I'm really struggling with names

[TurtlesAreAwesome]

Hi, I'm pregnant with a little girl and I would like a name for her, before she's born. I've thought of a few, but nothing seems quite right.

Can anyone offer some name advice?

[jellycat1]

Hmmm sorry but id much rather be be named Athene after a Greek goddess than Atheni after a Greek port, even if it meant having to spell it occasionally!!

How about Alethea? Also love Cecilia as pp said.

[Cloeycat]

I like Athena, and also was thinking about the Port Atheni reference 😄

[lastqueenofscotland]

If you like Anna what about Emma?

Soft sounding but serious id think
Alice
Abigail
Charlotte
Fiona
Amelia
Harriet
Claire
Tabitha
Lucy
Amy
Megan
Sophie

[Swearwolf]

What about Cecilia? Or if you like phoebe, how about daphne?

[regularbutpanickingabit]

What about Eliana? Eliana Lily is pretty.

[TurtlesAreAwesome]

@user I don't know of any little Athenas, but you never know. But it does sound really lovely to me, I actually really like it. But nobody else I've mentioned it to seems like it. I never liked the name at all until I was pregnant, so totally weird as it just grew on me.

@chocolit I wouldn't plan to shorten it, but I could understand if other people did. Thea is a cute nn too.

@ jellycat (cool username by the way) I like Felicity, but it's a little bit of a mouthful, but it does have a nice meaning too.

You know, until I found out I was having a little girl, I always thought boys were easier to name!

I don't like the look of Athene, because I can just imagine her having to correct everyone with the pronunciation. There's also Port Atheni in Greece, so it's not a made up spelling.

@coconutty (also a fab username) thank you for your suggestions. I think Amara is nice, but not sure whether I'd use it.

[Tmi0722]

Yes our 2 favourites Isabelle grace

[jellycat1]

Felicity
Jemima
Matilda

Mum of two boys here living vicariously through you!

Atheni should be Athene no?

[chocoLit]

More likely to be shortened to Thea if anything but why would you shorten it? Its beautiful

[user1471501988]

I don't think Athena Lily sounds boring at all, it sounds lovely, I don't know of anymore little girls, with
this name either. It may grow on you.

[TurtlesAreAwesome]

@tmi did you find a solution in the end? Tillie-Mae is really cute.

@choco Althea is nice. I wonder if it would be shortened to Alth though.

@user thank you for your suggestions. I actually like the way Athena Lily looks and sounds together. Do you think it sounds boring though? Phoebe Athena sounds nice, but would be a mouthful with Lily on the end.

[user1471501988]

Althea is very nice, classy and unusual.

[Catdogcat]

Thea
Nancy
Mia
Eadie
Imogen
Adeline

[Tmi0722]

Had the same problem a few weeks ago had our list down to
Isabelle
Maddison
Olivia
Grace
Willow ( didn't choose as shortened to will) and
Phoebe
I like unusual names as my other daughter is Tillie-Mae

[chocoLit]

There's a fab MNer called Althea which is lovely.

If you like Freesia what about Briar?

[user1471501988]

Phoebe Athena
Phoebe Rose
Freesia Elouise
Freesia Elizabeth
Atheni freesia
Atheni Rose
Athena Lily
Athena Rosalie
Helena Lily
Helena Ruth
Louisa Jayne
Louisa Marie
Eleni Claire
Eleni Willow

[user1471501988]

Well, I think Phoebe Athena works well, or Freesia Elouise perhaps.

[TurtlesAreAwesome]

Sorry to the last 2 posters, none of those suggestions are really my cup of tea. I like something with quite a soft sound, but a serious name.

I've added Freesia and Phoebe to my list

What do people think of Athena? Everyone I've suggested it to seems to hate it, so I ended up just putting my original idea (Atheni) on the list.

If I was going to choose a 1st middle name for a name with an 'ee' sound at the end, what would you suggest?

[user1471501988]

Maybe, Heidi, Tess, Clover, Rena, Caroline, Josie or Rosalie.

[WankersHacksandThieves]

Amarys/Amaris
Loni
Melody
Liberty

[TurtlesAreAwesome]

Hebe, I'm not actually sure about that one. It does look quite cool, but not sure if my little girl will pull it off. I do like Maisie, but not sure if it's too common.

Sorry, choco, neither of those are my style.

It's hard work naming babies.

[BikeRunSki]

I really like selenium, but it's a bit of a mouthful in combination with Lily.

[chocoLit]

What about Arianna if you like Anna but don't feel right using it?
or Sylvanna nn Sylvie

[user1471501988]

If you like Phoebe and Amber, do you like Hebe, rather unusual, and Ebony.
Also Elspeth, Maisie, Lyra or maybe, Eden.