Girl name shortlist

I’m really set on my boy name ([name_m]George[/name_m]) but am struggling to find ‘the one’ for a girl.

[name_f]Molly[/name_f]- I have a nephew named [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] so feel it might be a bit too close

[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]- like but have two colleagues called this name

[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] - too cutesy? Someone in family named [name_f]Emily[/name_f] who sometimes gets called [name_f]Emmy[/name_f]

[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]

[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]- have someone in family called this who is a black sheep so other family might not welcome this one

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]- my sister desperately wanted to call her daughter this but her husband vetoed it so I’d feel a bit rude for ‘stealing’

[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]- unconventional kind of spelling/not sure it wouldn’t just get mistaken for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]

Any thoughts welcome!

Emmy and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] are lovely

I really love [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]. I don’t think the colleagues thing is that big of an issue, you may not know them your daughters whole life. so unless they’ve given the name negative associations, I like it! [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is such a sweet name. I love [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], and think it’s well known enough. It may get mistaken for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but that’s an easy thing to correct!
[name_f]Molly[/name_f] is so cute, but I agree it may be too close to [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]. I love [name_f]Emmy[/name_f]! but if you’re close with that relative, it may be too close. Same thing with [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]. [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is beautiful, maybe you could talk to your sister about it!

your list is beautiful, and [name_m]George[/name_m] is a very handsome choice! good luck! :slight_smile:

I love [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]! It could also work as a nn for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]! I also love [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], and maybe the association of the colleagues would be lessened if you used a long form and [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as a nn? There’s: [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Rosette[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosaline[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], or [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]! I don’t think [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] would be confused with [name_f]Amelia[/name_f] that often, since [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] is a little more mainstream now!

Well, [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] seems like the natural choice to me. It’s sweet, vintage, and not too popular yet with one conventional spelling, not the name of or too close to the name of someone you know, not too cutesy or nickname-y to stand on its own. Seems pretty perfect! I would have recommended [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] anyway, but you already like it. That one gets my vote. :slight_smile:

It seems the only one you don’t have reservations about is [name_f]Elsie[/name_f], so I’d go with that name. It’s lovely and pairs with [name_m]George[/name_m] really well. The comments you have on the other names would all be enough for me to not use them, but that’s just me.

Elsie, or maybe talk to your sister about [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]? You wouldn’t want to use [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] as that means [name_m]George[/name_m] is impossible for future kids, unless you definitely only want 1.

Hi there.

Nice list!

Here are my thoughts-

Molly-I think that if [name_f]Molly[/name_f] & [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] will be hanging out a lot & are close in age this may be a bit too much. [name_f]Molly[/name_f] is a sweet name though.

Rosie-Another darling choice. I don’t know that the co-worker thing is a big deal, unless you have strong associations w/the names because of the co-workers that make you hesitate to use it.

Emmy-I don’t care much for [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], & definitely not as a full name. I like [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] or [name_f]Emma[/name_f] w/the occasional nn of [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] maybe.

Elsie-Aw, I love this one. I’m really inconsistent, huh? I say that [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] is too cutesy, but [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] & [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] are fine on their own. If it were up to me personally, I’d do them all as nns. But since they’re such beautiful names, I’d be happy to see them in any form. [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] is similar to the other names listed above, but it’s less common & therefore you don’t have any issues w/it.

Georgia-Hah, I’ve got a couple of boy names that I love that I couldn’t use for that reason from dh’s family. You may have to say goodbye to this one. [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name though.

Charlotte-Would your sister appreciate having a little niece called this since she didn’t get to use it? I would think so. It’s a nice name, but super over done. I do like [name_f]Lottie[/name_f].

Emilia-[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] could work too. Although I really prefer [name_f]Millie[/name_f]. I totally hear you on that this would get mistaken for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f]. That’s something to consider. But maybe if you liked [name_f]Millie[/name_f] & used that most of the time it wouldn’t be as much of an issue.

Hope this helps. :slight_smile:

I love your list! Some thoughts:

Molly–I love this name–simple but energetic, friendly, and sweet. But if your daughter and cousin [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] will be spending a lot of time together, I do think it’s a little close.

Rosie–Oh, [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] is just the sweetest! This is one of my favorite nickname-names that I think can stand beautifully on its own. The only reason I could see the colleagues being a problem at all would be if it’s indicative of the name being very popular in your area, and if that would bother you. Otherwise, I don’t see the colleagues as an issue since your baby probably won’t interact with them much!

Emmy–I don’t think [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] is too cutesy, but if you’re worried about it, it would be a perfect nickname for [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]!

Elsie–This seems to be the only one you don’t have any concerns about, and I have to say, I agree! I love this one and honestly don’t have anything negative to say about it.

Georgia–[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] is lovely, but it does sound like in this case it might not be the right choice. On the bright side, skipping this one would mean you could still use [name_m]George[/name_m] for a possible future son!

Charlotte–[name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name; maybe talk to your sister and see how she feels about it if you’d really like to use it?

Emilia–I don’t think of this as an unconventional spelling, just a different name! That said, I do think it might sometimes get mistaken for [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], but that’s easy enough to correct. And you could use [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] as a nickname!

I think overall my vote would be for [name_f]Elsie[/name_f] or [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], with [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] as a close runner-up!

I like [name_f]Emilia[/name_f] followed closely by [name_f]Elsie[/name_f].

[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] is great. No need to consider it too much of a nickname name, as it has a long history of use on it’s own ( including a few women in STEM!).

As an alternative to [name_f]Molly[/name_f], because it seems like you love it but [name_u]Ollie[/name_u] & [name_f]Molly[/name_f] are too similar. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Poppy[/name_f]?

I dont think any of your ideas are too cutesy, [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] included. I would caution against Molly though, because of the MDMA / club drug association. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that helps!

Elisabeth “[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Mary[/name_f] “[name_f]Molly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/Louise
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] “[name_f]Molly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]

While my personal favorite is [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], I’d probably skip it if [name_u]George[/name_u] is your preferred name for a boy. I’d probably also cut [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] from the list for the same reason.

Elsie is my favorite by far of those remaining.

Have you considered:
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]