Opinions please!

[Libmama]

So here are mine and DP’s top 3 lists.

Mine are (in order of preference) Indie, Eden and Piper.

His are (in order) Quinn, Norah and Nola

My name is Laura so I’m not sure how I feel about Norah.

DS loves River, which I like but babies surname is a type of weed so I think it makes it sound silly.

Thoughts?

Kirsten, to me Laura, Maura, Dora, Cora,

Norah and Laura could be quite sweet. Surely you will be Mummy most of the time anyway. I’m not keen on any of your other names although I like India nn Indie. Other suggestions:

Zara
Clara
Tess
Erin
Cora
Phoebe
Wren
Nina
Hazel
Ada
Thea
Willa

Dunno what happened there! Anyway they all rhyme, they all have the same 'or' sound in the middle. It's different accents I would guess. Are you Scottish?

Eden and Nola are my top choices from your list. I do love the name Norah but agree it's to rhymy with your own name.

@Pemba , What's your accent?

Does Paul and Pole sound the same?

I love Eden and Nola.

They're similar in style imo - a bit boho and both graceful.

Quinn is nice too.

I like Norah, but maybe since your name is Laura it's a bit too close.

Piper I'm not too keen on. It's nice for a small child or a young woman up to age 23 or so but I can't see a middle aged Piper in my mind's eye.

They literally all four rhyme!

Merry, my accent is English (East Midlands). No, Paul is like porl, but pole is like pohl. To me.

Not keen on Indie for the same reason as Piper.

India with nickname Indie is better.

I think they're all lovely, leaning slightly more to your partner's choices.

I like Quinn and Piper the most.

Another name that comes to mind is Shola.

I would spell Oona as Una, I think the double o looks awkward.

I’m East Mids too and to me all of those Laura, Maura, Cora, Norah, Dora rhyme! They’ve all got the same ‘or’ sound in the middle and ‘a’ on the end!

Pemba, me too. Maybe that wasn't a good example.

I wouldn't be too sure that a girl with two boisterous older brothers wouldn't be interested in less boisterous aspects of life.

I think you could get away with
Daisy
Greta
Tamsin
Philippa/Pippa
Sasha
Tess
Dru (Drusilla)
Hailey
Juno
Jocelyn (Joss)
Jessica (Jess)

Love Joss but it rhymes with the surname 😫

I love Eden & Quinn.
Eden was top of my list for my last baby but he's a boy 😂
My daughter is Aria x

I think you should rule out nature names. Eden and River will sound like plants

I love Quinn, but with your surname I think Piper goes best

Eden and Piper are lovely!

nola and Quinn ok too

I have a Piper. She gets called Pip more than anything.
Also like Indie and Quinn.

Have you considered the name Katherine?

What about Pippa? I prefer it to Piper. Ayda is also nice.

Noa instead of Norah/Nola?

Yes like PP's suggestion of Pippa! It's significantly nicer than Piper in my opinion and sounds better with your surname. Love the other suggestion of Noa too, that's lovely!

Not a fan of Quinn or River. Eden is fine but perhaps not with a naturey surname. Like Norah and if you like it best, I'd go for that despite the rhyming issue. Nola is fine.

I like Norah best but agree re: your name being too close.

What about Nova or Naomi?

Or Juno, Lyra, Amber if you are looking for a strong, non-frilly girls' name.