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Newborn girl needs a name

87 replies

seven201 · 27/10/2023 21:33

We have a newborn girl and aren't getting anywhere with names. She has a big sister called Isla.

I quite like Maeve, Alana and Neve but DH doesn't. He likes Amy and Tilly and is just rubbish at coming up with suggestions. We both don't mind Ava, so maybe she'll be Ava.

Coralie, Kristen, Fern, Jessie, Immy (not Imogen), Lara, Lana, Liv (not olivia), Ciara, Effie (don't even know what this one is short for!), Amelie, Elle, Poppy, Phoebe, Sienna I quite like.

I don't want a name that needs spelling out all the time or could be pronounced differently. No idea on middle names, but that can come later.

Names I don't like in case it helps with suggestions:
Jemima
Mabel
Evie
May
Arabella
Beatrice

Any ideas?


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Bumblebee1988 · 28/10/2023 20:39

Maeve is my favourite.
Isla and Maeve.

Also like Molly, Effie, Annabelle, Blair, Macy, Tallulah, Una, Winnifred.

GiddySardine · 28/10/2023 16:50

Cora
Ellen
Faye
Lara
Ava
Edie
Erin
Bella

Theoldwoman · 28/10/2023 16:46

I wouldn’t have Ava with Isla. Too matchy imo.

I love:

Isla and Kate
Isla and Lucy
Isla and Ruby
Isla and Zoe
Isla and Chloe
Isla and Tess
Isla and Jade
Isla and Pearl

Something classical, short and not ending in an A sound.

maddiemookins16mum · 28/10/2023 16:38

Alice
Lucy
Ruth
Susannah
Naomi

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 28/10/2023 10:16

Isla and Zoe, Paige. Sofia. Chloe. Eden. Nova. Belle. Tess. Sian. Cleo. Macie. Lacie. Lexi. Faye. Erin. Pearl. Ruby

Congratulations. She must be so squishy and adorable.😂😍😍😍😍

RoseHarper · 28/10/2023 09:26

Isla and Cara, Isla and Lara. Isla and Anna. All flow nicely.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 28/10/2023 09:20

Emmy

WetBandits · 28/10/2023 09:18

Ava works nicely with Isla, it’s popular but it is lovely! You like Maeve/Neve so it has the soft ‘V’ sound that you like, and the hard ‘A’ from Amy that your DH likes, so it’s a happy medium 🥰

TLDRfuckers · 28/10/2023 09:14

Iona or Iris

KittieKath · 28/10/2023 09:06

Riverlee · 27/10/2023 21:43

Joni
Jodie
Hayley

I just had a Joni, and love her name and get lots of positive comments! 🥰

Theyseemetrollin · 28/10/2023 08:58

I have an Alessia and still congratulate myself on how pretty it is

Mayhemmumma · 28/10/2023 08:50

Violet
Evelyn
Gabbie
Erin

Mumofgirls2017 · 28/10/2023 08:47

Clara
eva
mia
esme
lily
molly
millie
daisy
eden
poppy
callie
nova
elsie
lottie
bonnie
hallie
Nell
nancy
thea
sienna
amber
holly

Ittastesvile · 28/10/2023 08:09

I also love Fern.

I feel like a lot of your names have prominent L sounds,so how about

Lilith / Lillian
Anneliese
Felicity
Julia
Mallory
Louise
Eloise
Elspeth

I also thought Caroline and Karina.

StarTrek6 · 28/10/2023 05:27

Elizabeth - not fashionable but I don’t know why

Janefx40 · 28/10/2023 04:31

@seven201 loving this thread! ❤️❤️❤️

But as others have said take your time. We took a week to make our DD and 4 days with DS. People did drive me nuts asking but I'm glad we waited.

Xxx

justanothernamechangemonday · 27/10/2023 23:23

Isla and Bonnie are lovely. Isla and Amy I think sound gorgeous. Isla and Connie / Penny / Lottie. I think lots of names ending in an "ee" sound would work.

Blueggsandham · 27/10/2023 23:14

I'm wouldn't call her Ava - she will be called Eva and Eve, my daughter has one of those names, and people constantly mix it up with the other similar names. I wish I hadn't picked it now.

jadey1991 · 27/10/2023 23:12

Sienna or ciara I like

kenadams86 · 27/10/2023 23:10

Isla and Ava sound lovely together. Love the name Ava. I also like Poppy which my daughters name. If my son was a girl he would have been Alana so that's also got my vote. Other suggestions........

Cora
Mila
Lottie
Raya
Emmy
Lillia
Bonnie
Connie
Florence
Violet

Summerscoming23 · 27/10/2023 23:05

Aoife
Erin
Caitlin

MossGrowsFat · 27/10/2023 23:03

Like pp Clara.

I mix all my kids names up, welcome to second child

Ssme92 · 27/10/2023 23:02

@Glitterheart oh wow you are amazing at picking names!!!!! Love them all!

MossGrowsFat · 27/10/2023 23:01

Not Lana.

Love Fern.

Connie, Roselie, Harriet

Glitterheart · 27/10/2023 23:01

Congratulations on your daughter! I have an Isla and a Clara. We also considered Ava, along with Alice and Edie xx