Help! Can't find anything we love :(

Girl Names
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Not long now and we’re expecting a baby girl, who at this rate will be nameless forever. We don’t have anything that we love. I feel like I hate everything I hear, and I’m starting to panic.

So far the only name we both don’t despise is [name_f]Faye[/name_f], but it doesn’t quite feel right. I don’t love it, and it doesn’t feel right for our daughter.

Backups that one of or both of us can tolerate are: [name_u]Andy[/name_u]… And that might be all ha ha ha
I love [name_f]Jill[/name_f] (but it is absolutely terrible with our son’s name, absolute deal breaker), [name_u]June[/name_u], and [name_f]Gloria[/name_f]. But Hubby has vetoed them, and I’m not committed enough to any of them to care.

If anyone has suggestions, ideas, please share. I’m all ears.

I’m hoping to find a name that was popular about 100 years ago, something people have heard before and could spell easily, pronounce upon reading (no modern made up names or spellings). But nothing in the top 500 popularity. A tall order, I know. If you have a grandma or aunt with a retro name that hasn’t yet become popular I’d love to hear it.

Our last name is [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]. No W names or names ending in -on either.

Help me name experts :,( xox

Yours,
Totally lost

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I’ll try to help!

[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosetta[/name_f]/[name_f]Rosella[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Aileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]/[name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

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[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Neva[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorena[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_f]Lelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Golda[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernice[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]

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[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Berenice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolene[/name_f]
[name_f]Judy[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretel[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoda[/name_f]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f]

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Grandma/Aunt names from my family

[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Alberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Bertha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]

Popular/common
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

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[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mable[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Dell[/name_u]-
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]?
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Irena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]-
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]

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[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Jewel[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]

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We have written a lot about names popular 100 Years ago that are relatively undiscovered now. There are so many great choices mentioned here and in the blogs. Would love to hear if any strike you positively at all

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I personally [name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]. It’s an old fashioned grandma name.

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I tried to avoid duplicates! Thought some of these names might not make the cut, but I believe they’re all beyond the 500 range.

[name_f]Flora[/name_f] - my top pick for you!
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Janet[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]

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Grandma/Aunt names in my family:
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]

I also like [name_f]Edie[/name_f], which could be a nn for [name_f]Edith[/name_f]?
I don’t know how to make the names links to their name page, sorry!

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Aunts/Grandmothers/Cousins in my family, and some more additions:

[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]
[name_u]Chelsea[/name_u]
[name_f]Kaley[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_u]Tracey[/name_u]
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Janice[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] “[name_f]Dottie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Roberta[/name_f] “[name_u]Robbie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] “[name_f]Edie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Starla[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Minnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Elvia[/name_f]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f] “[name_f]Bessie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Annelise[/name_f] “[name_f]Annie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] “[name_f]Evie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f] “[name_f]Suzy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] “[name_f]Bea[/name_f]” or “Trice”
[name_f]Susanne[/name_f] “[name_f]Suzy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]

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Ideas: [name_u]Andy[/name_u] - [name_f]Andie[/name_f]

[name_f]Doria[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Mattie[/name_u]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lela[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Beverley[/name_f]

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sorry for any repeats

family names:
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f]
[name_f]Donna[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibyl[/name_f]

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Some possibilities-- for [name_u]Andy[/name_u], maybe [name_f]Miranda[/name_f] as a fn.

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Anne[/name_f], [name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Barbara[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Edwina[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Ethel[/name_f]
[name_f]Eunice[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Felice[/name_u]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Gail[/name_f]
[name_f]Gertrude[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Joan[/name_u], [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Monica[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f]
[name_f]Paula[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Vita[/name_f], [name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Xenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]

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I really like [name_u]Eloise[/name_u], [name_f]Beverly[/name_f] and [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]!

[name_f]Muriel[/name_f] was mentioned too ” Which is actually my grandmothers name! I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] it but feel like it might be too much of a mouthful. I was hoping to use it as a middle name (or [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], her middle name).

I’m going to sit hubby down and run through these names tonight.

Thanks so much for taking some time to help!

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Here are some more

[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Signy[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]

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Thank you!

We’re discussing but still haven’t found anything that clicks yet. Hoping we might just need to see her face. You get 30 days after birth here to register, we may need all 30 to find and agree on something ”

Hubby is liking [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] lately. They’re just way too common and popular within my own generation. I never thought this would be so hard!

It’s like we’re waiting to stumble upon a name that doesn’t exist :,(

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Thank you!

We’re discussing but still haven’t found anything that clicks yet. Hoping we might just need to see her face. You get 30 days after birth here to register, we may need all 30 to find and agree on something :joy:

Hubby is liking [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] lately. They’re just way too common and popular within my own generation. I never thought this would be so hard!

It’s like we’re waiting to stumble upon a name that doesn’t exist :,(

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Hmm, how about…

[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u] ([name_f]Patricia[/name_f]?)
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Mona[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Nila[/name_u]
[name_f]Vina[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_u]Jo[/name_u] ([name_f]Josephine[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Rena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Roma[/name_u]