Girl names

[allthesharks]

I'm 27 weeks and we don't know what we're having.

Willow has been the front runner for a little while but I'm not 100% sure about it. We're also considering Amelie which I think I like a bit more.

What do you think? Willow or Amelie? And any other suggestions?

I prefer Willow but I always lean towards nature names. Not fussed about the meaning of Amelie either.

Amelie will constantly get misread as Amelia and misheard as Emily. Which is a shame because it's a lovely name.

Willow is not my taste but it's becoming fairly popular and is a lot nicer than some of the names in the top 100.

I love Willow.
I love Amelia, Emily and Emilia but I just can't warm to Amelie for some reason.

Other names you might like.
Isabella.
Jessica.
Penelope
Arabella.
Natalia.
Violet.
Melody
Sofia
Alicia
Rosa.

I prefer Willow

I've already got a daughter whose name ends "ia" which is why I've ruled out Amelia as it just sounds too similar.

You are right that Amelie could be misheard as Emily, I hadn't considered that.

I've already got two daughters so I feel like I've exhausted my girl options. We also need something that goes with their names.

Our front runners for boys names are Zachary and Sebastian, in case that gives any further indication of our tastes.

Do you think Willow would get shortened to Will?

I love Willow! Much prefer it to Amelie.

@allthesharks no I don't think Willow would be shortened to Will whatsoever but I guess it's a possibility

Willow is a lovely name. I also know a little "Willa" and love that name too.

Zachary and Sebastian are brilliant choices

Alternative girl options:

Martha
Nina
Sadie
Edith /Edie
Margaret /Maggie
Clementine/Clemmie
Pearl
Delilah
Roxanne/Roxanna/Roseanne
Ottilie /Ottie
Cora
Eliza
Liberty
Jemima
Holly
Cleo
Mabel
Margot
Wren
Clover

I’m not wildly keen on Willow, but it’s lots better than Amelie.

I don’t think willow would get shortened. I know 2 and I’ve never heard someone shorten it

Willow is gorgeous.

Amelie is so try-hard. There was a period of time, around 10 years ago, when people used this name to make themselves look sophisticated for watching a super-popular French film.

I have a Willow so am biased, to me Amelie is a bit fussy.

Willow is beautiful imo. No regrets!

Much prefer Willow.

Amelie is lovely!

I think Amelie would be mispronounced. I'd stick to an 'English language' spelling e.g. Amelia or Emilia. (Amelia is nicer in my opinion).

I would hate to be named Willow.

I prefer Amelie to Willow but I like Willa more 😊.

What are your older daughters names?