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Short(ish) girl's name to go with Isla

59 replies

Juniper4004 · 28/12/2015 20:55

DC2 due in a matter of weeks (although I suspect it'll come earlier). We don't know the gender but still have boys' names from last time.

We already have an Isla; she had no name for 4 days as we're blatantly a bit rubbish at this whole 'naming a kid' thing.

Surname is a mouthful- 19 letters and lots of Rs and Fs. Both surnames are English so not unusual or tricky; just long together. Consequently, first name has to be short but can be a bit more unusual.

So far, our shortlist is:

Rosa (I really like it, but first surname starts with R and there are 4 in the surname altogether!)
Emily (nice, but a bit plain)
Lily (very popular dawn sauf)
Freya (two Fs in surname, and second surname starts with F)
Imogen (too similar to Isla?)
Ella (too similar to Isla?)

Help please!

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Figwin · 06/01/2016 23:29

Are there any letters you're drawn towards? I found that a good place to go to. There are also letter's I'm not so fond of too which is another matter altogether

JenniferAnistonsHair · 06/01/2016 23:24

I love the name Rosa!!

Also like...
Fern
Grace
Elsie
Robyn
Seren
Rose

Littlef00t · 06/01/2016 20:34

Eva?

cecilelliott · 06/01/2016 20:11

I'm afraid I don't hugely like any of your pairings.
Rosa is lovely but sounds as though it's a no-go with your surname.
I would avoid Imogen because the sibling sets I know where there are two of the same gender, and whose names start with the same letter, always get mixed up!

I think Isla sounds nice with names that don't begin or end with vowels e.g.:

Felicity
Tess
Kate
Grace
Megan
Charlotte

Good Luck!

Bambambini · 04/01/2016 23:54

Iona
Rowan
Skye

Borninthe60s · 04/01/2016 09:20

Anna
Emma
Ruth
Ellen
Ciara
Stella
Rosa

Marcipex · 04/01/2016 09:02

Rosa is lovely, I don't think initials R R matter.

Emily is fairly uncommon here, I know only one in very large nursery/social group. Most of the Emily's I know (many) are aged 12-14.

HortonWho · 04/01/2016 01:04

Isla and Emily sound lovely together. Emily isn't very common in my area - I can think of only one little girl in the year (60 kids) called that name.

DoNotDenyMe · 04/01/2016 01:00

I've got an Isla and Esme.

tuilamum · 01/01/2016 14:45

Ada
Ava
Elle
Thea
Hazel
Astrid
Mia/Maia
Carly
Zoe
Zara
Fleur

Cinnamon2013 · 01/01/2016 13:38

Rosa is my favourite. I'd definitely avoid Lily, it's crazily popular around here although might I suppose be regional.

BikeRunSki · 31/12/2015 22:02

Alice ?

Clueing4looks · 31/12/2015 21:58

Asha, Iris, Connie, Sian, Joanie.

Original poster
Juniper4004 · 31/12/2015 21:53

Dammit, CherryPits- spot on! How did you know?!

Both DP and I like Naimh but poor kid will have to spell its surname out to all and sundry (although, like I said, each name is fairly normal) so to give it a complicated first name too seems mean. And I'd rather do the 'proper' spelling rather than Neve etc.

OP posts:
Coral2094 · 30/12/2015 10:39

Ha CherryPits!

Anna
Thea
Ruby
Katie

StDogolphin · 29/12/2015 13:15

Anna
Nina
Erica

dotdotdotmustdash · 29/12/2015 13:04

Leah or Hannah

YouBastardSockBalls · 29/12/2015 12:56

Cassie

pilates · 29/12/2015 12:53

Another one for Esme.

DecaffCoffeeAndRollupsPlease · 29/12/2015 06:03

Esme

mamaduckbone · 29/12/2015 00:20

Ruth
Niamh?

CherryPits · 29/12/2015 00:18

Having a sense of your last name is helpful, though I am pretending its something like

Rastafarian-Fellas

I like Rosa. Also Olive. Poppy is a good one and I love Caro, not sure anyone has suggested that yet.

Sophronia · 29/12/2015 00:14

I like Rosa best from your list.

Alice, Alix, Ava, Belle, Bella, Cora, Cleo, Elsie, Eve, Flora, Greta, Gracie, Hannah, Lucy, Lara, Leah, Mara, Maisie, Noelle, Nina, Olive, Zoe, Mia, Evelyn, Molly, Erin, Martha, Brooke, Heidi, Lottie, Nancy, Robyn, Annie, Edith, Ada, Mary, Pearl, Hazel, Esme, Nia, Milly, Ellen, Zara, Nell,

myotherusernameisbetter · 28/12/2015 23:35

Orla

manicinsomniac · 28/12/2015 23:00

I like Rosa, Imogen and Ella from your list.

Anna, Amy, Aria, Anya, April, Amber, Annie, Asha, Aphra, Astrid, Agnes, Ada, Ava, Bonnie, Betsy, Bethan, Claire, Cara, Clara, Carla, Ciara, Chloe, Connie, Cassie, Callie, Daisy, Darcey, Dana, Daphne, Eva, Edith, Elsa, Esther, Eden, Effie, Enya, Etta, Farrah, Flora, Faith, Fallon, Grace, Giselle, Hannah, Holly, Hazel, Heidi, Hope, Hebe, Halle, Honor, Jasmine, Juno, Katie, Kayla, Kiki, Lana, Lena, Laura, Lacey, Maya, Megan, Morgan, Mala, Mika, Martha, Maisy, Molly, Millie, Nyah, Nicole, Nina, Nora, Nancy, Poppy, Pippa, Polly, Phoebe, Quinn, Ruby, Rosie, Rose, Rhiann, Raina, Rowan, Romy, Ruth, Rachel, Sophie, Sadie, Stella, Summer, Scarlet, Tara, Tessa, Thea, Tegan, Tansy, Taryn, Willow, Xanthe, Yasmin, Yvette, Zara, Zia, Zoe