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Help with naming first baby.

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WrideD · 15/06/2018 15:07

I seriously need some help with baby girl names, I'm currently 19 weeks and me and my DH have come up with Winston for a boy which we are pretty set on, however we really clash with girl's names and can't agree on anything. I know I have a while left and have gender reveal next week (hopefully) but just wondering if anyone has opinions on my favourite names... Middle name will most probably be Nesta after my late great grandmother.

So my top picks are;

Romilly
Aurelia (is this really common now, I liked it since Love, Actually)
Dorothea
Sylvia
Emmeline (centenary year of suffrage?)
Hallie
Serena
Olive
June

Hoping someone can come up with a reason why one of these is stunning to convince my husband, he wants to name the baby after me.. Danielle.. I don't think so.

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Bubblesoup · 17/06/2018 08:14

Nesta is lovely!

I also love Sylvie/Sylvia, Emmeline and Olive. I know two toddlers called Olive and the Popeye cartoon never crossed my mind!
I'm personally really not keen on Aurelia which sounds so frilly - but also like a personal hygiene product! Sorry!!

NextOfGin · 16/06/2018 07:20

Just posting to add some love for June! No one else has picked it out from your list but I love it. It’s uncommon, simple, elegant and happy.
Pick June!

Jammycustard · 16/06/2018 07:06

Nesta

toomanyeastereggsurghh · 16/06/2018 07:02

Love Emmeline and Romilly from your list, both names were on my list.
Aurelia, Hallie and Serena are ok, but make me think of love actually, Halle Berry and Serena Williams.

Really don’t like Sylvia, Dorothea or June and finally Olive is one of the ugliest names I’ve heard. I never understand why people would name their child Olive when there are so many beautiful names out there. It has no nice connotations and either reminds me of Olive Oil from Popeye or the durgey green/brown colour.

junebirthdaygirl · 16/06/2018 06:51

My favourites are Dorothea and Olive.
Nesta is beautiful and quite original. Also personal which is a lovely story to tell her as she grows.

Keepittenten · 16/06/2018 02:19

Congratulations on your pregnancy.

Aurelia is a name I love, since first watching Love Actually. We considered it for DD 2, but it sounded to similar to DD 1’s name, Azariah.
(Azariah means ‘helped by God’)

Nesta is a unique and beautiful choice, how lovely to honour your great grandmother,

bridgetreilly · 16/06/2018 00:59

In order:

Dorothea
Sylvia
Emmeline
Serena
Aurelia
Hallie
Olive
June
Romilly

Cosmoa · 16/06/2018 00:01

Yeah it seems the Sor-eye-ah pronunciation is the more common (and probably the proper) way to pronounce it. It's really pretty pronounced So-ray-ah.. It's an ancient Persian name/word for the Seven Sisters constellation/Taurus which was a happy coincidence.. As she was born in May and we found out she's part Persian at the start of my pregnancy!

MimiSunshine · 15/06/2018 21:54

Aurelia is more known now than it was when Love Actually came out but I don’t think it’s super common.
The one I know of is often called Relly (rhyme with Belly) but I think it depends on how you pronounce Aurelia.

Raya comes off more natural if you go with Au Ray Leah rather than Au Rel E Ah

TatianaLarina · 15/06/2018 21:53

The Soraya that I knew was pronounced Sor eye a. She was Spanish.

Cosmoa · 15/06/2018 21:28

@BornAgainFem

Are you saying that because she's at 19 weeks? We found out at 18...

gracielacey · 15/06/2018 21:03

How is Soraya pronounced?

If it's Sor-EY-a, to rhyme with Bay, fine.

If it's Sor-I-ya, to rhyme with Why, then to me it sounds like the awful skin condition Psoriasis.

Flamingosnbears · 15/06/2018 20:39

I don't think you need any persuasion that are all so well suited to you for the reasons you've stated, you just need to sit with OH and pick your favourite together.

teddybaare · 15/06/2018 20:14

I love Nesta as a first name. Olive is my favourite off of your list though

BornAgainFem · 15/06/2018 20:11

You can predict gender now?

SoyDora · 15/06/2018 20:11

I love Soraya! Also think Serena has a lovely ring to it, and I like Aurelia (I know one, she’s 8).

gracielacey · 15/06/2018 20:07

I think Aurelia is beautiful

gracielacey · 15/06/2018 20:07

My sister has a 10 year old Aurelia, nicknamed "Reyli" (Ray-Lee, to rhyme with Hayley). She's the only Aurelia I know of.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 15/06/2018 18:52

Emmeline Nesta (Emmie), is lovely !

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WrideD · 15/06/2018 18:47

Soraya is beautiful too, it has the vibe about it like Serena to me, bright and sunny and serene. Funny you should say about Romilly being your midwife, the first doctor appointment I had to confirm my pregnancy, the GP was called Romilly! Thank you, it does seem our tastes are very similar, I've had a lot of bad feedback on Aurelia and Romilly, I'm glad I've come on here and had something positive today.

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Cosmoa · 15/06/2018 18:29

And I've never heard of Mireya before, that's gorgeous 😍

bluechameleon · 15/06/2018 18:29

I LOVE Emmeline. I also like Romilly, Serena, Olive and Sylvia.

Cosmoa · 15/06/2018 18:28

Yes Aurelia Nesta is really lovely I just love Raya so much! Also Romilly Nesta is just as lovely. I wanted to have Soraya Sunshine as the middle names on the birth certificate but decided not to as it was a bit long. So it's her unofficial second middle name but I call her Raya Sunshine daily

Your naming choice is very similar to mine! Congratulations on your pregnancy and impending new bundle of joy!

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WrideD · 15/06/2018 18:18

I think Aurelia is starting to warm on my husband too , I just love the idea of a 'ray' of sunshine, I've always thought of it like that, even though it's the 'au' part that means golden, a golden ray, it's too cute.

There's a Spanish name Mireya too which means 'miracle' which I've considered.. I just like Reya/Raya nn I think. Great for an IVF baby or someone who struggled to conceive, we definitely didn't.

Merryn is cute though.

Aurelia Nesta goes okay I think? Just hope the baby is blonde or auburn ish, if they are dark I think Romilly works better.

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Cosmoa · 15/06/2018 18:05

I also call her "my little Raya Sunshine" as a cute nickname 😍

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