Help!

[pinkbeans16]

I am 7months pregnant and having a nightmare choosing a name! Me and my partner have narrowed it down to three names...my partner love Delilah however I feel it's a little bit twee? We also like Dulcie and Arabella...just wanted to get peoples feelings on these as having a baby shower Sunday and meant to be announcing a name and I haven't got a clue!
Thankyou

Arabella is my fave but id wait until she's here and see what she looks like x

Dulcie is terribly twee.
I’ve never met a Delilah but it’s very cute. What about Dahlia? Lovely flower name.
Arabella is a bit of a mouthful. Annabel is nicer.

Delilah is lovely

What about Daphne or Delphine

@Marcipex

Dulcie is terribly twee. I’ve never met a Delilah but it’s very cute. What about Dahlia? Lovely flower name. Arabella is a bit of a mouthful. Annabel is nicer.

Yes I did consider Dahlia it was on my partners list a little while ago!

Those are all pretty names, maybe wait to see what the baby looks like then make a call then?

My second is arriving next week and we think we're going for Phoebe, unless she looks particularly un-Phoebe-like! We also have a neighbour called Marnie and I think that's sweet.

Hate Arabella, really makes me think of someone very pretentious and unpleasant.
Also Dulcie…. It’s okay but not a pretty name.
Delilah out of all those. What about Delia?

I love them all!
We couldn't decide and waited until he was born and its rather quick how much you realise what name to pick!

Love Delilah, much nicer & more interesting than Dulcie (meh) or Arabella - 1000s

Annabel? Delia? For your own sake please don’t announce the name until she turns up.

I'm with your DH on this one.

Dulcie is very twee, and Arabella is very horsey.

Delilah is far nicer imo.

Lila instead of Delilah?

Who says you're meant to be announcing it at the baby shower? Announce it when you feel like it after you've decided. And I wouldn't be sharing the list of possibles with people at the party, either, as everyone will have an opinion and some of them might be negative and upsetting. Much nicer to announce the name when you ontroduce DD after she's born. Nobody is likely to argue with the named child in front of them whether irl or as a photo. It's clearly rude to say "You've called her what?! Why?!" once the choice is made but people will always try to dissuade you beforehand.

Delilah. It's classic but not frumpy. Arabella is pretty but I think it's going to be popular. Don't like the third one, sorry

Honestly, I like all three names. If I had to choose just one, I would choose Arabella, with Delilah being a close second.

However, I have a very close friend with a 4 year old named Delilah. It suits her very well. She usually goes by Lilah for short.

Dahlia is also a great alternative. It's familiar sounding but not high up on the name charts.

Delilah is the best of the three, though prefer Lyla / Lila. What about Daphne - beautiful name? Or Lyra? Leila?

Dulcie isn't very nice - sounds very old fashioned to me and I dislike the 'dull' beginning.

Arabella sounds really posh and horsey to me. I much prefer Annabel or Ariadne.

Also, please don't announce the name at your baby shower. No one will expect you to and you're bound to change your mind. Wait and see what she looks like and how you feel. There's no rush. Good luck.

Delilah is dreadful.
Not keen on Dulcie makes me think of dull and seaweed
Arabella is too long

Like Delilah
Love Dulcie

Darcy
Cosima
Love Phoebe as pp have mentioned
Prefer Annabel to Arabella
Also love Gabriella

Also don't feel you have to announce it before she arrives.
Who cares if people are waiting to hear. Much better off telling them when you've met her and made your mind up

Don’t rush it! You might regret it. Wait until she’s here to decide. All nice names. You might like Darcy/Darcie too

I quite like Dulcie. Not keen on Delilah and really don’t like Arabella, which is too long and fussy for me.

Much prefer Dalia or Delia. How about Dinah? Love that.

Whatever you do, don’t announce it at your baby shower. Terrible idea. Wait until she’s here.

Delilah is nice. I don't like the other two.

How about:
Adelia
Estella
Aubrey
Darcy
Marcella

Of those three, Arabella feels the most classic to me (at least it is historically in Scotland). Dulcie is a bit "cute" and while Delilah has a lovely sound, it's quite trendy now.

Delilah nn Lila is lovely

Not Delilah. I'm reminded of the Tom Jones song.

I'm 8 months pregnant and would really love a name decided! Struggling between:
Delilah
Flora
Dulcie