Girls names shortlist. Noa for a girl??

[Ceebs85]

I've posted a couple of times during pregnancy about names. We are now 5 days from my due date and no closer to choosing. DP decided we should each make a shortlist of 3 and they're not anything alike.

Mine:
Alice or Alissa
Lois
Georgia

His:
Marnie
Casey
Piper

One of the problems with Marnie is that we're in the north and he refers to his sister for example 'our'(insert name) so Marnie could come to sound like Armani. Another problem is I just don't like it lol.

A compromise would be Alexa as we both like it moderately but amazon have poached it.

We got talking about boys names this morning and both agreed we like Noah then I stupidly asked if a girl called Noa would be ridiculous. He now loves that.

Sorry this is so long but does anyone have any thoughts about compromise names based on our likes. Or any thoughts on Noa?

I love Noa. And also Noah for a boy. When used for a girl you may have to spell it for some people as they may assume it has the h at the end. That wouldn't put me off though.

I also love Alice.
Don't panic about not having sorted definite choice right now. We didn't have name for DS until after he was born and it seemed easier then once we had met him. Plus a lot of men are more amenable to suggestions once they've seen you give birth!

I'm not keen on Noa/h, sorry, or Georgia, Piper and Marnie.
I love Alyssa and like Lois too.
I believe Kacey, is the feminine spelling, but I like the name.

The general consensus on MN for Noa for a girl is that it should be spelt Noa (as you have) but that as if is very popular for boys many will assume, upon seeing the name, that your child is male.

I like Alexa, the Amazon thing will pass and I doubt anyone would make that congestion anyway.

Connection* not congestion!

I like Noa, Casey and Georgia. Three quite different names but all nice!

Not Alexa!!!
The other day a woman said 'alexa' to her daughter and I genuinely thought amazon must have bought out a new gadget like an Alexa watch or something
When I realised it was a little girl I couldn't help but giggle! So for me that's a no no
It will pass but it could be annoying for the next few years and that would piss me off too much!
Love the name Alice! Beautiful name!
And oh god I could not deal with the 'ourmarnie' situation!

What about Nora? It's similar to noa?
Good luck! X

Wouldn't a Nora in the North not get lots of Nora Batty comments from older relatives.

The Our Marnie thing would be a bit of a pain. You'd be paranoid people thought you'd named your child Armani.

I like Alexa but like you would worry Amazon have ruined it. I like Alyssa though. Or Elise?

Noa is really lovely, sounds like a good solution

Noa is a pretty hebrew name. It's not made up from the boy's version so I wouldn't worry about using it.

Loooove Noa for a girl. Glam and grown up but still sweet. My change bag is called the Noa (as is everyone else's, they all have that bag!!)

Seems to be a lot of people considering it at the mo - I am expecting DC2 and on my Babycentre birth group there are at least 3 people considering it. It's kind of one of those names a lot of people won't be 'brave' enough for though, so don't think it will gain popularity for a few years until enough 'brave' people use it IYSWIM.

I'm so pleased. I know it should matter what others think but it is good to have a bit of a sounding board. Obviously we'll wait to see what she suits.

I noa little Noa (sorry :), age 6). I love her name now but I did inwardly raise an eyebrow when I first met her (as in: Noa for a girl?!). I soon discovered it's a well established girl's name.

I have to say, I like every one of the names on both you and your DH's list! (Marnie probably the least though - Lois, Georgia and Casey the best).

Alexa is just lovely, lots of product names are human names. What about Alix? Carey? Cailey?

How about Noelle or Naomi? I love Noelle :)

Noa is lovely. Lois was my top name if ds had been a dd 💗

There's also Noelia, which I think is Spanish. Pronounced No-ay-lia.

Noa was on my list but we're having a boy. It's a common girls name in Israel I believe. I also loved Elena and Nora. I would definitely go for Noa, I think it's beautiful.

Alice or Georgia are nice, but dislike Noa - it looks like you have missed off some letters. Not keen on any of your DH's names.

I love Georgia and Piper.

Not a fan of the rest, and I strongly dislike Noa. I understand that it's a girls name in the Jewish culture, but unless you're a part of that culture, people are going to assume your Noa is a boy (and that his name is misspelt) on seeing the name.

I like Noa. I love Marnie, and I don't think the Armani / Our Marnie thing is a problem. I also really love Piper. REALLY love it. It's a name I regret not using, I really wanted it for DD.

Piper is my least favourite of all the names you've listed.

Love Noa for a girl. I like the Noah spelling too.

My friend has a little girl called Noa. ❤️ It

Thanks for opinions! Feeling a lot happier now. Just got to wait to meet her and see what she suits! Stretch and sweep booked for Monday