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Girl's name help: if we like these...?

34 replies

bingeddybongo · 20/03/2016 13:28

I'm 36 weeks pregnant with DD and my husband and I have as yet failed to come up with a name for her that we really love. I'm happy to have a top three or whatever to choose from when she arrives, but we decided on DS's name (a proper grandad name) the day we found out he was a boy, so didn't have to put any effort into coming up with names at all. This time we're totally stuck and I'm really frustrated I am spending so much time worrying about it!

We'd like a name that works well in English and German and isn't wildly popular in either country. The names we quite like so far include:

Anna
Anya
Lana
Lara
Rosalind
Marlene (pronounced the German way: Mar-ley-na)
Lila (Lee-la)
Lilja
Lilianna
Julianne (Yu-lee-ah-na)
Emily
Matilda

I would be so so grateful for suggestions along these lines! Thank you :)

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NunoBettencourt · 20/03/2016 17:30

I know of an English/German couple who have an Inga. Think that's a lovely name.

Thewolfsjustapuppy · 20/03/2016 17:25

I love Marlena, I also love Merielle and Mariella
Explaining spelling and pronunciation doesn't bother me in the slightest though.

Afreshstartplease · 20/03/2016 17:19

Love Lana

Also like Lila but I'd pronounce it Lie-la

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 20/03/2016 17:12

Any names you've put pronounciation in brackets after, dismiss.

Anna and Lara are lovely.

Nicole.

Sophronia · 20/03/2016 17:01

Eva
Greta
Hanna
Johanna
Katharina/Katarina
Emma
Marina
Clara
Julia
Leonie
Louisa
Lotta
Antonia
Carlotta
Marla
Nina
Amalia

Floggingmolly · 20/03/2016 14:35

Just stick with Anna, it's lovely Smile

GoldPlatedBacon · 20/03/2016 14:27

Saskia
Milla
Florence
Maya

SevenOhTwo · 20/03/2016 14:16

I really like Marlene, but I suppose you do risk people pronouncing it Mar-Lean. Also think Anya and Lila are great. I would pronounce Lila as you describe.

Rosalind is pretty too, although I personally wouldn't use as I don't like Ros as a potential nickname. Wouldn't go with Matilda either as I know about five, not sure how popular nationally though.

Other ideas:
Mara
Annika/Anika
Nina
Elina
Lotta/Lotte
Elisa

iyamehooru · 20/03/2016 13:31

I would immediately ditch the ones you've had to explain how to pronounce to avoid her spending her life saying my name is X and it's spelt like this X
I'd go with what goes with your son's name too.