Opinions please on my baby girls name shortlist

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My husband and I just can't reach any agreement on a name for our little girl who is due in 6 weeks. We're resticted by our surname which ends in y so anything ending in -ie or-y doesn't work. Our DS is called Daniel. Would like something strong, elegant and classic. Too much to ask?

So far on our shortlist;

• Helena
• Charlotte
• Alison

Other names we had considered but just recently culled where

• Pippa - I still like it but been informed that it has a rude meaning in both greek and polish
• Isla -I know its an old name but worried it could become too trendy
• Annabel - Isabel is one of my favourite girls names but too many people I know have used it and think I was just hanging on to Annabel becasue it was similar
• Zara - doesn't work so well with our surname, there seems to be a forced pause when saying the two together iykwim!

Please help with opinions or any suggestions. Thanks so much

G

I quite like Charlotte, but it does seem to be something a lot of people who aspire to be posh are called.

Love, love, love Elizabeth. So many options on pet names too.

I like Susannah, Susie for short might be cute with your surname when she's little?
How about Rebecca, Emily or Naomi?

Is that a hard G as in Gordon or a soft G as in Gerald?

OP, you asked for examples of 3 syllable names ending in y sound. Here's a few ... some have already been mentioned. Not that I personally like them all, but that's neither here nor there.

Natalie
Bethany
Melanie
Valerie
Tiffany
Rosalie
Rosemary
Emily
Beverley
Kimberley
Dorothy
Cicely
Cecily
Verity
Hilary
Leonie
Marjorie
Stephanie

I like Charlotte, not keen on Helena and don't like Alison (Alice and Ali I like though)

Alyssa, Amber, Autumn, April, Alannah, Anna, Aria, Ayla, Amalia, Astrid, Asha, Bella, Bethan, Cerys, Constance, Cassandra, Camilla, Clarissa, Cara, Clara, Daniella, Dana, Emma, Eleanor, Eva, Esther, Erin, Elin, Enya, Ellis, Eden, Francesca, Flora, Faith, Farrah, Gabriella, Hannah, Hope, India, Imogen, Julia, Juliette, Jessica, Jennifer, Kaitlyn, Katherine, Laura, Lauren, Lara, Lydia, Leah, Layla, Matilda, Madison, Melissa, Mia, Mya, Maya, Mira, Miranda, Megan, Morgan, Natasha, Natalia, Nicole, Niamh, Olivia, Orla, Peyton, Piper, Quinn, Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth, Robyn, Rosa, Sara, Seren, Saffron, Savannah, Sienna, Summer, Sorcha, Taylor, Thea, Vanessa, Violet, Willow, Yasmin, Zia.

Helena - lovely
Charlotte - ok
Alison - no - sorry!

Clara
Josephine
Juliet
Louisa
Alice
Kate/Katherine
Emma

Actually I quite like Alison . Can't stand Alice though, no idea why.

Charlotte is very popular here. Almost everyone here seems to have either a Charlotte or a Megan.

Helena - I used to really like it a few years ago but, went off it before DD was born. I also really like Helaina.

Other thoughts: Sarah, Emma, Amanda, Sian, Catherine, Philippa (nn Pippa if you like it).

I like Pippa, wanted to call our daughter Pippa but DH wasn't keen.

It's a great name

I like Helena a lot. Very pretty and womanly.
Charlotte is a bit bland.
Alison is meh. Dated and plain.

I like Isla a lot, but yes, it is becoming very popular.
Zara is gorgeous.
Pippa - NO. Faddy. there'll be loads of them in 5 years time, mark my words.
Annabel is twee and overused.

My name is Helena and I was always the only one in the class. Even now you do not hear it very often

Helena is a great name but can cause pronounciation issues as some say Helen-a and some Hel-ay-na (I definitely prefer the former).

Charlotte also very nice but more popular. I like Allison but it does seem a bit dated to those in their mid 20s and older, whereas younger ones tend to be Alice.

Someone has probably already suggested it but what about Eleanor?

Helena (love Nell as a nn) is lovely.
Charlotte is timeless and beautiful, but very very popular in my dd's schools/sports clubs
Alison - no, although Ali/Allie is lovely.
How about Alexandra as an alternative?

Daniels that I know have sisters called:
Emma
Amy
Jessica

Daniel & Megan
Daniel & Hannah
Daniel & Erin
Daniel & Francesca

Just seen Jessica has been suggested, love that too & lots of possible nn's

I think Charlotte sounds nice with Daniel.

I like Helena but as an alternative I also love it without the 'H', so Elena.

Can either pronounce as El-en-a or El-aiy-na. I prefer the latter.

I think given the OP is called Eleanor, Elena is too close too home

Helena is similiar enough, could potentially end up with the same shortening

But I love Helena
Beautiful name

I love Allison, actually! :)

Helena and Susannah are beautiful. Hmm...Rosamund, Araminta?

How about Alexandra? Was on my list but DH not keen.

ooops ,the OP's name completely passed me by

Elena definitely too similar. But still lovely.

Helena is lovely. I hear of too many Charlotte's sadly and the name Annabel, although very pretty, is going the way of Isabel imo.

A great pity that you say Caroline is out for personal reasons. Caroline is beautiful

Just spotted you asked for 3 syllable -ie names, and PercyFilth has provided a great list.

My dd isn't on that list, and would out me to say it as it's pretty unusual - Gaelic name.

Good luck!

Charlotte is lovely

Also remember the Hel-ee-na pronounciation with Helena.

Thanks everyone for all the input. After showing DH the responses Jessica is now back on the list along with Helena and Charlotte. I just wish I loved one so much I felt there could be possibly no other name for my daughter iykwim. I guess I'm going to have to wait to meet her and hope that one name really suits.

Thanks again