Anyone like to be kind about my girls' names list????

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So come July I may be needing one of these (will think about boys tomorrow), what does anyone think? I like old-fashionedy, feminine names, but obviously don't want Emily, Isabella, Sophie or any of the others (all lovely names of course, lovely lovely but a bit too common at the moment from the names listings you see). DP likes ones that end in -a.

Alice (I'm not mad about Alicia though)
Louisa
Iona
Thea
Julia

I've always liked Flavia but it's way too pretentious to use.

I like these but not IN LOVE with any.

There was a very nice and sexy Italian girl at school with me who was called Livia - I suppose that's my main association .

What am I talking about I completely forgot Anna Livia from Finnegan's Wake. So actually there is a lovely Irish connection with Livia.

Hmm... ponder this one.

"marJArine versus marGArine" - what was the conclusion?

My niece is Nia - a Welsh name. My DD1 is Ffion another Welsh name that means foxglove, DD2 has Llinos as middle name which means Linnet but you have to have an umbrella up when non-welsh speakers say that one!!

laura, lisa, hortensia, constantia, constancia, cindy (pet name for cynthia), cilla (pet name for cecilia), adelita, adela, delia.

how is ines pron.?

does anyone know the pron. difference between constantia and constancia?

callista (callie for short), carolina, carmella, carmina, carola, cassandra, celestina, celinda, chandra, carlisa, concetta, christina, dakota, piper, sierra.

chance?

valda?

We have lots of -a endings in my family:

Liliana
Lisa
Carmelina
Paola
Gina
Tereza
Carmela
Kara
Franca

valda? sharla? cyrilla?

clementina?

I quite like Julia-Anne as a name. Went to school with one who was beautiful, elegant, brainy and lovely to be around, so v v positive connotations, and grown up enough to work on someone like a top lawyer I think, as well as cute enough to work on a small child.

regina, luigina, luigia, carmelita, julianna.

talulla or lula?

Some that were are the top of my list but many got rejected by dh:

Clara
Julia
Sierra (I LOVE but thought maybe too hippy-ish...)
Carla
Anya
Lea
Liana

I have to admit I really don't like Tallulah, though Lula / Lulu I can see being fun.

DP is currently considering Tessa and pushing Rebecca. I do like Rebecca but it's a teeeeeny bit boring. He won't go near Constance or any of my other faves. Also lots we can't have because a friend or family member has bagsed it.

Of new suggestions I like Anya, Clara (vv) and am rofling at Chance! Your poor baby would never be in any doubt about having been an accident!

Re. Marge my understanding is that a hard g was the original & correct pronunciation (though have never heard ANYONE except my v correct grandmother use it) but the soft g is pretty much universal now. I don't know what the etymology is.

Julia Anne is a GORGEOUS combo.

ines= iness or if you are spanish ineth (but probably much nicer in a real spanish accent) -its agnes isnt it?

May I suggest Linnea? There is no prettier name for a little girl. Tender, feminie, and sheer, at the flower that carries its name....

as the flower, not "at". I cant type.

I haven't heard of Linnea, ever, and it is very pretty. It reminds me of Linnaeus - presume fem of same - wasn't he a botanical type? Sorry - am not sciencey.

Linnea - pron lin-ay-a or lin-ee-a? Lin-ay-a nicer, not like linear.

I bet DP will think it too weird.

Sorry I know I've already asked this but I'd love another name (other than Theresa / Therese) that Tessa would be an abbreviation of (sorry lousy sentence). I like Tessa (quite) and DP really likes it but I am very in favour of giving full names.

using the english pronunciation i think it is li-nay-ah but it is a swedish name and i know it has an accent on the e so is probably pronounced differently to how we would say it. on a name website it says lee-ne-ah but can't quite work that one out in my head. doesn't sound right.

Linnea

Lee
Ne like in necessary
Ah

But who says you cant pronounce it in a more british fashion?