Please help us decide, first DD

[Cheesiechip]

We’re due a baby girl very soon and still undecided about the name - we have plenty we like, none either of us really love. The current shortlist is:

Abigail
Ada
Grace
Isobel
Lucy
Mabel
Madeline
Phoebe

I also like Beatrice, Clara, Cora and Martha, but DH doesn’t.

All names go equally well with our surname. The middle name will be Rose after a family member but we are not too worried about the name ‘flowing’, nor are we overly worried about popularity.

Please help!

I like Mabel, Madeline and Phoebe the best but all are fine names

I would personally go for Phoebe Rose

I really like Madeline, but not overly keen on Maddy which it invariably will be shortened to whether you like it or not!

That’s a lovely list of names! I like them all!

My favourite is Lucy - simple, pretty, timeless and classy, easy to spell / pronounce, not too popular or dated.

Phoebe would be my second choice, for similar reasons.

Madeline and Abigail are lovely classics too - and they have nice shortened versions (Maddie / Abbie)

Mabel and Ada are gorgeous vintage chic names - I love them but they may date as they’re part of a current trend for “old lady” names, if that bothers you.

Isobel (& variants) is way too popular round me - every other girl is called this.

Grace - so lovely but the ones I know aren’t graceful and it doesn’t suit them!

How about

Clara / Cara / Lara
Alice
Annabel
Jessica
Chloe
Zoe
Penelope
Emma
Iris

Abigail - like it
Ada - not keen
Grace - over used
Isobel- ok
Lucy- like it
Mabel - bit ''on trend'' will date
Madeline - overused
Phoebe- not unusual anymore

My favourites are
Melissa
Eleanor
Juniper
Abigail

I alo like the name Ruth, a bit off the beat maybe, not enough little Ruthies about

Mabel Rose or Isobel Rose would be my choices

Lucy is my favourite.

Also like Grace and Madeline / Madeleine.

I like Ada the best (not on your list, but I alsoLOVE Ida)

I think you should keep looking until you find something you both love, rather than like.
Suggestions

Marla
Adeline
Lucille
Petra
Louisa
Elena
Eloise
Lois
Marianne
Beatrice
Amabel
Phillipa
Hope

Mabel!

Isobel - is a top quality name

Sounds like you are still looking, so maybe..

Verity
Cecily
Marianne
Zoe
Clio
Jeanne
Jocelyn
Genevieve
Philippa (Pippa)
Ida
Constance (Connie if you want)
Esther
Tessa
Zara
Zoe
Ianthe
Enid

Ada Rose sounds beautiful

I love Phoebe

I like Madeleine , not too keen on the diminutive Maddie though. Josephine? Diminutive Jo or Josie ? Or obviously just use the full name.

Abigail- lovely, underused classic
Ada - bit trendy.
Grace - lovely but you've nicer mames
Isobel- really lovely name! Classic
Lucy- pretty, underused
Mabel - too trendy; especially as a dogs name
Madeline - lovely
Phoebe - lovely

My favourite is Isobel, then Lucy, Pheobe and Abigail (as long as you like Abbie- I do!)

I love Phoebe. I also like Abigail because it’s less used atm.

what about
Cara/Lara/Laura
Olivia
Bella/Isabella
Isla
Alice
Harriet
Zoe

Adaline

Absolutely love Martha!!
Backups for me Mabel or Phoebe.

if you like Clara, what about Clarissa or Claudia?

I’d go for Lucy or Abigail from your list

My DD is Lyra.
not on your list of course, but my advice is, if you don’t LOVE it, it’s not right.

I love Abigail the most, followed by Grace and Madeline. The only one I'm not keen on is Ada... but do think it goes nicely with Rose. The rest are ok.

By the way - I know you're not worried about popularity but I have a 4yo and a 9mo and except for Clara I don't recall hearing any of the names you've mentioned at any baby/toddler groups, nursery or school.

From your list my favourites are Lucy and Ada. I also love Adeline, Ida, Claudia and Iris (which I think have a similar vibe).

Loving all the feedback and thoughts so far.

Adeline is a great idea and solves the Maddie issue (as we don’t love this shortening). I’ll suggest it to my husband.

Glad to see Abigail love as this one has been met with some raised eye brows in real life for some reason! Not super keen on Abby though - is it inevitable?

Claudia is an interesting choice, I hadn’t thought of that at all.

Alice and Isla are definitely our style but both family names.

Adeline is lovely, but do you like Addie? I do, but just checking as you don’t like Maddie? The Adeline I know is exclusively known as Addie.

I think Abbie is inevitable with Abigail (in the long run anyway, you can control it when they’re little). I love Abbie but I’d avoid Abigail if you don’t like it.

I know a little Claudia, it does sound gorgeous on her! Although she could become Claudie as a teen…!