Baby name help!

So my partner and I are discussing a girls name and aren’t finding any names both of us love.

He doesn’t have and specific criteria and, when asked, the only name he gave was [name_f]Lily[/name_f]. I like [name_f]Lily[/name_f] as a name, but really am not feeling it as a girl’s name. I suggested [name_f]Lila[/name_f] but he wasn’t a fan.

While I don’t have a specific style of name in mind, I’m multilingual, and we’re also considering moving abroad in the near future, so names which would work in more than just [name_f]English[/name_f] are ideal.

I’m in love with [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] at the moment, but both are a no from him, and they don’t really work in many other languages.

He said [name_f]Carla[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], and [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] are decent, and that [name_f]Alexa[/name_f] is nice, but neither of us are particularly in love with any of them. We would potentially be interested in some full name options for [name_f]Pippa[/name_f], however.

We both like [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] just due to its literary ties, but aren’t loving it as a baby name as it’s a bit too harsh sounding.

Two names we definitely both like are [name_u]Maria[/name_u] and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], but are looking for something a bit less common if possible.

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Based on the fact that you both definitely like [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_u]Maria[/name_u], and [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], I will suggest some softer-sounding, less-common, vintage/classic names that could potentially work internationally:

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
Louisa/Louise
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]

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Some ideas…

[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
Estelle/Estella
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Elora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
Natalia/Natalie
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “Pippa”
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f] “Pippa”
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sienna[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

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What about…

[name_f]Sosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenaida[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoraida[/name_f]
[name_f]Zinnia[/name_f]
[name_f]Irina[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f] (mih-ray-ah)
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Evaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Brisa[/name_f]

With NN “Pippa”:
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]

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since he likes the name lily & both adeline & emmeline are french, my first thought was [name_f]Amelie[/name_f] (amélie) nn lily! it’s bit stretchy but it works

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Naming is really hard!!!

Honestly coming to compromise with my partner was challenging I love eurochic princess names and vintage cottagecore names. The only name he likes is [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] trying to work with I only like [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] was very challenging especially as he had a girl and I wasn’t naming my daughter [name_m]Malachi[/name_m]. Anyways all I’m trying to say is I’ve been there you will eventually find the right one it 🫶🏻🫶🏻

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a pretty starting point you could go with a variant like [name_f]Liliana[/name_f], [name_f]Lilia[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Liliwen[/name_f], [name_f]Liliosa[/name_f] or maybe even [name_f]Lilac[/name_f].

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f] & [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] are pretty why did he rule them out? You could look at other names that share the line ending maybe [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f].

So [name_f]Carla[/name_f] & [name_f]Clara[/name_f] have very similar sounds names that feel similar to these could be [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f], [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Clarice[/name_f] and [name_f]Claire[/name_f] may work. Names that sound similar to [name_f]Alexa[/name_f] could be [name_f]Alessia[/name_f], [name_f]Adela[/name_f] or [name_f]Anya[/name_f].

[name_f]Pippa[/name_f] is sweet however I know that [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] doesn’t travel that well internationally. The name in both Greek & Swedish has very crude sexual meanings so if your planning to live somewhere where [name_f]English[/name_f] isn’t the first language maybe reconsider. However [name_f]Pippa[/name_f] could be a nickname for [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] I especially love [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]!

[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] is beautiful I don’t think she sounds harsh at all however some names with a [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] vibe could be [name_f]Zora[/name_f], [name_f]Xiomara[/name_f], [name_f]Xenia[/name_f], [name_u]Zola[/name_u] & [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f].

[name_f]Sophie[/name_f] & [name_u]Maria[/name_u] are sweet granted [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] is relatively common but you really do not get many Maria’s born nowadays. Some alternative ideas for [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] could be [name_f]Sadie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Posy[/name_f], [name_f]Belle[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]. Other ideas for [name_u]Maria[/name_u] could be [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_u]Marie[/name_u], [name_f]Marina[/name_f], [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] or [name_f]Mariana[/name_f].

Some other ideas could be…

[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Delfina[/name_f]
[name_u]Fern[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_f]Ysabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mina[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps

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[name_u]Maria[/name_u] would honestly be a great choice for an internationally wearable name. It’s familiar but not trendy, so your daughter would likely have her name to herself in her age group at school.

[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]

[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]

Other travel-friendly ideas:

[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Ella[/name_f]

Wow, I love so many of the names you mentioned! What a fun discussion!

Here are some of my ideas:

[name_f]Addy[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Hallie[/name_f]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
Sallie/Sally
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_u]Vale[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

Some ideas…

[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] ‘Milly’
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] ‘Pippa’
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] ‘Pippa’
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] ‘Peppa’
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

Maristella (also spelled Maristela)
[name_f]Siena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
[name_f]Marietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_f]Madelief[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Appoline[/name_f]
Azelie
[name_f]Pomeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalena[/name_f]

Thank you! We’ve added [name_f]Lucia[/name_f] to the list. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] husband likes [name_f]Ramona[/name_f]!

Added [name_f]Irina[/name_f] and [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] to the list!

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I’ve always loved [name_f]Amelie[/name_f], but husband wasn’t a fan. He’s let me add it to the list with [name_f]Lily[/name_f] as nickname! Thank you!!!

Husband really liked [name_f]Lilac[/name_f] and [name_f]Mina[/name_f] :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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[name_u]Maria[/name_u] [name_f]Lily[/name_f] is a great combo :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I like [name_f]Flora[/name_f], but DH isn’t a fan

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[name_f]Emilia[/name_f] with nn [name_f]Milly[/name_f] is so cute!

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[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] is so cute :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

[name_f]Lily[/name_f] is such a wonderful name and despite it supposedly being super popular I never meet enough of them

Other options:

[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilibet[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilyanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Marianne[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u] (nn. Pippa)
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Ebony[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilac[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosina[/name_f]
[name_f]Liana[/name_f]
[name_f]Lisette[/name_f]
[name_f]Amalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Persephone[/name_f]
[name_f]Annemarie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Aliona[/name_f]
[name_f]Aderyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelina[/name_f]
[name_f]Emily[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_u]Shirley[/name_u]
[name_f]Kinsley[/name_f]

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