Baby names!

Constance/ Connie
Rosamund/ Rosie
Dorothy/ Dorrie
Edith/ Edie
Isabel/ Bel
Georgina/ Georgie
Kathryn/ Katie/Kate
Josephine/ Jo/ Josie
Charlotte/ Lottie
Florence/ Florrie/Flo
Mathilda/ Mattie/ Tilly
Madeleine/Maddie
Elizabeth/Lizzie/Libby/Beth

Both DDs chose their own names for babies. Sounded some off on me but in the end was their choice. DD1 is a teacher so some names were off like your baggage thing Witzend. DD2 chose name from Harry Potter as she was reading it on audio when she was pregnant and baby got lively when he heard it! All are unusual but once named the babies completely became their names and couldn't be anything else. It is 5 months till Christmas! I think your DD is getting a bit anxious about it xxxx

I have a granddaughter called Carys, her sisters are Seren and Efa. I think it's very difficult to pick names but I'm sure they will pick something beautiful.

I wish I`d seen these names when naming my girls, but I rather like Meredith and Sheridan.

Carys? Helen?

My GD is Kaia ,can be spelled Kiah too.Its unusual but not outlandish and its not common or too popular. pronounced Kye ah

Naming your baby is a responsibility, I always think if a name has been around for a hundred years or more, it will be timeless

I have a horror of made up names, and hyphenated names, I’m sure they will come up with something lovely

PS Although Merryn might sound new/made up, a lady of a certain age of the same name was on Radio 4 recently, so neither new nor made up, but perhaps just unusual enough?

My godson has just had a baby girl, after 3 boys, she is called Merryn.

I like it, they nearly went for Esme, then came across an absolute horror with that name, then thought of Mabel, but apparently that is one of the names that is getting popular!

Also depends on what goes with their surname I suppose, and if using a middle name making sure the initials don’t make an odd word.