At a dead end...Help!

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all-
I’ve posted a few times about girls names before. My husband and I have some great options for boys names, but STILL cannot find a girls name we agree on. We’ve been at this for months and months and spent so much time searching and talking about it. I even took some time “off” from names and tried to will myself into loving my husbands favorite girl name. Yeah, didn’t work.

So my question to the berries out there is: Can you come up with some names similar in style and/or feel to

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]

[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]

As you can see, our styles are different, and I personally love all types of girls names! Not necessarily the best though, because we are stuck, stuck, stuck!!!

Thanks for your suggestions berries :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

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Seconding [name_f]Aria[/name_f] and adding [name_f]Alia[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Alana[/name_f]
[name_f]Avril[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Portia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]

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I really love [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] on your list. But what about [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], or [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]? I also love the previous posters suggestio of [name_f]Aveline[/name_f].

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Some great suggestions already, especially [name_f]Portia[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Mila[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], and [name_f]Alice[/name_f].

Straggler suggestions:

[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Ilsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabina[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marin[/name_f]

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and [name_f]Marilla[/name_f]?

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Running spin-offs and smushes, but all are legit in their own right.

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] + [name_f]Marlena[/name_f] made me think of [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] immediately, though admittedly I’m just in love with [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] right now.
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] + [name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f] (means gold same as [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f])
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] + [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] - [name_f]Artemisia[/name_f] since [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] was an epithet of [name_u]Artemis[/name_u].
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] - [name_f]Selene[/name_f], [name_f]Dianthe[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] - [name_f]Araminta[/name_f], [name_f]Arcadia[/name_f], [name_f]Araceli[/name_f].
[name_f]Mira[/name_f] - [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f], [name_f]Maybelle[/name_f], [name_f]Mara[/name_f], [name_f]Maura[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] - [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Magdalena[/name_f], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f].

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Also [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] / [name_f]Celestine[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_f]Sabine[/name_f], [name_f]Simonetta[/name_f].

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[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Ismay[/name_f]
[name_f]Marita[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]
Cassaine
[name_f]Maya[/name_f]

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[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]

[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Annora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Aline[/name_f]

[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlene[/name_f]
[name_f]Carla[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Circe[/name_f]

[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_u]Calypso[/name_u]

[name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
Clarimond
Marabella
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabeth[/name_f]

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[b]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Arielle[/name_f], [name_f]Leah[/name_f], [name_u]Reagan[/name_u]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], [name_f]Monique[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f]

[name_f]Isla[/name_f] Wilow, [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Alicia[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Merida[/name_f]

[name_f]Marlena[/name_f] Armitage, [name_f]Magda[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f]

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]

[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f]

[name_f]Mira[/name_f] [name_u]Lyric[/name_u], [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], [name_u]Linden[/name_u], [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], [name_f]Letitia[/name_f], [name_f]Maren[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f][/b]

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[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Aminta[/name_f], [name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alethea[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]

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Wow, great suggestions everyone! Thank you all so much for your input!

I love so many of these names too. I asked my husband about a lot of them, and of course was shot down. But there are some definite contenders here. I’m going to keep working on him!

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One thing I noticed is both lists have names ending with an ‘A’.
Perhaps narrow it down using that common ground criteria?

I’m so glad my husband says “what ever you like is fine”!!!

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As a Scottish lass, I couldn’t help buy notice you have [name_f]Isla[/name_f] on your list (and a lot of names ending in ‘a’).
Some of the top girls names in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f] are unpopular elsewhere, and are quite similar to this.

Here are some wee ladies I know:
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ailsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Shona[/name_f] (or [name_f]Shonagh[/name_f])
[name_f]Sheena[/name_f] (or [name_f]Sheenagh[/name_f])
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f] (or [name_f]Una[/name_f]/[name_f]Oonagh[/name_f])
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Ffion[/name_f] (actually Welsh)

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Sorry for any repeats! Here are some ideas I came up with
Magdelena
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]

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[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]- my name’s [name_f]Cynthia[/name_f] but I go by [name_f]Luna[/name_f] sometimes. Thought you’ll like it.
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]/[name_f]Selene[/name_f]- a moon deity like [name_f]Cyn[/name_f], but with -lena endiing like [name_f]Marlena[/name_f]
[name_f]Severina[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]- very similar with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], imo.
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]- if you like [name_f]Mar[/name_f]- names.
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]- pronounced like [name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iselin[/name_f]
[name_f]Isaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]- to replace [name_f]Aurora[/name_f], I think?
[name_f]Aurielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]/[name_f]Ariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cicely[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]