Second girl naming crisis!

[fakeit2makeit]

Hi everyone,

Pregnant with DC2 and at this rate, if she’s a girl, she will be nameless 😫. DC1 is called Lilah, and literally the only other name we considered for her was Lyra. I still love Lyra but we can’t have two children called Lilah and Lyra can we?! It’s corny and I can imagine will evolve into a confusing nightmare.

We want a name that she won’t spend the rest of her life correcting, but also is relatively rare or unique.

We have a list of potentials but I still can’t see myself naming my own child any of these-

Frances (Frankie)
Caitlin (Cait)
Sappho (?)
Leonora (Leo)
Cassia (Cassie / Cass)

Anyone got any opinions on these / suggestions? If I’m honest I don’t love any of them! 😩

Thanks! Xx

Definitely don't like Lyra with Lilah.

Kiera
Heidi
Carla
Carrie
Sadie
Stella
Ciara
Natalia

I don't like Cassia with Lilah because they both end in 'ah'

I think Frankie is the best out of your list

Could be Francesca, NN Frankie
Caitlin is lovely
Cassandra NN Cassie/Cass

I like Zoe and Juliet at the moment!

Farrah
Vivienne

Saskia?

Imogen

Not Sappho!!!!

I LOVE Cassia.
I like Frances and Leonora.
I don't like the others.

Suggestions:

Eloise (Lulu)
Helena (Nell)
Saffia (Saffy)

Nova
Penelope (Nell)
Ember

You can’t use Sappho.
Lyra is too similar.
I like Frances a lot, but it does have a different feel to Lilah.
Leonora is OK but frilly.
Caitlin is OK.
I like Cassia.

How about Leona or Leonie instead of Leonora? They go better with Lilah.

Isadora
Sienna
Brielle
Camille or Camilla (Cami or Milly)
Saffiyah

Thats a shame, Lyra is a gorgeous name, but yes, it really doesnt go with Lilah!

What About Amber, or Merryn? I like Leonora best out of your list

Callie?
Thea?
Soraya?

I had Lila
Then phoebe
Then Annaliese

I always loved Harper and Cora too

Not keen on Sappho but quite like Saffron nn Saffy. Not sure if Leonora works with Lilah but I like the others esp Cassia and Frances, some others that make work

Cecily
Merryn
Ottilie
Mabel
Olive
Eden
Audrey
Francesca
Daisy

I like Lilah and Roxana or Lilah and Esther.

I like @momamama’s suggestions, especially Cora and Phoebe.

I was recently in the exact same situation. DD2 didn’t have a name until 5 minutes before her big sister met her - big sister is only just 2 so we thought it might be confusing to introduce her to a nameless baby. It was quite good our hand was forced as otherwise she’d probably still be nameless. The name we chose was one we had mulled over but hadn’t chosen due to things like the meaning not being great, now we love it but, like I say, if we hadn’t just had to plump for something we probably wouldn’t have chosen it.

Basically, you won’t feel like your second born has a second rate name - which was my worry for most of the pregnancy!

Cassia is gorgeous, and I like the subtle botanical link with Lilah (which could mean "Night" from Arabic or is possibly linked to Lilac). The others seem quite a different style (I especially wouldn't use Sappho!) and I'd personally avoid another L name. Cora is a nice suggestion and I like Helena too.

Viola? (purple/botanical link possibly like Lilah)
Iris? (as above)
Ianthe? (as above)
Jessamine? (botanical link)
Briony? (as above)
Selene/Selena ("night" link as means moon Goddess)
Gaia? (earth Goddess)
Xanthe?
Verity?
Serena?
Juno?
Thalia?

Constance/Connie
Saffron/Saffy

Is there a reason for Sappho? Are you same-sex parents? Regardless, I don't really think it's suitable for a child's name. Would you call a child Hetero? Saffron or Sapphire or Safiya would much better.

Lol, no we aren’t same sex parents. I know an adult Sappho who is super lovely. I understand the lesbian connotations but given that society is moving forward I don’t really see the problem. I figured that by the time she was in school people would be over the homophobia thing, but perhaps that’s naive. Also, I would bank on most kids and many adults having no idea who Sappho was!

Though given the hate it’s receiving on this thread I think it’s going in the bin. Maybe we’ll save it for a dog 🤣

Thank you for this kind reassurance!

@daisypond

You can’t use Sappho. Lyra is too similar. I like Frances a lot, but it does have a different feel to Lilah. Leonora is OK but frilly. Caitlin is OK. I like Cassia.

I know what you mean by Frances having a different feel. I can’t put my finger on it. Frankie is what we would call her most of the time, which does have more of a Lilah vibe.