It's a girl! List opinions?

Girl Names
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So, today, my husband and I decided to call the doctor and ask about the gender of our baby due [name_f]July[/name_f] 9th - the suspense was killing us. And it turns out it’s a girl! I’m absolutely thrilled, and kind of relieved because I’ve only looked at girl names. So, now I really need to decide which names I like and which I don’t.

I know my list probably hasn’t changed much and I post it often, but I really, really appreciate feedback. I would also really like if you would suggest me new names! Thank you!

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
English - noble strength

[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
Latin - star

[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]
Greek - garland, crown

[name_f]Isis[/name_f]
Egyptian - throne

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
Italian - from [name_f]France[/name_f]

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_m]French[/name_m] - esteemed

[name_f]Charis[/name_f]
Greek - grace

[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
Italian - The [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is gracious

[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
Greek - rock, stone

[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
Latin - heavenly

[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
Persian - flower name

[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]
Welsh - white circle

[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
Spanish - song

[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
Spanish - lady of sorrows

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
English - scarlet, red

[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]
Russian - hope

[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_m]French[/name_m] - hope

[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
Latin - from the sea

[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]
Latin - the [name_m]Lord[/name_m] is my teacher

[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
Welsh - divine queen

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flower[/name_f] name

[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_m]French[/name_m] - supplanter

[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
Word name

[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
Greek - most holy

[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
Greek - bright

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - Perfectly usable, not much wow factor
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - I like this, trendy but I like it
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] - Classic name but a little dated
[name_f]Isis[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - Not my Style
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] - I can’t get over twilight reference
[name_f]Charis[/name_f] - I feel like no one would say this right
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] - I like this
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] - This is very unique, I like this
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] - I love this, very nice
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] and its longer versions
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] - I adore [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] on a little girl, not frilly!
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite!
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - A little boring
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Marina[/name_f], I’d use this
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f] - [name_m]Just[/name_m] plain to me
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Delilah[/name_f] more
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - Not bad
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] - Not my style
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] - Not a fan
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - [name_f]Do[/name_f] not like at all

Top 3

[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]

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I love that you have such a wide variety of names from different origins. [name_f]My[/name_f] top 3 are:

[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]- I’ve always loved this as a name and not just a nn

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]-one of my favorites.
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]-cute but not my style
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]-seems very 70s or 80s
[name_f]Isis[/name_f]-too out there for me. I prefer [name_f]Isla[/name_f] or [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]-pretty but too long and flowery for me. I prefer [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]-pretty but reminds me of Twilight too much
[name_f]Charis[/name_f]-I prefer [name_f]Carys[/name_f], not sure how you pronounce it though. Pretty but might get mispelt and mispronounced
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f]-pretty but a bit long to me. What about [name_f]Gia[/name_f] or nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f]?
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]-pretty but I wouldn’t be brave enough to use it
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]-nms at all
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]-my sil name. I love it. It is pretty and underused.
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f]. I love this name too.
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]. I went to school with a [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] and she was a sweet, beautiful person so I love this name.
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]-cute and sort of trendy. There is some kind of negative history with this name that the older generation will know, the younger generation not so much. You might want to research and see if that bothers you or not.
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]-cute and becoming more popular (I know two under five), but not too popular. I dislike the nn Scar though!
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f]-very pretty and uncommon
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]-my great aunt’s name so seems very old lady to me
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]-cute. I knew an awesome [name_f]Marina[/name_f] once, she’s about early 30s now.
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]-reminds me way too much f [name_f]Mariah[/name_f] [name_u]Carey[/name_u]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]-kind of cool, but kind of long.
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]-nms at all
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]-pretty but dated
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]-too trendy/funky/hipster sounding
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]-don’t know how to pronounce and would get mispelt all the time.
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]-weird to me (sorry)

