Down to two girl's names

[WhiskersPete]

DD2 is due in a few weeks. We are down to 2 names. DD1 is called Anoushka.

So, Lyra or Holly?

(DH and I are both fans of His Dark Materials btw)

Holly

Valentina
Lucia
Arabella
Francesca
Antonella

Don't call her Holly

Anoushka and Melody?

Lyra sounds like lycra. Holly is nicer but a little boring. How about Emerald or Cassia?

Cassiopeia
Calpernia
Celesta
Circe (Sir-see)
Clarimonde
Chrysanthe
Cossette
Crecentia

Delphine
Demetria
Deserae

Elisheva
Elliora
Elodi

Ignacia
Inessa
Iliana

Liviana
Lorelei
Lovesa

Odelia

Perpetua
Persephone

Rozaliya
Raphaela

Sequoia
Saphira
Seraphia
Serephina
Serenity
Sonechka

Tavisha

Lyra is lovely

This is lovely too

I think Lyra has the gravitas to stand beside Anoushka.

Holly is lovely, but it doesn't have the wow factor you need.

Other suggestions:

Leonora
Christabel
Aphra
Lowenna
Sabrina
Estelle
Constanza
Petronella
Beatrix
Eirene
Juno
Seraphina
Evelina
Letitia
Vanessa
Antonella
Leilani
Athena
Celestine
Christiana
Hermione
Elfrieda
Roxanna

Leonorah
Sorcha
Ursula
Valentina
Pandora

I like both but just about prefer Lyra

Holly by a long shot, but both seem quite different to Anoushka

Agree completely. Love Seraphina.

Also Serena / Sarina.

Of the 2 Lyra but I agree it feels dull compared to her sisters name.

Suggestions

Seraphina (as ita just gorgeous but may be too much for you with the connection)
Xanthe
Azaria
Kahlia
Marnie
Sadie
Olympia
Persephone
Merredith
Ariadne
Cordelia
Cresida

I second the suggestions of Delphine and Artemis, and throw in:
Anastasia
Minerva
Diana
Marjolaine
Nerine

I like Holly, Lyra is quite popular.

Lena? Larissa?

Lyra

Georgiana (with the Jor-jay-nah pronunciation)

Never heard that before - are you seeing two letters the wrong way round? It's usually Jor-jee-AH-na.

Georgiana the Duchess of Devonshire was a Jor-jay-nah. It’s the old fashioned pronunciation.

Holly doesn’t cut it next to Anoushka I’m afraid

Liliana
Evangeline
Emmeline

I know an Anoushka with a sister called Saskia

I think Holly is too boring and Lyra is like liar to me.

Keep looking!

@soulinablackberrypie , I'd only heard it as Jorjayna until recently. I had heard jorjeeahna for things of a georgian style, cf victoriana, edwardiana.

Lyra

Out of the 2 names Lyra.

although I agree Seraphina goes much better.

failing that Cordelia or Persephone