Sister to Jonathan

[Katiekins86]

We have boys names lined up, but girls are so hard. We like good strong names and names that are not too common. So far we have but are not sold on;

Annie
Mathilda
Esther
Jocelyn
Evelyn
Ottilie
Eliza
Violet

Should also add Lavinia was on the list but totally hate the idea of 'Lav' for a Nickname!

Esther is my favourite

How about...

Adelaide
Alexandra
Beatrice
Caroline
Christina
Catherine
Christabel
Edith
Frances
Georgina
Harriet
Hester
Hannah
Imogen
Josephine
Juliet
Jennifer
Katherine
Louisa
Laurel
Martha
Marianne
Naomi
Rebekah
Ruth
Rosalind
Sarah
Susannah
Sylvia
Tamsin
Vivienne
Victoria

I like Beatrice and Hannah out of those, thank you

Rachel

Not keen on Rachel but do like Audrey, it's been swimming in my head but I've never really seriously thought of it before now. Does it sound too old lady or prude?

I like Audrey.

How about Joy, Jennifer, Juliet?

Davinia?

Of yours I like:

Annie
Mathilda
Evelyn
Eliza
Violet

How about Francesca?

Love Jennifer,but can't use.

Juliet too but maybe as a middle name, thank you.

Not keen on Fran as a Nickname although I like francesca so puts me off. Davinia not for me but thank you

I only like Eliza.
Other suggestions
Catherine
Jessica
Jennifer
Christina
Georgina
Louisa
Elizabeth
Bethany
Maria
Lucinda
Samantha

My favourites from your list are Esther and Jocelyn. How about:

Miriam
Astrid
Larissa
Corisande
Elspeth
Miranda
Anita
Bridget
Margaret
Justine
Genevieve

I love Eliza, Juliet and Martha from your list.

What about Georgia or Alexandra?

Rachel
Caitlin
Naomi

How about Elizabeth and use Eliza as the nickname. Just called my baby girl Elizabeth but we use Beth for short. Wanted a good strong name too

I like lavinia. Could the nn be nia?

I like Annie, Mathilda (spelt Matilda though, as no one is going to remember the H) and Violet.

Oh wow Elspeth. Love that name! Thank you.

Love Alexandra too but can't use it have a young brother called Alex.

Elizabeth would have been great both of us love the name but we lost a friend called John whilst I was pregnant and his daughter is an Elizabeth. Feels a bit odd to use both names iyswim

From your names I like Esther and Mathilda. How about Valentina or Veronica?

Love Esther (Hester too!)
Clara
Martha
Edith
Hazel
Ivy
Ada
all fab strong names.

Vanessa
Marissa
Rowena
Joanna
Avril

We have a Jonathan (great choice!) and if we'd had a girl names we liked were:

Elizabeth
Abigail
Esther
Cordelia
Penelope
Sylvia

Matilda is lovely but I know quite a few little Matildas now - think it's on the rise.

Also a bit out there but I heard a little Marnie the other day and it really struck me as a lovely name!

I really like the Audrey suggestion. Sylvia is a great name too. We've chosen Madeline if we were to have a little girl.

Oh and Penelope is a great choice too!

Elspeth is the Scottish form of Elizabeth, so that may be a way around that issue? It is one of my favourite names, too.