When I had my first baby we found that naming him was simple. We wanted something classic, not too common, not uncool (my husband had to fight his way through school having been named Norman) that suited our boy. Theodore was easy to settle on. Classic but with cool nicknames.
This time, I'm stumped. If it's a boy, that's easy. Frederick- we both love it. A girl's name however is a lot harder.
I love the name Sophia. It makes a nice sound as you say it, has a nice meaning (wisdom) and is Greek which appeals to me as Theodore is Greek too. But there is no way I'm going to send a child of mine to school knowing there will be dozens of kids with the same name there.
My husband gravitates to names of kings and queens. Victoria (I have vetoed- Vicky-ugh!) and Elizabeth are his choices. Elizabeth I could cope with but it doesn't truly appeal.
I also very much like Iona, but think in our current climate it could sound like just another made up faddy name. It's also very Scottish, and (barring my red hair) we are very very southern. Does that matter?
Is anyone else having this trouble, that every name you think of makes you think "I like that, but.."? I'd love to hear some of your dilemmas and know we're not floundering alone!