Brainstorming Girl Names - Please make a list for me!

Girl Names
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We just found out that we are having a girl! My husband and I have very different ideas for names and had a hard time naming our son ([name]Porter[/name] [name]Austin[/name]). So I thought if someone else came up with a list of names he might like some!

My favorites (in no particular order):
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name] (nn [name]Cate[/name])
[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name])
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]

His favorites:
[name]Amanda[/name]*
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Jessie[/name]

Thanks!

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[name]How[/name] about [name]Eleanora[/name] or Elinora (nn [name]Nora[/name]) for a first name? That seems like a beautiful compromise between one of each of your favorites.

Congratulations btw :slight_smile:

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[name]Hi[/name]! My lists are kind of scattered, so I’m sorry about that! :slight_smile:

[name]Julia[/name]: I think this is so pretty…

You may also like:

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] (nn [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Daisy[/name], [name]Margo[/name])
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]/[name]Tessa[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

[name]Jillian[/name]: I think that [name]Jillian[/name] and [name]Porter[/name] are cute together…

You may also like:

[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]

[name]Marina[/name]: I can better see some of the others with [name]Porter[/name]…

You may also like:

[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]/[name]Margo[/name]

[name]Mara[/name]: Ditto…

[name]Ruby[/name]: I think that [name]Ruby[/name] would be really sweet with [name]Porter[/name]…

[name]Catalina[/name] (nn [name]Cate[/name]): I can better see [name]Catherine[/name] with [name]Porter[/name]…

[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name]): Because [name]Porter[/name] and [name]Tori[/name] have rhyming “or” sounds, I think some of the others work better…

[name]Kate[/name]: I love it!

Short names you may like:

[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]

[name]Nora[/name]: I love [name]Nora[/name], but [name]Nora[/name] and [name]Porter[/name], both have matching “or” beginning sounds…

[name]Cordelia[/name]: Ditto…

[name]Cleo[/name] (even as a nickname for [name]Clementine[/name])
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name])
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]

His favorites:
[name]Amanda[/name]*

He may also like:

[name]Miranda[/name]

[name]Diana[/name]: I love [name]Diana[/name]. :slight_smile:

[name]Emily[/name]:

[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] (nn [name]Millie[/name], which is close to [name]Emily[/name]'s ending sound)
[name]Clementine[/name] (nn [name]Emme[/name])

[name]Eleanor[/name]: I love this, too…It has the “or” sound, but at the end, I don’t think it’s as matchy with [name]Porter[/name].

[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]

[name]Mary[/name]/[name]Maria[/name]:

You may like:

[name]Marielle[/name]

[name]Jessie[/name]:

[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Bess[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]/[name]Evie[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] (nn [name]Josie[/name])
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Sosie[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]

Good luck! :slight_smile:

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I love:
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]

[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]

What about:
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Liana[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Annemarie[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Leonor[/name]/[name]Leonore[/name]/[name]Leonora[/name]/
[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]

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I’ve sort of grouped names into categories then gone from there. Sorry for any repeats!

Solid Classics ([name]Julia[/name], [name]Diana[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Jillian[/name], [name]Emily[/name])
[name]How[/name] about [name]Clara[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Louisa[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Tessa[/name], or [name]Charlotte[/name]?

Ultra-Feminine ([name]Marina[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Amanda[/name])
[name]How[/name] about [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Paloma[/name], [name]Camilla[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Adelaide[/name], or [name]Cecilia[/name]?

Short and Sweet ([name]Ruby[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Nora[/name], [name]Jessie[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Marie[/name], [name]Mara[/name])
[name]How[/name] about [name]Rosa[/name], [name]June[/name], [name]Willa[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Mae[/name], [name]Maeve[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Stella[/name], [name]Fiona[/name] or [name]Claire[/name]?

Of your existing lists, I love: [name]Julia[/name], [name]Diana[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name]), and [name]Cordelia[/name].

Good luck!

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So impressed by the long lists people come up with…nothing like that from me I’m afraid but what about [name]Catherine[/name]? Traditional for your husband’s tastes but you could still nn [name]Cate[/name].

Good luck choosing!

[name]Mel[/name]

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Thanks for the lists and suggestions! I will show my husband tonight. I do like the suggestion of [name]Catherine[/name] but we already have a [name]Cathryn[/name], [name]Katherine[/name] nn [name]Kate[/name] and a [name]Kathleen[/name] nn [name]Kathy[/name] in the family!

