Stuck with baby girls names

[Inglesita]

I thought it would be easier choosing baby names! My OH is Spanish so I need a name that works in England and in Spain. I liked Tabitha but it sounds strange when he says it. The other one I like is Gabriela. He likes Caroline (which I feel is old fashioned) and Africa (which seems chavvy to me!). Please help. x

Isobel, Sophia and Christina spring to mind for me but I like old fashioned names too. We have a similar dilemma as we live in a medditterranean country and have done lots of research into names that work in both too. DH suggested Gabriela for us too I like that one the best from the ones you've mentioned.

We have a Maya - we wanted a name that worked almost anywhere for a number of reasons. No Spanish in our family, but it seems to be a name that is used and known in most European countries from East to South.

How about Carolina - I agree Caroline sounds old-fashioned, but Carolina is very pretty and works here too. I like Gabriela too, very pretty.

Clara

I love Gabriela (it's one of DD1's middle names).

Her and DD2 are half Brazilian and their other middle names are Giovanna, Fernanda and Pietra if any of those fit the bill for you.

I'm not keen on Tabitha or Caroline. I do actually like Africa though.

I think most long-ish names ending in an a sound vaguely European actually:

Arabella, Aurelia, Almundena, Bettania, Cordelia, Clarissa, Cassandra, Christina, Catalina, Daniella, Desdemona, Elisaveta, Eleanora, Eloisa, Evangelina, Emmanuella, Erica, Francesca, Flavia, Fabia, Fenella, Gloria, Gianna, Henrietta, Helena, Isabella, Isadora, Imelda, Irena, Johanna, Julianna, Julia, Katerina, Lilianna, Lucinda, Lavinia, Leandra, Larissa, Leona, Miranda, Matilda, Melissa, Marissa, Margerita, Marianna, Ophelia, Octavia, Olivia, Paloma, Pandora, Philomena, Philippa, Rebecca, Rhianna, Rosanna, Seraphina, Sophia, Sylvia, Susannah, Tallulah, Tatiana, Victoria, Vanessa, Veronica, Virginia, Valentina

That's a great list manic!

Lucia
Julieta
Miranda
Adela
Allegra
Eloisa
Carmen (I'd plump for that one!)
Estella
Ines (that's rather lovely too)
Zita

But Gabriella's sweet too.

Rebeca?

Maya and Carmen are two half Spanish dc that I know.

Rafaela

Wow, thanks guys, you've certainly given me food for thought. Do we all agree that "Africa" is chavvy or is that just me?

Africa is pretty bad IMO.

Oooh, I like Catalina!

Africa is a bit bad but it's not just that, some of the others on your list and on here are just so much better!

How about Penelope? I'm biased because it's my DD's name but presumably works in Spanish if it works for Penelope Cruz..?

Elissa
Hannah
Sarah
Joanne
Louisa
Charlotte
Emma/
Amelia
Georgia
Maria
Theresa
Violet
Victoria
Helena
Jasmine
Harriet
Eleanor

Ana
Marissa
Beatriz
Margarita
Rosario

Gabriella is beautiful! It's definitely high on my 'if I ever have a third' list Africa on the other hand is dreadful!

What about Ledicia?

Unknown but pronounceable in the UK and just beautiful.

I vote for Catalina, I think it's beautiful, and I like Katie as a nn

Alba?

Sofía
Isabella
Valentina
Camila
Valeria
Luciana
Ximena/Jimena
Mariana
María José
Victoria
Martina
Gabriela
Sara
Daniela
Samantha
Natalia
Emma
Renata
Lucia
Andrea
Regina
Mia
Catalina
Antonella
Emilia
Zoe
Julieta
Alejandra
Salome
Paula
Maria Fernanda
Nicole
María
Fernanda
Emily
Ana Sofía
Amanda
Abril
Allison
Elena
Danna
Ariana
Violeta
Antonia
Ana
Agustina
Olivia
Jazmín
Romina
Rafaella
Julia
Abigail
Fabiana
Laura
Constanza
Alma
Guadalupe
Valery
Miranda
Juliana
Alexa
Elisa
Luna
Carla
Ivanna
Monserrat
Michelle
María Paula
Ashley
Isabel
Micaela
Elizabeth
Rebeca
Melanie
Manuela
Noa
Bianca
Clara
Ana Paula
Paulina
Carolina
Florencia
Josefina
Paola
Fiorella
María Camila
Melissa
Maite
Juana
Vanessa
Alicia
Amy
Alessandra
Amelia
Kiara
Adriana
Isidora
María Alejandra
Magdalena
Amalia