Girls shortlist

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Just found out I’m preggers with number 2!
Have a 3 year old called Lily.
Lily’s always been my favourite girls name and I love it. I like how it’s an old name, but not fusty, and how it means purity and light. Popularity doesn’t bother me, obviously!

If it’s a boy, it’ll be Henry.

For a girl, we can’t agree. I like:

Anna
Martha
Charlotte
Iona

DH likes

Frances
Olivia

Thoughts?

I love Anna Martha and particularly Iona.

I think you need to discount Olivia in case Lily and Livy.

Congrats! I love Martha and Charlotte. I think both would work well with Lily too.

Anna all the way.
Prefer Marta to Martha.

Anna and Charlotte are great as is Frances. The others are nice but not quite so classic. Depends what you want. Olivia is a lovely name but almost every baby girl I know who's been born recently has been called Olivia- I know you said popularity doesn't bother you though!

I’m not a fan of Olivia, so that ones off the list!
I quite like Frances, it’s got the old vibe I’m looking for. Not sure about the shortening s though. DH LOVES it, because he’s a film geek and loves Frances McDormand, and likes Nirvana.

Any suggestions for other names I might like?

Harriet?

Lily and Anna.
Olivia is very pretty. However I know 2 siblings Lily and Olivia and I've always found it a weird combination. They sound too alike, probably because they've both got the li sound in them.

I would go with Anna or Iona.

Martha and Frances are very wet names.

Other suggestions.
Rose. Sarah. Kate. Clara. Alice. Megan. Maude. Mabel. Emma. Eva. Julia. Ava.
Daisy. Heidi. Alex. Erin.

I love Emma, actually..

Iona, but I'm biased.

If I had another DD I'd choose Ophelia.

Anna - Nice, simple, classic...but a bit boring.
Martha - Like this name, it's old fashioned but not clunky and it's a name that could grow with a child.
Charlotte - For me too popular, but if popularity isn't an issue for you, then this is an ace name. Lots of nickname potential, it's a classic name that won't go out of style.
Iona - I like this, it's different, but not weird! Iona and Lily go well together too.
Frances - Very plain and boring and dated.
Olivia - Waaaaay too popular.

I know a family with 3 children - sounds like they have the same taste in names as you! They have Lily, Henry and Phoebe.

Love Frances, Martha and Emma.

Grace
Clara
Julia
Thea
Marnie
Faye
Rosa
Georgia
Sarah

Anna - Yes
Martha - fine
Charlotte - fine
Iona - no, especially if your surname is also a noun. Iona Carr, Iona Wood...

Frances - yes but will be misspelt as Francis, and will be shortened to Fran or Fanny.
Olivia - yes but it's very popular.

Of the names listed, I'd choose Anna.

Vivienne
Valerie
Iris (although can you have two flowers?)

Fran is lovely as a nn for Frances

Anna and Emma are both great.

Jane?

You have better tast than your dp I like all your names. Other vintage sounding names you might like
Pearl
Ada
Alice
Bonnie

Iona but it depends on the surname

I know you said popularity doesn't bother you but I'm a pregnancy massage therapist and the two most common names I hear over and over are Olivia and Charlotte.

How about Alice, Meredith, Claudia, Susanna??

I love Anna.

Clara or Rosa?

I like Anna, Martha and Frances. Nice, classic names that would go well with Lily.