If I had to choose a name today I would go with [name]Jillian[/name]… we will see what hubby says. I am also liking [name]Stella[/name]… short and sweet but very womanly too. Also love [name]Claudia[/name]!

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I really like [name]Jillian[/name] too!
And [name]Eleanor[/name], nn [name]Nora[/name], is something you have on both his and your lists :slight_smile:

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I love [name]Jillian[/name], but I do prefer the [name]Gillian[/name] spelling.

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Congrats my favorites from your lists:

[name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name] (nn [name]Cate[/name])
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]

I love the suggestion of [name]Eleanora[/name] nn [name]Nora[/name]… a blend of both your lists and a beautiful name! so that would be my most favorite. good luck (:

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I see [name]Mara[/name], [name]Marina[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Marie[/name] are all common “[name]Mary[/name]” names…so how about some compromises:
[name]Molly[/name] or [name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Maren[/name] or [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Marla[/name]

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I see [name]Mara[/name], [name]Marina[/name], [name]Maria[/name], [name]Marie[/name] are all common “[name]Mary[/name]” names…so how about some compromises:
[name]Molly[/name] or [name]Mollie[/name]
[name]Maren[/name] or [name]Marin[/name]
[name]Marla[/name][/quote]

I agree that this seems like a logical compromise, and believe me I have tried! But my husband does not see the name [name]Mara[/name], [name]Maren[/name], [name]Marla[/name] etc. as a variation of [name]Mary[/name], to him they are totally different names. It has taken me years to convince him that my name, [name]Molly[/name], is a form of [name]Mary[/name]. His favorite name is [name]Amanda[/name], so I suggested [name]Miranda[/name], pretty similar right? Not in his mind… he wants [name]Amanda[/name] because it is in a song he likes so [name]Miranda[/name] is totally different. Ugh, some day I will stumble across something that we both like, hopefully!

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My favorites (in no particular order):
[name]Julia[/name] – [name]Julia[/name]'s okay. That’s just me. (:
[name]Jillian[/name] – I dislike [name]Jillian[/name].
[name]Marina[/name] – [name]Marina[/name]'s okay; it’s not beautiful or anything to me.
[name]Mara[/name] – I dislike [name]Mara[/name]. It’s like [name]Maya[/name] to me, which I also don’t like.
[name]Ruby[/name] – [name]Ruby[/name] is beautiful. It truly is. (;
[name]Catalina[/name] (nn [name]Cate[/name]) – [name]Catalina[/name]'s not too shabby.
[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name]) – [name]Victoria[/name] is beautiful; but I dislike [name]Tori[/name] greatly. :confused:
[name]Kate[/name] – [name]Kate[/name]'s nice as always.
[name]Nora[/name] – [name]Nora[/name] is lovely, but I think I prefer the ‘H’ on the end.
[name]Cordelia[/name] – [name]Cordelia[/name] is pretty.

His favorites:
[name]Amanda[/name] – I find [name]Amanda[/name] sort of… common to me. I don’t like it too much.
[name]Diana[/name] – [name]Diana[/name]'s pretty, but I prefer [name]Dinah[/name].
[name]Emily[/name] – Prefer [name]Emilie[/name].
[name]Eleanor[/name] – [name]Eleanor[/name] is pretty, but I prefer it spelt [name]Elinor[/name].
[name]Mary[/name] – [name]Mary[/name] is gorgeous.
[name]Maria[/name] – [name]Marie[/name]'s nicer.
[name]Marie[/name] – See above.
[name]Jessie[/name] – Okay.

Suggestions:
[name]Amandine[/name]
Esmee
[name]Jane[/name]
Lucillle
[name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Emilie[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Catarina[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] I could help a bit. (:

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[name]Love[/name] [name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Ruby[/name]!

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Here are some combos that use one name from each category.
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name] [name]Jillian[/name]
[name]Emily[/name] [name]Marina[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name] [name]Maria[/name]
[name]Catalina[/name] (nn [name]Cate[/name]) [name]Diana[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name] (nn [name]Tori[/name])
[name]Nora[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name] [name]Amanda[/name]

Others I think you will like:
[name]Arielle[/name]/[name]Ariel[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Mary[/name] [name]Alice[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]/[name]Jemma[/name]
[name]Gianna[/name]/[name]Geanna[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name]
[name]Casey[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]/[name]Zoey[/name]/[name]Zooey[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]/ [name]Anna[/name] [name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Andrea[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]/[name]Morgann[/name]