Here they are! I’d love feed back. I’ve been trying to conceive for five years. (My daughter just turned 7!) So this has been a long time in the making. A lot of these names you have seen from me before. In fact, I think you’ve seen them all, but i have scaled it back some. What do you think?
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-ah)
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (Eh-lay-na)
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] (nick name Cozi)
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
Loreena
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] (I like it pronounced like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] with out the y, Lill-ah)
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] - I have never heard this name, so I am unsure what I think.
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] - I have loved [name_f]Eliana[/name_f] since I was a teenager and young adult. I like the nickname [name_f]Lani[/name_f].
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - I love the name but do not like that it means “blind”.
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - I met someone name [name_f]Laurel[/name_f] about 15 years ago and have loved it since.
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - I think [name_f]Aria[/name_f] is sweet and pretty.
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f] - I like [name_f]Kiera[/name_f].
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] - okay
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - I love [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] (spelled this way).
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - mixed feelings
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - not my style
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u] - not my style
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] - not my style
Loreena - not my style
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Lilla[/name_f] but I think there will be a pronunciation issue. I also live [name_f]Lilia[/name_f].
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - I really like it.
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] - I love [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - not my style
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] - I love it for a middle name.
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-ah) - Use [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. Same pn, legitimate name (or do you say it differently in the US, like el-ah-[name_f]NOR[/name_f]? I’m never sure)
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (Eh-lay-na) - [name_f]Elena[/name_f].
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] - eh, I dislike it.
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - It’s alright, not a massive fan
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - have no idea why this is big on Nameberry
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] - this is gorgeous but I wouldn’t use it on a non-[name_f]Indian[/name_f] child
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - See [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f] - sort of trashy in the UK
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] - pretty and classic
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - a family name to me so I do like it, but I prefer [name_f]Eveline[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] - it’s alright. This is [name_f]El[/name_f]-ah-[name_f]NOR[/name_f] to me, whilst [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] is [name_f]El[/name_f]-ah-nah.
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] - I love this, but Cozi is horrid
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - so lovely!
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - gorgeous
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u] - trashy.
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] - I don’t like Lor- names personally.
Loreena - see above, this is particularly bad
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] - I quite like this. I love just [name_f]Lil[/name_f] as well.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - Gorgeous! Another family name for me, I’m just a bit put off by it’s UK popularity
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] - pretty but too Hunger Games for me
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - Very dated but I sort of like it
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - eh, it’s alright
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - I used to love this but it feels a bit off to me now
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] this! [name_m]Way[/name_m] too underused! My immediate thought is [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] [name_u]Presley[/name_u].
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] - very pretty but I don’t think I’d ever name a human child this. Too… lilac.
All the best in your baby making adventures!! And happy name searching
Here’s my opinion on your shortlist:
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-ah) - Not feeling it…
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (Eh-lay-na) - Also not feeling this one…
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] - Not really into this name…
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - Prefer [name_f]Cicely[/name_f]…nice name…
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - Too prim & proper for me…
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - and [name_m]Hardy[/name_m]?
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] - Not really into this name either…
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name!
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f] - ADORABLE!!! Has spunk, sass and class …also like the spelling [name_f]Kira[/name_f], [name_f]Kyra[/name_f], [name_f]Keira[/name_f] etc
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] - Prefer [name_f]Caitlin[/name_f], [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]…
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - Prefer [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]…
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] - Not the best vintage name…
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] (nick name Cozi) - [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] IT!!! Beautiful name But I’d use the nn “Cosi”
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - Sweet & simple…
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - GORGEOUS NAME, [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] IT!!!
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u] - Nice…a bit hippy-dippy…and a bit passe…
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] - Nice but safe…and a bit stale…
Loreena - [name_f]Love[/name_f] Loreena McKennitt but Loreena is not the prettiest name…like [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] though…[name_f]Grace[/name_f] has the same classic vibe too…[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f] is gorgeous
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] (I like it pronounced like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] with out the y, Lill-ah) - Doesn’t float my boat…
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - I don’t know why people flock to this name…it holds no charm for me…but I do like [name_f]Emelia[/name_f] for some odd reason…[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] or [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] are also pretty…
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] name…as a first or second name…
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - A bit passe…
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - as above ^
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - Great classic name…[name_f]LOVE[/name_f] IT!!!
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - Too much tulle & hairspray, and a bit too ‘drag queen’ (or are they called ‘female impersonators’ these days??)…
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] - [name_f]Lovely[/name_f] & refreshing. Very pretty name.
My favourites from your list:
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
The ones I also like:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
The name “[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-uh” is a legit name in Eastern Europe - I work with a woman who pronounces her name that way, but it’s spelled [name_f]Elena[/name_f]. (I would also spell “[name_f]Elaina[/name_f]” that way - why spell it a funky way when there’s already a beautiful spelling?)
I live in [name_u]America[/name_u] and I am worried spelling it [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] will just confuse people. If I was seeing it and didn’t know the family pronounced it [name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-uh i’d automatically say [name_f]Ella[/name_f]-nor… I love the name though, it is in my top 3 for sure.
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-ah) - love
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (Eh-lay-na) - also nice, so is [name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] - lovely
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] - lovely
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - nothing special
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f] - nothing special
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] - dislike
[name_f]Aria[/name_f] - pretty
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f] - how to pronounce this? prefer other spellings for various pronunciation
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f] - boring
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] - nothing special
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f] - don’t like
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] - like
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] - used to like, not anymore
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] - lovely
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u] - prefer [name_f]Melody[/name_f], but it’s nice too
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f] - dated
Loreena - dislike
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] (I like it pronounced like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] with out the y, Lill-ah) - love this pronunciation! [name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Lilla[/name_f]!
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f] - becoming popular
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f] - prefer other flowery names
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f] - not my taste
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f] - nice name, prefer [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f] - like this one
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] - not my taste
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f] - tons of other prettier nature names
[name_f]Ellena[/name_f] ([name_f]Ellen[/name_f]-ah) - I actually really like this name, which is surprising to me, because ‘[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]’ seems very dull and serious to me.
[name_f]Elaina[/name_f] (Eh-lay-na)- This is a nice choice as well. [name_f]Elaine[/name_f] is a bit bland, and the [name_f]Elena[/name_f] spelling to me isn’t as cute. I also like [name_f]Elayna[/name_f] as a spelling, but prefer [name_f]Elaina[/name_f] above all.
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]- [name_f]Calista[/name_f] is a lovely name, though I prefer [name_u]Calypso[/name_u] or [name_f]Calina[/name_f].
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]- Not my favorite. It sounds sort of like a boys’ name gone wrong to me.
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]- I like [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] a lot, though it seems a bit frilly as a first and I prefer it as a middle.
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]- For a while I had a huge name-crush on [name_f]Laurel[/name_f], and though I don’t like it as much now, it’s still lovely. Have you considered [name_f]Lorelai[/name_f]? (or any spelling variation) or [name_f]Lorena[/name_f]?
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]- To be honest this just doesn’t sound amazing.
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]- This is a lovely name that I automatically associate with the musical term, a very good association in my opinion. Not only that, but it has a very stylish, sweet feel to it.
[name_f]Kiera[/name_f]- A lovely name, but I prefer [name_f]Ciara[/name_f] or [name_f]Kiara[/name_f] as a spelling.
[name_f]Kathleen[/name_f]- I like [name_f]Katarina[/name_f] and [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] better than [name_f]Kathleen[/name_f].
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]- With the cute nicknames [name_f]Eve[/name_f] and Lynnie, how can you possibly go wrong here?
[name_f]Eleanore[/name_f]- Why the extra e? I like [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] and [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f], however.
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f] (nick name Cozi)- This doesn’t appeal to me. I know it’s a real name, but it sounds made up.
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- A very nice, classic name. Doesn’t make a huge statement, and a lot less foreign than most of your other choices.
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f]- I love the name [name_f]Hermione[/name_f], but the [name_m]Harry[/name_m] [name_m]Potter[/name_m] references may be too much. Maybe as a middle?
[name_u]Harmony[/name_u]- [name_u]Harmony[/name_u] once again has a lovely musical association that I find adorable. It’s more substansial than [name_f]Melody[/name_f], girlier than [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], and more realistic than [name_f]Symphony[/name_f].
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]- I like this a lot! [name_u]Unique[/name_u] but not too unique.
Loreena- I don’t quite know what to think of this one. Is it pronounced like ‘[name_f]Lorena[/name_f]’? Or is it ‘Lor-EE-nuh’? I like [name_f]Lorena[/name_f], but with the long e it just sounds very made up and strange to me.
[name_f]Lilla[/name_f] (I like it pronounced like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] with out the y, Lill-ah)- Not my favorite, I like [name_f]Lilly[/name_f] better.
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]- Cute!
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]- I absolutely adore this.
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]- [name_f]Nadine[/name_f] does not appeal to me. It sounds very stark and serious. What about [name_f]Nadia[/name_f]?
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]- [name_f]Naomi[/name_f] would be cute, but it’s not my favorite.
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]- This is a very nice name that I like a lot. With a brighter middle it would be really cool. [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], perhaps?
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]- [name_m]Just[/name_m] NMS.
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]- I do like [name_f]Lavender[/name_f], but I think it would make a better middle than anything.
My favorites are [name_f]Primrose[/name_f], [name_f]Loretta[/name_f], [name_u]Harmony[/name_u], and [name_f]Ellena[/name_f]. I also like [name_f]Elaina[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
What do you think?
