Help deciding baby girl name

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My husband and I have differing tastes when it comes to names. We've got two names that we agree on:

Liora and Twyla.

We are both in love with the sound of Liora, but worried because we aren't Jewish and don't want to offend anyone. Twyla is so pretty but we are worried it's too "out there" and the reactions from others we've tested it on haven't been great.

Names I like but my husband dislikes: Melody, Cadence, Violet, Daisy, Annabelle

Names my husband likes but I dislike: Ophelia, Penelope, Lucy, Miriam

Her middle name will be Mae.

Any suggestions if other names? Or opinions on the names Liora or Twyla?

I like Twyla very much. I also like Liora, but think L names are very popular at the moment and might sound bit samey if she ends in class with many L-name wearing girls. I don't like Twyla Mae though - although I like Twyla whole combo makes it a bit trendy

other suggestions
Linnea - Swedish
Nancy
Georgina
Daphne
Delphine
Juliet
Rosalie/Rosabel
Beatrice
Cecily
Saskia
Madelief - daisy in Dutch

Sorry but personally I think Twyla sounds a bit ridiculous and too try-hard. Liora has a nice ring to it. I didn’t even know it was Jewish, I don’t know if that’s just me or if most people wouldn’t know though. Regardless though, I don’t think it would be offensive, but I wouldn’t want to give my child a name that would regularly make people mentally put her into a category of a religion she’s not

Sorry but I don’t like either of those. Your choices are much better than your DH if that helps!!

Loads of regular names are Jewish. Jude literally means Jew in German. If any name was going to offend surely it would be that one.

All the popular biblical are Hebrew originally.

Liora is nice but I would instantly assume Jewish. Twyla is unusual - I think it's a great choice.

Your list is more girly and your husband's more classic.

Given your list, I wonder if any of these would work:
Natasha
Frida
Astrid
Miranda
Melissa
Liane, Liana, Lia
Livia
Mirabel, Mirabelle
Estelle

Twyla is awful.
Mae is a filler middle name and the spelling May is a lot better, but it is so common and nothingy.
Not keen on Liora - seems like you were hoping for a little Leo.

Lucy - like a lot
Miriam - like but a bit prim-sounding. Miriam Mae is basically Mary Mary.
Penelope- nice but will be shortened
Ophelia - too long, tragic, 'I feel ya'
Melody - No, naff. Melody Mae is dreadful.
Cadence - No, too technical-sounding
Violet - ok, a bit 'shrinking'
Daisy - ok but quite boring. Daisy Mae sounds like a cow's name
Annabelle - a bit too frilly but ok

Jude literally means Jew in German. If any name was going to offend surely it would be that one.

All the popular biblical are Hebrew originally.
Many are of Greek or Aramaic origin.

Mae is the most boring overused middle name out there (other than Rose or Grace). Everyone is a ‘something’ May/Mae, regardless of why you’re using it.

Twyla is awful but Liora is ok, I’ve never heard it before.

Twyla is incredibly awful.

Why not use Mae as a first name if you both like it / agree on it

I like Twyla - I don’t think it’s too out there as it’s really easy to say

Liora - looks like someone has spelt Laura wrong.

I’ve never heard the name Liora till this thread. I’ve only heard of Twyla in Schitts Creek. Sorry but I’m not keen on the name. It sounds made up and perhaps a risk of being referred to as a Schitt name.

If you like Twyla but think it's too out there, how about something similar but slightly more mainstream? Eg Lyra, Lyla, Kyra.

Liora is gorgeous, use that. I've only met one - South Asian and not Jewish heritage.

Agree, sorry

Twyla sounds like a brand name to me .I agree re Mae being an over used middle name too.

If you like Liora, would Leonora be an option?

Twyla could be misheard for Tyler imo

Penelope and Annabel are lovely. Violet was nicer when it was still a bit unusual, which it no longer is, but it's a sweet name imo.

To me Melody is too much like Malady.

Never heard of either of those names. Not keen. I like Daisy from your lists.
But not keen on Daisy Mae.
Is Mae a family name ?

My favourites are Penelope and Miriam.

Twyla makes me think Twyla Tharp, but I don't like the sound of it.

Liora is ok I guess, not heard it before. I like PP's suggestion of Leonora.

May is overused as a middle name but underused as a first name.
Could you have May Liora? May Leonora? I like it that way round.

Like both of them, but would worry Twyla seen as a bit made up/ downmarket. Alternatives

Lumi
Nola
Willa
Aurelia
Athena
Elva
Romy
Alba
Stella
Estelle
Beatrix
Ostara

Twyla could grow on me. Liora not so much, but I like similar sounding Lara and Leonora.

How about Leonie?

Inspired by your list I like ..
Liora
Elula
Camilla
Ayesha
Trudy
Fleur
Millicent
Leonor

Twyla is lovely, and Twyla Mae has a sweet, old fashioned, FDR-era American feel to it.

Liora would end up with different pronunciation problems - Lye-ora or Lee-ora?

Suggestions -
Winona
Lara
Leonie
Willow
Tara
Tirzah