The first name that came to mind was [name_f]Enid[/name_f]. I also liked the suggestion of [name_f]Joan[/name_f]. I think the nn [name_f]Joanie[/name_f] would be sweet. Here are some other names that came to mind:
-Nancy
-Opal
-Elle
-Viola
-Clare/Claire
-Inez
-Ruby
-Judith
-Iris
A wild card: [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]. It’s long, but it’s still a straightforward name. I think 3-2-2 has a nice flow, and you could call her “Cass” for short.
Another wildcard idea:
If you are already set on hyphenating your last names, then feel free to discard this. But if you are concerned about the length or flow of the last name, you could consider using one of the last names as a middle name. That way she’ll still have both of your last names, but will not write out or say her full name very often. Maybe this would ease some anxiety about needing a one syllable first name?
But I’m sure whatever you pick will be beautiful.
[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I had a hard time naming our daughter. In the end, I had to lower my expectations and loosen my rules a bit about finding the “perfect” name. I think there’s a lot of pressure to choose the perfect name, but it helped me to know I picked a “good enough” name that I really do love.