Down to three! Help please

[BlackberryandNettle]

Just been out with dh discussing name options for baby due next week.

We have settled on a boys name and backup but finding girls much harder - down to three.

They are:

Lara
Anna
Cordelia

Which would you pick? I'm a little worried Cordelia is a mouthful with our surname but dh is quite keen on it.

Any middle name suggestions welcome too!

[littlebluedog12]

Love Lara and Anna, not so keen on Cordelia. How about Elizabeth as a middle name?

[AhamSaidJackLambe]

I like Lara, would you use Georgina as a middle name?

[ThursdayLast]

I like them all, but Anna is on my list (imaginary ) so I'd say it's my fave

[Boulders]

Lara is very nice. Have a 6 yr old and 3 yr old and don't know any.

[BlackberryandNettle]

Thanks. We like all 3 so it is tricky. I do really like Elizabeth but my closest friend has wanted for years to use the name so I'm avoiding it. Georgina's nice, will mull it over...

[alita7]

Cordelia individual and pretty :)

[Ikeameatballs]

I like Cordelia, nn Cordie? But Lara and Anna won't get shortened.

[britney92]

Anna

[HyvaPaiva]

Lara

[stingaling]

Love Lara.

[Migsy1]

Cordelia

[Willabywallaby]

Like Cordelia best, easy to shorten to Delia if too much of a mouthful. I really like Celia.

Next fave is Anna.

But like them all.

[DramaAlpaca]

I love them all, so I'm no help but I like your taste in names

If you were to use Elizabeth as a middle name it surely wouldn't upset your friend? It would be different if you used it as a first name.

[Viviennemary]

I like Cordelia best. Not keen on Lara. Anna is OK.

[Nocomet]

Lara
Anna is dull
Cordelia is a mouthful. I like Celia too

[CountingStars]

I'd say Lara.

[doireallywant3]

I love Cordelia, was one of our fave names (I would have hoped for Cordy rather than Delia as a shortening), my DH loved king lear. my goddaughter is Lara and I prefer that
Anna is classic lovely and classy, but dull, sorry. FYI I called mine Sophia (greek for wisdom), fifi for short (after my fave childhood doll).

[mummeeee]

I like all, but particularly Anna. Our dd is Anna & I am very happy we chose it.

Can I please ask what your boy's name is? Our dc3 is due in 2 weeks and we're not completely decided on a boy's name. Since you are considering Anna & we have an Anna I think we might also like your boys name choice.

[RiverTam]

Anna
Cordelia (though hate Cordy, what's the matter with just Cordelia? MN never seems to be able to cope with long names, don't understand it)

don't really like Lara.

[Auntimatter]

Surely she has to be Anne Cordelia?

[Auntimatter]

And I agree with RiverTam - shortenings are horrible.

[GimmeDaBoobehz]

Anna or Cordelia.

[BlackeyedSusan]

using elizabeth as a middle name will not upset your friend. anyway I bet your friend is not going to be around for the next 80 years or so that your daughter will have the name.

[GlaikitFizzog]

Lara cordelia! And get a cat to call anna?!

[BrunoBrookesDinedAlone]

Anna.

Cordelia should be good but somehow isn't! Looks prettier than it actually sounds and she will end up as Cord/Cordy (hmm) or Delia (Smith, also 'ailed' backwards).

Lara just isn't in the same class as Anna, so no. Anna is classic.