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5 letter girl names with I as 3rd letter

116 replies

EmLee94 · 29/07/2023 20:31

Me and my partner are trying to find a girls names that's 5 letters and had I in the middle letter.
So far we have some names but we want to see if we can get any more options before we decide.
We have
Emily, Alice, Ariah, Maiah, Caity, Aviah, Eliza, Aoife, Leila, Laila, Daisy, Maisy and Keira
If anyone can add any more please help!
Thank you x

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timoteigirl · 07/05/2026 07:35

Trine
Alina
Amina
Minka

Do you mind if the last letter is I or e or should it be something different?

bridgetreilly · 07/05/2026 01:21

Gah! Zombie thread!

But, thanks OP, for coming back to tell us what you chose.

bridgetreilly · 07/05/2026 01:20

Pinkitydrinkity · 30/07/2023 00:49

I was going to suggest Quinn but not sure that really works with Heidi and Elise.

Paige, Faith, Olive are all lovely and fit the rules.

Ariel? It is actually a nice name but people will think of the little mermaid.

Sofia, Piper, Julia are almost there?! There’s an I but just in the wrong place.

Nah, they’ll think about doing the washing.

Firebird83 · 05/05/2026 12:29

Frida is a lovely choice!

CheeKay67 · 03/05/2026 22:17

My 3 daughters names

Whitney
Erica
Bridget

AperolWhore · 15/05/2024 21:20

Ellis

arlequin · 15/05/2024 20:33

Frida is lovely 😊

DinaofCloud9 · 15/05/2024 17:26

Frida? Heidi is nice and Elise is lovely but Frida is very different.

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EmLee94 · 13/05/2024 13:28

Girlmum1993 · 13/05/2024 10:07

Hey there,
I just came across your thread and I am with you 100%, I could have written it myself!! It’s hard to explain but it was my criteria too. I am a mum of three girls, all 5 letter names with I as the 3rd letter. What are the chances! I have Heidi, Eliza and Paige

Hi@Girlmum1993 wow, it's nice to see someone with the same idea when some people are judgy when seeing siblings have "matchy" names. ...but yeah it is hard to explain wanting the names to have a connection. Since writing this post our 3rd girl is now 9 months old and her name is Frida. Heidi and Elise, are such amazing big sisters 😍

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RhosynBach · 13/05/2024 10:25

Heidi, Elise and

Faith
Olive
Quinn
Paige

user1492757084 · 13/05/2024 10:17

Shirl
Raine

Girlmum1993 · 13/05/2024 10:07

Hey there,
I just came across your thread and I am with you 100%, I could have written it myself!! It’s hard to explain but it was my criteria too. I am a mum of three girls, all 5 letter names with I as the 3rd letter. What are the chances! I have Heidi, Eliza and Paige

telllaura · 04/08/2023 14:34

Frida - works nicely with your other names.

KirstenBlest · 04/08/2023 09:28

@Tiredalwaystired , Isn't Eilidh a gaelic name? Surely the omission of the i would change the pronunciation.
If I saw Elidh I'd think it was either a typo or a 'gaelic/gaelge' spelling of Ellie.
If someone pronounced her name as Ayleigh, I'd probably try Eilidh, Aily, Aylie, possibly Hayley or Hailie, but not Elidh.

@Twyford , Caity could be short for Caitlin, but agree with you that it doesn't look like a sensible spelling.

DiaNaranja · 04/08/2023 09:22

Alice and Eliza don't really work with one already called Elise. Faith goes well

Tinysoxx · 04/08/2023 09:07

The rule we had was that the initial was not the same. This was handy for documents/ labelling etc when people just used the initial.

WimbyAce · 04/08/2023 08:43

Paige is lovely, was on my list. I also have a Heidi 💕

bunnypenny · 04/08/2023 08:30

Mairi (Scottish for Mary - pronounced mah-ree)

Twyford · 04/08/2023 08:29

Please knock Caity right off the list. She'll either spend her entire life correcting people's spelling and hate you for it, or will change her name to a sensible spelling as soon as she possibly can.

PinkNailpolish · 04/08/2023 03:02

Emily, Alice, Ariah, Maiah, Caity, Aviah, Eliza, Aoife, Leila, Laila, Daisy, Maisy and Keira

Judging by your username, is your actual name Emma or Emily? If so then maybe avoid that name. I think Alice and Eliza are too similar to your daughter's name (Elise). Daisy and Leila are the best in your list.

januaryjan · 04/08/2023 02:08

mrstreacle · 03/08/2023 23:05

Zye-ear according to the 70's song. One person suggested Aviva which I thought was an insurance company

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mrstreacle · 03/08/2023 23:05

KirstenBlest · 03/08/2023 21:54

I think Zaire would be assumed to be said as Zigh-air or Za-ee-ruh

Zye-ear according to the 70's song. One person suggested Aviva which I thought was an insurance company

10littlemonkeys · 03/08/2023 22:45

I think Faith goes nice with your other girls names (lovely names)

Tiredalwaystired · 03/08/2023 22:45

Not always. I knew one spelled in the five letter way. Also, I’m not sure there are rules about these things.

arlequin · 03/08/2023 22:33

Tiredalwaystired · 03/08/2023 22:30

Elidh. (Pronounced Ayleigh)

Isn't it usually Eilidh?