Down to 18 Names. What Do You Like About Each, I Can't Make Up My Mind

Thanks to the help you all provided on my earlier post, I’ve worked my list of 42 names down to 18. :smiley: Now I just need to wheedle it down a bit further. I like them all well enough, but nothing is making me go “wow that’s special, I love it”. I think it would help me if you could tell me what you like best about each name. Maybe hearing your likes and musings can help sway me from “like” to “love” on one of these names. If you can think of other classic names that fit, feel free to throw those in too. I starred our favorites so far.

Oh, and if it’s helpful, my daughter’s name is [name_f]Viviana[/name_f] (vi-vee-ah-nah) and goes by [name_f]Viv[/name_f] or [name_f]Vivi[/name_f] most of the time. Also our last name begins with an “L” which may or may not affect how you like the name combo.

Okay, here they are in no particular order:

  • [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (Not feeling any nicknames: [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Addy[/name_f], [name_f]Della[/name_f] or Lady… but if you have other ideas, let me know)
    [name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Belle[/name_f], [name_f]Elle[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f]/a (nn [name_f]Elle[/name_f] or [name_f]Ella[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Carina[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Cara[/name_f])
  • [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
    [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
    [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Lolly[/name_f])
    [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]/a (nn [name_f]Gigi[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f], [name_f]Evie[/name_f])
    [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
    [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
    [name_f]Lena[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Lila[/name_f]
    [name_f]Madeline[/name_f] the ma-dah-line pronounciation (not feeling nn [name_f]Maddie[/name_f], but let me know if you have other ideas)
    [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
    [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (not sure which nn: [name_u]Penny[/name_u], [name_f]Lola[/name_f] being my favs)
  • [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
    [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] (also having trouble liking a nickname on this one…)
  • [name_f]Vera[/name_f]

Many thanks for your thoughts!