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Help shorten my long list of girls names.

34 replies

SherryPort18 · 19/02/2020 22:31

I am expecting a little girl in April and need to make my long list of girls names a bit more manageable.

Evangeline has been my favourite for a very long time. I love the sound of it with Lily as a second name but as that is the name of a famous actor, obviously I won't be using it. I am open to any other short names ending with an 'ee' sound.

The other names I have combined but again open to alternative arrangements or suggestions of different names.

Elle Isabel
Elliott Honor
Elanora Sylvie
Emmanuelle Iris
Cynthea Lily (family name but cute nicknames - Cynth, Thea)
Leonora Violet
Maike Isabel (I think this is German but so cute, I love Micah for a boy too)

If you have read this far (thanks) you'll probably have noticed I love Elle and Ella as nicknames and I also love the name Honor but unsure about using it as a first name.

Naming babies is hard!
TIA for suggestions :)

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Poetryinaction · 19/02/2020 22:59

Elle Isabel
Emmanuelle Iris
Maike Isabel

all ok

Twooter · 19/02/2020 22:57

Elle Isabel is hard to say.
Why not Thea Lily? Don’t like cynthia tbh.

123Dancewithme · 19/02/2020 22:57

Leonora Violet is nice.

Squirrelpeanutbutter · 19/02/2020 22:53

I like Eleanor, that’s all.

CalleighDoodle · 19/02/2020 22:51

Meika
And Leonora are my favourites

definitelynottwelvenow · 19/02/2020 22:49

I love Leonora from that list!

AndNoneForGretchenWieners · 19/02/2020 22:48

Isn't it Meike not Maike?

Cynthia or Leonora are lovely. I like Emmanuelle but not sure it can escape the connotations...

Nightsofthunder · 19/02/2020 22:45

Elanora Sylvie - I prefer Eleanor
Emmanuelle Iris
Leonora Violet

I like Thea rather than Cynthea/Cynthia. I do really like Evangeline though and also with Lily. It wouldn't bother me about sharing the name with the actress. It's very pretty.

YummyBelicious · 19/02/2020 22:41

I love love love Elliott for a girl and would have used it if I'd not had boys 🙄