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?

Pity.

What about Nikita? Similar genre.

Or Roxanne?

Meridith? Marilyn?

I like madison

Melissa
Mabel (must bd having a comeback, I met a 3yo one recently!)
Stephanie
Yasmin
Eleanor
Alana
Megan

Morgana
Morwenna
Delaney

How about Zelda? Sort of combines Zara and Matilda.
I also like Romy, Eden and Juno.

Hazel is lovely. Classic but not too common.
Also like:

Iris
Evangeline
Myriam
Angeline

Lots of your names were on my list! How about:

Lara
Nina
Rosalie
Lucinda
Elspeth

Marnie or Maisy ?

Zachary and

phoebe
violet
clementine
clara
tallulah
marigold
martha
esther
ottilie
delilah
isabel
annabel
eliza

Elena
Anita
Beatrice

Miranda?

Eliza and Hazel are both lovely and go so well with Zachary. The z link is sweet and subtle, rather than something like Zara or Zoe which would be more in your face.

Unlike a previous poster, I wouldn't assume Eliza to be short for Elizabeth. The first 5 letters may be the same, but the pronunciation is totally different. Eliza is very much a name in it's own right to me.

I'm really not a fan of Madison. It's a totally different vibe to Madeleine and doesn't make sense as a girls name to me, with the 'son' ending. Your other choices are all preferable and go better with Zachary.

Your comments have been so helpful! Currently top on our very long list:

Hazel
Eliza
Maeve (Maeva?)
Lila

Still fighting for Zara but may lose that battle!

Middle name will be Jane. Appreciate it’s not often used so probably won’t matter.

Any votes on these will be fantastic. I promise to be back when she is born to confirm what we called her 🤣

Do you like Zali - pronounced Zahlee.
Zali Stegall was an Olympian skier.
Eliza
Lilou
Ella
Zoa

Out of those, Eliza's my favourite. And i love Jane too. Eliza Jane🙂

Eliza Jane or Lila Jane. Both really lovely.

Eliza Jane is divine 😍

Hazel is lovely too. I like Lila, but it does blend in with lots of other current trend names. I definitely think Eliza or Hazel fit better with Zachary.

Maeve Jane is too blunt, plus I don't get the Maeve attraction (I once saw someone ask how to pronounce it and someone else replied "it's like Dave with an M"... that was enough to put me off for life! 😂 Maeva is just a fancy Maeve.

Eliza Jane for the win 👍🏻

Alana
Lucy
Laura
Nina
Eliza
Freya
Courtney
Rachel
Amy
Hilary
Georgia
Karla
Ivy
Anna

Tallulah and Madison are a totally different sort of name to Matilda, Zara and Madeleine (and Zachary). Which is absolutely fine and I am a firm believer that you should pick the name you like - but they are not the same sort of style / camp at all.

Cleo
Thea
Harriet
Henrietta

Very fair comment! Eliza seems to fall within that bracket and I love how it flows with Zachary x

Matilda and Madeleine were 2nd and 3rd on my list. I went with Eliza for dd so we have similar taste!

Dave with an M!!!!! I am crying at that 🤣 Agree with your point re Lila. Eliza may end up “Liza” as she grows anyway (appreciate that sometimes nicknames happen whether you want them or not!) which has similar feel to Lila but with stronger full name to back it up.

Ooohh that’s so funny! I’m sure she suits her name perfectly, are you pleased you chose it?

i love your shortlist! My order would be

1. Eliza
2. Hazel
3. Lila
4. Maeve / Maeva

But I like them all!

I think Verity Jane is lovely - it’s nice it’s your friends name too

If not then Eliza Jane - which is pretty - but she will probably end up yet another Ellie, so depends if that bothers you.

I don’t like the others (although admittedly my friends step mum was Hazel, which she said (or rather shrieked) AY-ZOWL.

Others might be

Marianne

Estella

Lois

Vivienne

Vivia

Miranda

Alexandra
Larissa
Heidi