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] are favorites of mine! They are trendy but I’m ok with that. I don’t think they’re overly popular, particularly [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is pretty rare in the states. [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is a bit of a surprise considering how popular it was in the 70’s, it really reminds me of the 80’s in a way that make it hard for me to like it even if I’m sure it’s a lovely name. [name_f]Isis[/name_f], [name_f]Charis[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] and [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] sound very modern…in the US at least. [name_f]Petra[/name_f] is lovely and unusual. I don’t much care for the sound of [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] is a little dated, it’s a good name, I just associate it with my mother’s generation. [name_f]Lola[/name_f] is very pretty and girlish. [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] is fun, but not really my style. [name_f]Mariah[/name_f] I don’t like much, I prefer [name_f]Maria[/name_f] or [name_f]Marie[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], very beautiful, I’ve always loved this name but could never use it. [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] makes me think of the [name_m]Black[/name_m] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], not a good association…although it is really pretty. [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is a great name, I think it’s feminine and spunky even if it is a little dated.

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As for what you have [name_f]Petra[/name_f] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u] are my favorites. I’ll suggest [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] (since you like [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f]) and [name_f]Anastasia[/name_f] (means Resurrection). Using your list only, I would suggest [name_f]Petra[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]. I love the flow of this! I also like [name_f]Nadia[/name_f] so I will suggest the similar sounding [name_f]Natalia[/name_f].

Let us know ! :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] are favorites of mine! They are trendy but I’m ok with that. I don’t think they’re overly popular, particularly [name_f]Esme[/name_f] is pretty rare in the states. [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] is a bit of a surprise considering how popular it was in the 70’s, it really reminds me of the 80’s in a way that make it hard for me to like it even if I’m sure it’s a lovely name. [name_f]Isis[/name_f], [name_f]Charis[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] and [name_f]Gianna[/name_f] sound very international and modern…in the US at least. [name_f]Petra[/name_f] is lovely and unusual. I don’t much care for the sound of [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]. [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] is a little dated, it’s a good name, I just associate it with my mother’s generation. [name_f]Lola[/name_f] is very pretty and girlish. [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] is fun, but not really my style. [name_f]Mariah[/name_f] I don’t like much, I prefer [name_f]Maria[/name_f] or [name_f]Marie[/name_f] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f]. [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], very beautiful, I’ve always loved this name but could never use it. [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] makes me think of the [name_m]Black[/name_m] [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], not a good association…although it is really pretty. [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] is a great name, I think it’s feminine and spunky even if it is a little dated. [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] is feminine without being girly, and even a little tomboyish, it sounds both modern and old fashioned to me, like a classic.

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - A bit boring
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Isis[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - Not my Style
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] - I really like it, but with the é
[name_f]Charis[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] - Pretty common in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u] so I find it a bit boring (i’m from sweden btw)
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - I really like it
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - I prefer the longer versions
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] - Not my style
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - Cute!
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - I like it
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f] - A bit boring
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - It’s okay
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - I love it!
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] - I would use it as a middle name
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] - Not my style
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - Not my style

  1. [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Esme[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
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[name_f]My[/name_f] top 5 from your list:

  1. [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] – such a gorgeous name! Favourite by far.
  2. [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Petra[/name_f]
  4. [name_f]Stella[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
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[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] and [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] are my favorites from your list!

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Thank you everyone! I really appreciate having feedback on my favorite names.

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[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] and my daughter is [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], so I like those on your list. :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - classic, beautiful.
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - cute, fresh feeling.
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - ornate, lovely.
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - …perfect? I absolutely love this name.
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - cool, sophisticated [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f].
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - I love the meaning, and it’s very pretty.
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] - I’m all about the [name_m]Fleetwood[/name_m] [name_m]Mac[/name_m] song but I also love the strong ties to mythology. A wholly satisfying, beautiful name.
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] - I [name_f]ADORE[/name_f] this as a middle name. I don’t think you can go wrong with it in that spot.

