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Girl Names
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[name]Hi[/name] everyone,

I’ve posted once or twice over the last few months with ideas for a name for our third daughter, who is now about 5 weeks from being born. For information, my name is [name]Julie[/name], DH is [name]Neil[/name], and our two daughters are [name]Grace[/name] [name]Louise[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anne[/name]. Our surname is [name]Finnegan[/name].

The problem is, when we make lists of the names we like, there’s no names in common.

He likes:

[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Alannah[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]

I like:

[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
Bridget
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]

The only thing we do agree on is the middle name - [name]Mae[/name].

I’d love your opinions re what goes best with [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name], and how to find something that will appeal to both of us.

Thank you,

[name]Julie[/name]

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Out of his choices and your choices, I like [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

When there’s disagreement between spouses, I always think the mother should have first pick, since she’s the one doing all the heavy lifting!

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Would you be opposed to [name]AnnaMae[/name] [name]Louise[/name]? Maybe with a hyphen…[name]Anna[/name]-[name]Mae[/name]. Since you agreed on those before, maybe using your daughter’s middle names as a first name could be an option? [name]Anna[/name] [name]Louise[/name] [name]Mae[/name]?

Or maybe combining your first name & his first name you can make [name]June[/name] or [name]Junie[/name]. [name]June[/name] [name]Mae[/name] or [name]Junie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]? I prefer [name]Junie[/name] [name]Mae[/name]…sound less like just naming off months. LOL

Since he likes [name]Isabel[/name] & [name]Arabella[/name] how about [name]Clarabelle[/name]?

I know it gets harder each time to agree on names. Good luck!

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I think there is more overlap than you think:

You like: [name]Hannah[/name]
He likes: [name]Alannah[/name]

You like: [name]Stella[/name]
He likes: [name]Arabella[/name], [name]Isabel[/name]

You like: [name]Elora[/name]
He likes: [name]Eliza[/name]

You like: [name]Bridget[/name]
He likes: [name]Odette[/name]

You like: [name]Clara[/name]
He likes: [name]Zara[/name]

You like: [name]Lucinda[/name]
He likes: [name]India[/name]

I admit, some matches are closer than others, but your list has many sound/style overlaps, [name]IMO[/name]. Maybe look at where you overlap, and go from there. Example…[name]Zara[/name], [name]Clara[/name] - [name]Mara[/name], [name]Vera[/name] etc…

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I like claireelise’s thinking. Maybe the two of you could look at these places where your tastes sort of converge and find a separate, but similar, name. [name]Anna[/name] instead of [name]Hannah[/name] or [name]Alannah[/name], for example. [name]Anna[/name] [name]Mae[/name] would be darling, and [name]Grace[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Anna[/name] would be perfect for sisters.

Eta: Whoops, I missed that [name]Charlotte[/name]'s mn is [name]Anne[/name]. I guess [name]Anna[/name] wouldn’t work, but I still like the idea of the separate, but similar, name.

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I agree, you two do have similiar style.

From the -annah list: [name]Annaliese[/name], [name]Anika[/name], [name]Savannah[/name]

From -ella/[name]Lucinda[/name] list: [name]Elle[/name], [name]Luella[/name]

From [name]El[/name]- list: [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Emory[/name]

Best!

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Have you considered [name]Eliana[/name]? It seems like it might combine elements you both love in [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Elora[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], and [name]Alannah[/name].

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I agree with claireelise that there is quite some overlap.

For example:
[name]Ivy[/name]+[name]Lucinda[/name] = [name]Lucy[/name]

Other ideas: [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Celeste[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Claudia[/name], [name]Savannah[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Eloise[/name]
Really like [name]Vera[/name] as well!

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From your lists, I would choose:

[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]

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I like [name]Stella[/name] [name]Mae[/name].

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I think [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Mae[/name] [name]Finnegan[/name] is beautiful. I think [name]Eloise[/name] seems a very good compromise between [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], and [name]Elora[/name]. Also it seems to be in the same style as many of your other choices.

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I think you both have similar naming styles. From your lists, I like these best with [name]Grace[/name] & [name]Charlotte[/name]:

[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]-love this one
[name]Odette[/name]-love this one
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]

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I agree - [name]Eloise[/name] is perfect! [name]Grace[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Anne[/name], [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Mae[/name] - beautiful!

I do agree with other posters that you and your husband have similar styles, but his tends more towards the exotic, while yours is overall more classic (with a few exceptions).

With [name]Grace[/name] & [name]Charlotte[/name], I think the best choices from either list (apart from [name]Eloise[/name]) are [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Sophie[/name], [name]Eliza[/name], [name]Abigail[/name], or [name]Lucinda[/name] nn [name]Lucy[/name].

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[name]Estelle[/name] [name]Mae[/name] would be lovely! it has more classic appeal, but you could still call her [name]Stella[/name]

[name]Zara[/name] is a personal fav so I love that too

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This is a great suggestion. For me it’s really important both husband and wife like the name. Your other daughter’s names are beautiful. I absolutely love other poster’s suggestions of [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Mae[/name] or [name]Luella[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. Another suggestion is [name]Delaney[/name] [name]Mae[/name]. Doesn’t seem your style but it’s my daughter’s name so I’m partial to it.

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[name]Lovely[/name] name options, and I adore [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name] as sister names! Of your options I think the follow will go best:
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]

When I read the names I immediately thought of [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Isabel[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]. Would you consider [name]Juliana[/name]? nn [name]Ana[/name]? Or maybe [name]Julia[/name]?

Other options:
[name]June[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name] (close to [name]Lucinda[/name])
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]/[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Janette[/name]
[name]Anne[/name]/[name]Anna[/name] "[name]Annie[/name]

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Names that would go wonderfully with [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Charlotte[/name]

[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]

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Thanks so much for all your suggestions. I liked [name]Elizabeth[/name], but he wasn’t so keen. I don’t mind [name]Isabel[/name]/[name]Isobel[/name], and I think I’ll see what he thinks of [name]Eloise[/name] and some of the other suggestions. I’ll let you know how we go.

It is encouraging to see that many of you think we’re not so far apart, after all.

It definitely does get harder, doesn’t it? Doesn’t bode well, with some frozen embryos still in storage (our children are all IVF). I’m keen to have 4 all together - maybe we need to start naming the next one as soon as we’re TTC!

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I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Odette[/name], my mother loves it too. She’d be soooo excited to see someone with it on their list. However, I don’t feel like
[name]Odette[/name] [name]Mae[/name] works.

[name]Eliza[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Amelia[/name], [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Emilie[/name], [name]Elyse[/name]/[name]Elise[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Elissa[/name].

[name]India[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Kiana[/name], [name]Nia[/name], [name]Ruby[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Serena[/name], [name]Ciara[/name].

[name]Arabella[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Anna[/name], [name]Amanda[/name], [name]Annabelle[/name], [name]Adrianna[/name], [name]Annalise[/name], [name]Aurelia[/name].

[name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Lila[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Adele[/name].

[name]Zara[/name] and [name]Elora[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Lola[/name], [name]Lyra[/name], [name]Aviva[/name], [name]Elsa[/name], [name]Anya[/name], [name]Mila[/name].

[name]Hannah[/name] and [name]Alannah[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Charlotte[/name], Sionna, [name]Rebecca[/name], [name]Mariah[/name], [name]Caitlyn[/name], [name]Naomi[/name].

[name]Isabel[/name] and [name]Lucinda[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Angelina[/name], [name]Allegra[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Marina[/name].

[name]Imogen[/name] and [name]Bridget[/name] are similar. Try: [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Meghan[/name], [name]Britta[/name], [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Moira[/name].