We know we are having a little girl and we are over the moon. I think my problem is that she is so special to me that no name is special enough for her!

Anyway DH likes Imogen Joy, however my best friend has a close friend (who I have only met once) who has a one year old called Imogen. Would this be weird? I feel like I would be 'stealing' her name!

We also quite like Caitlin Joy, but I don't want it to be shortened to Caty or Cate etc.

We loved Charlotte but I wanted to shorten it to Lottie and he wanted to shorten it to Charlie and we couldn't agree!

Its getting to the point where we may have to wait until she is old enough to choose her own name! lol

So what are your opinions? Do you have any other name ideas we can consider?

Gemma 17+3

As your not close friends i think its fine, i like imogen but love Caitlin its on my list but i also like cate and i think it would get shortened, i also agree regards Charlotte, lottie is lovely a girly but Charlie could be a boys name.

sorry not much help, i also like Cadence and Isabella but pretty sure im going to have a boy

xxDBxx

aw i like all of those names hun. I think Caitlin is a lovely name but you would just have to make sure no-one shortened it to Cate if you didnt want that! x

I think Imogen and Caitlin are both really pretty names and as the mum of Imogen isn't a friend of yours then I definitely don't think you are "stealing" the name x x x

All the names are great, and on my list, even tho i don't know the sex yet lol I would have Imogen, as she's not a close friend anyhow, but do understand why you'd change your mind. I'm also trying to find a name that no-one we know has, so it's special to us.
Me and h2b are not agreeing on names at the moment, so i've said we need to (when we find out the sex) have a short list and decide what we think baby looks like.

Sorry i haven't helped mych, but your not alone

I love the name Imogen but Im having a boy, however I alredy have a 12 year old daughter called Caitlin and just wanted to let you know that nobody has ever shortened her name to Cate or Caty, not even at school xx C 38 +1

[Modified by: angelpup08 on June 16, 2009 02:06 PM]

Hi, gatecrashing from Baby.
I think those names are lovely and agree I don't think it would be like stealing a name.
But when I was pg friends of a friend had a boy and named him Fergus. That name was on my list and although we are not close it is possible that in the future we may all attend birthday parties or bbq's where all children are invited and I didn't want there to be 2 Fergus's. I know that there might be more than one in his class at school etc and I have no influence over that but I did when it came to circles of friends. So in the end we chose a different name.
Just a different point of view. S x

i think imogen is lovely and it would be fine bcoz she isnt your friend!
luv clare

I love Imogen, its classy, different without being weird.

29+1

I think I am starting to like Imogen more and more

I have told DH that if he succeeds in not smoking right up until she is born we can call her Imogen! He gave up this morning so hopefully this will give him a reason to keep smoke free!!

I still like Caitlin, and I don't mind if she shortens her name when she is older but I don't want others to before that! Maybe keep it as a back up and see what she suits!

No doubt we will have changed our minds next week and I will be back on her with a different set of names!! lol

We know we are having a little girl and we are over the moon. I think my problem is that she is so special to me that no name is special enough for her!

great quote - it really sums it up!

We are also having a girl...and we do not even have a short list (panic!!)

I wld love to here suggestions.

p.s. I love Charlotte - but hubby doesnt xxx

Hi I'm g/c from Baby and wanted to say i love Imogen! It was on our shortlist of girls names if TJ had been a girl

Well if your happy with her choosing to shorten it then i think it is fine as my friends have a few children with easily shortened names but as the parents dont shorten it, no-one else does, think its only at school it will happen.

But reading the post again Imogen sounds more and more lovely and i love the incentive re oh.

xxDBxx

I would go for Imogen if you love it, but I do like Caitlin!

I am a Catherine who shortened it to Cate myself, but generally people will call you by your full name unless previously authorised!

Just give them a dirty look if they shorten it, I hate being called Cathy, and would certainly let people know!

Crashing from baby
I love both names they are both so pretty. I wouldnt worry about your friends friend - shes not your friend. Good luck with the rest of ur pg!

As for other girls names. My fave girls names are Darcey, Faith and Erin.

I have got a friend who hates shortening names, she made it really clear to friends that she didn't want her LO's names shortened and no one did. I think if you tell people you don't want it shortening they won't.

OH loves Imogen but I have got about 50 girls names I love so can't add anymore to the list lol!!

hi
My god son is called Charlie. 5 years later I have a son and call him Charlie. It can be a bit complicated but I loved the name and used it anyway. if you avoid names due to everything you would have non left!!!

Love Imogen and Caitlin

I have a Lauren Kate (age 18)
Amelia Mae (age 1)

also 3 boys Chris, Joseph and Charlie

I had on shortlist

Zahra
Eliza
Lucy
Louisa
Louise
Rachel


this may help?????


Top 100 names for baby girls in England and Wales


2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
1 EMILY EMILY JESSICA OLIVIA GRACE
2 ELLIE ELLIE EMILY GRACE RUBY
3 CHLOE JESSICA SOPHIE JESSICA OLIVIA
4 JESSICA SOPHIE OLIVIA RUBY EMILY
5 SOPHIE CHLOE CHLOE EMILY JESSICA
6 MEGAN LUCY ELLIE SOPHIE SOPHIE
7 LUCY OLIVIA GRACE CHLOE CHLOE
8 OLIVIA CHARLOTTE LUCY LUCY LILY
9 CHARLOTTE KATIE CHARLOTTE LILY ELLA
10 HANNAH MEGAN KATIE ELLIE AMELIA
11 KATIE GRACE ELLA ELLA LUCY
12 ELLA HANNAH MEGAN CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE
13 GRACE AMY HANNAH KATIE ELLIE
14 MIA ELLA AMELIA MIA MIA
15 AMY =* MIA RUBY HANNAH EVIE
16 HOLLY =* LILY LILY AMELIA HANNAH
17 LAUREN ABIGAIL AMY MEGAN MEGAN
18 EMMA EMMA MIA AMY KATIE
19 MOLLY AMELIA ABIGAIL ISABELLA ISABELLA
20 ABIGAIL MOLLY MILLIE MILLIE ISABELLE
21 CAITLIN LAUREN MOLLY EVIE MILLIE
22 AMELIA MILLIE EMMA ABIGAIL ABIGAIL
23 BETHANY HOLLY HOLLY FREYA AMY
24 LILY LEAH LEAH MOLLY DAISY
25 REBECCA CAITLIN ISABELLA DAISY FREYA
26 GEORGIA REBECCA LAUREN HOLLY EMMA
27 LEAH GEORGIA CAITLIN EMMA ERIN
28 MILLIE BETHANY DAISY ERIN POPPY
29 ELEANOR ELEANOR EVIE ISABELLE MOLLY
30 JASMINE ISABELLE ISABELLE POPPY HOLLY
31 DAISY RUBY FREYA JASMINE PHOEBE
32 ELIZABETH DAISY ERIN LEAH JASMINE
33 ALICE FREYA REBECCA KEIRA CAITLIN
34 COURTNEY ISABELLA GEORGIA PHOEBE IMOGEN
35 SHANNON ELIZABETH PHOEBE CAITLIN MADISON
36 ERIN JASMINE AMBER REBECCA ELIZABETH
37 ISABELLA ERIN MADISON GEORGIA SOPHIA
38 ABBIE ALICE KEIRA LAUREN KEIRA
39 ANNA EVIE POPPY MADISON SCARLETT
40 AMBER =* AMBER BETHANY AMBER LEAH
41 FREYA =* PAIGE =* JASMINE ELIZABETH AVA
42 ISABELLE ABBIE =* ELIZABETH ELEANOR GEORGIA
43 POPPY MADISON ELEANOR BETHANY ALICE
44 PAIGE PHOEBE ALICE ISABEL SUMMER
45 PHOEBE POPPY PAIGE PAIGE ISABEL
46 SARAH AIMEE =* ISABEL SCARLETT REBECCA
47 ISABEL COURTNEY =* SCARLETT ALICE LAUREN
48 RACHEL NIAMH LIBBY IMOGEN AMBER
49 AIMEE ANNA AIMEE SOPHIA ELEANOR
50 RUBY ISABEL NIAMH ANNA BETHANY
51 ISOBEL KEIRA ISOBEL LOLA LOLA
52 ZOE LIBBY ANNA LIBBY EVA
53 TIA =* ISOBEL ABBIE MAISIE PAIGE
54 ROSIE =* SHANNON TIA ISOBEL BROOKE
55 NIAMH TIA MAISIE BROOKE LILLY
56 MAISIE SARAH SARAH ALISHA LIBBY
57 NATASHA ZOE ALISHA TIA ISOBEL
58 LIBBY MAISIE EVE SARAH ANNA
