Little sister names?

[heateallthebuns]

We already have boys with traditional classic (some might say boring) names James, Edward, William, Richard type thing.

Expecting a girl. What name should we go for? I like:

Isobel
Imogen
Elinor
Lilian
Imogen
Isolde
Iseult
Beatrice
Violet
Elsie
Evelyn
Iris
Leonora
Leonore

Imogen, but I'm biased

Imogen sounds lovely with your type of boys names

Beatrice. It's just perfect. And bea is a great nn.

Violet is my favourite girls name.

Iris second.

Beatrice.

Imogen but I'm biased or Beatrice.

Elinor goes well with Edward, William and Richard

Violet goes well with James, William and Richard

Elinor! Beautiful name

Although I suspect you want a little Imogen (also a great name) as you've listed her twice!

Beatrice or Leonora

Isobel of Elin.

I like everything on your list except Isolde, Iseult, Leonora and Leonore.

How is Isolde pronounced please?

I love the following:
Lilian - But prefer Lillian, and think that this is how many people would presume to spell it.

Violet

Leonora

Like the following:
Imogen

Elinor - And prefer this spelling to the usual Eleanor

Elsie

Not a fan of the following:
Isobel - Much prefer Isabella. I don't like the "bel" ending.

Isolde - Looks nice, but I don't like the pronunciation and it'll get "is-old" all the time.

Iseult - See above, but multiply misspellings/mispronunciations by forty.

Beatrice - Never seen the appeal of this.

Evelyn - See above.

Iris - Reminds me of eyes and ugly flowers.

Leonore - Prefer Leonora.

I love Imogen, Iseult, Beatrice, Violet, Iris - you’ve got a great selection right there. I’d ditch the others.

Violet!

Isolde- IZ-old-uh

I think this is a BEAUTIFUL name. Girls names don’t need to ‘go’ with their brothers’ names....just choose the one you see when she’s born 😊

To PP, in French it’s IZ-Old, but the British pronounciation is Iz-Old-Uh

Iseult is v high up our list for DC2 if it’s a girl- intention is to use the nn Sully. We’re in Ireland though so it’s a bit more widely used.

Elinor is just beautiful- it’s on my middle name list!

If your name was Helena, would it be weird to call your daughter Elinor?

Not at all.😄

the British pronounciation is Iz-Old-Uh

No that’s the German pronunciation.

Y/Iseult is the original Anglo-Norman name. It was Germanised as Isolde, which pronounces the e.

If your name was Helena, would it be weird to call your daughter Elinor?

Depends how you pronounce it.

If it's pronounced Ellen-uh, then that would be a little odd.

But if you're pronouncing it El-i-NOR, then I think it's fine.

So although I prefer the Eleanor spelling, I think the Elinor works better for you.

Yes. It’s almost the same, and will lead to endless confusion.

Elinor is awful anyway, Helena is very nice.