Baby girl due in 3 days, still no name. Help!

[aufaniae]

I'm struggling to find "the one". Ideally I'd like something which goes with DS's name, which we love. DS's name is:

• Celtic (our DCs have have strong Scottish & Welsh heritage, and also Irish if you go a bit further back).
  

• pre-Christian
  

• has an interesting story attached
  

• is not a top-100 name
  

DD's name doesn't have to meet all (or any!) of those criteria, but it'd be nice if it did.

Probably totally outing myself as a hippy at heart! But I have this image of her as a windswept, independent young girl standing on a hill, out in the elements, leaning into the wind (no idea where this image came from, but it's persisted in my head while pregnant). I also had a dream in which her name was Estelle, and also Star. I wouldn't use either of these in RL, but the meaning star is nice.

Back to reality, we had a 4D scan. She looks like her brother - very full lips. When I saw her the word "rosebud" pupped into my mind, although this is not something I'd use in RL.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

[MsAkimbo]

I actually really like Estelle. Estella would be pretty too!

I believe Danica was suggested upthread, a great name. It's Old Norse and means "morning star." I also knew a little Danica and she was awesome.

Good luck!

[Gwennan]

Love Lyra, which was suggested above. Beautiful name!

Other suggestions...

Alethea - I know one non Leaf
Cleo
Ginevra
Anwen
Eleri
Ffion
Celyn
Ailsa
Cara
Bonnie
Bridget
Gwen
Oral
Fiona
Bethan
Nia
Delphi
Blythe
Rowan
Sonya
Enid
Rhiannon
Elin
Athena

[Gwennan]

Sorry - nn Leaf, not non... although I have heard of Non used as a girls' name in Wales. Not sure if it was a nn too though!

[Gwennan]

Orla, not Oral too. Predictive text - you fail me!

[KathySeldon]

Oooo - Bonnie. I like that.

[Exhaustipated]

Juniper
Opal
Rhiannon
Theodora
Iona
Skye
Nia
Viola
Vita
Bryony

[Weescottie]

How about Ailsa, Rhona or Morven?

[formicaqueen]

Stella means star.

[IroningBoredDaily]

Nia or the variant Nyah have lovely meaning - Purpose.

[wiltingfast]

Aisling? Means dream

Rosaleen?

[umbrellahead]

Rosaline (Rose-eh-leen) - it's a medieval (Irish?) variant of Rosalind and, IMO, is beautiful.

[umbrellahead]

Missed the last post there - wilting beat me to it with Rosaleen.

Just goes to show what a lovely name it is that two of us mentioned it in a row

[TalkativeJim]

Llinos is Welsh for linnet - the little brown bird. So you could go for Linnet, which I think is a wonderful, magical name for a girl, especially if you've ever read the Green Knowe childrens' books.

Briallen is another Welsh name meaning primrose. Ok, it has the ll sound but at least not at the beginning, so you'd end up with most people pronouncing it Bree-athlen- probably manageable! That could be your Rose name. Bree for short.

Non is indeed a proper name. She was St. David's mother!

Other lovely names which you could describe as 'Celtic'

Merryn
Cadi
Ishbel
Hawys
Haf (prn. Harv- means Summer though, maybe not right for a spring baby!)
Olwen

Definitely more of a middle name choice (!) but lovely if you want something with 'meaning' - how about Loveday? Cornish, from the day of reconciliation between enemies.

Good luck!

[aufaniae]

Thanks for the replies everyone :)

40+1 here. Still no nearer to a name.

From the posts above:

Rowan, thanks, I'd forgotten about Rowan. I did think of that before. I'll add it to the maybe list. It does seem a bit mainstream compared to DS's. Does that matter? I dunno!

Estelle - I do love this name but DP not at all keen. (Gave me a look like I'd just suggested something bonkers and said "no way"!)

I love Nia, and there's a great legend behind the name. However in that legend, DS's name is Nia's lover. It would be like calling your DCs Romeo and Juliet!

Elin - hmm, I'll have a think about it :)

Not Oral

Rosaleen / Rosaline are nice but I'm not keen on the NN Rose.

Picky aren't I?!

[cheekbyjowl]

I know some girls who are like the person you described. They are

Lucia (they pronounce it luucheeah rather than loo_sha)

Talia
Thais
Friday
And hermione

[missmaybe]

Stella - means star
Lena - means light

[missmaybe]

Oh, and Ysolde - I just think this is beautiful!

[MustTidyUpMustTidyUp]

Rosalind nn Rozzie instead of rose?

[fairieswearboots]

Aiedail - have seen it spelt Edel - pronounced ay-u-dul- from the celtic legend of the goddess of the moon and stars, meaning starsong.

Not as unusual, but i love Meabh/ Maeve - warriorlike queen of the fairies

[soontobeslendergirl]

Just googled a bit on Celtic mythology/legends and came up with the following, apologies if they have been suggested before:

Rhiannon
Morrigan
Aibell
Áine
Ériu
Olwen
Isolda


or maybe Minerva?

If you like Rowan and the nature type names, I know a girl Logan which makes a lovely change.

[MineOrk]

Sula
Saoirse
Sorcha

Will try to think of some not "S"

[soontobeslendergirl]

...or how about Tamar? prn. Ta mar.

[MineOrk]

My eclectic mix...

Aoife
Blythe
Bronagh
Bronte
Breagh
Callan
Catriona
Clodagh
Eddie
Eilish
Hesper
Hester
Jeanne
Juno
Rory
Shona/Seona
Tyra


PS Mairi/Mhairi/Marie/Varry will not thank you for it ...

[pinkegg11]

Gaia

[twinklestar2]

I love Mari.

Good luck auf! Let us know how you get on !