naming night mere

[dragonmoon]

Hi we are looking for a name for our daughter who is far too old already to not have a name. We have thought far too long and now we have no perspective at all and really just get more and more confused. Our first son is called Leif and so something completly main stream doesn't go well however we are open to this . We have lists that get longer and longer but still we haven't found the right name.My second child has a name i don't like so I don't want to make that mistake again. It has become a naming night mere. Thanks for any help.

How old is your daughter?

Maybe if you write your shortlist (or longlist) here we can give feedback/suggest names you might like?
What do you think of:

Rowan
Hebe
Amberley
Merle

hi
maybe if you give us your top 10 we can pull them apart or say our favourites and that might help?
How old is your dd? Congrats btw

Ah Arse ya beat me to it
few 'unusual' lovelys from me....
Laoise
Dania
Freya
Marlese
Dannin

Anneliese
Jennifer
Sara
Anna
Maya
Aurora
Emma
Anja
Cecile
Kirsten
Stella
Victoria
Georgi a
Gabriella
Evelina
Liliana

Willow
Clover

cumin
paprika

Lilia

@ custardo
maybe marjoram or fenugreek

5 spice
turmeric

i really disagree,5 spice sounds soooo chavvy,imagine screaming that in Asda, no a more refined name such as Juniper or Cinnamon is more appropriate

Delphine

Are you particularly looking for Scandinavian names, dragonmoon?

Maya and Leif sound nice together

Ingrid

I always loved Clover, ever since I read What Katy Did...DP hates it though, grrr.

Roisin
Emerald
Vita
Solstice
Nova
Minerva

What's your other child's name -- there's Leif and ?, and give us a hint about your surname?

Idony.

I love it but never go the chance. Pronounced I-DOHN-ee. I expect you'll hate it

Ooooh, that's very nice.

How about Saskia, Iris or Astrid? I think a name that sounds ethereal and vaguely Scandinavian/ Greek would go with Leif and Idony.

Hi, here's the Norwegian stats so you can get a feel for what could go together with Leif. My little girl is Maya as she is half Norwegian, a lovely international name

www.ssb.no/navn/

Fleur. Goes well with Leif.

I do like Astrid as well, mind.
I knew two sisters called Saskia and Mariska - think they were Danish - like both those names.

(just to let you know, it's 'nightmare')

Hebe-my favourite girls name.

Idony is from :

"IÐUNN
Gender: Feminine

Usage: Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian

Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love". In Norse mythology Iðunn was the goddess of spring and immortality whose responsibility it was to guard the gods' apples of youth."

So it is Scandinavian too.