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I need 2 girls names...

62 replies

familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 19:58

DS is Isaac and we've just found out our twins are pink Smile

DH and I cannot agree on any girls names and tbh I don't feel I love any girls names.

I like names ending in 'a':
Olivia - too common?
Ava - ditto

DH is set on Nuala but I've gone off this name.

Lucy is a possible which obv breaks my 'a' rule, again I'm worried she would be one of many.

Any suggestions??

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helensburgh · 04/06/2014 20:00

Eleanor

Ellen

Norah

Julia

Juliana

TweeAintMee · 04/06/2014 20:01

Lucia
Katia
Alicia
Bella
Cara
Dara
Fiona
Mariska
…...

QuizzicalCat · 04/06/2014 20:02

Martha
Maria
Amelia
Melissa
Belinda
Clara
Clarissa
Marissa
Alicia
Alissa
Lissa
Liza
Eliza
Bea
Cara
Carla
Roberta
Darla
Orla
Ella
Amara

s88 · 04/06/2014 20:04

loooove Olivia ! I have one Grin

BikeRunSki · 04/06/2014 20:04

Louisa
Marrisa
Marla
Shona
Julia
Jemima
Helena

Twin names both ending in "a" is a bit twee and singsongy though.

Chillycamper · 04/06/2014 20:10

Freya
Ophelia
Fiona
Flora
Eva
Susannah
Francesca
Gina
Greta
Tabitha
Samira
Talitha
Kezia

Montsti · 04/06/2014 20:12

Lucia or Lucinda - less widespread than Lucy...

Alexandra, Victoria, Alexia/Alexa, Lyra, Lila, Thea, Emma

guineapig1 · 04/06/2014 20:13

Seraphina
Serena
Sophia

Wailywailywaily · 04/06/2014 20:14

Ottilie (just thought I'd throw it in there, I love the name and it seems a bit like Nuala)
Tamara
Ciara

Fizzyplonk · 04/06/2014 20:17

Livia
Tahlia
Mia
Zara
Clara
Rosa

Others
Romilly
Amelie
Iris
Astrid

Fizzyplonk · 04/06/2014 20:17

Chiara
Davinia
Camilla

littlegreengloworm · 04/06/2014 20:18

Alice
Martha
Evelyn
Joanna

nyldn · 04/06/2014 20:18

Alana

Mintyy · 04/06/2014 20:20

Zinnia
Petula
Flora

Mintyy · 04/06/2014 20:20

I also adore the name Barbara

MrsLoada · 04/06/2014 20:24

Jemma / Gemma

Sidge · 04/06/2014 20:34

Not all sticking to the -a rule but how about:

Hannah
Juliet
Lydia
Jessica
Abigail
Susannah
Elizabeth

CPtart · 04/06/2014 20:40

Alicia
Erica
Georgina
Melissa
Louisa
Esther
Natalie
Jennifer
Faye (as a middle name)

manicinsomniac · 04/06/2014 20:45

Olivia and Ava are lovely and sound very sweet together. I don't think it matters how popular they are as long as you love them.

Other names ending in a:

Amelia, Amalia, Annabella, Arabella, Alicia, Alisha, Alyssa, Alexa, Alexia, Alexandra, Alexandria, Amanda, Aurora, Aurelia, Angela, Angelina, Angelica, Anita, Anika, Anoushka, Anastasia, Araminta, Alma, Alba, Amna, Aqsa, Arwa, Asma, Agatha, Asia, Asha, Andrea, Ada, Atlanta, Anya, Ayla, Aria, Amina, Amira, Amara, Alara, Aliza, Alina, Aniya, Anaya, Amaya, Ariana, Adriana, Antonia, Aliya, Brianna, Bettania, Bianca, Bella, Barbara, Brenda, Ciara, Clara, Carla, Cara, Carolina, Cora, Cassandra, Clarissa, Cordelia, Candida, Calista, Cynthia, Claudia, Celia, Cecilia, Cassia, Catriona, Christina, Dana, Delia, Dorothea, Dakota, Deanna, Daria, Diana, Daniella, Emma, Eva, Ella, Elena, Elianna, Elina, Elizabeta, Eliza, Elsa, Erica, Etta, Enya, Eloisa, Evangelina, Emmanuella, Francesca, Flora, Fiona, Fionnhuala, Freya, Fenella, Fabia, Felicia, Gabriella, Giovanna, Gloria, Gemma, Gina, Gia, Gianna, Georgia, Georgina, Hanna, Halima, Hera, Heda, Isabella, Isla, Ilsa, Iona, India, Ida, Irena, Imelda, Isadora, Inaya, Iqra, Jessica, Joanna, Julia, Julianna, Jayla, Jada, Jemima, Jenna, Jerica, Jocasta, Kayla, Katya, Katerina, Karina, Kia, Kaia, Kya, Kyra, Kyla, Kendra, Keira, Lilia, Liliana, Lila, Lina, Lara, Lana, Laura, Lorna, Lisa, Liza, Livia, Layla, Lyla, Lyra, Luna, Lola, Laiba, Lea, Lydia, Linda, Latasha, Latoya, Larissa, Leona, Leandra, Lavinia, Louisa, Louella, Maria, Martha, Mia, Maia, Maya, Mila, Mina, Mira, Myra, Mika, Malaika, Melissa, Marissa, Miranda, Matilda, McKenna, Mariana, Marina, Monica, Mala, Marwa, Nia, Nina, Nadia, Natalia, Natasha, Nola, Nora, Orla, Ophelia, Octavia, Pippa, Philippa, Patricia, Priya, Pandora, Paloma, Rebecca, Rosa, Rita, Rhianna, Roksana, Rhea, Rowena, Ramona, Sara, Sophia, Samantha, Stefania, Skyla, Savanna, Sienna, Sierra, Stella, Sasha, Sylvia, Suzanna, Selina, Serena, Sabrina, Saskia, Soraya, Shania, Shayla, Shauna, Shona, Sorcha, Sadia, Syeda, Safa, Tia, Tianna, Thea, Tyra, Toria, Tessa, Tara, Tamara, Tayla, Tabitha, Teresa, Tina, Ursula, Una, Ulrika, Victoria, Vanessa, Viola, Valeria, Veronica, Virginia, Valentina, Willa, Wanda, Xenia, Yusra, Zara, Zia, Zoya.

EverythingsDozy · 04/06/2014 20:45

What about Aoife? Pronounced Eefa. This was a main contender when we had DD!

familyfortunes · 04/06/2014 20:54

wow...thanks for all the responses...definitely a few to try out on DH!

Aoife I really like but DH has just given it a thumbs down Angry

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thegreylady · 04/06/2014 20:56

Joanna and Mariah
Lucia and Stella
Matilda and Isabella
Keziah and Cassandra

EverythingsDozy · 04/06/2014 21:10

Booooooo your DH! He likes. Nuala but not Aoife?? I love it, I think it's beautiful! I wanted to call DS Viola if he was a girl but that got vetoed!

Snoutthematter · 04/06/2014 21:14

I love Aurelia! Rae for short :-)

MarianneBrandon · 04/06/2014 21:29

Ada
Emilia
Cora
Matilda
Ophelia
Aurora
Selina