What girl's name might we both like?

[floriad]

His favourites are Emily, Hannah, Charlotte, Louise and Flora (which I like but feel like we can't use).

My favourites are Francesca, Alma (it's such a "warm" name imo), Leona, Elena (DH doesn't like it for admittedly very understandable reasons) and Selma (DH vetoed it).

TIA :)

Lara
Ida - love this name
Cora
Nora
Wanda

Anna is v nice too.

Maybe if I was Italian I'd find that it jarred, I'd definitely say no to Patience or Chastity as an English speaker!

From the suggestions you've had, Julia is pretty classic. How about Celia? Might Rebecca work?

Emma
Lydia
Antonia
Ciara

Forgot Jessica!

I know a baby Ayla

Has anyone mentioned Sylvia?

Emmeline? Or Emmelina.

Eliza

Love Clara.

Maybe if I was Italian I'd find that it jarred, I'd definitely say no to Patience or Chastity as an English speaker!

My parents are both native Italian speakers... Maybe that's why I like Cara (and Carina) but feel like it's a bit "weird".

Rebecca is nice but sounds super religious to me personally. (even more than names like Maria etc. Idk why...)

I like Emmelina.

And DH said that Calla is "not bad at all." Yay :) !

Laura seems to fit both your and your DH's criteria.

And I love Cassandra/ Cassie.

I have an imo incredibly annoying cousin named Laura... :=/

Cassandra is nice :)

Other names I think DH might agree to:

Theodora or "just" Dora (I actually really like Theodora and Dora. Do they still count as "classic" / somewhat neutral names?)

Carlotta or "just" Lotta

Erica?

Theodora nn Dora is lovely.

Laura is meh.

Carlotta is really hard sounding!

Erica even harsher. No short form. Ek is a possibility - very far away from your initial brief!

Calla is nice but seems unfinished.

Cassandra nn Cassie is lovely.

Josephine/Josephina? (Posy, Josie, Jossy)

Belinda?

fizzy

true. Carlotta sounds really harsh with an English or German pronunciation...

Calla is nice but seems unfinished.

I know what you mean.

I think I'll ask DH whether he'd agree to Theodora nn Dora, Dora, Flavia or maybe Callista....?

(this is really difficult, btw. We need a name that works in German and the UK and is "classic". And me being from an Italian family complicates things even further....)

Ooh German. Johanna?

(prn Yohanna)

?Hanna, Hannie for short?

I think you have it with Theodora, though. Even if it ends up as Teodora with some of the family, still absolutely lovely. And Dora is very sweet.

Freya
Kira
Jenna
Ella
Bella
Maya
Mia
Shayla
Clara

Isabella

Fizzy

yup. German :) DH would definitely go for Hanna(h) nn Hannie. I just think that it's lovely but slightly "boring". But maybe that's what makes it a classic?

Yup, I hope he'll agree to Theodora as a girl's name. (and yes, it will definitely become Teodora in my family. But I actually like both pronunications.)

Thanks :)!!

@ShowMeTheElf

I adora Kira / Chiara but DH said no (rather vehemently).

(I know that they're not the same name / have different origins and pronunciations btw. But DH doesn't like either...)

Hmm yes Hannah is a classic and I like it, and know a couple of lovely Hannahs, but I probably wouldn't use it and I do think it's a bit boring. And had a period of being very popular in the uk in the 80s-90s so lots of Hannahs around!

Hmm yes Hannah is a classic and I like it, and know a couple of lovely Hannahs, but I probably wouldn't use it and I do think it's a bit boring

That's my reaction to most of DH's suggestions.

I understand the advantage of a name like that. but they just don't feel right.

Maybe I should just agree to "let" DH pick my name.... (the name he truly wants to use.)

Carys
Maura
Lorna

Amarys/Amaris
Carla
Alessia
Alicia

Lorna
Dorothy
Luisa
Claudia
Lara
Liana

Elodie
Alice
Alicia
Phoebe
Thalia
Rosalie
Roisin
Imogen
Cora

He likes Dora and Theodora :) !
He also thinks that Calista and Flavia aren't too bad...

thanks!

(But I personally am admittedly still stuck on Francesca...)