Help us narrow down our girls names pleeease!!

[Spanishomelette]

Hi there

I have posted before but only have 2 weeks to go and our 'shortlist' seems to be getting longer not shorter. I am struggling to get clarity over which names are lovely and which names aren't quite so lovely (but are still lovely)!

So, the list is as follows:

• Evelyn (pronounced Ev-lin)
• Tessa
• Anya (anne-ya)
• Thea (thee-ah)
• Esme (es-may)
• Natasha
• Elyn (a new one I came across the other day and thought it looked nice!)

Big brother has an Old Testament name and we have an 'exotic' sounding surname.

Thanks in advance! x

i like esme & thea, in that order.
if you go with evelyn, im not sure you will get the pronunciation you want for much of the time...

Thea and Tessa, perhaps Esme but don't like the rest.

Thea is short for the female name Theodora, a beautiful name meaning God's gift in Greek. Our son is named Theo. :-)
I love Anya, but this is also the Eastern European in me. Anya hails from Anna/Anastasia.
Tessa is the shortened form of Teresa. Teresa or Terese in Christianity was a saint known as the little flower... one of the loveliest saints and a wonderful name.
So I guess I'd go with those three, but it's a terribly personal choice, isn't it? It's got to go with your surname and you have to like the sound of the name and the meaning behind it.

Anya, head and shoulders above the rest for me. Lovely lovely name.

I love Anya... Beautiful name!

notes for future imaginary DD3!

Anya, Thea or Natasha.
Elyn is nice but likely to be misheard as Helen with a dropped h or Ellen.

Anya or Thea.

Both were on my short list. The only reason wrote off Thea was becaue DS2 said "fear" instead of Thea.

DH must have preferred DD's name to Anya, because I love it.

I like Evelyn the most and then Thea. I do think Tessa is sweet but much prefer Tess

Tessa
Evelyn
Natasha
Esme

in that order!

Thea
Esme

Anya
Thea

Your list is very similar to my girls list. Dd is now 2 and doesn't have any of those names, but Elin (that spelling) is one of my most favourite girls names.

Tessa

Or

Natasha

Anya
Thea
Tessa

In that order, all lovely names.

Anya or Tessa. Also love Evelyn, but pronounced Eve-lyn.

1. Natasha
2. Anya
3. Evelyn

Evelyn

Anya and Natasha. Elyn I am curious is that Ee-lyn or El-lyn? Reminds me of Swedish name Elin (Ay-lin).

Anya, Thea & Natasha. Probably in that order (possibly Thea first).

I think with Elyn, you will have a lifetime of incorrect spelling & mispronunciation. Although I do like it!

Evelyn I just don't like - maybe because it sounds a little 'harsh'.

Esme I really don't like. No particular reason or negative association, just not my cup of tea.

Tessa is OK - I prefer Tess though.

Evelyn

Evelyn.

Love Evelyn but the pronunciation issues put me off. Elyn similar.

Love Anya and Thea.

Like Natasha, but it sounds quite formal, so the nickname would be key for me.

Not keen on Esme, sorry.

Evelyn only for me OP!

My favourites are Evelyn and Anya

Evelyn first-surely everyone knows how to pronounce it?!?
Thea