Baby Girl - if we like these names

[Confusedmermaid1]

We’ve got a while left yet but we’re due a baby girl in January. For years DH and I thought we had a girls name sorted, Robyn, but I’ve gone off it as I don’t like the nn Rob/Robbie.

Names I like but DH isn’t keen on
Lilith (nn Lily) - our surname is one syllable ending -LL so he thinks it’s too many L’s 😅
Genevieve (nn Evie) but he prefers Evelyn which is too popular for me
Hazel - It’s in our address so DH says no but we probably won’t live here forever!
Sylvie/Sylvia - he’s just not that keen

His names that I’m not overly keen on
Rosalie (nn Rose/Rosie) - bit too cutesy for me but I do prefer other Rose names
Florence - lovely but too popular
Olivia - way too popular for me
Cecelia (nn Cece) - I could probably come around to this but I don’t love it
Arya - doesn’t sound great with his family’s regional accent 😅

I don’t want anything too popular, I have a name which is so of it’s time you could guess my age within a year or two I bet 😂 there was 3 in my class at school. DH has a super popular but more timeless name so he’s less bothered.

We want to avoid names beginning EL.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for us, maybe something that combines our tastes?

Helena
meredith
rosalind
esther
martha
annabelle
beatrix
juliet
emmeline
clara
edith
vivienne
tabitha
daphne
felicity

I thought that too @Whereland

Rose. Your DH’s pet name for can be Rosalie.

Lilith (nn Lily) - Lilith is awful. You don't want popular but Lily is overused
Genevieve (nn Evie) but he prefers Evelyn which is too popular for me - Evie is overused. I don't like Genevieve or Evelyn.
Hazel - OK
Sylvie/Sylvia - I detest the name Sylvia, and Sylvie sounds middle-aged.
Rosalie (nn Rose/Rosie) - Rosie is very popular. Not keen on the Rose names. Rosalie is too frilly
Florence - too popular
Olivia - too popular
Cecelia (nn Cece) - Cecilia is better. Cece is awful
Arya - too close to Aryan. Aria is overused.

Robyn will get shortened regardless of you insisting on the full name.

Vivienne - doesn't appeal
Celeste - awful
Eira - I don't get the love for it, dislike the Eye-ruh and Ay-ruh pronunciations, but it might suit a January-born girl.

Rosalind - I like it and Ros is fine.
Rosemary - not lovely but it's not awful
Lilian - not lovely

Try the names with the surname. Something like Hazel/Rosie/Lily Hall/Hill sounds like a building or street name (might not apply - can't think of any other surnames right now).

Evie is as overused as Evelyn. I think every third girl is an Evie. Or Lily.

How about Rozanne? Also

Gabrielle
Sabrina
Vanessa
Gillian
Aimee

Sylvie, Sylvia, Celeste are my favourites from your list.

Hazel is really lovely.

how about….

Rosanna
Willa
Fiona
Marigold
Josette
Lupita
Sasha
Saskia

I'm a teacher and currently have a Genevieve in one of my classes. Her nickname is Gen! The 'eve' part being at the end of the name seems to mean it doesn't translate into a nickname...if that helps.
I think Robyn and Florence are both lovely names, for what it's worth; I've been teaching for 17 years and have never taught a Robyn or a Florence (though I have taught a Robine!). My husband's cousin is called Florence but she's over 40! I've never met anyone else with that name.

I know a Genevieve (my age) who is known as Veve (pronounced VeeVee)

Estelle
Ebony
Xanthe
Dyani
Vivienne
Asha
Hillary
Terese
Patrice
Narelle
Esther
Liliana
Saskia
Bethan
Freda
Celeste
Katrine
Julia
Rhiannon

Claudia
Carrie
Thia
Beth
Pixie

If you like Genevieve, how about Genevra?

Or Flora, Sarah (nn Sadie, although I prefer Sarah), Claudia, Marina?

I think Robyn is a gorgeous name and I've never known it to be shortened.

I also really like Genevieve and Sylvie/Sylvia from your list and Arya from your husband's (I've never linked it to Aryan)

Names that give me the same vibe as Robyn:
Astrid, Aphra, Ailsa, Bronte, Bryony, Bethan, Cerys, Celest, Cherry, Cleo, Dulcie, Delphi, Devon, Eden, Erin, Erica, Eden, Faith, Giselle, Grace, Georgie, Honor, Halle, Iris, Ivy, India, Inez, Imogen, Juno, Juniper, Jemima, Josette, Kirsten, Kiki, Katy, Keziah, Lara, Luana, Leonie, Lois, Marta, Miranda, Niamh, Neriah, Noelle, Ondine, Odette, Pippa, Phoebe, Quinn, Romilly, Rivkah, Ramona, Rowena, Rosina, Saffron, Sorrel, Sidonie, Stella, Seren, Sadie, Taryn, Tegan, Thea, Tamara, Tamsin, Verity, Vanessa, Vashti, Wren, Xanthe, Zeryn, Zara, Zoe