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Help with girl's name!

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someonesmother · 18/05/2019 20:48

Looking for opinions on our shortlist for baby girl names. We are a German/English family living in Germany, so the name needs to work for both.

Current favourites for first names are
Eva
Olivia
Beatrice

And middle names
Elizabeth (husband just likes it)
Harriet (family name)
Augusta (our other little girl's middle name is May and she was born in May. This baby is due in August...)

Any thoughts, combinations or new suggestions??

Surname is a very harsh German name so she needs a nice feminine first name!

Also, Olivia is a known name in Germany, but nowhere near the top 50 names, so not super popular like the UK/US.

Sophie was also on our list but it's basically number 1 (or top 10 at least) all across Europe so we thought it was too popular.

Thanks for your input, I'm going mad circling around the names we have!

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grincheux · 18/05/2019 21:06

Eva is my favourite of your first name choices 😊 Eva Elizabeth is pretty, it's not like anyone uses the middle name much anyway. Augusta reminds me of Augustus Gloop...

Calixtine · 18/05/2019 21:17

I like Eva August. August can be used for girls too.

Beatrice is also nice. Beatrice Elizabeth?

Shadow1234 · 18/05/2019 22:11

Eva is definitely my favourite on your list.
I think Eva Elizabeth sounds lovely.

BikeRunSki · 18/05/2019 22:13

Beatrice Augusta would be my favourite

DickieDonkey · 18/05/2019 22:13

Beatrice is my favourite from your list. I have a friend with 3 kids where mum is German and Dad is Scottish, there 3 are called Oscar, Anya and Keira.

tiffany2307 · 18/05/2019 22:32

Girl name help! We are struggling to choose a name for our littlest lady.

What are thoughts on:
Zahara
Lara
Elara
Ilaria
Arabella

Siblings are Rafael (Rafa) and Sofia

grincheux · 19/05/2019 00:11

@tiffany2307 you'll have more luck if you start your own thread.

LegoPiecesEverywhere · 03/06/2019 13:02

I like Beatrice Harriet

MotherofaCat · 03/06/2019 14:41

Beatrice Augusta is my favourite combo. Olivia Elizabeth is a close second though.

AdaColeman · 03/06/2019 14:54

Beatrice Augusta gets my vote, pretty and feminine and will work well for a little girl and when she is grown up.

Cardboardeaux · 03/06/2019 14:57

Beatrice Elizabeth is lovely!

daisypond · 03/06/2019 15:01

If you’re German/ English how will you pronounce Eva? Eeva or Ayva? I like Beatrice best.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 03/06/2019 15:06

Eva and Olivia Augusta is a bit tongue twistery.
Beatrice Augusta is gorgeous and if popularity bothers you a lot less used than Eva and Olivia

Lobsterquadrille2 · 03/06/2019 17:04

I like Beatrice - not very common and has a lovely sound to it. All your middle names go well with it too.

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