Newborn girl needs a name

[seven201]

We have a newborn girl and aren't getting anywhere with names. She has a big sister called Isla.

I quite like Maeve, Alana and Neve but DH doesn't. He likes Amy and Tilly and is just rubbish at coming up with suggestions. We both don't mind Ava, so maybe she'll be Ava.

Coralie, Kristen, Fern, Jessie, Immy (not Imogen), Lara, Lana, Liv (not olivia), Ciara, Effie (don't even know what this one is short for!), Amelie, Elle, Poppy, Phoebe, Sienna I quite like.

I don't want a name that needs spelling out all the time or could be pronounced differently. No idea on middle names, but that can come later.

Names I don't like in case it helps with suggestions:
Jemima
Mabel
Evie
May
Arabella
Beatrice

Any ideas?

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Isla and Fern sound lovely together. Both simple but pretty.

Eva, Ivy, Cora, Zara, Lily, Astrid, Eliza, Talia, Isabelle/ Isobel, Alisa, Rose, Tara, Elia, Hera, Grace, Juniper, Astrid, Faith, Penelope, Heidi, Florence, Faye, Charlotte, Edith, Luna, Zoe, Eve,

Faith
Meredith
Tamsin

Maeve is nice. Maeva might work too if you like Ava. I also like Avery.

What about Matilda with Tilly as a nickname? Or Celeste with nickname Letty?

Oh yes. Also I know an Isla with sister Hallie.

I love the name Fern, I know a little girl called fern and her sister is Ella so not far off Isla.

What about Aria?

Hhmm I feel like a lot of your possibilities have numerous spellings.
Alana is also spelt Alannah
Neve is also spelt Niamh
Coralie is also spelt Coralee,
Kristen is also spelt Christen or Christin, Fern is also spelt Fearne,
Lara is too close to Laura which could be misspelled
Ciara (if its pronounced Kee-Ra) can also be spelt with a K

So from your names that are left I absolutely LOVE Immy, Effie and Tilly (although unlike 95% of Mumsnet, I am very pro naming the child what you will actually call them and not some longer name like Imogen just for the sake of giving them an "option" when they get older)

Thank you everyone. Bethan and Zara were on my list too, not sure why I missed them off. I like Sophia and Freya but can't do them.

To the PP who said a lot of them could be spelt differently - you're right. I might have to give up on that in my criteria. I quite like Ottilie that's been suggested, but not sure if it's a bit too 'trendy'. I do like Hazel too. I will go through all your suggestions with dh over the next few days.

Thank you for the congratulations. She took many years to make after secondary infertility/lots of treatment, surgeries and recurrent losses, so we're over the moon to finally have our family completed.

@seven201 Congratulations. Don't pressurise yourself to pick a name in a hurry. Enjoy it all.

Out of your list Maeve and Lara are my favourites by far, both gorgeous and not too common.
Not a fan of Ava but adore Eva (DD’s middle name)

How about:
Isabel
Charlotte
Darcey
Ellie
Pippa

Thank you. She's been here for 4 days and still can't believe it's actually happened! Getting asked for name updates A LOT, but we're not in a hurry. We do keep accidentally calling her Isla though

Dorothy Dorothea Dottie - they mean 'Gift'
Noa
Naomi

Congratulations on your daughter! I have an Isla and a Clara. We also considered Ava, along with Alice and Edie xx

Not Lana.

Love Fern.

Connie, Roselie, Harriet

@Glitterheart oh wow you are amazing at picking names!!!!! Love them all!

Like pp Clara.

I mix all my kids names up, welcome to second child

Aoife
Erin
Caitlin

Isla and Ava sound lovely together. Love the name Ava. I also like Poppy which my daughters name. If my son was a girl he would have been Alana so that's also got my vote. Other suggestions........

Cora
Mila
Lottie
Raya
Emmy
Lillia
Bonnie
Connie
Florence
Violet

Sienna or ciara I like

I'm wouldn't call her Ava - she will be called Eva and Eve, my daughter has one of those names, and people constantly mix it up with the other similar names. I wish I hadn't picked it now.

Isla and Bonnie are lovely. Isla and Amy I think sound gorgeous. Isla and Connie / Penny / Lottie. I think lots of names ending in an "ee" sound would work.

@seven201 loving this thread! ❤️❤️❤️

But as others have said take your time. We took a week to make our DD and 4 days with DS. People did drive me nuts asking but I'm glad we waited.

Xxx

Elizabeth - not fashionable but I don’t know why

I also love Fern.

I feel like a lot of your names have prominent L sounds,so how about

Lilith / Lillian
Anneliese
Felicity
Julia
Mallory
Louise
Eloise
Elspeth

I also thought Caroline and Karina.

Clara
eva
mia
esme
lily
molly
millie
daisy
eden
poppy
callie
nova
elsie
lottie
bonnie
hallie
Nell
nancy
thea
sienna
amber
holly