Baby #8 Due in 5 weeks! HELP!

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!

I’m looking for a little help/guidance/brainstorming for little girl (baby #8) due in 5 weeks.
A little backstory and possibly an overshare: she was conceived in [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans and was a complete shock when we found out the very cool souvenir we had brought back with us!! HAHA!

Having said that, we set out to find a name that had a small nod to our favorite city. We cannot use [name_f]Nola[/name_f], due to it being the name my sister had her heart set on using if she had a girl. [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is a little too…nature-inspired to go with the rest of our kids names. It IS my favorite flower and we have talked about using it for a middle name, but not a first.

First name cannot start with the following: O, B, P, R, L, C, G and it should preferably be nowhere near the top 100. So, suggestions are greatly appreciated!

SOME names we have considered are: (may or may not have any link to [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans)
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]

Thank you all in advance!

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I like the idea of [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] as a middle name, or use [name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] as a nn.

Some names inspired by [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans…
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]- [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] [name_f]Nell[/name_f] Bridges
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]- [name_f]Marie[/name_f] Laveau
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]- Uptown street, and tree name
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]- From a poem
[name_u]Payton[/name_u]- [name_m]Saint[/name_m] name
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]- [name_f]Belle[/name_f] Chasse is a suburb of [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]- Hollygrove
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]- Neighborhood in [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]- [name_u]Reese[/name_u] Witherspoon
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]- [name_f]Ellen[/name_f] DeGeneres
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]- [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] Fertel

Theres also a link on nameberry that may help…

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I would suggest [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] (close to [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f] or [name_m]Louis[/name_m] [name_m]Armstrong[/name_m]) if you weren’t avoiding L

[name_f]Marie[/name_f] ([name_f]Marie[/name_f] Laveau)
Dauphine (the street)
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
Marigny

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It’d be easier to suggest names if we knew what your other kiddos are called :slight_smile:

[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]/[name_f]Elouise[/name_f]/[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f] (since you aren’t using L, otherwise I’d suggest [name_f]Louise[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f])
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_f]Francine[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]/[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]

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I don’t think [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is overly botanical as far as flower names go. To me it’s very “name-y” in the way [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is. It’s not like say, Hydrangea.

I love the [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] suggestion!

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_u]Flannery[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabeau[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Tiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about Francia? It’s familiar yet different.

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[name_f]Blanche[/name_f] ([name_f]Bianca[/name_f], perhaps?) or [name_f]Stella[/name_f]…the sisters in A Streetcar Named Desire!

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I love love love both [name_f]Etta[/name_f] and [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]!

[name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] ([name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]?)
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]

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[name_f]Siana[/name_f], [name_f]Ana[/name_f], [name_f]Heloise[/name_f] - For [name_f]Louisiana[/name_f]
Marigny - Suburbs of [name_m]New[/name_m] Orleans
[name_f]Maple[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Desiree[/name_f] (Desire,) [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Ursuline[/name_f], Elysian, [name_f]Felicity[/name_f]- [name_m]Street[/name_m] Names
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - for [name_m]Jackson[/name_m] Square
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Acadia[/name_f], [name_f]Delta[/name_f] - Geographical or people related
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Emeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
Elzora
[name_f]Roselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Zeline[/name_f]
Double names - [name_f]Marie[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Anne[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f],

Famous Singers - [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Mahalia[/name_f], [name_f]Irma[/name_f]

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My first thought for you was [name_f]Orla[/name_f], but that doesn’t fit with the rules. I like [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], and [name_u]Eden[/name_u] as possibilties. Some other possibilities:

[name_f]Acadia[/name_f]
[name_f]Appoline[/name_f]
Dauphine
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Felice[/name_u]/[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]/[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] (nn [name_u]Jazz[/name_u]?)
[name_f]Mahalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marie[/name_f]
Marigny
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Melba[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabine[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophronia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]/[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
Tammany
Ysabeau
[name_f]Zeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] and [name_u]Eden[/name_u]! Here are some other possibilities:

[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Estela[/name_f]/[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Hana[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Zea[/name_f]

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[name_f]Nora[/name_f]? After [name_m]New[/name_m] ORleAns

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Maybe you can use the name of one of the streets in the city, like [name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], [name_f]Constance[/name_f], [name_f]Thalia[/name_f], [name_f]Julia[/name_f], [name_f]Aline[/name_f], [name_f]Antonine[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Felicity[/name_f], or [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. I love the name [name_f]Francesca[/name_f].