Tricky surname

[Skooziroo]

Hi, I'm after some inspiration for a baby girl name. My surname is Balicki. Pronounced ba-liss-ki.

We would like a name that doesn't just roll into the surname and get lost.

Any suggestions?

Katerina
Leonora
Susanna
Jennifer
Carolina
Gabrielle

I think it needs a longer name, short ones do get a bit lost.

what type of name do you like?

I'd definitely avoid names with a similar ending e.g. Lucy, Molly etc Millie is particularly bad as it reminds me of Milli Vanilli :o

Polysyllabic pan-European name would probably go best, so I think soontobeslender's suggestions are lovely.

And would add: Isabella, Victoria, Elisaveta, Penelope, Josephine, Helena, Madeleine, Natasha, Veronica

Any good?

Eleanor, hazel, Harriet,

My husband really likes Phoebe but I'm not sure if there is too much of a b sound going on...
Because we are both over 6ft we are probably going to have a tall girl. So we really want a feminine pretty name.
I like the suggestion of Susanna. But it's too close to my name Suzanne

Hippolyta

Well that's certainly Amazonian!!

We had the name Erin for ages but then went off it. And now we only have 5 weeks til due date!!! Aaah

If you like Erin, how about Ellen (or the Greek Eleni), Arianne, Ariadne, Serena, Merryn, Meredith?

Nastasia

Merryn is lovely. Never heard of that before. Although we were hoping to use my great grandmother's middle name which is Mae. Would it go?

Clara, Jasmine, Harriet, Verity.

I think it'd be OK as the cadence is right. Try it out for a few days and see if you both like how it flows.

Mirren Mae.

Merryn Mae Balicki
Sounds lovely

I think a non frilly name that ends in -a would complement the surname nicely.

Anna
Hannah
Clara
Julia
Jana
Maria
Kia
Rhea
Tamsyn

Husband doesn't like Merryn :( he thinks it sounds really old. I really like it. I think it sounds timeless. I like that it's unusual

Although cornish names could be a winner. I googled Merryn and apparently it's Cornish. We got engaged in Cornwall and we go there every year for a holiday :)

I love the Cornish name of Elowen. There is also Morwen. Both would sound lovely with your last name, are elegant and feminine and could have meaning for you.

Louisa
Natalie
Victoria
Jessica
Carina
Georgia
Stella

Freya
Aoife

Lucy or Anna

Vanessa
Juliet
Celeste
Amaris
Lucia (loo chia)
Alicia (either pronouciation would be good - Alis-sia or Alee-sha)

If you like Cornish names, how about...

Kerensa
Steren
Elowen
Kerra
Lamorna
Kensa
Demelza
Lowenna
Morwenna
Alis
Senara
Tamsin