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Help with our top 4 girl names

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Samzzz · 15/08/2022 11:15

We are due our second baby around Christmas and are keeping the gender a surprise. We have already chosen a boy name but struggling to decide for a girl.
We already have a little boy called Ezra.

Our top 4 girl names:
-Winter
-Soleil or Soleila
-Zira (not sure if too similar to Ezra)
-Sarai

Respectful opinions would be appreciated and any other suggestions welcome. Thank you :)

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wizzler · 19/08/2022 06:30

I like pp suggestion of Seren
How about Sorelle or Zinnia?

Keladrythesaviour · 19/08/2022 06:29

I'm afraid I'm not a fan of any (though if I had to pick I'd say Winter) but I do like Ezra. I really like the suggestions of pp for Salma and Selena, I think both go with Ezra excellently.

DaisyJoy1 · 19/08/2022 06:22

Oohh love Tamar as per a pp's suggestion.

DaisyJoy1 · 19/08/2022 06:20

I love Ezra but these girl name choices aren't my favourites. Sarai is the best. I don't like the others at all and they really don't go with Ezra. Agree another biblical name would be nice. Noa, Kezia, Miriam if you wanted less common?

WaffleAndGelato · 18/08/2022 23:27

Sarai looks pretty and sits nice with Ezra, but I'm unsure how you're supposed to pronounce it. It's my top pick of your names though. 2nd choice Winter which has grown in me a lot. Your other names I'm less keen on, but of them I think Soleil is ok and Zira sounds medicinal.

shreddednips · 18/08/2022 23:18

Sarai by a long way!!

PegottyPie · 16/08/2022 19:13

Winter, don't like any of the others

Hobbesmanc · 16/08/2022 19:07

I like Stella, Celeste. Astrid. Estella. Seren. Celestial names that fit in with a winter birth. Christmas star and all that

Aurora would also fit but obvs I'm too scared to suggest 😏

LilacSloth · 16/08/2022 17:21

I like Winter from your list but not very keen on the others. How about Natalie? I also really like Holly for a Christmas baby.

Jessbow · 16/08/2022 16:57

Both Miriam & Esther ''fit' with Ezra, as do Tamar & Leah,

User6761 · 16/08/2022 16:56

Love Ezra but I don't like the girls names you have listed, sorry. They have a very different vibe to Ezra.

Winter - at a push I'd say this is the best but it's not something I'd like to be called personally.
Soleil - reminds me of the ice lolly
Soleila - looks made up. Not sure how to pronounce it So-lay-la?
Zira - too similar to Ezra
Sarai - looks made up. Pronounced sa-ray?

Maybe some of these are from other languages and I'm just not familiar with them.

Ideas-
Zoe
Noelle
Selena
Serena

France98 · 16/08/2022 16:35

What about Ziva? Pronounced zeeva

Winter is quite nice! Other suggestions:

Harlow
Tierney
Romy

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Mumofgirls2017 · 16/08/2022 00:27

I like winter!

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/08/2022 00:27

I like winter!

puddingandsun · 15/08/2022 23:48

Nova + Ezra

Mira + Ezra

Rebecca + Ezra

Wowitshot · 15/08/2022 23:34

I just find Winter so harsh sounding. A severe older woman with white hair pulled into a bun. Also might end up as Winnie…
I do think Zira is too close to Ezra. My phone auto corrected it to Aziraphale which I should probably take as a sign that I should stop reading Good Omens fanfic.
Sarai is my favourite.

uncomfortablydumb53 · 15/08/2022 23:23

Sarai is pretty and goes with Ezra
I'm guessing pronunciation is Sar eye?.. or maybe just Sara

LittleGreenBeetle · 15/08/2022 22:53

Winter, definitely, if you're in the northern hemisphere.
Soleila only if you're in the southern hemisphere (and it does sound a bit like a brand of suncream or something!).
I quite like Zira actually but it is rather similar to Ezra.

ChobKnees · 15/08/2022 22:51

Winter.

And can people fuck off with constantly suggesting those god awful names Aurora and Aurelia!! I swear MN is churning out a thousand baby Aurora's a day at this rate.

Rowen32 · 15/08/2022 22:49

Samzzz · 15/08/2022 11:15

We are due our second baby around Christmas and are keeping the gender a surprise. We have already chosen a boy name but struggling to decide for a girl.
We already have a little boy called Ezra.

Our top 4 girl names:
-Winter
-Soleil or Soleila
-Zira (not sure if too similar to Ezra)
-Sarai

Respectful opinions would be appreciated and any other suggestions welcome. Thank you :)

Winter, I wouldn't like for a girl at all, it's very heavy and sounds very masculine to me, I'd presume it was a boy...
Soleil, I just think of the circus!
Zira is a bit curt and abrupt, Zara has more emphasis.
How do you pronounce Sarai? It has potential but I've seen so many names in my profession and haven't a clue how to pronounce that..

Eixample · 15/08/2022 22:45

Sarai or Winter

Luredbyapomegranate · 15/08/2022 22:35

Oh and Astra

IsThePopeCatholic · 15/08/2022 22:30

soleil is bizarre. Solene would be better.

Luredbyapomegranate · 15/08/2022 22:24

Ezra is great with a long history, I think you need to find something similarly fabulous and distinguished for your daughter.

Sarai is nice enough, but I think explaining its not Sara/h will drive her bonkers for life

Zira is ok but a bit nothingy. Also people will mistake it for Zara.

-Winter - gloomy and teenage gothic
-Soleil or Soleila - I know it’s French but in English it sounds like suncream or a Spanish bar

A few ideas, some Hebrew in origin, some not

Aphra
Annis
Lois
Shoshanna
Susannah
Salma
Sara
Elisheva
Shira

Seren
Stella
Astrid
Shalom
Ffion
Zelda
Seraphina
Jocelyn
Naomi
Athena
Noa

Yale
Ariel
Zahara
Laurel
Carys
Manon
Catrin
Dorothea nn Dora, Dorrie, Dorey
Isadora - same nns
Iona
Ishbel
Viola
Miranda
Olwen
Arwen
Verity
Leonie
Fernanda
Cassia
Ines / Inez
Briar

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