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28 replies

NotMyDayJob · 06/03/2022 09:44

DD2 due imminently (planned c section) and DH and I still cannot agree on any name. Sister for Freya, Middle name is set, so don't need suggestions for that. Both middle and surnames have two syllables and are consonants. List seems to be:

Emily - not keen on meaning
Chloe - like meaning but not keen on name
Liberty - DH very on fence
Juniper - concerned a bit trendy/doesn't have longevity
Felicity - like name but a bit frilly compared to rest of family (me, DH and DD1 and same initial as DD1)

Any preferences?

Open to alternate suggestions as well :)

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LaTangerina · 06/03/2022 09:48

Juniper first I really like this
Felicity second
Both names aren't common you probably won't have any others in the class
Not keen on the others

2pinkginsplease · 06/03/2022 09:54

Emily was very nearly dd’s name it was 2nd on our list.. I like the meaning , to strive and excel.

Chloe is too popular for me.

Liberty, I’m not keen.

Juniper is so different from your other daughters name.

Felicity is a pretty name.

Emily is my favourite,

SnottyLottie · 06/03/2022 09:59

None of these are particularly my style so I can’t really comment fairly on what I think of them.

I would say that out of the bunch I think Felicity goes best with Freya. Chloe goes nicely as well. Chloe and Emily were both very popular in the 90s/00s so have the risk of sounded dated although Emily is more of a classic so might not suffer from this as much.

Datsandcogs · 06/03/2022 10:07

Emily for me, a really lovely name and fits well with Freya.

Elspethelf · 06/03/2022 10:11

From your list my favorite is Felicity. I think these names pair nicely with Freya;

Xanthe
Hero
Isolde
Thea
Thora
Maeve
Astrid
Dahlia
Liv
Helene
Alma
Ida
Sylvie

Lemonlemon88 · 06/03/2022 10:16

Freya and Chloe sound the nicest together.

17caterpillars1mouse · 06/03/2022 10:17

Emily (from someone whose names mean Bitter, meanings really don't matter) or Felicity. Either you or DH don't sound overly keen / sold on the others so scrap them off the list

RavenclawsRoar · 06/03/2022 10:28

I love the name Liberty, although if your dh doesn't then that pretty much rules it out. I really like Chloe and Juniper from the rest.

Lollipoppit · 06/03/2022 10:29

Freya and Amelie
Freya and Ivy
I know a Freya and Ceris?

Crunchymum · 06/03/2022 10:38

Freya and Emily
Freya and Chloe

They both have a nice ring to them?

I know a few Freya's of varying ages and their sisters are:

Freya and Isla
Freya and Alice
Freya and Martha
Freya and Elodie

DotDotDotDotDot · 06/03/2022 10:57

Chloe and Emily seem so boring and overused to me. Juniper is cool but I prefer Juno, it just seems a bit more wearable in real life. Felicity is lovely but would you mind having daughters with the same initial?
I’m not keen on Liberty, it seems a very different style to Freya. @Elspethelf has some nice suggestions above. Maybe Eliza, Iris, Zoë, Serena?

NotMyDayJob · 06/03/2022 10:59

@Elspethelf

From your list my favorite is Felicity. I think these names pair nicely with Freya;

Xanthe
Hero
Isolde
Thea
Thora
Maeve
Astrid
Dahlia
Liv
Helene
Alma
Ida
Sylvie

Unfortunately DH has already discounted many of these names (I once knew someone I didn't like who had an Astrid, that sort of thing). The 'Th' names are out because I'm from east London so they wouldn't be pronounced right 🤣
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NuffSaidSam · 06/03/2022 11:00

I like Emily best.

I don't think the meanings of names matter at all.

Lemonweightloss · 06/03/2022 11:20

I like Emily. Goes nice with Freya. Chloe is a bit dated. Lovely sounding name though. I do like Felicity but not the alliteration aspect. Verity ? I agree with pps about Juniper ; love Juno. Martha? My granddaughter was Freya til the 11th hour. Changed to Esme. Do you like that ?
Kitty
Nancy
Esther
Mariam is due a comeback.

Lemonweightloss · 06/03/2022 11:21

Sorry just read.....Marfa a no go !

Lemonweightloss · 06/03/2022 11:22

Seren

Piggy666 · 06/03/2022 11:24

Florrie
Millie
Maisie

I have an Emily, always loved the name

Theoldcuriosityshop · 06/03/2022 11:47

What about Juno. Goddess of love and marriage.

intheblightgarden · 06/03/2022 11:50

You don't seem keen on any of them so maybe none?

IAmSantaOhYesIAm · 06/03/2022 11:56

Alternative suggestions
Caroline
Katherine
Imogen
Rachel
Heidi
Poppy
Willow
Beatrice
Harriet
Eliza
Eloise
Lois
Clara
Imelda
Ursula
Dorothy
Hester
Helen/a
Jodie

Lemonweightloss · 06/03/2022 12:39

Oohh love pps suggestion of Heidi.

bangaverage · 06/03/2022 12:47

I know a Freya whose sister is Anna. Chloe probably goes best from your list. Liberty is great but not if DP isn't keen. Juniper is awful. Emily is the white sliced bread of names, bland and ubiquitous.

goldenstar7 · 06/03/2022 13:35

Emily - very boring and overused, basically a vanilla name
Chloe - it’s a pretty name but also super popular, and I think you should only choose a name if you like the actual name, not just the meaning but that’s just my opinion.
Liberty - I don’t like it, it sounds pretty dated and it just makes me think of a horse, idk if that’s just me
Juniper - It’s a really nice name, probably my favourite from your list. It seems a little trendy, probably almost on the same level as Luna, but I only know one Juniper and she’s 16 so you’re unlikely to meet another
Felicity - it’s also a very pretty name, I like it. Just be aware that this name has entered the top 100 (I think) if you are concerned about that.

Luredbyapomegranate · 06/03/2022 14:55

Felicity
Or Chloe if you don’t like the double f

Emily is nice but way overused
Liberty is a bit faddy but ok
Juniper - I think this is faddy and really daft - Freya is beautiful, I’d be really pissed to be DD2 and landed with Juniper

Others
Juno, Stella, Lois, Lucy, Thora, Jocelyn, Ivy, Iris, Edith, Clara, Lara, Verity, Cecily, Philippa nn Pippa, Serena, Cleo, Evelyn, Jasmine, Rowan, Anna, Hannah, Rosanna, Esther, Beatrice nn Bea, Caitlin

DogsAndGin · 06/03/2022 15:58

Emily is really pretty, but here are some more ideas too:

Francesca
Imogen
Frances
Eleanor
Penelope
Emilia
Elizabeth
Clementine
Hermione
Emeline
Phoebe
Florence
Scarlett
Madeline
Zoey
Zara
Arabella
Felicity
Beatrice
Primrose
Rosemary
Jemima
Cosima
Hero

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