha like Natalia.
Other suggestions I like are Felicity, Freya or Frieda (I think they sound like fairies!)
or Molly, Heidi or Holly.
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