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

Charlotte is my favourite but why not just go for Lottie.
Other names:
Emily
Molly
Holly
Ella
Alice
Gemma
Hannah
Bella
Olivia
Chloe

I have a Charlotte (and no, I don't aspire to be posh...) and I still love it :) She is the only Charlotte in her year group so not as over-used here.

Charlotte more likely to have Charlie as a nn.

Like Charlotte and Helena.

How about Philipa instead of Pippa?

Pippa is rude in Swedish, I believe.
I have a two syllable surname ending in "ey" and DD is Celia.
Have you considered Claire?

I like Helena. My niece is called that. Her sister is called Gabriella.

What about Bronwyn or Heather. I also like Robyn although I wouldn't consider it a classic.

I'm a Charlotte and really like my name. I have met quite a few of them but it's not really been a problem - particularly when a few of them go by Lottie or Charlie (which I don't). I like that it's easy to spell and pronounce and is feminine without being girly.

Helena is one of my favourite names - definitely my favourite from your list!

Other names you might like are:
Adeline, Alice, Arabella, Augusta
Beatrice
Camilla, Caroline, Christabel, Colette, Cora, Clara
Edith, Eleanor, Eliza, Elizabeth
Florence, Frances
Gabrielle
Harriet, Hazel, Hope
Iris, Isadora
Juliet
Louisa, Lydia
Mabel, Mirabelle, Miriam
Pearl, Phoebe
Ruth
Seraphina
Violet

As you've got a Daniel, you might like to consider some other Biblical names. Personally, I really like Rebecca. Esther, Joanna, Leah, Lydia, Martha, Miriam, Naomi, Rachel, Rebecca/Rebekah, Ruth, Tabitha, Phoebe, Susanna, Hannah?

I don't mind Alison either, to be honest, but I prefer Alice. I don't really like the nickname Ali/Ally either.