Hello, everyone! I have been lurking for ages and finally decided to get an account… DH and I are expecting this winter and canNOT agree on a girl name! We have many boys names chosen, but they are family names and far different than our taste in girls names. I would be grateful for some helpful suggestions! The name cannot end in [name]ANN[/name]/LEY/[name]LYN[/name]/[name]REE[/name] sound, cannot begin with Mc sound or the letters A or P, please nothing popular (this includes sophia, opal, rose, emily, etc.), we do like “dee” sounds at the end of the name, DD is [name]Vivian[/name] so nothing too rhymy with that. I love word names (bluebell, silver, buttercup, wintergreen) but DH is not as far out there as I am ha ha. The only name we agree on is [name]Minna[/name]. We love it, but feel like it is too short… Thank you so much!
Okay, I’ll do my best! ([name]Vivian[/name] is lovely, by the way):
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Tiffany[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
Thank you! I love [name]Millicent[/name], [name]Josephine[/name], [name]Heidi[/name], [name]Melody[/name], and [name]Margaret[/name]! The others aren’t really my style. I forgot to mention no “ell” sound, as DD’s mn is [name]Adele[/name]. I will be bringing these up to DH!
[name]Minna[/name] is an interesting name…I’ve never actually heard of it before. Makes me think of: [name]Willa[/name], but if you think that [name]Minna[/name] might be too short, then [name]Willa[/name] might not be for you!
Other suggestions (that have no [name]Ann[/name]/Ley/[name]Lyn[/name]/[name]Ree[/name], no Mc, don’t start with A or P, aren’t too popular and don’t sound like [name]Vivian[/name]! Whew!):
[name]Cecelia[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name] or [name]Edith[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] - love this with [name]Vivian[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Juniper[/name] - a nature/word name
[name]Hazel[/name] - another nature/word name
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]/[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Coral[/name] - yet another nature word for you
[name]Flavia[/name] - Latin, which I believe [name]Vivian[/name] is as well
[name]Celeste[/name] - I like that [name]Vivian[/name] means “life” and this means “heaven” or “heavenly”
[name]Camille[/name]
I can’t think of many ending in a “dee” sound…maybe [name]Cassidy[/name]? [name]Elodie[/name]?
I hope something I’ve listed stands out for you, or else sparks an idea! Good luck finding something you love!
I’ll give it a shot:
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Rhianna[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Marina[/name], [name]Melinda[/name], [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Cinnamon[/name], [name]Jessamine[/name] ([name]Minna[/name] as nn)
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Clover[/name]
[name]Linden[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]How[/name] about [name]Minerva[/name] NN [name]Minna[/name]? I think [name]Minerva[/name] and [name]Vivian[/name] make a beautiful sister set! For a middle I would suggest [name]Sylvie[/name] (based on your post where you mentioned loving the name [name]Silver[/name]). [name]Minerva[/name] [name]Sylvie[/name] and [name]Vivian[/name] [name]Adele[/name].
Other suggestions (Sorry for any repeats!)
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]/[name]Leora[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Winslet[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]/[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Winter[/name] and [name]January[/name] come to mind, because of the due date 
For [name]Minna[/name], what about [name]Wilhelmina[/name] nn [name]Minna[/name]?
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Teagan[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] some of this helped
I hadn’t thought of [name]Meredith[/name] yet, and I [name]LOVE[/name] it (:
DH sadly already vetoed [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Greta[/name], [name]Hazel[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Daphne[/name], and [name]Harriet[/name]… yet he refuses to offer any suggestions (men…).
These are very helpful suggestions, thank you! Can anyone think of anything winter-y?
Oh, and DH doesn’t like [name]Wilhelmina[/name]… he has a nephew [name]Wilhelm[/name], so even if we just called her [name]Mina[/name], he thinks it’s excessive for one family. I like [name]Winter[/name] a lot, but DH has a hard time with word names unless it’s like THE [name]ONE[/name]. again… sorry for being so picky!
I don’t think I like [name]Sylvie[/name]… but [name]Minerva[/name] is beautiful!
A few suggestions (some may have already been made, some winter-y, not too popular):
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Plum[/name] (yeah, I know, P name…)
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Harlow[/name]
[name]Valentine[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Pearl[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]January[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
- this list may be helpful: Winter Baby Names | Nameberry
Ooh [name]Clara[/name] is so pretty! My [name]SIL[/name] is [name]Carey[/name]- do you think they are too similar?
That link included [name]Frostine[/name], which is gorgeous… <3
Nah, I think [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Carey[/name] are different sounding enough that it shouldn’t be an issue.
bumpy… (:
I think [name]Frostine[/name] is kinda cool. A bold choice! [name]Minerva[/name] and [name]Lucinda[/name] are great too, and I’ve been crushing on [name]Millicent[/name] lately. [name]How[/name] about [name]Magnolia[/name]? I think one could use [name]Minna[/name] or perhaps [name]Millie[/name] as a nickname for [name]Magnolia[/name]. Good luck!
[name]Ivy[/name] is a beautiful winter name! I like [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Minerva[/name]…
[name]Angelique[/name]
[name]Carol[/name]/[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Irena[/name], [name]Irene[/name], [name]Irini[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Robin[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Scarlet/name
Okay, we all have the same taste! Gorgeous names (: But DH has nixed every one of them… KEEP THEM COMING!!
For [name]Minna[/name] I can see also [name]Jessamine[/name] nn [name]Minna[/name], and it’s also a word name. But given how picky you are I can see it ending in -n like [name]Vivian[/name] beng challenge.
[name]Minerva[/name] is not my favorite name at all but it works a bit with [name]Vivian[/name] - love the v’s tying them together!
Where do you live that [name]Opal[/name] is so popular???
Good luck!