See the results of this poll: Favorite girl name
Respondents: 86 (This poll is closed)
- Alice : 36 (30%)
- Maisie : 18 (15%)
- Gillian : 33 (28%)
- Nora : 7 (6%)
- Flora : 12 (10%)
- None of the above: 13 (11%)
I’m not crazy about [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] either. I think Saiorse would be beautiful. It’s pronounced sare-sha. Here are some other cute ones 
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_u]Nikita[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f] / [name_f]Theadora[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]/[name_f]Elyse[/name_f] ( sort of like [name_f]Alice[/name_f])
[name_f]Klea[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_f]Lottie[/name_f])
[name_m]Augustine[/name_m]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anniston[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Alyssia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
I picked [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] but it’s a shame about [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - she’s got the same mid-century Scottish/Irish feel as [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] and [name_f]Moira[/name_f] that I feel like your other options are missing. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
[name_f]Roisin[/name_f]
[name_f]Sorcha[/name_f]
[name_f]Aisling[/name_f]
[name_f]Briony[/name_f]
[name_f]Orlaith[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
Thanks for the many suggestions. Running some by my hubby (-:
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f] and
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Davina[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Belinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_u]Allison[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] comes to mind
[name_f]Gillian[/name_f] or [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] work best to me!!
A few others that came to mind:
[name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Mairead[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhona[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathy[/name_f]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
That’s such a shame about [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]! My feeling here is to keep looking. None of these names feel like you absolutely love them, I would use them as a base for your search! If I were to pick from your current list though I would lean toward [name_f]Gillian[/name_f].
Some names you might like:
[name_f]Deirdre[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Sinead[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f] (I think -ie ending names are perfectly wearable into adulthood)
[name_f]Gladys[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhoswen[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Odele[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]/[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Lynneth[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Mildred[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Gilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Twila[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
A few great new suggestions here…thanks Ladies ”
Several viable suggestions here…thanks All ”
I love your daughters names and I agree [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] would have been perfect. Please forgive repeats:
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]/[name_f]Ciara[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Siobhan[/name_f]
[name_f]Teresa[/name_f]/[name_f]Theresa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Tess[/name_f] or [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] nn [name_f]Katie[/name_f]
[name_f]Una[/name_f]/[name_f]Oona[/name_f]/[name_f]Oonagh[/name_f]
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.
I had a hard time voting. All of the names are beautiful (I’m not crazy about [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] either, but it’s fine), but none of them seem to go with [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] & [name_f]Moira[/name_f]. And I agree that [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is getting a tad popular. [name_f]Nora[/name_f] is too. [name_f]Every[/name_f] time I go to the playground or children’s museum, I hear a couple. Plus, like you said, [name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_f]Flora[/name_f] are too close to [name_f]Moira[/name_f].
As for [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], I think it’s super cute as well. Are you interested in using it as a nn? [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]/[name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Maureen[/name_f] nn [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]?
Too bad you can’t use [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]. That’s perfect!
Here are some suggestions:
[name_f]Anwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aoibhe[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]-This is my beloved dog’s name. . I rarely suggest it, but it’s lovely with your sister set!
Finuala/[name_f]Nuala[/name_f]
[name_f]Finola[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_f]Franny[/name_f]/[name_f]Francie[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]-kind of like [name_f]Flora[/name_f], but less rhyming with [name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]/[name_f]Gerty[/name_f]-I love [name_f]Gerty[/name_f]!
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]/[name_u]Kit[/name_u]/[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]-Kind of rhymes with [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], but wouldn’t be much of an issue if you always used the nns
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]/[name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]/[name_f]Maudie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]/[name_f]Molly[/name_f]/[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]/[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]/[name_f]Gerty[/name_f]
[name_f]Niamh[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]/[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_u]Wynn[/name_u]/[name_f]Wynnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps.
Oh I love the idea of [name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f] and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]!
I love [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] with [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] and [name_f]Moira[/name_f]. [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] isn’t a name you hear considered often, and its mid-century vibe complements [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] and [name_f]Moira[/name_f] nicely.
Seconding the suggestions of [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f], [name_f]Molly[/name_f], [name_f]Rhona[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], and [name_f]Winifred[/name_f].
[name_f]Bree[/name_f]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
Your daughters have wonderful names! From your list, I do think that [name_f]Nora[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f] are too close to [name_f]Moira[/name_f]. My favorite is [name_f]Gillian[/name_f].
[name_f]Aine[/name_f] (On-ya)
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_u]Tierney[/name_u]
[name_f]Catriona[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cerys[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_u]Dara[/name_u]
[name_f]Sarai[/name_f]
Personally, I’m not sure if any of the names on your list really ‘go’ with [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] and [name_f]Moira[/name_f]. I voted for [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] because it’s the most stylistically similar, imo, but I think names like [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], [name_f]Deirdre[/name_f], and [name_f]Aine[/name_f] could work better.
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f], [name_f]Moira[/name_f], and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] would be a beautiful sibset!
Before even reading your post I had similar thoughts to yours… [name_f]Flora[/name_f] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f] too similar too [name_f]Moira[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] and [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] don’t fit so well with siblings, so I voted [name_f]Alice[/name_f], but then read what you said about popularity and loving [name_f]Bridget[/name_f].
Have you considered [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]? Seems to have some of the [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] sounds and some of [name_f]Alice[/name_f], nice meaning, fits with sisters’ names? Or [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]?
I like [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f] & [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
Have you also considered:
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]/[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]/[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!
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[name_u]Love[/name_u] this forum - so many great suggestions. [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is lovely, but not a saint’s name and we are catholic so that’s a consideration. I’m liking [name_f]Aine[/name_f] as it goes well with our last name. My husband loves [name_f]Lorna[/name_f]. I love [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] too, but we both have sisters with that name. Thank goodness I have until [name_u]August[/name_u]. Names only get harder the more children you have!