Long-time lurker due in 4 wks, girl name advice/suggestions?

I have been lurking since I found out I was pregnant, almost 9 months ago. After reading all you nameberryites’ opinions and advice, I’m now ready to come out of hiding, and honestly, I am a little desperate. I have had 9 months to contemplate what I’m going to name my daughter, and still no decision. I’m more nervous about this than anything else about her birth, including the pain of going through labor, or the anxiety of bringing my first baby girl home for the first time.

My husband is not very opinionated, and I think I can convince him to go with most any name I choose, although he does have veto power if he absolutely hates it.

I tend to like feminine names ending in a. Our last name is 2 syllables, and sounds like saw-wish (although the spelling is a little more tricky). My family is Cuban, so I’d ideally like something that can, at minimum, be easily pronounced in Spanish.

Names I like: [name]Stella[/name] (worried about popularity), [name]Lila[/name] (same), [name]Isla[/name] (worried about “eesla” pronunciation, especially with Latin background), [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Maia[/name], [name]Karina[/name]/[name]Carina[/name].

Family names I like: [name]Stella[/name], [name]Sabina[/name], [name]Trina[/name].

Middle name possibilities: [name]Jade[/name] (hubby loves), [name]Genevieve[/name], ???

I think what I’m looking for is a first name- middle name combo that grabs me, and I’ve yet to find it. [name]Feel[/name] free to use names on my list, or suggest others. Also, for middle names, I don’t like [name]Jane[/name], [name]Lynn[/name], [name]May[/name] (or [name]Kay[/name], [name]Fay[/name], etc.), or filler names in general.

Thanks in advance!

I love the name [name]Natalia[/name]. I think [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is beautiful. [name]Stella[/name] is also lovely but popular as you say.

[name]Hi[/name]! I’m glad you came out of hiding!:slight_smile: I’m so sorry you’re having a hard time finding a name you love, but I’m sure you’ll find something (and we’ll have fun helping you). :slight_smile: [name]Don[/name]'t worry! (((HUG))))

[name]Stella[/name]: I think it’s a beautiful name, and if you love it, I think you should go for it! Plus, it’s a family name, and to me, that trumps everything. At the moment, [name]Stella[/name] is ranked #186.

[name]Lila[/name]: I think this is beautiful, too, but as you said, it’s supposed to become very popular. [name]Even[/name] so, if you love it, I think that’s what’s important. :slight_smile:

[name]Isla[/name]: I love it, but from what you’ve said, it doesn’t seem like the best option for you.

[name]Natalia[/name]: I think it’s gorgeous, but it’s more popular than [name]Stella[/name] at the moment: #108, which may or may not be an issue for you.

[name]Maia[/name]: I love [name]Maia[/name], too. It’s only #649, but the [name]Maya[/name] spelling is #72. You may also like [name]Kaia[/name].

[name]Karina[/name]/[name]Carina[/name]: I think it’s beautiful…

[name]Sabina[/name]: I think it’s a lovely name. I love [name]Sabina[/name] Sawish! You may also like [name]Sabrina[/name], but that’s a lot more popular.

More you may like:

[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Delfina[/name]
[name]Delilah[/name] (it contains [name]Lila[/name], but is less popular)
[name]Estella[/name] (less popular than [name]Stella[/name] in the US)
[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]/[name]Mariella[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Raphaela[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Talia[/name] (Oops…[name]Talia[/name] contains the same “aw” vowel as your last name…)

Take care! :slight_smile:

[name]Hi[/name] barbarella so happy to have you post with us.

I will try to help

[name]Emilia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Liliana[/name] [name]Therese[/name]
[name]Ariel[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Marianne[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Elise[/name] [name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Margot[/name] [name]Ciel[/name]
[name]Delphine[/name] [name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Brigitte[/name] or [name]Bridget[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Catriona[/name] [name]Louise[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]

[name]Hi[/name], [name]Barbarella[/name]!

Congratulations on your baby girl! [name]Don[/name]'t worry - NB will help you pick the perfect name for your first baby!

Of your list, I like [name]Stella[/name] and [name]Natalia[/name] best as first names, though I worry that [name]Stella[/name] [saw-wish] is hard to say. Here are some more you might consider:

[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Lenora[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]
[name]Sonora[/name]
[name]Teresa[/name]

For middle names, what about these?

