More rules than names... help!

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I are struggling to choose a name for our girl, mostly because of our surname (pronounced greeny).

I have a long list of rules based on our surname, naming style and our accent (from NZ but baby will grow up in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f]).

The rules are:
:black_small_square:Strong not sweet names
:black_small_square:No flower/nature references
:black_small_square:No colour references
:black_small_square:No names that rhyme with green
:black_small_square:No names that begin with ‘Gr’
:black_small_square:No names that end in a ‘long e’ sound (e.g. [name_u]Hadley[/name_u])
:black_small_square:Prefer names that don’t end in an ‘a’
:black_small_square:Prefer classic or unisex names

Currently we like but don’t love:
:white_small_square:Marlow
:white_small_square:Emerson
:white_small_square:Morgan
:white_small_square:Quinn
:white_small_square:Harlow
:white_small_square:Dylan
:white_small_square:Elliot

[name_m]Can[/name_m] anyone please help us to think of a name that doesn’t break the rules that’s not on our list?

I love [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u] (prefer this spelling)! I also really like [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Harlow[/name_u], and [name_u]Dylan[/name_u].

[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Halston[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooke[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
Vivian

The first things that comes to my head are…

Blair
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u] (I know it breaks a rule, but it would sound good with your accent)
[name_u]Louise[/name_u] nn [name_f]Lulu[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f] (or an alternate spelling)
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]

I don’t know Scottish accents well so I don’t know how these would sound but I hope you find a name!

Love [name_u]Marlow[/name_u] and [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]! [name_m]How[/name_m] about
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Candace[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
Kardi
[name_f]Alyson[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Belle[/name_f]
Good luck!

Brynn
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_f]Iva[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_u]Winn[/name_u]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Holland[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]/Noa (It does have an a though)
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f] (Ends in e)
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_f]Kimber[/name_f]
[name_u]Fran[/name_u]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]

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What about…
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_u]Kendall[/name_u]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f]/Nicolette
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

Collins
[name_u]Porter[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Madigan[/name_u]

How about [name_m]Innes[/name_m]? I know it’s mostly masculine in [name_f]Scotland[/name_f], but I’ve met a female one and I think it’s great for either sex.

Blair also springs to mind (snap @futuremama!), or how about [name_u]Tate[/name_u]/Tait, [name_u]Malin[/name_u], [name_u]Auden[/name_u]/Arden, Lowen, [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Greer[/name_f]…?

Campbell

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I think [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] would be a nice one…I’m not sure if that’s too sweet of a name for you though.

[quote=“[name_f]Suzannah[/name_f], post:9, topic:341567, full:true”]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[/quote]

Ooh love this suggestion!

Maybe also [name_u]Adair[/name_u]?

I have a similar issue with a colour surname. It can make a lot of lovely names sound like objects or places!

I see on your list of preferences that you like classic names, yet none of the names on your short list appear to be in this style. It might simply be a matter of differing opinions, but when I think of strong classic names I often think of names with both a female and male version like [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_u]Louise[/name_u], [name_f]Harriet[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Georgia[/name_f], [name_u]Antonia[/name_u], [name_f]Petra[/name_f] and [name_f]Danica[/name_f]. These names have long historic use and very distinct sounds – I think this adds to this feeling of strength.

Other names I think are strong and grounded through a combination of their history and hard or closed consonants are [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Jillian[/name_f], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] and [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]. While you already have a lot of great surname and unisex suggestions I would also throw in [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Ellison[/name_u], [name_m]Merrit[/name_m], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] and [name_u]Padget[/name_u].

I will also just add, if you continue to struggle to find a name you both love that meets all your criteria and you don’t warm any further to the names on your current short list – try cutting back on three or four preferences that are least important to you to widen the field. It could be that your preferences are stopping you from discovering or fully considering a name you would otherwise fall in love with.

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Soren
Seren
Cleo
Regan
Sawyer
Margo
Lennon
Meredith
Lorelei
Gwen
Ashlyn

[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Liz[/name_f]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Payton[/name_u]
[name_f]Paige[/name_f]

Addison
[name_u]Aiden[/name_u]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Austen[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Morrigan[/name_f]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

Anne, [name_f]Gillian[/name_f], [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_f]Kate[/name_f], [name_u]Milan[/name_u]

Sorry for any repeats

Nell
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_u]Monroe[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Rylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_u]Averill[/name_u]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_u]Poet[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]

Bronte
[name_u]Alcott[/name_u]
[name_f]Susan[/name_f]
[name_u]Laine[/name_u]
[name_u]Marin[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Brynne[/name_f]
[name_f]Lynne[/name_f]
[name_m]Halden[/name_m]
[name_m]Halsten[/name_m]
[name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_u]Ryder[/name_u]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u]
[name_u]Lindon[/name_u]

Thanks for all your help. Those were great suggestions. We are still undecided but perhaps when we meet her we’ll just know… or I hope so at least!