Baby due in 1 week. Can't agree on a name.

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As simple as that really. Baby girl due in 1 week. DH and I can't agree on a name.

1 daughter already named Rowan.

After a million hours on nameberry and many vetos we have narrowed it down to a 1st and 2nd choice each.

Mine: Adeline (1st choice); Lyra (2nd choice)
His: Kaila (1st choice), Narcissa (2nd choice - don't get me started)

Any further suggestions?

I like Kaila and Lyra from your list. Also like:

Willow
Hazel
Laurel
Eden
to go with Rowan.

Totally agree with waiting to meet your baby. Open up your shortlist so you haven't got it too fixed and then see what you feel like when she's born.

Love Adeline, and agree, Larissa is beautiful.

There was a model on Project Runway called 'Lyris' which I thought was lovely. Made me think of flowers and music.

Narcissa- based on this name isn’t it ? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissus_(mythology). Oh dear ....

Lyra is beautiful, it was on my list for a girl!

You can’t have Narcissa is very Harry Potter and all anyone will think of.

Thanks all, I think we will take a break and see when she gets here.

Good suggestions though!

How about another slightly unusual plant name to go with Rowan?

Hazel
Ivy
Zinnia
Clover
Violet
Olive
Sorrel
Lilac
Marigold
Briony
Laurel
Willow

This is a classic case of both of you spending FAR too much time thinking through names and talking yourself out of every possible option apart from some left-field ones, which after months on baby name websites are the only ones left which don't have something wrong with them or look boring.

Adeline is ok but isn't particularly nice. Lyra same. Seems such a shame when Rowan is a great, nice, normal name and there are so many names which go better with it. You've had a couple of great lists on here already, I'd suggest Saskia, Sadie, Hebe, Manon, Anna/Annie, Zara.

Step away until she's born and really, go back to some top 100 names and put them alongside Rowan. I think you'll regret the choices you have now when the madness fades.

Adeline pretty, are you pronouncing Adeleen or Ad e line?

Two other N options, Nerissa instead of Narcissa, Nerissa was Portia’s sister in the Merchant of Venice, or Nerine, really pretty flowers, picks up the botanical theme.

And instead of Adeline, Adelaide? Or Adelheid, Heidi?

And another sort of N sounding one, Irene. (I reen ee for pref though I do know people called I reen) .

My daughter is called Wren
If you want a nature theme I think Rowan & Wren are very sweet.

Narcissa is really not a good idea. Anything but that.

Sorrel and Wren are both lovely suggestions.

What about Nerissa instead of Narcisca, I think Nerissa was a Shakespearean character?

Don't like any of the shortlist.

I like the idea of another plant name - Violet, Briar, Briony, Aspen, Willow.

Seren
Roberta
Adelaide

Ophelia
Kezia
Adah
Delphi

Rowan and Briar or Briony is lovely.

Adeline doesn't go with Rowan (which is lovely) at all. Lyra goes better, but I'm not keen on it. The less said about your dh's choices the better (esp Narcissa).

How about Ada or Lara?

Don't like any of your choices. None of them are remotely nice.
Rowan's great though. I second Fizzy's suggestions.

I also saw the name Juniper before too.

I babysit a girl called Adena and like the name!

What about an island name, Isla, Iona, Bryher

Why do they have to 'go' together

I wonder if this how some people choose their husbands!