What do you think of these?

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A sister for Ariana. Some names I just put down as they struck me as different but not sold on any of them yet. Pick your favourite.

Estelle
Estella
Estée
Eloise
Eloisa
Soléne
Auréja
Aurelia
Anastasia
Florence
Imogen
Genevieve
Octavia
Lucrécia
Evelyn
Helena
Lucrécia
Julietta
Savannah
Olivia
Olive
Adonia
Anais
Anya
Artemis
Anadien (sp?)
Beatrix/Beatrice/Bea
Benedetta
Isla
Theodora/Teodora
Annaliese/Anneliese/Aneliese
Katia/Kasia
Edith
Scarlette
Sibella/Sibylla
Emmeline
Clara
Natalia
Penelope
Artemis
Fluer
Jewel
Phaedra
Georgia
Freda
Eléonore
Grace
Darya
Charlotte
Emilia
Valentine/Valentin/Valentina
Julieta
Darcey/Darcie
Cosette

How long did that take to do? Charlottes my favourite

I keep a list on my iPhone notes... Whenever I read a movie credit name I like, business card, movie character...you get the picture, it goes on 'the list'. I have a boy list too just in case

Oh, Soléne is beautiful.

Scarlett, Savannah, Georgia or Anastasia.

P.s sorry for repeats!

Imogen! And if you wish to make the list a bit longer, I think Vivienne or Cosima would fit too

Lilly thanks for the suggestions. Not too keen on Cosima... Sorry reminds me of Quasimodo. Vivienne is pretty but my old modelling agency was Vivien's (in Aus) and they were nasty people so bad memories attached

That looks like the shortlist I had when having dd (until she was about two weeks old when dh settled on one.

PS my favourite would be Estella

I like Anais or Artemis

Duffle and rhubarb- I really like Estella but afraid DH might rule it out on the grounds that it 'sounds like a beer'.
Artemis is really cool- Greek name like Ariana but I can have an Arty and an Ari... Or can I? ....
And Anais, love this name a lot but DH's comment on this was 'Anas? You want to name our child Anas?'
Yes....
So now you all know why I have a bit of a name obsession, forever hunting for the perfect one that we can agree on! Lol
Btw WeAll, I am putting Soléne on the short list I think.

Genevieve.

Fluer is the worst.

Hmmm you might be right Lynette... Not sure why but it looked nicer when I wrote it down... Doesn't sound nice or flow easily though... And brings to mind tampons...
Anyway it's getting cut.
Thanks for the feedback! Keep it coming!

Lovely names list - FWIW I like all of them except reservations about:

Anastasia - People will think Anastasia is after 50 Shades (and there will be a few of them I reckon), or that s/he's a 50 shades baby. (I got pregnant around the time the book was really popular and I got asked if my bump was "A 50 Shades Baby". Very insulting! I read good books )

Florence - only if you don't mind people thinking you're a Tory.

Evelyn - lots around at the moment I imagine as long form of the ridiculously popular Evie.

Octavia, Scarlette, Darcey/Darcie, Penelope, Georgia - your other names are nicer IMO.

Olive - can't help but think of Popeye, sorry

Grace - every other girl has Grace as a middle name these days. Way too overused IMO.

Maybe because it should be Fleur?

Thanks!
Florence is a family name! We both like it but realise there is that association... I think we can live with it.
Evelyn.. Tell me about it! In Ariana's ballet class we have an Evie, Edie, Ava & Ivy!! and an Aria much to my dismay I don't like Evie/Eva, but I guess people would still use it.

I haven't read 50 shades and didn't even know about the name. I'm sure the phenomenon will die out.
As for Olive, we considered Olivia for Ariana (DD1) and thought Olive might be a more original take for number 2.
Grace I think is just a beautiful gentle sounding name, although yea you are quite right it's very common.

Bah! How did I miss that Lynette! Obvs meant Fleur! Lol

I'd avoid all the Anastasia, Anneliese type names, you already have an Ariana, I know you shorten it to Ari, but she might prefer Ana when she's older.

I really like Juliet, but not Julietta as much. I really Aurelia and Helena but it depends how you pronounce it - I love Hel lee na as opposed to Helen a.

Why did I write s/he? Unlikely you're going to call a boy child Anastasia!

Imogen and Scarlett :)

Solene is stunning. Octavia also.

Estelle - nice
Estella - too fussy
Estée - don't like
Eloise - love
Eloisa - no
Soléne - horrible: sounds like sun cream
Auréja - no
Aurelia - no
Anastasia - I like it but wouldn't use another A name
Florence - nice: no nonsense / some of the above a re v fussy
Imogen - nice
Genevieve - ok
Octavia - dislike this, sorry
Lucrécia - I like this
Evelyn - nice
Helena - gorgeous if HelAYna
Lucrécia - repeat
Julietta - no
Savannah - awful
Olivia - no
Olive - hideous
Adonia - awful
Anais - no
Anya - it's nice but is an A name
Artemis - ridiculous
Anadien (sp?) - urgh
Beatrix/Beatrice/Bea - like Beatrice
Benedetta - horrible
Isla -ok
Theodora/Teodora - no
Annaliese/Anneliese/Aneliese - nice but another A
Katia/Kasia - no
Edith - I like Edie
Scarlette - sily spelling
Sibella/Sibylla - horrible
Emmeline - nice
Clara - nice
Natalia - ok
Penelope - ok
Artemis - repeat: still awful
Fluer - ??? Fleur? No
Jewel - terrible.
Phaedra - awful
Georgia - no but I like Georgiana
Freda - no
Eléonore - fussy. I like Elinor
Grace - bit dull
Darya - no
Charlotte - fine
Emilia - no
Valentine/Valentin/Valentina - no
Julieta - no. Juliet is fine
Darcey/Darcie -ok prefer Darcy
Cosette - hideous

Some v v good names and some really, really bad ones here imho. Sorry.

Just goes to show we all have very very different taste! Btw Jewel is not on the list for any other reason than it's my DH's diseased sister's name and it would mean a lot to in-laws to include in the name- it's not a name I would usually go for but has meaning so would probably be a middle name.

Oh and I know I repeated names (read thread)...
Also yes, I like 'a' names especially those also ending in 'a'... Don't know why, just drawn to them :-) probably won't go for another 'a' name but couldn't resist adding them to 'the list'