Lee or Selina for a girl?

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Hi there, I've been sorta browsing the forums for a few months now but only just joined. Me and my fiance are currently TTC, but we are already thinking of baby names!

For a girl, I really can't make up my mind between Lee or Selina. If it's a boy we already have a name picked out.

I love both names, but I just can't choose! We also are sort of stuck for middle names if we go with Lee. We would be giving the baby his surname (McGuire), so also want that to flow well. So far, thus is how they would flow

Selina Lee McGuire
Lee (maybe something) McGuire

Any opinions and suggestions for middle names would be really appreciated ❤

I would spell it Leigh.

If I saw the name Lee written down I would assume it was a male. Don't think I've ever seen it spelt that way for a female.

Why do you want Lee as a girls name? Does it have some special meaning for you or something?

Selina Lee does already have a 'lee' sound in the Selina it sounds odd to double it up. Couldn't you shorten Selina to 'Lee' then at least she'd have a recognisable girls name.

Leah? Leanne?

I may be biased as I have a Leah.

I know this is personal to me, but both the girl Lees and Selinas I have known haven't been nice people so I don't like either of those names.

One of my daughter's middle name is Leigh, in honour of my brothers name which is Lee

I know a female Lee. She's a nice lady.

I think Selina Lee is a good combination.

If you called her Selina, you could use Lee as a nickname, so she could be both.

I do like the idea of having a Selina nicknamed Lee.

Personally, I just prefer the Lee spelling over Leigh, don't really know why.

Flipperty no, I just like the names and have liked then since I was a little girl. I don't know what you mean about a "recognisable girls name", it's unisex and have met quite a few girls with their name spelled that way so I think that's a bit harsh.

Lea and Leah are lovely too 😊

I would also assume Lee was a boy. Lea is a prettier spelling. Selina is lovely.

I went to Uni with a girl called Lear (as in King Lear!)

That's actually how my DD got her name - we already had DS2 and were running through names of all the women we knew to see if we could agree on a name. One of us got to 'Lear' and DS started shouting 'Leah, Leah, Leah! We let him name DD since we both liked the sound.

Sorry for rambling. I do like the Lee sound, but I think just spelling it that way is a bit dull, go for Lea at least.

I do like the name, but if I saw the name Lea written down I would automatically think 'Lee-Ah' since it's quite a common name where I live.

I'm edging more towards Selina now, and maybe nickname her Lee. Not that all names need a nickname of course. Thank you all for your input so far x

I love Selina, and I think Lea would be a nice nick name.

Selina is lovely

I prefer Selina personally - I think its really pretty and love the idea of Lee as a knickname.

I've only met one female Lee down here in the South and she did complain to me and the husband that everyone assumes she's a man until they meet her. But then again I went to school with a Leigh that was a boy so go with it if you love it.

I know several females with the name Lea spelt with an a rather than 2 e's

I really like both these names: they are well known but currently quite unusual. Lee for a girl makes me think of the fantastic photographer Lee Miller. Selina nn Lee is perfect.

I love Selina; something very elegant and sophisticated about it, plus it's unusual yet people would know it - spelling not a problem either. Not that keen on Lee for a girl, sorry,

I know a woman Lee. It did seem odd at first but I'm used to it now.

Having said that I do prefer Selina.

I'd automatically think they were both spelt wrong and should be Selena and Leigh. Both lovely sounds though.

Lee isn't fair on the DD as people will assume it's a boy's name. Leigh if you must.

I think both names are beautiful OP. I love Selina with the nn Lee.

AccrualIntentions There is nothing wrong with the way Selina is spelled? It's a legit spelling and it's hardly unusual.

I can maybe see where people are coming from with Lee. I personally like this spelling the best, but it is a predominantly male unisex name. Saying she's being "unfair" to the child is a bit much though. Also, Lea to me is a totally different name.

Do want you want hun, it's your child after all. They're both beautiful names but I would go with Selina xx

Selena, saves all the confusion

I prefer Lee over Selina as the latter sounds quite harsh to my ear. I'm also more than a little biased as Lee is my middle name, but in my younger years I hated it. I was desperate to have the spelling of Leigh or Lea which is how a couple of friends had their names spelt. Now with hindsight I love my parents for giving me giving me two fantastic pretty unique names. I've only ever met one other person with my first name & never met a female Lee. It's not so bad having a stand out name but is harder to do nowadays as children have a wide variation of names & spellings anyway. No one will bat an eyelid if you call your daughter Lee. Best of luck with your future production

I like serena better than selina