I give up - I'm not naming my daughter! Do you want to?

[name]Layla[/name] is a beautiful name. I think if you and your husband both like it you should stick with it. What about spelling it [name]Laila[/name]?

Your DD’s name is beautiful.

[name]Graciana[/name], [name]Graciela[/name], [name]Milagros[/name], [name]Pilar[/name], [name]Paloma[/name], [name]Isabel[/name], [name]Viviana[/name], [name]Karina[/name], [name]Liliana[/name]

[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Paloma[/name] (my pick)
[name]Mirabel[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Lily[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Pilar[/name] (someone else suggested this, and I like it a lot)
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Elena[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] [name]Milagros[/name]
[name]Katharine[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Luz[/name] (I’ve always loved [name]Luz[/name]. I met a little girl once named [name]Luz[/name] [name]Elena[/name]…so beautiful)

[name]Miranda[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Lidia[/name]/[name]Lydia[/name] Kesara
[name]Alana[/name] Beatiz
[name]Mariana[/name] [name]Ema[/name]
[name]Susana[/name] [name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Carina[/name] [name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Madelynn[/name] [name]Alejandra[/name]
[name]Marcela[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Marisa[/name] [name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Serena[/name] [name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Estela[/name] [name]Beatriz[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name] [name]Maricel[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name] Maitea

A few of my favourite Hispanic names :

[name]Annunziata[/name] (as a mn, or perhaps nn [name]Annie[/name])
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name]
[name]Carmela[/name]
[name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Celia[/name]/[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Esmeralda[/name]
[name]Esther[/name]/[name]Ester[/name]
[name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Imelda[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Isidora[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Mariposa[/name] nn [name]Posy[/name]
[name]Marta[/name]
[name]Nereida[/name]
[name]Nieves[/name] (will this be a winter baby? This one means ‘snows’)
[name]Paloma[/name] (nn [name]Lola[/name]?)
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Perla[/name]
[name]Perpetua[/name]
Piedad
[name]Rafaela[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Rosalina[/name]
Virtudes (as a mn)
[name]Zaraida[/name].

Good luck!

My husband and I have been talking names this morning and going through these lists - What do you think of “[name]Adela[/name]” as a sister to [name]Sophie[/name]? With possible mn’s [name]Pilar[/name], [name]Karina[/name], maybe?

I think [name]Adela[/name] is gorgeous both on its own and as a sibset with [name]Sophie[/name]. [name]Adela[/name] [name]Pilar[/name] is so pretty!

[name]Adela[/name] [name]Pilar[/name] is pretty, though I’m not in love with [name]Pilar[/name]'s sound.

I thought you wanted something more common for a first name and then something more interesting with a good meaning for the middle name? I was doing some thinking, and I came up with [name]Alanna[/name] [name]Beatriz[/name], with [name]Alanna[/name] meaning “little child” and [name]Beatriz[/name] meaning “bringer of joy.” I thought that was really beautiful, and [name]Sophie[/name] and [name]Alanna[/name] are a cute pair! I also thought [name]Isabel[/name] (“God is my oath”) would be very pretty with [name]Sophie[/name], and [name]Isabel[/name] Amora (“love”) or [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Chiquita[/name] (“little girl”) would be very cute with [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name].

Best of luck!

My first thought was my new favorite name, [name]Elina[/name]. Or [name]Alina[/name] or [name]Elena[/name]. It’s got that international quality and I think sounds beautiful with [name]Sophie[/name].

I just want to say thanks again for all the suggestions. You have helped more than you know! And there are some great suggestions we just can’t use - [name]Lucy[/name], any form of [name]Isabel[/name] or [name]Julia[/name]/et, for example - due to people who are close to us (but not that we’d want to name a child after!).

I think I have let go of [name]Layla[/name] - my husband’s picky-ness aside, I am afraid I would NEVER get the song out of my head. I wish I was kidding, but it has seriously been in my head for over a week and it’s starting to wear on me…

We are liking [name]Elena[/name] and [name]Adela[/name]. I like [name]Clara[/name], but DH insists it’s not as pretty in Spanish. I especially love the suggestions of [name]Sara[/name], [name]Laura[/name], and [name]Beatriz[/name], as we hadn’t considered any of those names. There are so many on-target suggestions that I will be referencing this thread often as we decide. More suggestions are welcome, too! This has been incredibly helpful! THANK YOU!

[name]Candy[/name], I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Adela[/name]! :slight_smile: I was just talking about it yesterday with a poster named [name]Rica[/name]. :slight_smile: You may also like [name]Adelia[/name] or [name]Adele[/name]. I think all of your favorites are wonderful! [name]Adela[/name], [name]Elena[/name], and [name]Clara[/name] are my favorites. (And to answer your question, I think [name]Adela[/name] [name]Pilar[/name] is beautiful…)

I can’t wait to see what you pick!

Take care!:slight_smile:

Oh, I love [name]Adela[/name], nn [name]Della[/name]. I actually think of [name]Della[/name] as kind of an underused gem of a name.

Ditto! :slight_smile:

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Double ditto :wink:

[name]Adela[/name] is gorgeous!! [name]Love[/name] it!! Also love [name]Sara[/name]. [name]Sara[/name] [name]Luz[/name] ([name]Luz[/name] meaning light would be pretty). You got some great suggestions!!

I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making me laugh and almost bringing tears to my eyes. ; ) Sometimes I feel like a total spaz that I’m making such a big deal out of naming my daughter. I loved seeing the title of your post. It’s always nice to know there is someone in the same boat as you.

I was going to suggest [name]Lucia[/name] to go with [name]Sophie[/name], but you said you can’t use [name]Lucy[/name]…so that’s out.

I do love [name]Elena[/name].

[name]Hi[/name]!

[name]Sophie[/name] is a lovely name! [name]Esperanza[/name] is adorable, what about [name]Estrella[/name] as a second name for your second daughter? Names I think goes well with it:

[name]Arianna[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Adora[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Alma[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Angela[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]
[name]Elodia[/name] [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Leonore[/name] [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] [name]Estrella[/name]

Good luck!

[name]Estella[/name] is pretty, too!

I really like [name]Elena[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] ([name]Adela[/name] is ok too), does your DH prefer [name]Carla[/name] to [name]Clara[/name]? What about [name]Alba[/name]?
here some suggestions:

[name]Adela[/name] [name]Marisol[/name]
[name]Adela[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Luisa[/name]
[name]Elena[/name] [name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Martina[/name]
[name]Clara[/name] [name]Maria[/name]
[name]Carla[/name] [name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Carla[/name] [name]Teresa[/name]
[name]Alba[/name] [name]Malou[/name]
[name]Alba[/name] [name]Stella[/name]

good luck

[name]Sophie[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] and

[name]Maya[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name] [name]Julieta[/name]
[name]Maribel[/name] [name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Alicia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name] [name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Esther[/name] [name]Mariela[/name]
I love Laurencia as a middle name
[name]Adriana[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name] [name]Rose[/name]

love love love sophie esperanza
with that i think i like [name]Camilla[/name] [name]Julieta[/name] (although I think [name]Camilla[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] sounds a little better). I love the nickname of [name]Cammie[/name] and [name]Millie[/name] for [name]Camilla[/name]. My next choice is [name]Maribel[/name] [name]Valentina[/name], [name]Claudia[/name] [name]Rose[/name], then [name]Adriana[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]. Not sure if you ruled out [name]Paloma[/name] yet, but that would be so beautiful with [name]Sophie[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name]. I also love [name]Estella[/name] with [name]Sophie[/name]… you have plenty of gorgeous options! best of luck! :slight_smile: