Baby girl came early- names!?

[newmum1508]

My girl came 6 weeks early just 4 days ago and is currently in NICU at the moment. She had some breathing problems but is getting a lot stronger.
We hadn’t decide on a name!
I’m native American by heritage and was adopted to the UK as a child, so I wanted something to reflect that part of our heritage. My biological family I know had ties with the symbol of a wolf in their Seneca tribe, so we’ve decided on Tala as her middle name (wolf in Native American).

We thought we had another month and a bit to decide on first names but not any more!

I love Elowen (my husband is Cornish so it also fits that way).
I also like-
Willow
Etta
Sorrel (but I’m not sure if it’s too uncommon)

Our surname is Smith and her middle name is short too, so now I’m leaning towards 3 or more syllable first names, but I’m just not totally set on any!

Ive taken a lot of names off my list as I don’t think they fit with “ Tala Smith”. The only one that flows to me at the moment is Elowen.

Any suggestions I’d love 💕! I’m very into name meanings and quite like vintage names

Tala would make a lovely first name!

But agree with everyone Elowen or Sorrel.

I love Sorrel.

Congrats on your little one
I don't often like other name choices, but I love all of yours!
Sorrel Smith is too SS heavy IMO
Etta Tala is also too TATA heavy
Although I like Elowen, I also really like Tala and would have that as a first name to represent your culture.

Yes, Tala Elowen Smith is fairly short, she 'might' change her name in the future and if not, its still a beautiful name.
I have a short, ancestral name, similar to the reason you chose Tala. I love the fact growing up it was easy to spell and pronounce, different to the 4 Rebecca's and 4 Sarah's in my year, and has significant cultural meaning.

I love elowen

winifred tala smith
eloise tala smith
elodie tala smith
clememtine tala smith
wren tala smith
rosalie tala smith
juno tala smith
vivienne tala smith
juniper tala smith
ottilie tala smith
marigold tala smith
penelope tala smith
Annabelle tala smith

Kerenza is also Cornish , you could shorten it to Kerri / Kerry and they are also lovely nicknames .
Congratulations on the birth of your daughter .

Ah that’s great news

I like Elowen - but she’ll inevitably end up Ellie and there are so many of them - in fact they’ll be quite a lot of Ellie Smiths

So I think Sorrel Smith is lovely and I’d go for that

I’m not mad on either Etta or Willow

What about Seneca? It's a beautiful name.

Seneca Smith.

I think between Senekot and the Emperor it might be a bit much

Elowen is lovely.

We considered Arwyn which is similar.

Congratulations

Congratulations!

Eloise Tala Smith
Seren Tala Smith

Going against the grain here but I'm not keen on Elowen (I don't pronounce the H in Hello from where I'm from so I feel the way im saying it in my head sounds like I keep saying hello win) but could just be a dialect thing.

I much prefer Tala as a first name it's beautiful

I used to work with someone who's daughter was name Merryn and I loved it, I'd never heard it before and I've just realised from Google it's Cornish too!

Tala Merryn / Merryn Tala Smith

Oh and congratulations op ❤️

Congratulations @newmum1508 !

Like many PPs I think Elowen Tala Smith sounds perfect.

I think Elowen Tala is lovely. As is Tala Elowen if you wanted to consider Tala as a first name.

Other ideas:
Amberley, Anika, Amaya, Bryony, Bethan, Bronte, Calliope, Cassidy, Celest, Danica, Demelza, Darina, Everley, Endellion, Electra, Fenella, Fionnuala, Fiona, Genevieve, Genesis, Giselle, Hermione, Harmony, Harper, Isolde, Isadora, Imelda, Jacinta, Jennifer, Juniper, Karenza, Katinka, Katrina, Loveday, Lorelai, Larissa, Meredith, Marwenna, Miranda, Naomi, Nadia, Nikita, Octavia, Ottilie, Olympia, Paloma, Pandora, Philippa, Rosina, Rowena, Romilly, Saskia, Serena, Saffron, Tamika, Taryn, Talitha, Verity, Vanessa, Vivianne, Xanthippe, Xenia, Xanthe, Yvette, Yolanda, Ysanne, Zeryn, Zola, Zafira

Congratulations!
Elowen is beautiful and with Tala to reflect your heritage sounds perfect
Sorrel is lovely too

Congratulations! I hope her stay in NICU is a short one for you all.

You're right that Elowen Tala Smith has the best flow on your list. It's the perfect choice to reflect her heritage on both sides.

Elowen is lovely.

As a slight alternative, Anwen Tala Smith also sounds good.

Elowyn is lovely. I like Sorrel the best, was in my list too!
Many congratulations on the safe arrival 🩷

Congratulations! To echo other posters here I love Elowen! I like sorrel too but not a fan of alliterative names.

Elowen is perfect, pretty, individual but well-known, and is meaningful to your family. I love it.

Sorrel is nice, but Sorrel Smith isn't great. Etta Tala and Willow Tala feel a bit awkward.

Congratulations on your lovely baby!

Elowen Tala is gorgeous and it's nice that it honours her heritage on both sides.
Etta Tala Smith feels like too many short names. I would maybe go with a longer name and shorten to Etta - Henrietta, Arietta, Julietta, Marietta, Antoinette, Harriet...

@Firebird83 i was going to say the same as you! Should be pronounced properly not ELLE-o-wen but el-OHH-en

that’s lovely with Tala though!

Iseult, Isolde or Isolda
Sabine Sabina

I always suggest Merryn in name threads because I love it so much, but couldn't use it, but Elowen is also nice, Kerenza too!

Elowen is beautiful and goes really well with Tala and Smith. Congratulations