Girls name suggestions please! DP and I can't agree

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Our baby is due in January. We've got a boys name that we both love but can't settle on a girls name.

Lily is currently the front runner but no idea on the middle name.

DP loves Lily and I like it too but worried its a little too popular. The name I really love is Anna but its already in the family so we can't use it. Other names I quite like are Alice, Cara, Holly. DP would quite like a flower name (Daisy and Poppy are also in the close family so can't use those either!).

Any suggestions?! I feel like we haven't found 'the name' yet

What about Lila? (Pronounced Lie-la)

I feel your dilemma! My DD was going to be Lily right up until the month before she born...when DH's aunt bought a dachshund and called it Lily.

We went with Lucy in the end. But Ruby, Rosie and Sophie were on the shortlist.

Lucy, Rosie and Sophie are out because of people we know with these names. I do like them all though! and Ruby is nice. Also, DP's DD is called Isla - sounds far too similar to Lila!

Laura?

What about Lily Susanna? This classic name is low on the baby name lists for frequency but is well known and includes 'anna' which you mention liking. It is easy to spell and pronounce.

Additionally, this ancient Hebrew word meaning flower with 6 petals is usually translated as lily or rose and is though to have come from the Egyptian word for lotus so fits nicely with your flower theme.

I love Holly - doesn't ever date and it's not massively popular
I do like Lilly but think there are too many 'Lilly-may' etc type names about

Laura, or Laurianna.

Laurianna is an unusual name, I have an aunt called Laurianna I have always loved her name.

Annalise, Annabel
Lucia
Jenna
Leah
Hannah
Sophia

Anna is perfect, can you really not use it?

I do find Lily a bit dull.

Annie?
Aster?
Lara?

Fizzy. No I really can't use Anna. Not sure what you mean by dull? Do you mean overused? I'm not looking for anything particularly 'out there' as I have an unusual name and hated it when I was trying to blend in at school.

Starting to really like Holly. What are the general opinions on that name?

Mackenzie?

(My Daughter's name. Mackenzie Amelia Grace )

Just quite boring - sorry! That's totally subjective - someone else will think it the prettiest name in the world.

If I try and really break it down then yes most of that comes down to overuse I suppose. Also I think because it's short, and so it's also one of the slightly 'default middle names' as well as a name that often gets used for a hyphen name - Lily-May, Lily-Grace.

I would put it in the same bag as Lisa for say the 70s-80s generation. Nice, nothing wrong with it, nice sound - but totally bland.

Holly is nice!

Zoe?
Tara?

Congratulations!
Your preferences are similar to mine.
I have an Anna and can't think how we'll ever name another girl!

Here are the names I've considered over the years:
Olivia
Rose
May
Megan
Helen
Lucy
Jasmine
Susannah
Cara
Maria
Natalie

Good luck. If you find anything as good as Anna, let me know!

Lily anna is perfect though.

How about Amy? Simple and pretty, other short girls names:

Jane
Marie
Sally
Sybil
Lola
Jen / Jenny
Fran
Beth
Elsie
Vera

What about Lili?
Hope
Rebecca
Louise
Loveday?

Lara
Lucie
May
Katy
Lydia
Lottie
Hattie

Lilli-Rose

Calla.

Calla Lily. Very similar in sound to Anna.

But I also love Holly and Hazel. Also Roman (which to me is unisex although plenty will say boy).

Random caps - I didn't mean use both Calla & Lily together- just that the calla lily would be the inspiration.

Oh FFS!

Also Roman (which to me is unisex although plenty will say boy).

Rowan

(Which my phone clearly doesn't believe is a name at all!)

I love Anna shame you can't use it.

I much prefer short names and one my list are:

Mia
Runa
Jenna
Beth
Jude

How about Rosa? It is flower related and has the lovely swishy 'a' ending that Anna has. I also love Alice and Cara from your list.

Classic simple names:

Claire
Sarah
Susan
Jane
Joan
Jean
Janet
Jenny
Rachel
Rebecca
Hannah
Joanna
Alice
Mary