Here's my criteria for our baby girl's name... Please help me make my list?

Looking for girl names that my husband and I can [name]LOVE[/name] for our future daughter. For now I won’t give you the names on our list…
But we would love it if you could suggest names you think we might like based on the following criteria! :slight_smile: Thanks in advance!!

  1. Pretty, girly name
  2. Easy to pronounce, and preferably easy to spell
  3. Not too popular (preferably at least not in the top 50-100)
  4. Familiar, but unique
  5. Two or more syllables
  6. No names starting with a “B”
  7. No names with the “may” sound in them (sounds weird with our last name)

Eagerly waiting to see what you all have for me! :slight_smile:

[name]Jacqueline[/name] and [name]Evelyn[/name]

[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Nadia[/name]

[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Gilda[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Winona[/name]
[name]Winola[/name]
[name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Leatrice[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]
[name]Odessa[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Elvira[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
Elowen
[name]Elisabetta[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Evadne[/name]
[name]Winifred[/name]
[name]Evangelina[/name]
…?

[name]Kennedy[/name] (may not be girly enough, but I think it’s adorable!)
[name]Annabel[/name]/[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
Vivenne
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Raina[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Adelyn[/name]/[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]

[name]Hope[/name] I could help!

[name]Nora[/name] was the first thing that came to mind :slight_smile:

alana
annabel
calista
claudia
cassandra
daniela
elise
marissa
noelle
sienna

Wow, you guys are great! :slight_smile: There are some definite possibilities here. :wink: From the names you all have suggested, I’m liking…
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] (I think this is very pretty, but my hubby’s not crazy about it.)
[name]Selena[/name] (similar to [name]Serena[/name], never considered it, but kinda like it)
[name]Eliza[/name] (probably wouldn’t actually use this, but I love the spunkiness, uniqueness, but familiarity of it)
[name]Felicity[/name] (love it, but hubby says it sounds like the name of a boat to him. :/)
Elowen (I do like this, and it was on the list at one time, but the pronunciation issues are a turn off for me)
[name]Vivienne[/name] [name]Love[/name] it!!
[name]Lilah[/name] ([name]Lila[/name] is on our list. A little to popular for me, but my hubby really likes it.)
[name]Clara[/name] (cute, but have a relative with this name. Really like [name]Claire[/name], but doesn’t work with out last name.)

Thanks, and please keep them comimg! :smiley:

Auntshann, sorry, I just saw your post. Of the ones you suggested, I really Like [name]Elise[/name]!! [name]Cassandra[/name] and [name]Alana[/name] are also pretty. Thanks!

[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Ashlee[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Kezia[/name]

Sorry for any repeats!

[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Cressida[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] (nn [name]Rory[/name]?)
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Laurel[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name] (nn [name]Tessa[/name] or [name]Reese[/name])
[name]Lucille[/name] (nn [name]Lucy[/name])
[name]Romilly[/name] (nn [name]Romy[/name] or [name]Milly[/name])
[name]Rosalind[/name] or [name]Rosamund[/name] or [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name] or [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] or [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name] or [name]Gabriella[/name] (nn [name]Brie[/name] or [name]Elle[/name]/a)
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Genny[/name], [name]Vivi[/name], or [name]Eve[/name])
[name]Jessamine[/name]

Alessandra
Thea
Mara
Aria
Estella
Colette
Scarlett
Natasha
Dahlia
Audra
Ruby
Ariel
Elena
Amelie
Susannah
Rosalie
Aurelia
Georgia
Isla
Hazel
Margret or Margot
Sasha
Cecelia
Ivy
Magnolia
Leila

[name]Arianne[/name]
[name]Reina[/name]/[name]Raina[/name] {the latter may be spelled more easily?}
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Katerina[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Fiorella[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name]

[name]Just[/name] got back on Nameberry, and wow, so many great suggestions! :slight_smile: Of the ones suggested, I like [name]Sabrina[/name], [name]Vanessa[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Elena[/name] (except for pronunciation confusion), [name]Ariel[/name] (hubby loves, but I’m not crazy about it. And I was so excited to see [name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], [name]Coralie[/name], and [name]Diana[/name] listed, because these are all names on our list. :slight_smile: [name]Coralie[/name] is actually my current favorite!
I’m loving all these suggestions! It’s so nice to get a fresh perspective on names that meet our criteria! :slight_smile:

[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Gwyneth[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Liesl[/name]
[name]Heidi[/name]

[name]Karensa[/name]/[name]Kerensa[/name]
[name]Karen[/name]
[name]Antoinette[/name]

This is just what I’ve been looking for - some fresh names to consider! :slight_smile: So here’s what our list now looks like. (Some were all ready on our list, and several were added from your suggestions).

  • [name]Coralie[/name]- I have loved this name since I was a young girl, and I still love it!
  • [name]Annelise[/name]- This is a fairly new name love for me. :slight_smile: Manages to honor several relatives - an [name]Ann[/name], [name]Antoinette[/name], and [name]Elizabeth[/name]. Plus it’s beautiful! Not sure on the best spelling though. To me [name]Annelise[/name] feels the most natural ([name]Ann[/name]+[name]Elise[/name]). Thoughts?
  • [name]Elise[/name]- Beautiful and simple. I can’t decide if I prefer this to the more frilly [name]Annelise[/name]?
  • [name]Aria[/name]- [name]Love[/name] the melodic sound of this name!
  • [name]Laurel[/name]- Probably would always be confused with [name]Laura[/name], but I still think it’s pretty.
  • [name]Cecily[/name]- I go back and forth on this. :confused: Sometimes I think it’s beautiful, delicate, but strong. And other times I just hear “sissy”. The meaning “blind” doesn’t bother me too much since we would just pair it with a name that means “love”, like [name]Carys[/name] or something.
  • [name]Vivienne[/name]- [name]Love[/name] the sound, and the idea of this name, but can’t decide if I can really see us using it.
  • [name]Emmeline[/name]- Beautiful name in my opinion! BUT, I really don’t care for the nn [name]Emmy[/name], and it almost seems inevitable with this name.
  • [name]Charlotte[/name]- Would probably call her [name]Lottie[/name] (a family name) most of the time. I just hate that this name is so popular though!
  • [name]Lila[/name]- My hubby’s top pick. It seems a little too popular to me though, plus we know some folks from church with a little [name]Lila[/name].
  • [name]Kelsey[/name]- Not sure why this is on our list… :slight_smile: To me it seems like it’s probably a bit dated. More of a name for a teenager or someone in their 20’s, but I’ve just always thought it was a cute name.

Soooo, what do you think of these? You all have been so vey helpful, and I really value your opinion!! :slight_smile:

[name]Alina[/name]
[name]Melina[/name]
[name]Sarina[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Sora[/name]