Which name? Tessa, Electra or Soraya?

[williaminajetfighter]

Hi. We are down to three names: Tessa, Electra, or Soraya pronounced with 'ray' not 'rye'. I also love Medea but too much like DD's name.

Last name is Spanish and ends with 'a' so names with 'a' ending seem to work.

All opinions welcomed!!

All opinions welcome.

I really like Soraya, even pronounced with the rye sound.
What about

Saskia

Athene

Afra

Lorelei

Natalia

Lucia

Soraya is fab!

Tessa gets my vote.

NB: I'm a Tess, I'm not wet!

Tessa is nice.

Tessa is sweet. Medea would have been a very odd choice...as someone else said,she murdered her children.

Tessa is lovely - I really like it. I don't mind Soraya either.

I really don't like Electra though - sorry. It sounds like a washing machine or vacuum cleaner!

I like tessa, but our last dog wad named that.

Not sure on Electra.

Soraya is good, a little exotic.

Acantha?
Astraea?
Hera?
Leda?
Phaedra?

Electra is a bit too 90's Vegas stripper.

Soraya sounds like a meat substitute.

Tessa is nice, although I prefer Tess.

What about Allegra?

thanks for everyone's comments- Squoosh you made me laugh! Have totally ruled out Electra thanks to being too strippery/cartoony.

I LOVE Medea as I went to high school with a girl named that and she was beautiful and very cool. But I get that about the meaning.

With Soraya all I can think about is a soya-based meat substitute.

I used to work in branding, looking at new names for products etc. That was hard. This is even harder!! Thanks everyone for your ideas...

Hate Tessa. Love Electra. Only like Soraya pronounced with "rye".

Dammit now I'm trying to remember where I know a Soraya from!

I vote for Tessa btw

I quite like Electra. Doesn't strike me as stripperish but I know a lovely 6 year old one.

Tessa is nice.

I wouldn't use Soraya due to pronunciation issues.

How about Saphira, Astra, Zhora, Thora, Isra?

Tessa!

I really want to like Electra, but all I can think of is the Electra complex. Not a good association.

Soraya is fine, but I just prefer Tessa, and I suspect that if you used Soraya with that pronunciation your child would have to correct people a lot.

Actually Carmen is far nicer then Electra.

Tessa/Theresa is lovely.

Vote for Tessa

Vote for Tessa

I don't like Electra, it seems a little crap sci fi film. I live the others though.

Electra sounds like a women's razor to me

I'm not really keen on any of them but would pick Tessa if I had to choose

Tessa/Tess. Lovely.

Tessa

Electra would just end up as Ellie anyway.

I like Soraya, but would have used the 'eye' not the 'ay' prn.

Theresa is Ok.