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Can't decide on a name for baby girl

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 10:47

My second daughter is nearly two weeks old now and she doesn't have a name yet. I'm struggling to commit to one because I really regret my first daughters name and don't want to find myself in the same situation again. Please help me decide! Siblings names are Elysia (Lissy) and Harvey and our options are:

  • Faye (husbands top choice, I love this too but wish it wasn't single syllable, although I can't explain why that bothers me)
  • Lucia (c pronounced as chee)
  • Vienna
  • Selena
  • Felicity (would be my absolute top choice but it's too close to Lissy)
  • Madeleine
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Wildflowers78 · 16/11/2025 16:27

Madeleine is definitely my favourite - a timeless classic and Maddie is a lovely nickname.

itsgettingweird · 16/11/2025 16:22

What about Freya?

Cross between Faye and Felicity of sorts.

i live your DDs name.

form your list of don with Madeline (Maddie).

Hollyhobbi · 16/11/2025 16:18

KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:33

El-iss-ee-ya

I regret spelling it that way so much, but got caught up on the fact the more standard UK spelling (Alicia) could be pronounced Al-ee-sha. We didn't call her Felicity because I didn't like the nn Lissy and then she ended up a Lissy anyway 🫠

The regret I have around her name is what's making this so hard for me I think!

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Oh I see now. I like this spelling and pronunciation of it but I can see how it could be pronounced and spelled differently. One of my daughters has an old Irish name and there are many ways it gets spelled and pronounced incorrectly. I do regret that but ex husband and my other daughter picked out the name! My mil still calls her the wrong name and my daughter is in her 20s now!

DuchessOfNarcissex · 16/11/2025 16:11

@KLRJ , The butchering we've had of her name drives me insane, she gets Eliza all the time and it's beyond me how people manage to mispronounce it quite that badly!
It's because it is unfamiliar to them. They try to make something they recognise out of it. They'll match some of the sounds and add one or two.
Here are some:
Faye - Fern, Freya
Lucia - Luca, Lucy
Vienna - Sienna, Vienetta, Venetia
Selena - Serena, Celine, Sanela, Semolina
Elysia - Elise, Elisa, Eliza, Alicia (Alissia)

It happens to my name (missing or added letters, different sounds).

I'll admit to occasionally saying right letters, wrong order or only getting the first and last letter right.

DinaofCloud9 · 16/11/2025 15:27

Elysia is lovely.

I like Faye and Madeleine best from your list.

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/11/2025 15:25

I like Vienna and Selena

Hotdoughnut · 16/11/2025 14:07

What about Freya, instead of Faye.

Or Verity instead of Felicity.

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 14:02

wizzler · 16/11/2025 13:46

Love Madeleine. I have one nicknamed Madsy

Madsy is incredibly cute as a nickname!

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lemondropsandchimneytops · 16/11/2025 13:45

That's how I'd have pronounced it but hadn't considered that it was an alternative to Alicia. For what it's worth, I think it's a lovely name. My DD has a very similar sounding name.

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Thank you, cannot tell you how happy that makes me 😂 The butchering we've had of her name drives me insane, she gets Eliza all the time and it's beyond me how people manage to mispronounce it quite that badly!

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CheeseIsMyIdol · 16/11/2025 13:50

Faye is lovely.

wizzler · 16/11/2025 13:46

Love Madeleine. I have one nicknamed Madsy

BreatheAndFocus · 16/11/2025 13:45

Of the choices you’ve written, Faye goes well with your other DCs’ names. It’s also one both of you like. I think the one syllable thing is irrelevant and is actually what makes the name go well with your other children’s.

I do prefer it spelt Fay though.

lemondropsandchimneytops · 16/11/2025 13:45

KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:33

El-iss-ee-ya

I regret spelling it that way so much, but got caught up on the fact the more standard UK spelling (Alicia) could be pronounced Al-ee-sha. We didn't call her Felicity because I didn't like the nn Lissy and then she ended up a Lissy anyway 🫠

The regret I have around her name is what's making this so hard for me I think!

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That's how I'd have pronounced it but hadn't considered that it was an alternative to Alicia. For what it's worth, I think it's a lovely name. My DD has a very similar sounding name.

MissyB1 · 16/11/2025 13:43

I love Faye and Selina (that’s how I would spell it). I would also suggest
Celine
Celia
and pp’s suggestion of Romily is a good shout.

Blogswife · 16/11/2025 13:38

Faye is gorgeous. It goes really well with siblings names too .

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:38

DuchessOfNarcissex · 16/11/2025 11:42

Faye - lovely, prefer the Fay spelling
Lucia - too many different ways of saying it (Loosha, Lucy-a, Loo-cee-a...), Lucy is lovely.
Vienna - awful. Goodnight.
Selena - not keen, different spellings (Selina, Celena...)
Felicity - nice but long. Flick is awful
Madeleine - nice, not keen on Maddie

A bit of a twist, Felicity nn. Fay, middle name Madeleine.

Felicity nn Faye would be my ultimate dream but it's just how close Felicity is to Lissy that is holding me back! Watch my daughter turn around and say she wants a different nn 6 months after deciding not to use Felicity again!

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:36

GoldenRosebee · 16/11/2025 11:19

I like Felicity, Lucia and Madeleine the best. I agree Felicity is too similar, what about Romilly/Romy or Helena? I would use Faye as middle.

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Romilly is actually very pretty and not a name I'd considered before!

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:34

lemondropsandchimneytops · 16/11/2025 12:08

How about Freya?

Funnily enough Freya was one of my top choices for my first daughter, however the popularity put me off. I've since gone off of the name a little, possibly because I now know a few children called Freya and so associate it with them

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KLRJ · 16/11/2025 13:33

Hollyhobbi · 16/11/2025 12:07

How is Elysia pronounced?

El-iss-ee-ya

I regret spelling it that way so much, but got caught up on the fact the more standard UK spelling (Alicia) could be pronounced Al-ee-sha. We didn't call her Felicity because I didn't like the nn Lissy and then she ended up a Lissy anyway 🫠

The regret I have around her name is what's making this so hard for me I think!

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BoleynMemories13 · 16/11/2025 13:06

I love Lucia, pronounced the way you intend. Madeleine goes well with the siblings too.

Faye is ok. If you both love it, I don't think the single syllable thing matters.

I agree Felicity is much too close to Lissy.

The others aren't really my style.

PrincessHoneysuckle · 16/11/2025 12:53

Vienna

LoudPlumDog · 16/11/2025 12:27

Faye is my pick.

Some suggestions:

Jade
Bonnie
Layla
Melia

Silverbirchleaf · 16/11/2025 12:19

Madeleine was the name that jumped if the page for me

However, Freya, nn Faye would be a good option .

DuchessOfNarcissex · 16/11/2025 12:18

Also my grandparents used to say “she’s a bit fay” to mean a bit shy / flaky. That's fey, means a bit dreamy.

Luxio · 16/11/2025 12:17

Honestly if both you and your partner like Faye I'd go with that.

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