Girl's names - help!

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CeeceeBloomingdale · 05/03/2021 08:05

@Nell96

I've posted before, but we've just found out that we're having a little girl. We already have one daughter, called Nia. I'd love some opinions on our list, and maybe some other suggestions. In order, we like:

Sabrina
Erin
Fern
Serena
Iona
Hazel
Faye

Looking for something not massively popular, not too frilly or cutesy. I like names with an interesting meaning or historical link, or ones which are associated with nature. Thanks.

I'd personally avoid another name ending in A. Erin was hugely popular circa 15 years ago. I quite like Fern but would spell it Fearne, Hazel is also nice. Faye is ok.

pilates · 05/03/2021 08:00

I prefer Seren

Megan
Bronwen

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Nell96 · 05/03/2021 07:50

@CaffiSaliMali

Nia is gorgeous.

Sabrina - love this, it's the latin version of the Welsh Hefren, so a nice link with Nia
Erin - nice, also Welsh (one of the Welsh names for Ireland) so goes well with Nia but not as pretty as Nia.
Fern - it's ok
Serena - nice. You may also like Seren which is the Welsh word for star used as a modern Welsh name
Iona - also Welsh (Yonna) and goes nicely with Nia. Also Scottish (Eye own a).
Hazel - it's ok
Faye - it's nice and goes well with Nia

Something like Eira, Ffion, Elin, Mari, Alys, Teleri, Mabli or Tesni would go well with Nia if you wanted another Welsh name.

@CaffiSaliMali Yes, that's exactly why I love the name Sabrina - I also grew up very close to the Severn bridges... Erin is beautiful too, but I'm already used it for dd's middle name (bad move!) I love Eira and Mabli, but DH says no 😔 Seren is quite pretty, but the name of a friend's dd.

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Nell96 · 05/03/2021 07:46

@NeedSomeInfoAgain

With Nia I'd go for Iona, Erin, Fern or Faye. All the names on your list are lovely, but if I was Nia and my sister was Sabrina/Serena, there might be a point in my early teens (before growing out of it

) when I'd feel somewhat short-changed.

@NeedSomeInfoAgain I keep coming back to your comment- would you mind elaborating? Do you think you'd feel short changed because Sabrina is a longer name? Or perhaps you just prefer it?

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SabrinaTheMiddleAgedBitch · 04/03/2021 20:29

@DarcyJack

Fern hazel or Iona. Also like Sabina but not Sabrina

I'm a Sabina and I’ve been called Sabrina by pretty much everyone my entire life

Hazel is lovely

KirstenBlest · 04/03/2021 20:13

Ffion?

Janedamaz · 04/03/2021 17:07

Absolutely love Erin, Hazel and Faye. Our little girl would have been Faye if it went well with our surname.

DarcyJack · 04/03/2021 17:04

Fern hazel or Iona. Also like Sabina but not Sabrina

Jelly4444 · 04/03/2021 16:52

Cara means friend in Irish. Clara is nice too. From your list I like Nia the best. Simple but pretty.

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Nell96 · 04/03/2021 16:48

Thank you for your comments everyone. Lots to think about. At the moment I'm leaning towards Sabrina or Fern, but I've also come across the name Cara, which I think is lovely.

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TempsPerdu · 04/03/2021 14:32

Hazel or Fern for me.

Iona is lovely too but Nia and Iona together are too vowel-heavy and a bit of a mouthful.

CaffiSaliMali · 04/03/2021 10:52

Nia is gorgeous.

Sabrina - love this, it's the latin version of the Welsh Hefren, so a nice link with Nia
Erin - nice, also Welsh (one of the Welsh names for Ireland) so goes well with Nia but not as pretty as Nia.
Fern - it's ok
Serena - nice. You may also like Seren which is the Welsh word for star used as a modern Welsh name
Iona - also Welsh (Yonna) and goes nicely with Nia. Also Scottish (Eye own a).
Hazel - it's ok
Faye - it's nice and goes well with Nia

Something like Eira, Ffion, Elin, Mari, Alys, Teleri, Mabli or Tesni would go well with Nia if you wanted another Welsh name.

partyatthepalace · 04/03/2021 09:58

Nice names, I love Serena, Iona and Sabrina, in that order.
Quite like Fern. Erin's OK - bit dull, Aeryn bit more interesting. Don't like Hazel or Faye.

Other thoughts - Cassia, Fernanda, Rosanna/Rosanagh, Isella (Cornish name - form of Isabella I think), Lois, Ines, Arran, Laurel, Bay, Briar, Aislinn (Ash-lin), Frances, Esther

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Nell96 · 04/03/2021 08:42

@babynamelover

I like Fern & Hazel

Nia is prounced? 🙂

Nia is pronounced Nee-ah. Welsh name.

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babynamelover · 04/03/2021 07:48

I like Fern & Hazel

Nia is prounced? 🙂

Standrewsschool · 04/03/2021 07:15

Favourite from list is Fern.

Other suggestions:
Jasmine
Dawn
Brooke
Juniper
Zinnia
Amber

Fivemoreminutes1 · 04/03/2021 06:08

Robyn
Heather
Aster
Stella
Lyra

NeedSomeInfoAgain · 04/03/2021 04:58

With Nia I'd go for Iona, Erin, Fern or Faye. All the names on your list are lovely, but if I was Nia and my sister was Sabrina/Serena, there might be a point in my early teens (before growing out of it ) when I'd feel somewhat short-changed.

Chunkymenrock · 04/03/2021 04:07

Great list, apart from the S names. Hazel is my favourite. How about Tamsin?

Smallonesaremorejuicy · 04/03/2021 03:37

Hazel
Faye
Juliette

TaraR2020 · 04/03/2021 03:35

@CoffeeRunner me too!

Op you have a lovely name list there, personally I was drawn to Iona and Faye most.

How about also Aine, Breda or Eavan?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 04/03/2021 03:14

Of your choices Faye sounds lovely with Nia , although I'd also suggest classic May too - underused as a first name and also a flower (so nature links).

I also think Eira would work well with Nia - Welsh and nature meaning too, or maybe Vaila? (a Scottish Island like Iona and a pretty name).

Other favourite (and underused) nature names I love are Cassia and Gaia (these have historical links too, being Ancient Roman/Greek).

CoffeeRunner · 03/03/2021 21:07

I love Fern, Erin & Serena from your list.

How about;

Niamh
Seren
Holly

TenThousandSpoons · 03/03/2021 21:05

Hazel

CoffeeRunner · 03/03/2021 21:05

@MuddleMoo

Nia & Simone? Fern works well if it's Nia & Fern but Fern & Nia is a bit hard for me to say outloud.

I’m only getting Nina Simone from that.