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Almost 34 weeks with a baby girl and going round in circles with names. DH is not very good at making suggestions but very good at saying no. We have also tried to involve our DS who is almost 8 but it seems getting 3 people to agree is even harder than 2!
Please can I have opinions on the below and any suggestions for similar sounding ones that we may not have thought of?
Seren Isobel (Ren for nn) - top contender for a while but have been having a wobble the last few days. Remi Isobel (Remi Belle) - worried about it being viewed as a boys name but at the same time still really like it. Emmie - love it but DH doesn’t. Etta - same as above. DH says no way!
Also quite like: Lori Erin Lenna Leni (stolen from another thread)
As you can see we seem to like short and also the ‘emi/eni’ sounds... help me please!
My very lovely mother in law is nina and I've only ever met another 2 who were also very nice. I like it and don't think you will come across too many others
If you like Elle Marie, how about Mariella? Pretty, unusual, elegant and you can shorten it to Ella (or, at a pinch, Elle - I suppose you could also have Marielle) if you like.
Leah? It doesn't end in ia but has the same sound, I personally prefer this spelling instead of lia. I love the name but our surname begins with L sound it didn't sound right. Leah elle surname Leah seren surname Seren nia surname
We’ve discounted Everly and Erin (Erin discounted as we are not Irish and our son already has a name with Irish links).
We haven’t planned nicknames from birth and with our son nicknames have evolved, but it’s very hard when you both don’t agree easily and Seren worked in that I like Ren and DH likes Seren.
I still like Elle - now thinking Elle Marie perhaps.
We need a couple of choices so that when we look at her we can decide.
'Seren Isobel is quite lovely and my favourite of your list. Erin is nice and my second choice.'
This. I don't like any of the others. I don't understand why people plan 'nicknames' from birth, tbh. Seren is short enough not to 'need' a shortening. They will develop organically. Our dc all use their (longish) full names, and we and various friends call them by various shortenings.
