Down to three! Help please

[BlackberryandNettle]

Just been out with dh discussing name options for baby due next week.

We have settled on a boys name and backup but finding girls much harder - down to three.

They are:

Lara
Anna
Cordelia

Which would you pick? I'm a little worried Cordelia is a mouthful with our surname but dh is quite keen on it.

Any middle name suggestions welcome too!

Love Lara and Anna, not so keen on Cordelia. How about Elizabeth as a middle name?

I like Lara, would you use Georgina as a middle name?

I like them all, but Anna is on my list (imaginary ) so I'd say it's my fave

Lara is very nice. Have a 6 yr old and 3 yr old and don't know any.

Thanks. We like all 3 so it is tricky. I do really like Elizabeth but my closest friend has wanted for years to use the name so I'm avoiding it. Georgina's nice, will mull it over...

Cordelia individual and pretty :)

I like Cordelia, nn Cordie? But Lara and Anna won't get shortened.

Anna

Lara

Love Lara.

Cordelia

Like Cordelia best, easy to shorten to Delia if too much of a mouthful. I really like Celia.

Next fave is Anna.

But like them all.

I love them all, so I'm no help but I like your taste in names

If you were to use Elizabeth as a middle name it surely wouldn't upset your friend? It would be different if you used it as a first name.

I like Cordelia best. Not keen on Lara. Anna is OK.

Lara
Anna is dull
Cordelia is a mouthful. I like Celia too

I'd say Lara.

I love Cordelia, was one of our fave names (I would have hoped for Cordy rather than Delia as a shortening), my DH loved king lear. my goddaughter is Lara and I prefer that
Anna is classic lovely and classy, but dull, sorry. FYI I called mine Sophia (greek for wisdom), fifi for short (after my fave childhood doll).

I like all, but particularly Anna. Our dd is Anna & I am very happy we chose it.

Can I please ask what your boy's name is? Our dc3 is due in 2 weeks and we're not completely decided on a boy's name. Since you are considering Anna & we have an Anna I think we might also like your boys name choice.

Anna
Cordelia (though hate Cordy, what's the matter with just Cordelia? MN never seems to be able to cope with long names, don't understand it)

don't really like Lara.

Surely she has to be Anne Cordelia?

And I agree with RiverTam - shortenings are horrible.

Anna or Cordelia.

using elizabeth as a middle name will not upset your friend. anyway I bet your friend is not going to be around for the next 80 years or so that your daughter will have the name.

Lara cordelia! And get a cat to call anna?!

Anna.

Cordelia should be good but somehow isn't! Looks prettier than it actually sounds and she will end up as Cord/Cordy (hmm) or Delia (Smith, also 'ailed' backwards).

Lara just isn't in the same class as Anna, so no. Anna is classic.