Tessa - whar other names might we like?

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I wouldn't allow myself to post until after the scan, in case it jinxed us. So excited to be able to finally post.

We are struggling with boys names, but we are much easier with girl's names.

So I thought start with the easier one.

Our favourite for sometime is Tessa. A distant second is Freya.

Opinions on Tessa (tess for short)? What other names might we like????

dh loves classic names, queen's names, anything quintessentially english.

I like classic too, but my preference is for sonething not too common.

Surname starts with H ends with ie...

Any advice appreciated.

Really like Tessa/Tess. I think you should stick with that.

However:-

Nancy
Kitty (poss short for Katherine)
Marnie (poss short for Marina)
Daisy
Annabel

Tess was on my shortlist for DD. she ended up being Sophie. I also liked Phoebe, Scarlett and Violet.

I love Tess/Tessa.

Lissa/Melissa has a similar sound to it, if you wanted something similar.

Anna
Alicia

Hmm, I'll try to think of more.

I have a cousin call Tessa my other ones are Jessica (Jess), Lucy, Olivia (Livvy or olive, older family call her olive, younger call hey Livvy) Mary-Beth, Jennifer (Jenny), Susanne (Suzy) and Alexandra (Alex, alexie and alley-cat...she's a bit of a tomboy)

Harriet
Rebecca
Emma
Rachel
Anna
Gemma
Jemima

Hmm what do I think is similar to Tessa? Poppy? Nina?

I also like Tess (less keen on Tessa) and names that we have liked / used in the past are

Phoebe
Meg
Alice
Freya
Olive
Juliet
Lilian

I know twins that are Tessa and Cassandra (Cassie for short)

Not keen on Tessa, though love Freya!

Stella
Nina
Tina
Penny
Wendy
Thea
Rosie
Tammy
Polly
Annie
Dora
Hattie
Lottie
Nora
Cara
Flora
Clover

Tess was on my short list.

Also loved Rose, Emma, Ruby, Estella, Etain and Eleanor.

Weirdly I know of 2 baby Rosie's born in the last month and four people with Tess on their short list.

Biba
Esme
Tara
Lara
Amy
Josie
Gaia?
Kaye
Laura
Zoe

Iris
Esme
Elsa
Rowan
Robyn

Isis
Anna
Lottie
Seren
Sally

Elise
Tasha
Sylvie

Nell

Eliza
Libby
Bess
Betty
Kitty
Livie

Annie

Isla
Grace
Madeline
Evelyn
Daisy
Theodora
Bethany
Jasmin
Holly
April
May/mae?Maye
Tabitha
Amber
Cleo
Clara
Eva
Ava
Polly
Helena
Tresa
Georgia
Georgina
Louise
Cora
Lucy
Yasmin
Carrie
Amy
Melanie
Catherine
Elsie
Elsa
(think I said Elsie and Elsa before but can't remember)
Kate
Juliette
Laura
Cassie

I love Tessa, so some other names I love are....

Astrid
Polly
Iris
Juno
Hera
Hero
Kitty
Nell
Flora
Fleur
Beatrix
Clementine
Saskia

Are you looking for boys names??...........

Ezra
Asa
Arlo
Rex
Caspar
Cassius
Kit

Love Tess - better than Tessa IMO.

Phillippa /Pippa
Susannah

Jessa?

Nell.

Girls:

Alexandrina
Arabella
Cordelia
Persephone
Camilla
Marina
Elizabeth
Harriet
Otillie
Isabelle

Boys:

George
Alexander
Felix
Fox
Edward
Hugo
Ptolemy
Augustus
Gideon
Charles

Love Tess/Tessa - would she be a Theresa?

Eva
Alexa
Natalie

Thank you for all your responses.

We def don't like Teresa, although my DF's name is Terence, so Tessa is almost a little like that I suppose & he would adore that!

Of the names suggested I like:
Elizabeth, Alexandra, Nina, Thea, Clara
DH:
Isla, Grace & Rebecca. The latter I def don't like.

Keep the names coming please.