Active discussions

Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Talk
Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Original poster

Help Shorten List For baby girl!

33 replies

Chloejean · 12/05/2019 20:18

This is our third ( and hopefully last child) she is a girl and a sibling of Gavin and Scarlett. Our Surname is Williams so here’s our list:

Stella Kate*
Laela Joy*
Skye Juliet*
Scout Kathleen
Mila Rose
Piper Jane
Shay Lynn
Emersyn Grace*
Adrian Grace
Rosalie Mae*
Melia Rose
Sadie Joyce
Colbie Sue
Livia Sue*

Stars are favorites but all are options my favorites are Stella Scout and Emersyn but my husbands are Livia Colbie and Scout! Please help us!!

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Set a reminder
FuckingHadEnough · 12/05/2019 20:25

Mila Rose or Rosalie Mae. I'm not keen on names such as Kathleen, Joy, Sue, Jane, Juliet or Joyce. Unless they were family names I was desperate to use I would never choose them, they are a bit stuffy. Sorry.

Waffledoggy8 · 12/05/2019 20:28

Actually really like Stella Scout together as first name middle name. Or even the other way round.

Prefer Emersyn spelled Emerson.

Like Emerson (different spelling), Scout and Rosalie from your list.

NuffSaidSam · 12/05/2019 20:29

I don't like the ones that are half a name! Melia and Livia....it's Amelia and Olivia!

Not a fan of Stella or Laela or Sadie.

Colbie and Emersyn look made-up and don't really go with the lovely classics Gavin and Scarlet.

Adrian is a boy's name. Adrienne is nice though.

I like Skye and I love Scout but they're too similar to Scarlet.

Piper and Shay are nice, but a different vibe to Gavin and Scarlet.

Rosalie is lovely.

Mila is the best imo. Lovely name, goes with siblings and surname. Unusual but not made up.

All the middle names are nice. I'd go with whatever has the most meaning to you.

Mila Lynn Williams
Mila Rose Williams
Mila Grace Williams

All lovely imo.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 12/05/2019 20:30

Colbie Sue Williams
Colbie Skye Williams
Colbie Joyce Williams
Kathleen Skye Williams
I'd go Juliet Skye rather than Sky Juliet.
Livia Sue Williams.
Livia Rose Williams
Livia Jane Williams.
Livia Skye Williams
Livia Kate Williams
Livia Grace Williams
Laela Grace Williams
Laela Jane Williams
Laela Skye Williams

Justlikedevon · 12/05/2019 20:33

Sadie Joyce and Stella Kate are both fab!

FraggleRocking · 12/05/2019 20:35

I like Livia Sue best out of them all.

pickletickled · 12/05/2019 21:22

Mila Rose is the best one (imo) and goes nice with the siblings and surname.

OrdinaryGirl · 12/05/2019 22:10

Stella Kate! By a country mile. It's really cool. I can imagine her being a documentary-maker covering difficult social issues and her colleagues calling her S.K.
Plus it passes the Dr / DJ test, i.e. can you be a doctor or a DJ with that name and still sound credible in that field. (I see a lot of girls around with cutesy-wutesy names and would cringe slightly for them were they to they end up being a judge or a lead executive working on hostile take-overs.)

jcq17 · 12/05/2019 22:12

Piper and mila

Ineedamanipedi · 12/05/2019 22:21

I like Stella and Sadie the best

Ineedamanipedi · 12/05/2019 22:22

Stella means “star” too which is lovely

Wolfiefan · 12/05/2019 22:25

Adrian for a girl? Confused
Laela isn’t a spelling I would choose.
Shay always sounds like it should be short for something. Is there a longer version? The only one I’ve ever heard of was a (brilliant) character in a US drama.

Tillygetsit · 12/05/2019 23:01

Sadie Joyce is my favourite but Sadie Joy is lovely.

Shadow1234 · 12/05/2019 23:12

Mila Rose is the only one I really like

Bumblebeesmum · 12/05/2019 23:21

I haven’t heard of a lot of them but I think Stella is fabulous

Sophronia · 12/05/2019 23:44

Are you American? A lot of these names sound like they’re more popular there.

I like Stella Kate best.

Whoops75 · 12/05/2019 23:51

Stella Kate* nice
Laela Joy* Laila is nicer
Skye Juliet* bit matchy with Scarlett
Scout Kathleen boys name
Mila Rose nice
Piper Jane no - dogs name (sorry)
Shay Lynn boys name
Emersyn Grace* no
Adrian Grace boys name try Adrienne
Rosalie Mae* nice
Melia Rose no incomplete name
Sadie Joyce nice
Colbie Sue Noooooooo
Livia Sue* incomplete name

Sadie and skye are nice but not with Scarlett

Rosalie and mila are nice but not as nice as your other names

I think Adrienne Williams is nicest

AutumnColours9 · 12/05/2019 23:54

Skye

MercyBodle · 13/05/2019 02:34

I like best Skye Juliet, but not Skye with sister Scarlett. I also like Piper Jane, but what about Piper Juliet for the win?

Livia is good, but not Livia Sue - Livia Juliet, Livia Kathleen, Livia Jane or Livia Scout.

Not Adrian but Adrienne pronounced the same way is the girl name. I really like Adrienne. Not keen on any of the others.

So, my favourites:
Piper Juliet (or Jane, Grace, Kathleen)
Livia Scout (or Kathleen, Jane, Juliet)
Adrienne Grace

HeronLanyon · 13/05/2019 02:40

I assume you are American or Canadian ?? Many are not common or popular here in uk. Adrian is a boys name.
I like Stella but not so much the others I think.
Congrats op.

MrsBertBibby · 13/05/2019 04:38

Shay Lynn sounds like a Buddhist monk.

Sue Williams sounds a knight. Or swill.

PlatypusLeague · 13/05/2019 07:20

Stella Juliet
Rosalie Skye
Sadie Kathleen
Skye Olivia

TatianaLarina · 13/05/2019 07:25

Stella or Rosalie for me. Also like Livia.

The names to ditch for being godawful are:

Scout
Piper
Shay
Emersyn
Adrian
Melia
Colbie

TatianaLarina · 13/05/2019 07:25

Shay Lynn sounds like a Buddhist monk

Or a C&W singer.

BelulahBlanca · 13/05/2019 07:28

Stella Scout is beautiful