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Names for a second girl...

35 replies

Daffodils6097346 · 24/04/2020 19:23

We already have an Isabel and looking for second girl names.

We always loved Isabel, and while disheartened about its popularity, loved it so much more than any other names we used it anyway. Stuck about a second, though. Our surname is tricky - begins with S and ends with an "uh" sound, think a bit like Salter - so it's hard to find names that flow with it.

Our favourite and frontrunner is Rosa. We love Rose but don't think it works with the surname - Rosa is a question mark too but seems to work a little better? Not so keen on the other "Ros-" names. Rosanna and Rosemary are ok but we don't like them quite as much. Could we get away with Rose or Rosa?

We struggle to agree on any others - here's our combined list in no particular order, some DH loves and some I love (you can probably see two different types of taste here):
Fleur
Charlotte ("Lottie")
Delphine
Poppy
Liora
Lily
Ivy
Daphne
Isla
Iris
Thea
Ada
Jasmine
Eloise
Elodie
April
Niamh

We also had Elsa on our list for DD1 but an Isabel and then an Elsa (the same name, basically) seems a stretch too far!

Thanks in advance.

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HedgeHogFoxBadger · 25/04/2020 21:55

Instead of Delphine how about Delphi?

CaffiSaliMali · 25/04/2020 09:29

I love Isabel. I also love all the Rose names - have you considered Rosalie? The 'Lee' sound at the end would break up the repeated S sound with Rose or Rosa and your surname. She could also use Rosa as a pet name at home.

I like your other name suggestions too. Eloise, Elodie and Charlotte stood out. I like Jasmine but it feels a bit dated as someone else said.

Isabel and:
Eleanor (another medieval classic)
Aline
Aveline
Louise
Rosalie
Juliet
Naomi
Sophie
Tamsin
Yasmin
Caroline

tiktokchild · 25/04/2020 06:57

I have an Eloise, and love the name! Also gives you lots of nn options (El, Els, Ella, Ellie etc)

Darcy224 · 25/04/2020 06:45

Love the name Rosa!!

choosecan · 25/04/2020 06:14

Isabel & Isla

Ineedabreak19 · 25/04/2020 06:07

Rosalind
Evalina
Violet
Azalea
Arabella
Beatrice
Eleanor
Adele
Alice/Alicia
Katerina
Annabelle/Anna
Louisa
Iris

cleaning247 · 25/04/2020 06:01

Or Rosamund or Rosalind?

Mumma4262 · 25/04/2020 05:59

I like Rosa but I wouldn’t use it with a surname that ends in an “uh” sound.

What about Rosalie, and you could then call her Rose or Rosa?

BimbleWimble · 25/04/2020 05:17

Rose and Rosa are both lovely, they are fine in their own right and don’t need a long version. Although Rosalie is sweet and coupled shorten your either option.

I don’t think Poppy is elegant enough to go with Isabel.

Fleur, Charlotte, Elodie and Eloise are my favourites.

I definitely wouldn’t go for another name beginning with I. I don’t see that there is any way they Isla would be shortened to Izzy and it sounds totally different to Isabel, but it still looks too similar.

Astronica · 24/04/2020 23:25

Much as a I love Rose, I don't think Rose or Rosa sound good with Salter. I really like all these and think they go well with surname and sister's name:
Fleur
Lily
Poppy
Daphne
Liora
I don't think 2 syllable a ending names like Rosa, Thea and Ada work well. Also s ending like Rose, Iris. Jasmine is dated and the only one I quite dislike from your list. Liora works because of the 3 syllables.
Jemima
Phoebe
Tabitha
Dorothea
Margaux
Anthea
Genevieve
Leonora
Philippa
Miriam
Annie
Edith
Elspeth
Lilian

Ellmau · 24/04/2020 23:14

Oops, just realised you already have an Isabel, I read too fast and thought you'd rejected it as a name for this baby.

Rose or Rosa would be OK I think, it's a harder s than the soft S of Salter/variant.

Flora?

SquirtleSquad · 24/04/2020 23:12

Jasmine, Poppy or Ivy! Lovely.

Ellmau · 24/04/2020 23:11

Rosabel?

babynamelover · 24/04/2020 23:06

I think Rose or Rosa is beautiful with Isabel.

You have lots of lovely ones on your list too I like Fleur, Thea, Ada and Niamh the best with Isabel 😃.

I like the suggestions of Rosalie and Rosetta (theres one at school with my eldest she gets Rosie/also a Rosemary that gets Rosie)

From others I like Daisy, Dorothea, Felicity, Martha, Katherine, Verity and Juliet.

Others you might like

Alexandra
Eleanor
Laura/Lauren
Rowena
Grace
Ophelia
Philippa
Sylvie
Cordelia
Cora
Joanna
Lucia
Clara or Claire
Matilda
Simona
Tallulah
Ursula
Wilhelmina/Philomena
Winnifred
Zelda
Winona

RoseMartha · 24/04/2020 22:30

From your list I like
Isabel and Ivy
Isabel and Rose
Isabel and Fleur

Or
Isabel and Helena
Isabel and Julia/Juliet

MadeForThis · 24/04/2020 22:22

Roise ( rosha)

Raina

BikeRunSki · 24/04/2020 21:54

Rosita is a very underused “Rose” name, and breaks up the sssssss between Rose and Salter.

samandpoppysmummy · 24/04/2020 21:48

Poppy 😁

My DD is Poppy and I still love it just as much 13 years later (and she loves her name too).

Veganella · 24/04/2020 20:17

My top 3 are
Delphine, Lily and Jasmine
Not necessarily in that order!

Roselilly36 · 24/04/2020 20:14

Mirabelle is another girls name I liked,

Roselilly36 · 24/04/2020 20:13

Congrats OP Flowers Rosa is lovely, if I had had a daughter I love the names Verity or Felicity, I had two gorgeous DS’ so never got a chose a girls name.

GinUnicorn · 24/04/2020 20:13

Love your names!

As a few other ideas

Mariana
Miranda
Roxanna
Rosalie
Rosalind

Jossina · 24/04/2020 20:11

Rosamund
Tamara
Kathryn
Vivianne
Maud

daisydalrymple · 24/04/2020 19:53

Rosina is another ‘Rose’ alternative, I only know one, but always thought it a pretty name. (But I love all rose names! DC3 would have been Rosie Eleanor if a girl).
Love many names on your list.

Flymetothestars · 24/04/2020 19:53

Clementine or Felicity or Sadie or Martha or Margot go with your style I think