We have only one girl’s name that we can agree on: [name]Eleni[/name] (middle name in progress). However, everyone I know that has recently had a baby has ended up thinking the name they picked didn’t work and had to come up with something new. Could be the hormones, but the idea of not having a name for our baby for the first week is really stressing me out. I need a backup name (or two)!
Criteria: It can’t start with A and must be longer than one syllable.
A few we’ve contemplated to give you a style idea: [name]Juniper[/name]/[name]Wren[/name] (nature), [name]Eleni[/name]/[name]Athena[/name] (Greek), [name]Georgia[/name]/[name]Theodora[/name] (Traditional), [name]Tenley[/name]/[name]Noa[/name] (modern)
We’ve looked at so many names now, they’re all looking the same. I welcome your most outrageous and creative suggestions!
Oh, [name]Eleni[/name] is very sweet. I know an [name]Eleni[/name] whose family calls her Elenimou (my little [name]Eleni[/name]).
A few that come to mind…
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Cassiane[/name] / [name]Kassiani[/name] ([name]Cass[/name]-ee-ahn-ee)
[name]Thea[/name] / [name]Althea[/name] / [name]Anthea[/name] - oh hey, you like [name]Athena[/name], do you like [name]Anthea[/name]?
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] (like [name]Ahna[/name] or [name]Anna[/name]; the first syllable rhymes with on, not man)
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Mariel[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Zephyr[/name]
[name]Leora[/name]/[name]Liora[/name]
[name]Eleora[/name]/[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]
[name]Ember[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Evangelia[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Kiara[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Mariel[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Mattea[/name]
[name]Calantha[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]/[name]Callista[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Jarah[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Eugenia[/name]
[name]Iliana[/name]
Lysandra
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Phaedra[/name]
[name]Zelia[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Just[/name] to reassure you, we went to the hospital with one name and we used it and love it just as much as we ever did.
That said, a backup shortlist seems like a reasonable idea.
Why did you reject the others you mentioned?
What about…
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Zarah[/name]
[name]Tulia[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Mabel[/name]
[name]Lenore[/name]/[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
I like [name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Claudia[/name] the best!
I love [name]Eleni[/name] – great choice!
Others you might like:
[name]Romilly[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name]
I feel your pain! I have less than a week to go and don’t really have any names locked in. Very stressful 
Ok so here are a few names/combo’s we have considered at least once along the 9 months… I hope they help you out or at least provide some inspiration. I left all the ‘A’ ones off.
Best of luck! 
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Winter[/name]
[name]Willow[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Carys[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
I’m relieved to hear that your name worked out! Maybe we’ll get lucky as well. We rejected the other names I listed for a few reasons. 1) My step-daughter has a speech impediment so “r” names like [name]Wren[/name] are hard for her to pronounce, 2) My hopeful future boy’s name is [name]Theo[/name] so [name]Theodora[/name] felt like too much, 3) My sister has dibs on [name]Noa[/name]/h/, 4) I am concerned that my orthodox family might be offended by [name]Athena[/name] as a first name, or 5) we just could agree 100% ([name]Tenley[/name], [name]Juniper[/name]).
There have been some great suggestions so far! I like [name]Imogen[/name], [name]Leora[/name] (not sure about the “r” but really lovely), & [name]Zara[/name] ([name]Zair[/name]-ah or Zahr-ah?) Please keep the suggestions coming!! Thanks a million!!
Here is a mix of names either Greek, nature, traditional or modern.
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Azalea[/name]
[name]Calla[/name]
[name]Celeste[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Elle[/name]
[name]Elowen[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Nephele[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Oceane[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Sybil[/name]/[name]Sibyl[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]/a
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
I saw you like [name]Leora[/name]. There’s a children’s book called “The balloon Tree” and it was my favourite as a child. The main character’s name is [name]Leora[/name], so I adore that name! [name]How[/name] about [name]Leona[/name] if you’re worried about the r? Or [name]Eleora[/name], and your step daughter could just call her [name]Ellie[/name]?