Cheerful & friendly like apple pie

Girl Names
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I’ve realized that my favorite girl names fall into two categories—sleek ([name_f]Sabine[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u]) and Celtic ([name_f]Aoife[/name_f], [name_f]Iona[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f])—but the vibe I’m getting from this pregnancy is warm and friendly, like the positive kid who is helpful in class or taking a nap outside on a nice day. An you guys help me come up with some cheery, spring, summer, and apples type names to think about?

For example, our boy list has names like [name_m]Fraser[/name_m], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], [name_m]Hank[/name_m], and [name_u]Finn[/name_u], all of which already seem cheery to me.

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[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]

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[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Blossom[/name_f]
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Loralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
Maleia
[name_f]Mariposa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Talullah[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]

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These names are all over the place, style-wise, but all feel friendly to me:
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

And I know what you mean—I love the name [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] and wanted to use it for my daughter. But I knew early on that she was going to be mischievous and scheming and spunky and loud and all sorts of trouble, and she was not an [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], not even close.

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What a fabulous person to have growing inside of you!! :slight_smile: Congratulations!!

The first name that immediately came to mind was [name_f]Clara[/name_f]!! Here are some others:

[name_f]Clarabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]/[name_f]Amabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maybelle[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Merry[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]

I’ll be following with interest! :slight_smile:

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By the way, I still think some Celtic Names like [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] and [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f] could work wonderfully!! :slight_smile:

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Sorry for any repeats!!

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Addy[/name_f]’
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jodie[/name_u]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]

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These are my top associations for helpful in class…

[name_u]Abby[/name_u] ([name_f]Abigail[/name_f])
[name_f]Katie[/name_f] ([name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Kate[/name_f] or [name_f]Catriona[/name_f])
[name_u]Allie[/name_u] ([name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f], [name_f]Alison[/name_f], Ailis)
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] ([name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f])
[name_f]Maddie[/name_f] ([name_f]Madeleine[/name_f])
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
Molly

One option might be a “friendly” nickname for a Celtic given name.

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Ooooo [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] is a great suggestion, and two of you said that and another said [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], so maybe [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (or just [name_f]Tilda[/name_f]?). [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Annie[/name_f], [name_f]Merry[/name_f] (maybe short for [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]? anything else?), [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], and [name_f]Frances[/name_f] all stood out to me. [name_f]Gretel[/name_f] reminded me of [name_f]Greta[/name_f]. Thanks everyone!

And don’t worry, @mummamarigold, [name_f]Aoife[/name_f] is still on the list, and very near the top. I just haven’t decided whether I am willing to give a child a lifetime of name spelling issues.

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[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
Georgina
Phoebe

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My first thoughts were [name_f]Heidi[/name_f] & [name_f]Fiona[/name_f].

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[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

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Sorry for repeats - just take it as “I second that!”

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
Sarahjane
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]/[name_f]Keira[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]