[name]Dulce[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Jaime[/name]
[name]Lourdes[/name]
[name]Nieve[/name]
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Raquel[/name]

I’d recommend [name]Ramona[/name] [name]Lourdes[/name], [name]Paloma[/name] [name]Dulce[/name], or [name]Estella[/name] [name]Raquel[/name]! Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

I really like your list, especially [name]Lila[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Natalia[/name], and [name]Maia[/name]. I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name], too. Names you might like:

[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Alia[/name]
[name]Gisela[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Milena[/name]

Combos:

[name]Clara[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Milena[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] [name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name] [name]Caroline[/name]

Ladies, thank you so much for your thoughtful responses and great suggestions. I knew I came to the right place!

[name]Gretta[/name] is another name I like, as is [name]Paloma[/name]. But hubby won’t go for [name]Gretta[/name], and I don’t feel right using [name]Paloma[/name] with such an obviously un-Latin last name.

Hubby and I are going to discuss some of these suggestions, and I will keep you all posted on our progress over the next month.

[name]Hi[/name]! I hope you find the perfect name for you, [name]Barbarella[/name]! (And for what it’s worth, I love [name]Greta[/name] and [name]Paloma[/name], too.) :slight_smile:

Take care! :slight_smile:

[name]Paloma[/name] is a common Latin name isn’t it? Like [name]Mayra[/name]…I know like a million lol
[name]How[/name] about [name]Catalina[/name]??
I really like this name but it’s a no go for my DH =[ Maybe you can use it =]

(I hope I didn’t come off sounding rude or anything, I feel like I did)

Names I like: [name]Stella[/name] (worried about popularity), [name]Lila[/name] (same), [name]Isla[/name] (worried about “eesla” pronunciation, especially with Latin background), [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Maia[/name], [name]Karina[/name]/[name]Carina[/name].

Family names I like: [name]Stella[/name], [name]Sabina[/name], [name]Trina[/name].

Middle name possibilities: [name]Jade[/name] (hubby loves), [name]Genevieve[/name], ???

I think what I’m looking for is a first name- middle name combo that grabs me, and I’ve yet to find it. [name]Feel[/name] free to use names on my list, or suggest others. Also, for middle names, I don’t like [name]Jane[/name], [name]Lynn[/name], [name]May[/name] (or [name]Kay[/name], [name]Fay[/name], etc.), or filler names in general.

Thanks in advance![/quote]

We’re all so glad you’ve appeared on the scene and congratulations on your new baby’s impending arrivial!

Of all your choices, I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Natalia[/name] nn [name]Talia[/name] or [name]Tally[/name]. Very pretty! I love [name]Natalie[/name], too, but it has been overexposed. Since you don’t like “filler” middles, I will try to think of some amazing name combos:

[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Bird[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Camille[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Coco[/name] - love it!
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Esperanza[/name] - beautiful!
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Inez[/name] - gutsy!
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Iris[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Josefina[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Marin[/name] ([name]MARE[/name]-in)
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Paloma[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Raquel[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Yvette[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Viviana[/name]

[name]Stella[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is just beautiful.
Also:
[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]Anna[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]Karina[/name] [name]Jade[/name]

I love [name]Natalia[/name], its absolutely beautiful, and sounds good to my ears in Spanish too.

You may consider calling her [name]Lia[/name] as a nick name, I think its adorable.

[name]Natalia[/name] [name]Jade[/name] is perfect! I LOVEE it.
Another similar name you may like is Natash. :slight_smile:
[name]Glad[/name] you came out of “hiding” congrats and good luck!

I really really like [name]Stella[/name] [name]Jade[/name].
good luck!

I am really loving [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Jade[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] [name]Jade[/name] as well. Maybe what I needed was some affirmation. And I hadn’t thought about [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Paloma[/name], which is nice, although I worry that [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Paloma[/name] [saw-wish] is just too much of a mouthful.

BTW, to [name]Lemon[/name], don’t you think [Insert any name] [saw-wish] is hard to say? It’s just not a great name to work with, unfortunately. :slight_smile: