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Help with a girls name
(40 Posts)We are expecting a baby in April and I think we've pretty much decided on Sebastian as a boys name.
For girls my/our taste is eclectic and varied to say the least!
We both love Harriet but unfortunately is a no go because of our surname (think jk Rowling ...)
So Anna, Hannah, Poppy and Lauren are all favourites but we think 'too popular.'
Then slightly more unusual - we love Willow (but a good friend named her daughter this) Seren (ditto) and Rowenna which we like but think it might end up being Rowena, which we aren't so keen on.
Can anyone help us decide? 
Seren is pretty but very popular (top 10) in Wales.
Rowena is nice. It is normally spelled Rowena, with one 'n' - for origins of spelling see www.behindthename.com/name/rowena. It's usually pronounced 'Row-ee-nah' but I have sometimes heard it pronounced 'Row-enn-ah'. I don't think you need the 'nn' if you want to say it that way. Looks a bit like 'creative' spelling, and we all know what Mumsnet thinks of that
Anna is nice, and a classic. No 69 in England and Wales combined in 2013, but perhaps more popular now because of the film???
Hannah - perfectly pleasant, was very popular, perhaps less so now (no 44).
Poppy very popular now (no 7) - not my favourite.
Lauren - sorry, don't like; but the least popular of these four names. Not in top 100. I do like Laura, however!
Willow is also popular - no 54 in England and Wales combined in 2013.
This interesting link compares popularity of favourite baby names in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales for 2013 [http://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/top-names-in-wales/]]
How many syllables is your sure name? Might help us come up with a name better suited.
I quite like Pheobe
Mm, I like phoebe, Alice, Megan and Erin, but they all seem very popular for little girls just now and I'm erring more to the unusual side of things.
I don't like ramona or jo(h)anna sorry, or Rowan - puts me in mind of Rowan Atkinson! 
April is a possibility in fact: I like it very much but DH isn't so sure.
I know a Harriet Potter! She really likes the wizard connection
Serena is beautiful and one of my favourites
You've mentioned quite a few of our top names so I'll just suggest some we're thinking about just now
Maya (pronounced My-a, as in Angelou), Serena, Rose, Gabriella, Lara, Rebecca. I used to have a teacher called Merryl, which I always loved, but perhaps too close to Merlin for your wizardy connection?
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