59 NICOLE ROSIE SHANNON SUMMER AMELIE
60 IMOGEN ALICIA COURTNEY GRACIE MAISIE
61 EVIE ALISHA ROSIE FAITH ROSIE
62 MORGAN EVE SOPHIA COURTNEY MATILDA
63 ALICIA RACHEL SUMMER NIAMH MADDISON
64 ALISHA SOPHIA IMOGEN AVA SIENNA
65 EVE NICOLE MADELEINE EVE SARAH
66 LAURA IMOGEN MADDISON AIMEE NIAMH
67 ALEXANDRA NATASHA ZOE MADDISON SKYE
68 LYDIA MADELEINE NICOLE ROSIE GRACIE
69 MADELEINE SUMMER =* SIENNA MATILDA ZARA
70 LOUISE LYDIA =* FAITH SIENNA ISLA
71 HOLLIE ALEXANDRA BROOKE SHANNON TIA
72 KATE =* SCARLETT ALICIA LILLY ALISHA
73 MADISON =* MORGAN FRANCESCA MADELEINE HARRIET
74 SOPHIA BROOKE LILLY ZOE FAITH
75 CHELSEA MADDISON RACHEL NICOLE AIMEE
76 GEORGINA LOUISE NATASHA EVA EVE
77 JADE HARRIET HARRIET SKYE SOFIA
78 JENNIFER LAURA EVA AMELIE ZOE
79 JODIE FRANCESCA MOLLIE ABBIE MAYA
80 HARRIET HOLLIE DEMI HARRIET MADELEINE
81 FRANCESCA MOLLIE LYDIA MAYA COURTNEY
82 ELOISE MAYA AMELIE ZARA LACEY
83 MELISSA CHELSEA ALEXANDRA RACHEL NICOLE
84 SUMMER =* FAITH AVA FRANCESCA LAYLA
85 MOLLIE =* MELISSA ZARA LYDIA LYDIA
86 KAYLEIGH ELOISE ELOISE ALICIA ABBIE
87 KATHERINE JODIE GRACIE HOLLIE MARTHA
88 LARA JENNIFER MATILDA SOFIA FRANCESCA
89 VICTORIA KAYLEIGH KIERA ALEXANDRA JULIA
90 CHARLIE JADE SKYE LAYLA SHANNON
91 SAMANTHA KATE HOLLIE NATASHA LEXIE
92 BROOKE KIERA LAURA MOLLIE HOLLIE
93 YASMIN CHARLIE LOLA MORGAN MARIA
94 NAOMI CERYS MORGAN ISLA ALEXANDRA
95 CERYS =* GEORGINA TILLY DEMI ROSE
96 ABBY =* LARA SOFIA LAURA ALICIA
97 AALIYAH ZARA KAYLEIGH LARA VICTORIA
98 TEGAN ELISE MELISSA TILLY SARA
99 ZARA VICTORIA MAYA MARTHA EVELYN
100 DANIELLE KATHERINE NAOMI ELOISE





[Modified by: dee dee on June 16, 2009 06:20 PM]

I have a Caitlin she is now 11 and has always been Caitlin but some of her friends call her Kate now which she is happy with I also have a lil boy called Kairon (8) and sometimes people call him Kai and he says thats not my name my name is Kairon.....point of the matter is they end up with names shortened when they get older or get nicknames but they decide if they want this to happen by letting people know they do or don't like it.....sorry to go off on one lol I love Caitlin, Imogen and Joy as it is different but Charlotte is too traditional for me )

michelle 16+3

I have a Katelyn (sorry to the people who dont like different speelings,if it helps my hubby hates the spelling too :lol: ) she is called Katelyn and no one shortens it except my dad and then she says to him "grandad my name is Katelyn not katy!" and then I think he just does it to wind her up :lol:
So Im voting for Caitlin!!

I love Scarlett Rose for a girl or Isabella but OH doesnt, we cant agreed on anything for either boy or girl lol

I like both Imogen and Caitlin and cant decide which i prefer atm!