Girls names

My mums name was Nancy...and I can say I’ve never heard anyone else called by that name.

I know an eight year old called Nancy!

In the fifties, my name, Marilyn was popular (for obvious reasons) can’t imagine anyone calling their daughter that now!!

When we lived in our old house, our neighbors had a baby girl they named Amanda Elizabeth....to this day, I still think that was a most beautiful name.

I like that idea Callistemon but my DIL said they chose it because when first born her skin was pure white. She is seven now and a very healthy colour.

My DGS was yellow (jaundiced)
I suppose if he'd been girl they could have called him Saffron Bobdoesit

Lilly Pillies are lovely when in flower and when they have berries.

Edith for me.

My eldest Gd, is called Harriet, and it suits her very well,
I also like Flora,and I have a friend who,s Gd is called Felicity

I know an Agatha. Poor child, I think this is the ugliest name ever.

Scentia my mums name was margaret we used to wind her up calling her peggy she would go mad at us , now my Dd is pregnant we were trying to find a variation of margaret and aparently Daisy is too but peggy really growing on me

David Cameron’s daughter is called Nancy.

gilld69 apparently Maisie is a diminutive of Margaret

It's a nice name, it suits little girls, so has become increasingly popular (very popular in our area).

My maternal grandparents were Elsie and Arthur. Now right back in vogue!

Paternal GP's were Winifred and Travis. Wonder if they'll come in again.

watermeadow
I think one of the worst girl's names is Mona.

gilld my Grandma was Margaret but never shortened as far as I know.

When I was at school there was a girl in the year below called Celeste.

That is a name I would like to see revived.

I have come across the name Melina for a baby girl a few times, but to anyone with a medical knowledge, the cannot help but laugh, its actually the medical term for Blood in your Poo!
My Daughters married Surname is Wreath, which makes any girls Flowery names totally unsuitable. My eldest DGD was born before my DD met and married her husband, so has the same surname as us, but she hates it when she is mistakenly addressed as 'Lily Wreath', especially when it's called out in a clinic or waiting room and everyone laughs!

There seems to be a fair few Gillians on here too I've noticed especially of a certain age (I was a 52 baby) often shortened to Gill. In my childhood some far off Uncle used to call me Gilly Jampoms and it kind of stuck as a pet name but I hated it. When family want to wind me up they will come out with that. However that is what the JP after Gill stands for.

My DGD is Daisy Mae which I love. However her maternal great great grandmother was Daisy Ellen which I also think is beautiful.

GrannySomerset...my next door neighbour has had a girl recently and called her Ethel...to go with her two boys...Charles and Henry.

My Grandmother Passed a way three week's before my daughter was born. I was going to call her Michelle Louise, but decided to call her Michelle Cecilia, second name after GM everyone in the family said she won't like that when she grows up but she loves it and thinks its great to have an old fashioned unusual name.

My DG is called Aerin, I'd never heard it before, but I think it's a beautiful name and suits her down to the ground.

My mothers’s name was Michele Louise (she was french).

LadyJus I am close to a Chinese couple and they regard me very much as their English 'mother'. In their culture it is the role of the mother to choose the grandchild's name and so they insisted on me making the choice. To cut a long story short I eventually succumbed to their entreaties and suggested the name Cordelia. So, I now have a little eight year old Chinese girl who absolutely loves her name and calls me 'grandmama' (so cute ). The parents are delighted with the name and often get comments about how lovely it is.

Since then we have had another little Cordelia within the family who is now four years old.

I do love Dorothy. Also Ava and Noa are pretty.
I called my daughters Elouise and Saskia.

I like Dulcie, never hear it used actually.