Help! I need a sister name for Anya

My husband and I are having a really tough time coming up with another girl name. We already have a daughter named [name_f]Anya[/name_f]. I’m due in 10 weeks with another girl but we can’t agree on any names so I’m starting to panic. My favorite right now is [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] but my husband thought it sounded too Shrek-y and doesn’t like it. The first time I was pregnant I loved [name_f]Oona[/name_f] but he also hated that one and we finally agreed on [name_f]Anya[/name_f]. We both kind of like [name_f]Freya[/name_f] but we mentioned the name as a possibility to a few different friends and family and we got such a uniformly horrible reaction it is ruining the name for me a bit. So I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions that they thought I might like based on those ideas.

I love:

[name_f]Anya[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f], so I’m looking for names like these!

I kind of also like:

[name_f]Freya[/name_f], [name_f]Elise[/name_f], [name_f]Nova[/name_f], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_f]Gemma[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

Other names I really like but are too popular right now… [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Zoey[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f]… I’m trying to stay away from top 100 names.

Someone please help I’m starting to worry we will leave the hospital with baby girl no name :frowning:

With [name_f]Anya[/name_f], I really like [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. I would not use [name_f]Oona[/name_f].

I second [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f]- very pretty. I also like [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f]. I think [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] are a bit matchy, but [name_f]Freya[/name_f] is a great name!

Some other suggestions:

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Carina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Junia[/name_f]

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] will make some people think of [name_f]Buffy[/name_f] the Vampire Slayer. Unless you were a fan of the show, you wouldn’t notice. So if you liked the show… it’s fine.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u]? Close, but a little different, a little more modern. I love [name_f]Elise[/name_f] but I’m a bigger fan of [name_f]Esme[/name_f] (despite Twilight) so I’ll suggest [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f].

I know these names are around the top 100 but I still feel as though they are not heard that often :

[name_f]Willa[/name_f] as nickname to [name_f]Willow[/name_f] or by its self
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]…
[name_f]Harlow[/name_f]…
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] (love the meaning of this name … It means [name_f]Star[/name_f])
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] or you could spell it [name_f]Aoibh[/name_f] (irish spelling )

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and:

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]

[name_f]Anya[/name_f] and sister…

[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
Lenka
[name_f]Olga[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Nola[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Lara[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]/[name_f]Vita[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Sela[/name_f]
[name_f]Tova[/name_f]
[name_f]Kira[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]
[name_f]Gaia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u]:
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Elise[/name_f] - at first they seem to be different stylistically, but they are both feminine and romantic and they sound GREAT together
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_u]Rue[/name_u] - [name_u]Rue[/name_u] is gentle and sweet but I think it will age well despite being so short and soft.

Also liked the suggestion of: [name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Esme[/name_f]

I will add:
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Elke[/name_f] …love
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] …love
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] …love
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_u]Adair[/name_u] …love
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Shona[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Circe[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Portia[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f] & [name_f]Sidra[/name_f]

[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Fleur[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Zosia[/name_f]

Since you like [name_f]Claire[/name_f] as well as [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] comes to mind - [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] or [name_f]Clio[/name_f]? Or [name_f]Elena[/name_f]…

I agree that [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f] are great together, as are [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Willow[/name_f] and [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and sweet [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] (and for what it’s worth I like [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f]!).

Random others you might like (sorry for repeats):

[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Neve[/name_f] (or [name_f]Niamh[/name_f])
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f] ([name_f]Meabh[/name_f])
[name_u]Keeva[/name_u] ([name_f]Caoimhe[/name_f])

I like [name_f]Cerys[/name_f]! As original as [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and very pretty.

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Clara[/name_f]?

I also love [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Anya[/name_f] and [name_f]Elise[/name_f]. :slight_smile: