Leah and Tara creativity

[name]Hi[/name]. We are expecting our second child this fall. I think it’s a girl so I’m totally into girls names. First I was into [name]Juno[/name], [name]Marion[/name] and [name]Penelope[/name], but my husband has said no.
I love [name]Tara[/name] and [name]Leah[/name] but want a longer name that one of those names can be a nn of. But that is a little difficult!

[name]Tamara[/name] nn [name]Tara[/name] could work. But my mum is trying to veto against it. Any other suggestions? I really need some nameberry expertise! :slight_smile:

Our daughter is [name]Aurora[/name] [name]Pamela[/name]. Thanks berries!

Well, you can get [name]Leah[/name]/[name]Lia[/name] out of a good number of names which would sound lovely with sister [name]Aurora[/name]:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Bedelia[/name]
[name]Camellia[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]/[name]Celia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Cornelia[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Eulalia[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Malia[/name]
[name]Melia[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Odelia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Permelia[/name]
[name]Rosalia[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Tullia[/name]
[name]Zelia[/name].

[name]Tara[/name] is harder … Ostara, perhaps? Also, if you like [name]Tara[/name] and [name]Aurora[/name], you might like [name]Talitha[/name]/[name]Tabitha[/name], [name]Greta[/name] or [name]Esther[/name]. At a stretch, you could do a name ending in -ta with a middle starting with -ra. For example:
[name]Adelita[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Aleta[/name] [name]Raffaela[/name]/[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Carlotta[/name] [name]Raisa[/name]
[name]Elisabetta[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Isotta[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
[name]Marietta[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Odetta[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name] [name]Rain[/name]
[name]Rosita[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Violetta[/name] [name]Rae[/name]
[name]Vita[/name] [name]Ramona[/name]
Vivetta [name]Raina[/name].

Good luck!
[name]Auburn[/name]

My name is [name]Tara[/name]. It used to be unusual and I didn’t hear of anyone else named [name]Tara[/name] until I was in my 20s (I am nearly 50 now!) I have come across a couple of variations: Tarasina and Taralyn
[name]Hope[/name] you’re not considering TaraCotta…LOL!

[name]Atara[/name]
Katara
[name]Katarina[/name] I like this nn [name]Tara[/name]

Ooh, good idea!

I, too, really like [name]Katharina[/name] with the NN [name]Tara[/name]. It’s creative without being too big of a stretch… Good choice!