Girls names to go with common surname

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Looking for inspiration for girls names that are more unusual without being totally out there that will go with our surname of James. So far we have

Xanthe James
Elowen James

we are stuck. we quite like the idea of nature type names

I'd avoid Elowen, because it will get said as LON instead of El-Owen, and it will get shortened to Ellie

I'd also avoid Lily

Other than that, just pick a name you like

Yeah, with Jones for a surname you owe her something special. Xanthe and Elowen are both nice.

Arwen
Paloma
Artemis
Zinnia
Tamar

Juniper
Calypso

I like both Xanthe and Elowen. FWIW I've only met one person ever with the surname James so I don't consider it that common but I guess in some parts of the country it may be. A few suggestions -

Eira
Iris
Merrin/Merryn
Flora
Fleur
Willow
Sienna
Clementine
Morven

Ignore me and my Jones nonsense. tip to self: it helps if I read the post! I see the surname is actually James. I wouldn't say that's particularly common. But I'd still give her a rarer first name

Halo?

Delphi
Zephi (zephyr)
Silver
Velvet
Echo

Laurel
Poppy
Robyn
Rose
Clementine
Rowan

I like Xanthe, not very keen on Elowen, I find it quite harsh.

Clementine is lovely
Bay (as in the tree but think it might not work because of the slang)
Violet

Oh I really like the suggestion from the poster upthread for 'Artemis'. How brave are you feeling, OP?

Halo is a medical procedure performed on peoples backsides

Juno
Aubrey
Enola
Romy
Azalea

Halo James were in the pop charts in 1990

Etta James
Polly James was in The Liver Birds
Alex James - Blur
Sally James
Geraldine James
Jessie James
Ada James

You might want to avoid the initials E. L. and P.D.

Morven was on my list too

Love Zinnia

Love Xanthe and Elowen!

daphne
elodie
rosalie
dorothy
aurora
aurelia
ottilie
romilly
tallulah
zelda
clementine
athena
penelope
cleo
juniper
seraphina
louella
theodora
arabella
calliope
cassandra
callista
winifred
violet
felicity
delilah

Lorelei
Angharad
Katrina
Cassia
Juniper
Violetta
Yolanda
Inara
Callista
Eanna

Lorraine
Lauren
Laurel
Jasmine
Sadie

Love Elowen - the only trouble is she might end up one of a million Ellies..

I think Ianthe goes better than Xanthe and is more elegant

Cassia, Fernanda, Diana, Estella, Serena, Claudia, Odessa, Francesca, Iona, Selene, Ismene, Ione, Verity, Felicity, Marianne, Gwendoline, Caroline… I’d stick to 3 or more syllables and keep it elegant

Amaryllis
Damaris
Miranda
Rosalind
Seraphina
Ariadne
Rowena
Demelza
Cassandra
Alexandra
Venetia

Elowen James is beautiful. It’s also spelt Elowyn here in Cornwall - means Elm tree in Cornish I think.

I like Emily James

Morgana
Cordiana
Cassandra

James is a great surname to have - most names sound good with it.

Olive James spuds good!

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