Sister for Isabella

[BabyIsabella]

I am due a baby girl at the end of Feb. DH and I already have a gorgeous 2 year old called Isabella Rose. We would like a name preferably ending in A but not beginning with S as our surname does, goes well with Isabella and quite classic(not too eccentric). We would be very grateful for suggestions!

Madeleine, Primrose, Lilian, Freya, Margot, Elizabeth, Florence, Cora, Delphine, Victoria, Josephine.
I especially love Josephine with Isabella.

When I first saw the title of this thread I thought of Rose or Rosie but that is Isabella's middle name - they go together beautifully though.

How about Mathilda/Matilda? I know it does not end with an a but I also think Annie goes well.

Alexandra. Classic, same length as Isabella, ends in a, doesn't start with s.

Or possibly Miranda.

I have a DD with one of the names already mentioned by other people here and thought Isabella would go well with them (am pregnant with DC2).

Is your DD's nn Izzy/Issie?

I think all of these names, all on my shortlist, would go well and fit your criteria (one is my DD's name):

Florence
Delphine
Elizabeth
Madeleine
Josephine

OP, BTW, what are you thinking for middle name? My DD's middle name is also "Rose" (are you me?).

Rosemary?

Thanks PukeyMummy . DD is called Isabella and not Izzy. I am liking Madeleine (is that pronounced Madel-IN or Madel-EYE-n?)
I haven't really thought of middle names because I want to pick the first name and see what goes with it. It will probably be something simple like Rose.
DH's favourite is Ophelia, which I quite like. What do you fellow Mumsnetters think?

I'm another who saw the title thread and thought "Rose" until I saw it is your dd's middle name. I love Ophelia,but it is a very sad name,and for that reason I wouldn't use it. How about Anna? Or Aurora? Imogen?

hellymelly Why do you think Ophelia is a sad name?

BabyIsabella

Suffered a tragic death in Hamlet if I remember my schoolhood Shakespeare

So should I think about using it or not?

Ophelia is beautiful but totally unusable IMHO.

"Oh, woe is me,
T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see!"

Proceeds to die (suicide IIRC). Most famous depiction is of her dead/dying in river (very beautifully).

Anna?

Alicia
Francesca
Maia
Octavia
Selma
Adela
Valentina
Aurelia
Martha
Esther
Lydia
Matilda
helen
Seraphina
Giselle
Eliza
Louisa
Laura
Thea

Helene rather than Helen

Francesca
Jessica
Gabriella
Claudia
Demelza
Louisa
Elodie
Eloise
Venetia
Camilla

Isabella & Saskia

I think Amelia and Isabella go well together.

Madeleine is pronounced Madel-IN (English) or Madel-EN (French) - this is the traditional spelling (IMHO).

Madeline is Madel-EYE-n.

Victoria
Francesca
Amelia
Olivia (too popular?)
Sophia
Eliza

Ooh it would have to be Sophia/Sofia for me.

Carolina
Melissa
Amelia

Susannah