I love the diversity of your choices! I think my top 3 are [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f] and [name_f]Francesca[/name_f] – but I am partial to that A-sound ending in girls’ names. [name_f]Lola[/name_f] is my absolute favorite, I love the meaning, which for me feels very historic and powerful, but the cute and crisp feel of the modern and short sound. It is a name with a lot of depth, that is also so perfect for a baby girl. [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] is also a definite top contender to me! I just don’t love it with a lot of other names and I really like at least two names (first and middle) for each kid. :slight_smile:

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favourites from your list :

[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]

I also like [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], but I prefer [name_f]Ariane[/name_f] / [name_f]Arianne[/name_f].

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - a fantastic classic

[name_f]Stella[/name_f]

[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] - feels very dated

[name_f]Isis[/name_f]

[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - I really love this name. It’s very feminine without being frilly.

[name_f]Esme[/name_f]

[name_f]Charis[/name_f] - I don’t like the sound of this. I prefer the similar sounding [name_f]Carys[/name_f]

[name_f]Petra[/name_f] - really pretty and underused

[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]

[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - this one feels dated too

[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], but prefer [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f] or [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]

[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]

[name_f]Lola[/name_f]

[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - I just don’t like the way this sounds!

[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - really pretty

[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - I like this too!

[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - where you park your boat

[name_f]Mariah[/name_f]

[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]

[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - again, quite dated and will inevitably become [name_u]Jackie[/name_u]

[name_u]Winter[/name_u]

[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]

[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - unusual without being weird. Such a gorgeous choice

Your overall list is amazing! If I had to choose a top 5, they’d be: [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f], [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f] and [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]

Suggestions for you:
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]/[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]/[name_f]Merryn[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Giada[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f] or [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]

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Top Five Faves

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]

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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] - love
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] - love
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] - wicked dated
[name_f]Isis[/name_f] - nice, strong, unique
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - pretty
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] - love
[name_f]Charis[/name_f] - ok, but you have prettier names
[name_f]Gianna[/name_f] - feels dated
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] - pretty but not my fave
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f] - ok, not my favorite Ce- name. I prefer [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Cecily[/name_f], and [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - pretty but feels a bit dated to me
[name_f]Gwen[/name_f] - love
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] - nice
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] - I love this
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] - nice but feels less special than some of your other names
[name_f]Nadia[/name_f] - nice, love the meaning
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - also nice!
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - pretty
[name_f]Mariah[/name_f] - don’t really like this one, and feels dated to me
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] - love
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] - gorgeous
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] - feels dated to me
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] - love this as a middle name
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] - reminds me of spiders
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - lovely

lots of nice ones. my faves are bolded :slight_smile:

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[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] is definitely my favourite! It’s so beautiful, and the meaning is uplifting and positive as well. [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] would probably be my second choice.

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[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] - this is nice, it’s not overused but not strange. Its open to many nicknames, [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_u]Fran[/name_u], Chessy.
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] - I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Esme[/name_f]. Very sweet choice
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] as much as the next person but personally wouldn’t use it due to it’s popularity.
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] - One of my favourites, it’s so sing songy, like the meaning
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] - I also really like this, a nice alternative to [name_f]Arianne[/name_f] or [name_f]Ariana[/name_f]

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Favourites: [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_f]Stephanie[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], [name_f]Lola[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

Meh: [name_f]Charis[/name_f], [name_f]Isis[/name_f], [name_f]Gianna[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f], [name_f]Gwen[/name_f], [name_f]Nadine[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]

Dislike: [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_f]Nadia[/name_f], [name_f]Mariah[/name_f], [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f], [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]

Combination ideas:

[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f] [name_f]Charis[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] [name_f]Isis[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f] [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] [name_f]Gianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] [name_f]Mariah[/name_f]

Suggestions:

[name_f]Amelia[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Nancy[/name_f], [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Laila[/name_f], [name_f]Octavia[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f], [name_f]Aoife[/name_f], [name_f]Saoirse[/name_f].