starting to panic!

[zoemaguire]

Expecting DC3, a girl, in under two weeks and DH and I can't agree on a name!! We have a sort of longlist but can't seem to narrow it down, and nothing totally jumps out at us the way we feel it should. Here it is - please help us out, opinions, suggestions, alternatives?!:)

Beatrice
Cora
Martha
Aurelia
Saskia
Eva

Surname is only one syllable.

I like all your names (not helpful). Martha is probably my favourite. It would have been Eva a few years ago but I know a couple now and that makes it less special to me.

We had this problem and went back to the beginning. I went through the entire baby names book and wrote all that I liked down, then DH went through it and we came up with a completely different name to our shortlist that we now love! I don't know how we missed it before

Of those, I love Beatrice the most. Beautiful, elegant name that can be shortened if lots of different ways.

I like Saskia most :)

Lots of pretty names there I like Eva and Saskia the best. Maybe when she is born you will decide what suits her. I wasn't sure until my DS was born on his name then it was just like yes that's his name. :)

Thank you! With our other two kids, their names absolutely flew off the page at us, and it hasn't happened this time. Doesn't help that DH changes his mind every two minutes about whether or not he even likes a name in the first place .

Zoemaguire, I feel your pain, in exactly the same position with an equally unhelpful DP. At least you have a shortlist. Bizarrely he came up with a boys name very early on ( one he declared he hated when I suggested it for DS) but we are expecting a girl. I like Beatrice (it's one I am considering too)

I think Saskia is gorgeous. A proper grown up sort of name.

littone, DH declared Cora an awful, awful name, then 3 weeks later when he was going through the baby book, guess what appeared on his list?!:)

They are all pretty. The only one I don't like so much is Cora, but it would probably be quite uncommon. I know quite a few Eva/Eve/Avas of all ages so probably wouldn't go for that unless as a middle name...

Just to buck the trend Cora and Aurelia are both on my list for DC2. Just beautiful! Good luck and remember to come back and let us know what you decide!

Cora is a common name in Ireland amongst the 60/70 somethings. It's the only place I've ever heard it used. It is nice though.

In order of prefernce:
Martha
Cora
Beatrice
Eva
Saskia
Aurelia

Other suggestions:
Cara
Carla
Matilda
Beatrix
Ava
Evelyn
Suki
Athena
Ophelia
Cordelia
Clara
Octavia

Aurelia. Lovely. DS would have ended up this if he'd been a girl.

Saskia was on our list too. We ended up with a Lois, but also liked Dulcie, Phoebe, Alice.

Don't panic - all those names are beautiful!

I would go for either Martha, Cora, Beatrice or Saskia

What about Clara, Bethany, Helena, Alice...?

I love Saskia. It was on our short list...

There'll never be an uncool Saskia

I like Beatrice or Saskia, especially with a short surname.

Love Martha and Eva. Such beautiful names

I like Saskia, Martha and Beatrice!

Thanks for all the input! Not sure if we're yet much further ahead sadly - essentially I think you've all confirmed for me that they are nice names, but like those rows of coloured scarves in shops, they sort of look better in a group:) Hello, meet little baby Martha-Aurelia-Eva-Beatrice-Saskia-Cora...hmm, maybe not!

I think personally I am leaning towards Martha, but am just a bit uneasy about the downtrodden handmaiden association!

I think the down trodden handmaiden association is pretty obscure to the majority of folk these days.

I have a Martha and on occasion I wish she were a little more downtrodden and a little less sassy

Martha is my favourite

Aurelia always makes me think of nipples! And Saskia is like something you say when you sneeze.

Other suggestions:

Meryll
Mabel
Marielle
Vivienne
Eve
Esther
Hariett
Gabrielle/Gabriella
Amarys
Carys
Audra

sorry spelling not on course tonight, meant Harriet.