Names like Matilda / Zara / Madeleine?

[PocketRocket12]

Help! Baby girl due in three weeks and still no baby names for her.

Zara, Matilda and Madeleine are at the top of my list but have all been vitoed by DH for different reasons.

He likes Orla and Erin but we’ve not settled on anything.

I suppose we like names that aren’t too fussy (although that’s a matter of opinion), not too “out there” and relatively easy to say / spell.

Our surname begins with a “T” and we already have a DS named Zachary.

What names might we like?

Jemima
Esther
Louisa
Helena
Fearne
Verity
Evelyn
Imogen
Penelope
Claudia
Cordelia
Hester
Clara
Cora
Cara
Olive
Freya
Lydia
Rosanna
Georgina
Thea
Harriet
Meredith
Josephine
Ianthe
Xanthe
Audrey
Amelia
Emilia
Emmeline
Lavinia
Heather
Audrey
Beatrice
Lucy

I like Matilda and Madeleine more than Orla and Erin.
Marina
Louise
Anya
Eloise
Gwen
Valeria
Georgina
Cecily
Juliet
Polina
might be names you like

Lara or Clara instead of Zara? Double Z could be a bit overkill for a sibset.

Zachary and...

Eloise
Florence
Isabelle
Lydia
Verity
Penelope
Nancy
Margot

Laurie
Veronica
Melody
Penelope
Davina
Willow
Imogen
Demi
Louisa
Naomi

These are all beautiful names! Stand out ones so far are:

Verity (but my best friend is called this so may be a bit weird?),
Clara and Cara as a good alternative to Zara

What do we think about Madison/Maddie as alternative to Madeleine/Maddie. It’s specifically Madeleine DH isn’t keen on.

Eliza

All were on my long list 😃 also love Zachary.

How about:
Lara
Lila
Eden
Eliza
Bethan

I like Madison too, although do prefer Madeleine

This was my first thought to go with Zachary - love the a in both names!

Not keen on madison but I personally love madeleine. What about Adelaine/Adeline/Adalaine? Alana?

Eliza is great
Agatha
Marianne

Marianne? Madison is totally not the same vibe as Madeleine - please don’t!

If your family surname is your DH’s family name - you give him ten of YOUR choices and he chooses his top three, and you argue from there!

How about Adrienne?

Chloe? As an alternative to Clara which I adore by the way.

I have a Zara. If it’s helpful our other shortlisted names were Stella, Zoe and Harriet.

Maggie

Other names you may like are
Anais
Briony
Cassandra
Cecilia
Clarissa
Delphine
Felicity
Harriet
Heidi
Hazel
Jemima
Lara
Susanna

Laura
Clara
Maria
Eleanor
Fiona

Tallulah!!

This isn't my real name (neither Anisty nor Tallulah) but for some reason my Mum always called me Tallulah or Lulu growing up.

And i really do like it

Eliza… that’s really growing on me. Same with Hazel. Adding them to the list for sure. Maybe I have a thing for “Z”s that I didn’t realise.

ADORE Tallulah (gives me similar vibes to Matilda) but we have a Tallulah in the close family. Finding girls names so much harder than when we named our DS.

Zoe is making a comeback and I love it.

Merida

Harriet
Phoebe
Felicity
Thea

Xara
Xanthe
Davina
Marnie
Tamsin

Elizabeth. (Gives the choice of many many nicknames if your child doesn't like the one you choose. Including Eliza, which I would assume was a shortening if I heard it)

Suzanne. Suzanna
Savannah
Zoe
Jasmine
Katherine
Isobel/Isabella/
Mackensie
Clarissa (might end up a Clara.....)
Tamsin

If you like Matilda and Tallulah, how about Tabitha?