Its been awhile since I needed to ask, but I need help again. I’m linking the last 2 posts I wrote about my dilemmas and will add quickly what my children’s names are here. The first link is the most useful for the situation because nothing has really changed from those and we need a girl name.
Here is the most recent list with some previous and some new:
Adira
Arabella
Amara/Amaris
Bethia
Damaris
Deliah
Elia
Elora
Eliorah
Havilah
Meirah
Sarina
Taliah
Talitha
Tevah
Tovah
Tirzah
Miriam (I can not seem to get husband on board with this one)
Middle options:
Anne
Eden
Grace
Hope
Leah
Mercy
Onah
Rebekah
Rhema
Truth
Yana
What goes with our style? Any other names I may have missed?
(4 losses since the last baby 6 years ago…We have only named one, JohnZechariah - Its been hard…)
This baby is very much a blessing and hoped for. An answer to prayer. I’m struggling with some hard feelings right now about her birth not going the way I had hoped and praying I make a good choice with her name. Now all of a sudden nothing seems right…
Congrats! Your names are very pretty. This is my favorite suggestion so far:
Full name suggestions:
[name_f]Elora[/name_f] [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarina[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Talitha[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_u]New[/name_u] first name suggestions:
If you like [name_f]Adira[/name_f], what about [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]?
If you like [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], what about [name_f]Adah[/name_f]?
If you like Tevah, what about [name_f]Tavora[/name_f]?
If you like [name_f]Sarina[/name_f], what about [name_f]Nashira[/name_f]?
If you like [name_u]Havilah[/name_u], what about [name_f]Halona[/name_f]?
If you like [name_u]Anne[/name_u], what about [name_f]Chana[/name_f]?
If you like [name_f]Mercy[/name_f], what about [name_f]Verity[/name_f]?
And finally, [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]. You have [name_u]Elia[/name_u], [name_f]Elora[/name_f], and [name_f]Eliorah[/name_f] on your list, so I’m guessing you like the “eli-” sound, as well as names that end in -a. [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] is a Hebrew name meaning “God has answered my prayers.” I think the meaning is extra sweet considering your journey.
Wow I love it! I will say after reading through all your posts maybe my first advice is to just take a deep breath. This is will all be ok. You seem to have got yourself in a load of expectations on yourself in regards to this name that i think all the boxes you’re trying to check off is weighing on you and keeping you from loving on a name!
Looking at the firsts…
My favorites are: [name_f]Arabella[/name_f], [name_f]Amaris[/name_f], [name_f]Talitha[/name_f] and actually [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f] (I think this really deserves first name consideration!).
My favorite middles: [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Hope[/name_f] and [name_f]Mercy[/name_f]. Although I do think [name_f]Grace[/name_f] would fit beautifully with any of the choices as well. One I might suggest for a middle would be [name_u]Blessing[/name_u]. It actually my DDs middle. [name_u]Blessing[/name_u] is the first word you used to describe your daughter so it seems fitting for you as well.
Thank you for the reminder! I do put a lot on it. [name_m]Even[/name_m] when we think we are close, the name is where I fixate the pp anxiety/feelings.
Do you think [name_u]Havilah[/name_u] is too close to the same sounds/inflections of [name_f]Selah[/name_f]? Because of the -lah.
I pronounce [name_f]Taliah[/name_f] as [name_m]Tah[/name_m]-LEE-Uh, but some in the family say its [name_u]Tal[/name_u]-Yuh. What do you lean towards when you see it?
I like [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], just wasn’t sure if its too common sounding along the [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] thought.
I love [name_f]Verity[/name_f], but hubby has vetoed it multiple times and I think if I get him to sway it will be on [name_f]Miriam[/name_f], so I have to pick my battles. Ha!
I really like [name_f]Tovah[/name_f], [name_f]Tirzah[/name_f], and [name_u]Havilah[/name_u]. All of your options are really nice, though. I like [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Rebekah[/name_f], Onah, and Rhema the best of your middles.
If you want suggestions you may like [name_f]Zehava[/name_f], [name_f]Atarah[/name_f], Tsipporah or [name_f]Zipporah[/name_f], [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], or [name_f]Aviela[/name_f]. Congrats on your new little blessing!
Still working on it! 2 weeks old .
We have gotten down to [name_f]Eliora/name_f, [name_f]Elora[/name_f], [name_f]Talia[/name_f], [name_u]Havilah[/name_u], and [name_f]Eliana[/name_f].
Husband prefers [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] (his first language is Spanish and it appeals to his ear).
I lean toward one of the -ah endings([name_f]Eliorah[/name_f] and probably [name_f]Elora[/name_f]), but I like the meaning of [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] I just think its sound is more common and maybe doesn’t flow as well with our other names.
Any one or two syllable names that mean God answered, He hears, His gift/blessing, or treasure/precious?
Well first off, you have amazing taste so you really can’t go wrong with anything on your list. So, I’ll give some virtual gold stickers to my favorites:
[name_m]Hi[/name_m] again! If you’ve already chosen a name, you can ignore this.
Eliora, Eliorah, and [name_f]Elora[/name_f] are all variants of each other meaning “Lord is my light.” Might that be close enough to your preferred meaning?
As for Eliana, if it helps, I have only met one Eliana. (I’ve also met an [name_f]Ellianna[/name_f] who pronounces it ill-ee-ann-uh, but I’m not sure if that would count since it’s basically an entirely different name.) I don’t think it’s very common itself, but it’s pleasantly familiar what with the “el” beginning and “a” ending, both very “in” right now. If you wanted something more unique, it looks to me like you’re a fan of “h” endings, so you could spell it Elianah or Eliannah.
Perhaps you might like:
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] (or variants). [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] has that “el” beginning that you seem to like, based off your list. It’s biblical, and it has various nice meanings: “my God is bountiful,” or “pledged to God,” or I’ve even seen one website say “my God has gifted me.” Also, if you’d like something even more biblical or a little less common, you could go straight to the root and choose Elisheva, the Hebrew name from which [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] is derived.
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f] (or variants). [name_f]Hannah[/name_f] means “God’s grace” and ends in -ah. It also has pretty variants, such as Hanna, Chana, and Channah.
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f] (or variants). Another Hebrew name, [name_f]Abigail[/name_f] means “my father is joyful” – but I think we can bend the meaning a little bit and interpret this as both parents being joyful! There’s also the original Hebrew Avigail.
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f] (or variants). [name_f]Shauna[/name_f] is a beautiful Hebrew name meaning “God is gracious.” It’s very similar to the name Shaun, which is in turn a spelling variation of the Irish version of John, Sean. Therefore, [name_f]Shauna[/name_f] feels familiar, yet still unique. All of the spellings of [name_u]Sean[/name_u] and their female counterparts still have that beautiful meaning, so you can go with whatever spelling you like best, although [name_f]Shauna[/name_f] is a Hebrew name as opposed to a variant of an Irish name.
You probably don’t want to actually pick your child’s name this way, but just as an exercise, consider rolling a die with each number corresponding to a name on your list. If you’re disappointed in the result, you know you can cross that name off your list. If you’re happy or okay with it, keep it.
Additionally, try calling your baby one of the names on your list. If it sounds wrong or just doesn’t sound like her and you just can’t imagine that being her name, you can safely let it go from your list. Alternate names. Make sure to say it in different contexts (even if they don’t apply to a baby!): pretend to call her down for dinner, tell her to hurry up or she’ll be late for school, call her full name as if it’s roll call for school.
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There’s also the original Hebrew Avigail.