Can't settle on girls names please help!!

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Hi everyone
I'm now 25 weeks pregnant with a little girl. We have a 2 year old daughter called Freya and DH and I have become a bit overloaded with names. Love the sound of some names but they are just way too popular such as Olivia, Isla. I want something less common not necessarily unique I've looked at some name lists but need some help with suggestions. Our lists keep changing my DH has happily settled on a couple of names which I've then vetoed probably thanks to my hormones.

At the moment my favourite is Norah but this tends to change quickly. I also like Abigail, Alisha, Sylvie, Heidi, Erin, Niamh and Mara not a definite list so open to other names. Just hoping to see one and think that's the one.

Most of your names are lovely, but Norah just makes me think of Nora Batty. To me it is a really ugly old fashioned name!

Mara is unusual, but I am not sure Freya and Mara sit well together, too many a's

Abigail, Alisha, Sylvie, Heidi, Erin all good names.
and so are Olivia and Isla

Nancy and Rose is nice.

Norah is quite nice but I think 'Flamin' Norah' or 'Nora Batty'.

Abigail - like
Alisha - ok but Alicia, Aleesha etc
Sylvie - dated
Heidi - like
Erin - mean girl vibes
Niamh - ok but I know too many my age
Mara - sounds miserable

Sylvie and Heidi are lovely!! Alisha is completely awful!!

how about:

Phoebe
Hazel
Monica
Clementine

Cora
Saskia
Penny
Jemima
Jasmine
Harriet
Sarah
Delphine

Heidi
Erin
Abbie (I prefer this to Abigail)
Niamh
Zoe
Ruby
Grace
Orla
Ava
Anna
Mirren

How about Esme, goes well with Freya I think

Or something more traditional but underused eg
Margo/Margot
Louisa
Eleanor
Estelle
Cecily/Cecilia

Mara - sounds miserable

that's funny, because it is a Hebrew name and it means 'bitter'

@steppemum , I know it does but Mary and Maria don't sound miserable.

I didn't realise Mary and Maria were the same root.
I was thinking of the story of Naomi where she says - call me Mara because my life is so bitter!
But that is quite niche, so I wasn't expecting anyone else to think it sounds sad!

Hate names that you have to explain!

Sylvie is lovely and perfect with Freya!

Ciara
Gemma
Tessa
Tess
Juno
Lily
Nancy
Anna
Annie
Daisy
Meadow
Tuppence
Lucy
Anouk
Blythe
Irene
Cicely

Tova or Ilja?

How about Esme? I that's lovely with Freya
Or Ingrid
Astrid
Romy
Louisa
Sadie
Stella

I love Abigail.

Also very big fan of Heidi.

I used to work with an Abigail, everyone called her Abs or Abi. One day her mum phoned up and said 'can I speak to Abigail please' and I thought I'd never really thought of her as an 'Abigail', but I thought it sounded so lovely I called her Abigail from then onwards! No one else apart from her mum did though!

Norah seems a bit dowdy to me somehow.

I like Erin and Mara, lovely names. There's also Marnie as a suggestion, or Elodie (might have had it's moment)? Clara is also getting suggested a lot on here at the moment, I'm a big fan but I'd be worried if it was about to become a trend if Mumsnet is anything to go by.

Congratulations and good luck!

Just realised this is from September, sorry! why do these old ones always pop up?!

@KarriTreeSullivan , OP says "I'm now 25 weeks pregnant with a little girl.", so she might still be looking for a name.

Abigail
Beatrice
Camille
Daisy
Eleanor
Gaia
Harriet
Imogen
Jessica
Katie
Leona
Megan
Noelle
Ophelia
Penelope
Romilly
Seana
Tatum
Violet
Xanthe
Zoe

Good luck to you all and i hope these help

Thank you for all of your replies. Im due next week will update with the name when she arrives unless shes over due 🤣
We think we have settled on a name but would rather see her first before we confirm.

No update?
i’m all ears! What did you chose?

Your names are great. How about Freya and Nancy?

Mara is gorgeous and not common at all. Also like Heidi x

Heidi and Erin are gorgeous. Both were on my list. I think either go beautifully with Freya too which is also a great name. You have good taste!

If I was forced to pick I’d say Heidi, it just conjures up such lovely images of a strong, little rough and tumble girl in nature to me.

I was going to say Freya and Amber but have just seen you will have had your lovely baby girl by now. Would love to know what name you picked!

Thank you for all the lovely comments and suggestions. She was almost Slyvie or Erin but a different name sneaked into our list and she suits it so well. We called her Eilidh pronounced (Ailee)