Baby Girl Name help!

Baby name help!?

My hubby is Russian and we are trying to incorporate both of our mother names as middle names … it’s a struggle haha. My moms name is Lise (nickname is Lili, pronounced LeeLee) and MIL is Tatiana (she also goes by Tania)

What do you think of these names?
I would rather one middle name but we can’t decide between the two :confused:

Maya Tania Lili Popov
Serena Lili Tania Popov (nn could be Lili)
Evelyn Tania Lili Popov (nn Ev or V)
Layla Tania lili Popov
Isabella Tani Lise Popov
Helena Tania Lili Popov
Natalia Lise Tania Popov
Emilia Lili Tania Popov

Any creative suggestions are welcome!! :slight_smile:

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] @hgoldie, welcome to the community! :wave:

You have such a lovely list here. I think my favourites are [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] and [name_f]Helena[/name_f], which just feels so pretty and international, and also flow nicely with those middle names. Honouring your mothers in the middle is a lovely idea :slight_smile:

[name_f]My[/name_f] first instinct is to suggest [name_f]Annalise[/name_f] as a middle name, because it blends the -ana of [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] and [name_f]Lise[/name_f], or perhaps [name_f]Talia[/name_f], which blends [name_f]Tania[/name_f] and [name_f]Lili[/name_f] quite nicely. But I understand if neither of those feels close enough for you!

Names like [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_f]Serena[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Isabella[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Natalia[/name_f], [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]…

[name_f]Polina[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Halina[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Malina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amara[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

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I love @Katinka’s suggestion of [name_f]Talia[/name_f]–[name_u]Tali[/name_u] was the first thing that came to my mind as a sweet option for incorporating both names, the first two letters of each! I love [name_f]Talia[/name_f] or [name_u]Tali[/name_u] as a first, too. [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites from your first name options are [name_f]Maya[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f].

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Talia is a lovely suggestions

First thing that came to mind was either [name_f]Liana[/name_f] or Linnae

Talia [name_f]May[/name_f] Popov
[name_f]Maya[/name_f] [name_f]Liana[/name_f] Popov
[name_f]Serena[/name_f] Linnae Popov
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Liana[/name_f] Popov
[name_f]Layla[/name_f] [name_f]Talia[/name_f] Popov
[name_f]Isabella[/name_f] [name_f]Talia[/name_f] Popov
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] Linnae Popov
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f] Linnae Popov
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] Linnae Popov

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I think [name_f]Leanna[/name_f] is a good middle name, pronounced [name_m]Le[/name_m] [name_f]Anna[/name_f]. ([name_f]Anna[/name_f] pronounced like [name_f]Anna[/name_f] from Frozen) I think it’s a good mix. It incorporates both your mothers names without having two middle names. If that is the middle name you choose I think [name_f]Layla[/name_f] sounds the best with it.
Here are some other names you might like.
[name_f]Yasmin[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Vienna[/name_f]
I hope this helps!

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Absolutley nothing wrong with two middle names! Great way to honour both grandmothers. I’m LOVING the long form names together (e.g. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Lise[/name_f] Popov) - sounds so good!

As for the first names, I adore all the options listed! [name_f]Helena[/name_f] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] are my absolute favourites, but you really can’t go wrong with any of them!

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I love double middle names, especially when being used to honor beloved family and friends. [name_f]Tania[/name_f] [name_f]Lili[/name_f] or [name_f]Lili[/name_f] [name_f]Tania[/name_f] works well as a double middle. Of your first names (all would work well imo), my favorite is [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].

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Layla [name_f]Tania[/name_f] [name_f]Lili[/name_f] is lovely

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We like [name_f]Leanna[/name_f], thank you! :slightly_smiling_face:

I ADORE [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f], so I’d suggest [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] [name_f]Lise[/name_f], for what it’s worth :slightly_smiling_face:

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Personally, I’d just combine [name_f]Lili[/name_f] and [name_f]Tatiana[/name_f] into [name_f]Liliana[/name_f].

Serena [name_f]Liliana[/name_f] Popov, for example, is much less complicated, and flows significantly better.

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I love the names [name_f]Layla[/name_f] and [name_f]Talia[/name_f]. i think it is a good mix between the two Grandma names!

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] your suggestion! Thank you :pray:t3:

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