Names for baby girl (nature / traditional)

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We’re due any time and still haven’t decided on a name.

We like a strange mix of nature and traditional names with our favourites being:

Elwen
Francesca (Frankie)
Freya
Lyra
Matilda
Theodora (Theo)
Willow

Keen to hear your thoughts on these names and any other suggestions. We both feel like we’re waiting for a new name to be ‘the one’ but haven’t found it after months of looking.

(Particularly keen to hear thoughts on the suggested names above)

Freya is beautiful

Elwen - unusual, but easy to pronounce and spell, pretty.

Francesca (Frankie) - nice, but not my favourite from your list.

Freya - not keen, it's fine but it's not as nice as the others. Too common.

Lyra - not a fan, don't like the sound of it.

Matilda - it's popular, but I love it.

Theodora (Theo) - not keen on either the long name or the shortening. Can't not sing it to the tune of Wizadora

Willow - no, the worst on your list, very of the moment, will date.

I'd go Elwen Matilda or Matilda Elwen depending on how brave you're feeling.

From your list I love Lyra, Willow and Matilda.

Freya and Elwen both lovely.

Some more ideas:
Cora
Coral
Fern
Ivy

Flora
Violet
Poppy
Luna
Lavender
Iris
Clementine
Ottilie
Wren
Ayla
Maren
Miranda
Posy

Hazel

I have a Francesca so love that :) like Elwen as it’s pretty and unusual

Francesca is my favourite from the list.

Elwen - lovely. Also Arwen?
Francesca (Frankie) - Nice, classic
Freya - fine
Lyra - massively popular and of the moment, would defo avoid
Matilda - dull and overused
Theodora (Theo) - nice
Willow - bit dated now

Elwen is nice, not keen on all the others you've listed, Ellen is nice too

Hi
Why not wait till your daughter is born and then decide? You may feel.one of the names suits her.
My advice would be nit to chose a name the will be mispronouned asctgis will be a real pain for her.

Oops-sausage fingers-sorry.

If I had had a daughter she was going to be called Holly Rowena.

I also like the name Rowan.

Fern

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I have a Wren and Robin as I loved nature and bird names. Happened by accident with the first as it was the way the hubby proposed by saying we could use that name when we were on a carriage ride in a wood and heard one.

If you love Ellen you might like Lynwen.

Otherwise I would chose Freya it is a really pretty name and you don’t hear it often. Wait till she is born and then see what suits her best.
Congratulations.

Freya, Francesca and Matilda are the nicest

Elwen is great - strong but ethereal
Francesca - elegant and Frankie is fun, getting popular
Freya - I love it, very overused at one point, less so now, but it’s a bit tired TBH
Lyra - lovely but so many Lyra-Lara-Lola-Leah-Lena-Leila-Luna-Lila names - they all blur
Matilda - nice but lots of them
Theodora (Theo) - nice but quite a lot of them - and Theo/dore insanely popular for boys at the moment
Willow - nah, wet and weeping

Other thoughts

Olwen
Arwen
Ffion
Catrin
Elowen
Annis
Lois
Ines
Linos
Thora
Oona
Astra
Aster
Hera
Flora
Briar
Stella
Elva
Selena / Selene (Sell-ee-nee
Iona / Ione (3 syllables again)
Cassia
Cliona
Serena
Estella
Allegra
Sabrina
Adela
Rosanagh
Lowenna
Astrid
Annest
Jocelyn
Jasmine
Laurel
Sorrel
Igraine
Vivienne
Meredith
Marianne
Genevieve
Verity
Leonie
Cecily
Jessamy

Elwen - quite like this
Francesca - yes Francesca, no to Frankie
Freya - love it
Lyra - nice
Matilda - nice
Theodora (Theo) - ok
Willow - ok

Also:

Helena
Ferne
Aurora
Serena
Bryony

Elwen- never heard of it. Is is Welsh? Is it pronounced Elle-Wen?
Francesca (Frankie)- Best friend at school has this name and I love it (Half Scottish, half Hungarian). I personally I don't like Frankie, Franny or Fran as nn's though
Freya- love it
Lyra- I always read it as Lycra, then think it sounds like liar
Matilda- like it
Theodora (Theo)- 3 syllables is a mouthful and depends on the surname. Hate Theo for a girl
Willow- love it and considered it when pregnant

Some others Wren, Brooke, Ferne/Fern, Skye/Skylar, Coralie, Verda, Teal, Jade.

Elwen - ok but might end up being yet another Ellie
Francesca (Frankie) - ok
Freya - overused, don't like Frey
Lyra - don't like
Matilda - overused
Theodora (Theo) - don't like. Theo too popular for a boy
Willow - best of the bunch

Freya is probably my favourite but so popular just now. Was 4th most popular last year where I live.
What about Thea? (is similar to both Freya and Theodora)
I love the name Thea 💕