Baby girl here - help, we can't decide her name!

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I'd really love your help! Our DD arrive a few days ago and we still can't agree on a name. My favourites are Leonora and Marina. DH likes Alice. Im worried Alice is too like one of our names (Alex) plus it just doesn't excite me. DH thinks Leonora isn't that elegant and she'll just end up being Leo. Open to other suggestions but looking for something elegant, classic, strong and feminine but not too frilly. Other names we have considered but aren't quite right include Genevieve, Clementine, Beatrice and Constance.

Annabelle
Arabella

Eleanora

How about a different name from the Alice/Adalaide family?

Alicia
Alyssa
Adalaide
Adaline
Ada
Ailish

Marianne/Marianna
Alicia

Eleanor?

Elin
Aster
Astrid
Lilith

My absolute favourite girls names are:

Juliette
Marianne

I have soft spots for Francesca, Anna and Lucy.

From your babe preferences, I don't think any of my suggestions would appeal to you.

But NO TO Alex & Alice together

Damn phone. Babe- name!

Marina is lovely!

Anastasia
Adelaide (used to be used for princesses in the english royal family)

Lovely names, I dont see why Leonora would be shortened to Leo. Rather Lee if anything I would think. What about Leona or Lenora? I love Leonie and Leontine as mentioned by PP.

Alternatives in the same vein could be
Catherine
Antonia
Tamara
Nadia

Love Clementine and Alice, not keen on Leonora, Marina is OK.

I love Leonora and Marina. Have you considered Leona, Lenora, or Lenore?

Leonora is beautiful, as is Elenora. I love that they can both be shortened to Honor. Alice is a little boring and very like Alex and Marina is my 1980's Barbie doll pretty though.

Allegra
Eloise
Elora
Limara

Just from experience don't have two similar names, we (inadvertantly) have this and we are constantly having to clarify who we are yelling talking to.

I love Leonora and know a few older people by that name with the nickname 'Noni' - which I love

Elena
Nerissa
Catriona
Freya
Lydia
Aletheia
Erica
Alana

Marina is lovely, unusual name. I love Meredith too. Merry is a lovely nickname.

Esther
Josephine
Vivienne

Helena
Clara

Elodie
Margot
Vivienne
Amelie

So many brilliant (and beautiful) suggestions, thank you! We had also considered Florence, Celeste, Olympia and Eloise. Margot and Catherine are lovely but already in use amongst family.

To add a bit more context, the name we choose needs to work in French too, as half our family is French speaking.

@IamnotwhouthinkIam DH also isn't sold on the 'nora' ending. We considered Eleonore /Eleanor but are not keen on Ellie / Elle which it would inevitably be shortened too. That is also the main reason we didn't go with Clementine as we didn't like Clemmie (we seem to have an aversion to nicknames..!)

Are there obvious nicknames for Marina? Not a fan of Rina!

My dad is called Alex and my name is Alice. If that is any help

Marlena
Josephine
Leona
Marianne
Delphine