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Dithering about girls' names!

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bellainthemiddle · 01/06/2019 16:26

We've narrowed it down to a handful, but I'm feeling really indecisive! My family are Italian and OH is English, so we kind of want a name that works in both cultures and surname-wise (I don't want DD to have to spell out her name everywhere she goes for the rest of her life!).

OH favours Sophia, which I also like, but it seems very popular at the moment!

I like Alice (which is pronounced differently in Italian, but I also like the English pronunciation) but OH is less keen.

He really likes Georgia, which is a so-so one for me. We both like Lia, but of course it is not really English at all!

Anyone have any better ideas for multi-Euro-cultural names? :D

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Whoops75 · 05/06/2019 01:27

Congratulations
Beautiful name x

Tavannach · 05/06/2019 01:23

Congratulations!
Lia Rose is lovely.

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bellainthemiddle · 04/06/2019 22:10

Thank you! DD is quite tiny but doing really well (as strong as a horse, apparently!). She came REALLY quickly so it was all a bit of a blur, to be honest :D

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Marlena1 · 04/06/2019 22:02

Awww well done!!!lovely name xx

MintedLamb · 04/06/2019 21:49

Beautiful name OP! I hope you and Lia Rose are both doing well

littlebillie · 04/06/2019 21:45

Lydia
Giovanna

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bellainthemiddle · 04/06/2019 21:21

Lia Rose arrived early on Sunday evening - we had to decide 6 weeks earlier than expected!

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GreenTulips · 03/06/2019 11:44

How is Lia pronounced?

I see L eye A said liar

Or more Lee a more Leah?

What about Orrianna?

Watersnail · 03/06/2019 11:25

Cara
Louisa
Anastasia
Greta
Lena
Trista
Coralie
Rowena
Imogen
Lena
Paloma
Eugenie
Celeste
Natalia
Eloisa
Saffron
Lisette
Freya
Iona
Aurora
Yasmin
Susannah
Carlotta
Rebecca
Stella
Claudia
Evelina

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 03/06/2019 08:13

Lucia
Mila
Verity
Claudia

Shireslass · 02/06/2019 14:12

Nina?

Marlena1 · 02/06/2019 14:07

If you both like Lia, I woulf go with that. It's a gorgeous name.

userabcname · 02/06/2019 06:23

Oh I like Lia! Go with that!

Tavannach · 02/06/2019 03:12

I like Sara

Allegra
Rosa
Serena

Whatareyoutalkingabout · 02/06/2019 02:51

Allegra, Ariana, Mathilde, Silvia. When I worked in Italy, these were the names of some of my students and all got added to my list because I thought they were gorgeous!

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bellainthemiddle · 01/06/2019 19:24

Lucia is pronounced differently in Italian, but that's true of some of the others too. OH has just suggested Sara, which I do like!

Thanks for all the suggestions - we are really stuck on this, since we both really want to find a name which is both English and Italian! Neither of us are keen on the very obvious trad ones (Anna, Maria, etc.) and some of the Italian names which are super popular here (Francesca, etc.) are not really used so much now in Italy. For example, I've never met another Italian Isabella, but here in London every second child seems to be Isabella or Isabel, etc.!

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Sophronia · 01/06/2019 19:05

Anna
Alessia
Isabella
Lucia
Luisa
Maria
Rosa

pisspawpatrol · 01/06/2019 18:50

I think Emilia is very common as an English name, there are several famous English actresses called Emilia.

Lucia was my first thought although I think it's pronounced differently in each language?

Ricekrispie22 · 01/06/2019 18:50

Cara
Leona
Serena
Lucia
Gabriella
Lara
Madeline
Marina
Elena
Beatrice
Mia
Neve
Etta
Sienna
Chiara
Isabella
Aurelia
Aurora

Poppyfields21 · 01/06/2019 18:49

Ooh I love PPs suggestion of Lucia. Otherwise I think Emilia is fine with an English surname- look at Emilia Fox and Clarke!

MikeUniformMike · 01/06/2019 18:39

Isabel
Livia
Silvia
Delia

LarkDescending · 01/06/2019 18:36

I love Sophia.

How about Alicia, L(o)uisa or Lucia?

Hecateh · 01/06/2019 18:26

My Australian niece - Dad english, Mum of Italian heritage is Estelle which I think fits your brief well

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bellainthemiddle · 01/06/2019 16:46

I like Elisa - will suggest and see how it goes down!

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bellainthemiddle · 01/06/2019 16:45

A-lee-chay. But we would go with the English pronunciation :)

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