Help me find a really pretty, princessy girls name

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DD is Sophia (DS is Noah). DD2 is arriving by section in 4 days and we still don't have a name. I LOVE the name Sophia, it's everything perfect for girl IMO. i know it will get shortened to Soph at times but that's not the worst. I can't find something I like as much for poor DD2!

DH has vetoed Poppy, Penelope (my favourite at the moment), Aurelia, Lola, Layla, Mila, Annabel, Alannah, Alexa, Phoebe, Arabella.

Names I love but don't want to use coz i don't like the shortened versions are: Juliet, Elodie, Rebecca, Eloise, Julia, Aurora, Isabella, Valentina, Vivienne, Olivia. These are the exact type of name i want but can't get around the shortenings which i really don't like.

I also love Clara but we're in Ireland and most people pronounce it differently to me (like Lara as opposed to Clar like Car -ah) and that would annoy me!

I LOVE Rosa and Elena but can't use them due to friends and family.

The only name we remotely agree on is Chloe and while it is a lovely name I'm not sure if it's fancy enough, especially as it's been so popular for so long, I'm worried it's a bit boring now.

Felicity? It's about as girly and pretty as they come x

Georgina

Georgia

nn Georgie

I am a Julia and my name was never shortened by anyone all through school and even university. It does get shortened to Jules quite a bit now I'm an adult, but only by people I know really well, but it certainly isn't a name that is inevitably shortened.

I don't think all names will get shortened, so I wouldn't let that influence your choice quite so much!

Tatiana

Iona

Christobel

Anneliese

Bianca

Anastasia
Annabelle / Annabella
Anneliese
Arabella
Aurelia
Arianna
Mirabelle
Lilliana

I know two of them your hubby has already vetoed but at end of the day you might need to fight for the name you want. I am prepared to do it with my dh lol

Molly
Katie
Ellie
Daisy
Maisy
Aria

Thanks all. Need to sit down and go through these. Usually if have no problem fighting DH for a name I love (I got Noah that way & if this was a boy I would have gotten Luca through pure bullying!!!) but I think the problem is that while I like lots of names, there isn't one I totally love this time so I can't get behind the fight.

I do really like Penelope but not getting great reactions when I mention it in general to people so think I'm holding back & not completely loving it.

Aurora
Ariel
Jasmine
Meredith
Elsa
Anna
Belle

charlotte
Emilia
corinna
carina
Georgiana
phoebe

Clemency

I'm in love with the name Darcy, however as I'm a mum to two girls aged 21 and 17 it's unlikely I'm going to get to use it myself

Claudia
Angelica nn angel

Rosebud

Have just added Eva & Nicole to the list

Anastasia
Amalia
Valentina
Fabiola
Luisa
Eloisa

Latin America girls names are quite good for this sort of style
www.babycenter.com/0_100-most-popular-hispanic-baby-names-for-girls-in-2012_10376554.bc

Little girls I know that match your requirements ...

Seraphina (seffy)
Persephone
Felicity
Amelie

Ophelia

Its Princess Tiaami. Spelling is from two names stuck together, Tia and Ami, hence double A rather than double M.

I get bored and read magazines about these people in the hairdressers.

My dd is Esme-we are also in Ireland and have had lots of compliments on how unusual but feminine it is.

My lovely niece is Esme so that's out!

Estella
Felicity

Stephanie

Sophia, Noah and Nicole sound lovely together.

(Would you be bothered by two of them sharing an initial?)

Caitlin or Genevieve, love Penelope though

Princessy names:

Adalet
Alexandra
Amara
Amerie
Angela
Annora
Artemisia
Avelina
Bellona
Bettina
Calanthe
Cassandra
Celestine
Dalia
Eveline
Gwendolen
Halina
Ianthe / Iantha
Integra
Irena
Justinia
Justica
Liviana
Lucille
Lupita
Maiara
Melantha
Mercia
Mirabelle
Olivine
Silvia
Thalia
Valora
Zahrah
Zephryine
Zosime