If we like Emma...

[MrsD28]

... which other girls' names might we like?

Currently expecting DD and I have always really liked the name Emma. I mentioned it to DH and he was keen too, but both of us are now wondering if we have settled too quickly without really thinking about it. Looking for other suggestions to get us thinking! We have one DS with quite a traditional boys' name, and are not keen on names that are too trendy / out-there. Other names I like:

Helena
Francesca
Imogen
Elizabeth
Rose
Lilian
Isabella

Anything to add to this list?

Emily.
Hannah
Anna
Aimee
Annie
Evelyn
Elisa
Erin
Eden
Esther
Alexandra
Abigail
Amelia
Harriet
Esme
Linnet
Lucy
Laura
Megan
Rebecca
Keira
Amber
Ellie

Emma is lovely and a classic, it won't date badly, is easy to say and spell. It was very popular in the 1970s and 80s.
What is it that you like about it?

Eloise
Grace
Marnie
Alice
Louisa
Rachel

Alice
Annabel
Emily
Henrietta
Catherine
Olivia
Louisa
Sara
Laura
Philippa
Susannah
Josephine
Eleanor
Jessica
Rosanna
Leah
Matilda
Clara
Julia
Juliet
Erin
Esther
Georgina
Freya
Florence
Grace
Beatrice
Sophia
Madeleine
Victoria
Charlotte
Marianne
Lindsay
Jemima
Jenna
Meredith
Alexandra
Lydia

Ellen
Marianne
Jessica
Louise
Claire
Rachel
Lydia
Martha
Naomi
Ruth

Harriet
Alexandra

Emma is refreshingly simple and classic. Go for it!

Maeve
Phoebe
Anna
Sadie

I love the name Emma (maybe because we have one), we also have Chloe and Sophie.

Catherine/Kate
Charlotte
Jessica
Lucy
Anna

I'd go with Emma. It's my favourite name, but as I had all boys I couldn't use it.

Sarah
Rachel

I agree, Emma is a classic and girly too. I also like Emmie

If you both are drawn to a name so easily it’s probably the one ! Emmeline if you want something more unusual with a feminist twist

Emma is perfect

Gemma
Laura
Louisa
Emily
Harriet
Rebecca

If you both like Emma, pick Emma!

I had my names picked at around 10 weeks, one for each sex. I didn't have a list or anything. I just liked those names and stuck to them.

Once I found out the sex at 16 weeks, that was his name. He's 2½ now and I still love it. I never even considered another name for him.

Pick the name you like, not a name similar to the one you like!

Emma was my second choice on my eldest whose name I had picked when I was ten. We went with Emily after that funnily enough, no idea why we didn't stick with Emma. If you like it go with it.

Thank you for all of these suggestions - some lovely names! DH and I have decided to stick with our first instinct and go with Emma. i have found lots of middle name inspiration here though!

That's fab OP. Emma is a really lovely name, good choice!

I have an Emma. Its a good name and we rarely meet any other small child Emmas. Shes the only one at her school (apart from the headteacher).

I love the name Emma. Neither of my husbands did. Idiots 😂

Jane
Laura
Lorna
Carla
Estelle
Frances
Vivian
Beth
Rosalind
Maria

Oh, sorry--saw your update!
Emma is fine!

Emma is a bit plain