Active discussions

Help protect children from gaming harms.

Take our survey

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Alternative to Isla?

33 replies

AmyW9 · 09/02/2025 13:23

35 weeks pregnant and DH and I cannot settle on a name!

I LOVE the name Isla, but he's not convinced. Doesn't hate it, doesn't love it. Doing my best to keep an open mind despite the fact I've been calling the baby Isla in my head for months now.... 😬

Would love any alternative suggestions which are similar!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
Crunchymum · 09/02/2025 16:02

Freya.

When I hear Isla I just always think her sister should be Freya (and vice versa!)

Freya is just so complimentary and similar but different to Isla. A good alternative in my view.

MistyF · 09/02/2025 14:24

AmyW9 · 09/02/2025 13:23

35 weeks pregnant and DH and I cannot settle on a name!

I LOVE the name Isla, but he's not convinced. Doesn't hate it, doesn't love it. Doing my best to keep an open mind despite the fact I've been calling the baby Isla in my head for months now.... 😬

Would love any alternative suggestions which are similar!

What are his suggestion? If he doesn't have any good suggestion, then he doesn't have anything against baby being named Isla. Yes, he either should give you valid suggestion, or accept the fact he might not love his daughter name, but that obviously doesn't mean he doesn't love his daughter.
That said, does he have some suggestions, but you don't take him seriously or has really bad suggestions? Share them so we can see could they be potential middles
I think Iona and Ayla are most similar to Isla.
other names you might like
Sienna
Lucy
Alice
Una
Elaine/Ellen
Nora
Freya

GreyhoundGal1 · 09/02/2025 14:15

My friend who loved the name Isla but couldn't use it ended up naming her daughter Violet

IggyAce · 09/02/2025 14:08

Isla is pretty popular, so based on that I’d be looking for an alternative.
Iona immediately came to mind.
Other suggestions:
Sara
Lara
Lyra

Iwishiwasapolarbear · 09/02/2025 14:03

Lilah
Lia
Ivy
Eliana
Lyra
Ida
Orla

Booksaresick · 09/02/2025 14:01

Layla
Leila
Ayla
Ivy

miIIicant · 09/02/2025 13:59

Iona

Mumofgirls2017 · 09/02/2025 13:53

Ayla
lilah
ivy
iris
myla
mila
lola
lyra
ella
orla
nola