Leona or Noelle?

I have my first name list narrowed down to these:

[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f]

For middle names, I like:

[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
Annette (edited to add this one)
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

Sibling names are [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m].

I want the name to have an intelligent/bookish feel, somewhat traditional (no crazy spellings) but not anything too popular right now.

Thanks in advance for your ideas.

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I love your list! [name_f]My[/name_f] very favorite for [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]’s little sister is [name_f]Willa[/name_f]. I think it sounds sweet and smart, it’s totally familiar but a little bit unexpected, and it fits in perfectly with your set. [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] would be an absolutely delightful combo! [name_f]My[/name_f] second favorite is [name_f]Rosie[/name_f], and then [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]. Maybe [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] or [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]? Your list and parameters also remind me of:

Naomi
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] the best (and [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] are two of my favorite names). I think [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] would go well with both of them.

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[name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] would be absolutely beautiful! [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] are also lovely.

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Miriam [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] is my favorite option. Gorgeous!

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Willa [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] would be dashing

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I love [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] with your other kids’ names :blush:

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Between [name_f]Leona[/name_f] & [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] my favourite is [name_f]Leona[/name_f] it’s a lovely name, really strong and feminine.

I also love [name_f]Willa[/name_f] & [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] with [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m] and [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. They are such strong feminine choices with a similar naming style to the siblings. I think [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] is slightly trendy sounding with your children’s names and [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] & [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] the wrong vibe they should be nicknames for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f] etc for it to work with such strong formal choices. For middle names I like [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] really classic :purple_heart:

Suggestions…
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] ~ [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], [name_m]Simon[/name_m], [name_m]Henry[/name_m] & [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]

I really like [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped

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Oh my goodnes [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] have stolen my heart! Both sound so good with your kids names!

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Between [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], I was going to vote for [name_f]Leona[/name_f]. Then I saw your complete list and your kids names!
I adore all your first name choices. I love [name_f]Willa[/name_f] for you! I think [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] would be perfect!
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] and [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] would be beautiful too. [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] and [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] are cute, but I prefer then as nicknames. [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] ([name_f]Rose[/name_f]) sounds adorable and [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Annette[/name_f] ([name_f]Rosie[/name_f]) would be very charming. I also like [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f].

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[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] is ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

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I love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] best.
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] are beautiful imo.

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Your kids’ names are absolutely beautiful! And I absolutely love your list - truly, you can’t go wrong either way, but here are my thoughts.

Leona - This is beautiful, however, I don’t think it fully fits with your other kids’ names for some reason. But it could make a charming middle.
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] - This is charming! I like how both of your girls would end with an a sound and think it sounds lovely with your current names.
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f] - I adore [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]. I think it’s impossibly sweet on a baby but still ages so well. (PS. it’s also my daughter’s middle name!)
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] - I didn’t think I would, but I really love this one with your subset.
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f] - Something about this feels incomplete to me. Would you be open to [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] nn. [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Lizzie[/name_f] - This is just a bit too nicknamed for me, I’m sorry!

For middles, I’d like to second [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]! Absolutely beautiful and definitely my top choice for you. I’d also love to see [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f], [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], or [name_f]Noelle[/name_f] [name_f]Annette[/name_f]!

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i love how sweet [name_f]Willa[/name_f] sounds, also love [name_f]Leona[/name_f]!
I think she should be [name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

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I like [name_f]Leona[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], and [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]. [name_f]Willa[/name_f] I like the similarity to [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] with different sounds. One hesitation would be the similarity to [name_u]Willow[/name_u] which is pretty popular in the US.

Leona [name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Noelle[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Miriam[/name_f]! That would be my choice, but I think the others might go with the siblings more. I like [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosie[/name_f]. I’d also suggest [name_f]Leora[/name_f], [name_f]Maia[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Nora[/name_f], and [name_f]Haddie[/name_f]!

I know a [name_f]Leona[/name_f] and she’s wonderful - so my opinion may be biased! But I love the name