Names we like but can't use... what do you suggest?

Girl Names
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There are a variety of reasons why we can’t/won’t use the following girl names – but based on this selection, can you give us some new ideas to play around with? I feel like I’ve looked at so many names that nothing jumps out at me anymore.

[name]Juliette[/name] (our daughter’s first name)
[name]Noelle[/name] (our daughter’s middle name)
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Gretchen[/name]
[name]Bridgette[/name]/[name]Brigitte[/name]
[name]Sanne[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]

Our last name starts with “Ch” and has the ch sound (thus leading to the vetoing of several names with the “ch” sound).

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[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Alessa[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Amabel[/name]
[name]Anais[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Astrid[/name]
[name]Aurea[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Briony[/name] / [name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Carissa[/name]
[name]Cassia[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name]
[name]Charis[/name]
[name]Christabel[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Danae[/name]
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Davina[/name]
[name]Eleni[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Eliora[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Elora[/name]
[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Esme[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Evadne[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Gaia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Larissa[/name]
[name]Lavinia[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Liora[/name] / [name]Leora[/name]
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lucia[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Melina[/name]
[name]Maira[/name] / Maera
[name]Mila[/name]
[name]Milla[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Perdita[/name]
[name]Petra[/name]
[name]Raina[/name]
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Sarai[/name]
[name]Sidonie[/name] / [name]Sidony[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Thea[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Xanthe[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]

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[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Noelle[/name] is lovely. elea gave lots of great ideas. If I repeat some, it’s because I’m voting for them too!

[name]Adele[/name] - sort of similar to [name]Noelle[/name] but distinct from the sounds of [name]Juliette[/name].
[name]Allegra[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name] - love with [name]Juliette[/name]!
[name]Calista[/name] - love nn [name]Calla[/name]; shares the t and l with [name]Juliette[/name] which I think is nice
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name] - one of my favorites with [name]Juliette[/name]. [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Elodie[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Esme[/name] - may be too short with [name]Juliette[/name]?
[name]Felicity[/name] - love [name]Felicity[/name], means happiness and it feels the same as [name]Juliette[/name] to me while not really being similar. [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Louise[/name], [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Sabine[/name], [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Claire[/name], [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]

I like [name]Elodie[/name], [name]Annabel[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] with [name]Juliette[/name].

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[name]Annika[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name] (like this one, like previous post)
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]

Look at top UK lists, your choices have a bit of a European flavor to them.

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Sorry for repeats…there was A LOT suggested already:
It may not seem like it, but there is a reason for me suggesting each of them :slight_smile: They have something in common with the name their listed under :slight_smile:

  • are my favs :slight_smile:

French Like [name]Juliette[/name] and [name]Noelle[/name]:
[name]Amelie[/name]*
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]*
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]*
[name]Eleanora[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Elaina[/name]
[name]Liana[/name]
[name]Lilah[/name]
[name]Angeline[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]
[name]Monique[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]*

[name]Cecilia[/name]:
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]*
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]*
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]

[name]Isabella[/name]:
[name]Evangeline[/name]*
[name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Mable[/name]*

[name]Eve[/name]:
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Evelina[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Isla[/name]*
[name]Aveline[/name]*
[name]Hazel[/name]*

[name]Scarlett[/name]:
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]*
[name]Rose[/name]*
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Rory[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]*
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]

[name]Beatrix[/name]:
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name]
[name]Cerys[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]*
[name]Honora[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Jessamy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]*
[name]Rhonwen[/name]
[name]Zara[/name]

[name]Gretchen[/name]:
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]*
[name]Emerson[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]*
[name]Greer[/name]
[name]Gerda[/name]

[name]Bridgette[/name]/[name]Brigitte[/name]:
[name]Anneliese[/name]*
[name]Carin[/name]
[name]Eline[/name]
[name]Karina[/name]*
[name]Kiersten[/name]
[name]Trina[/name]
[name]Viveca[/name]

[name]Sanne[/name]:
[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Janna[/name]
[name]Karsten[/name]
[name]Malin[/name]*
[name]Saskia[/name]
[name]Sandra[/name]
[name]Sandrina[/name]

[name]Francesca[/name]:
[name]Marceline[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]*
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Alexandria[/name]
[name]Daniella[/name]
[name]Frederica[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]*
[name]Angelina[/name]
[name]Arianna[/name]*
[name]Lucia[/name]*
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Giuliana[/name]*
[name]Giada[/name]*

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[name]Isabella[/name] - [name]Isadora[/name] i love. like isadora duncan. can do by [name]Izzy[/name]. ive seen [name]Isabeau[/name] recently and am not 100% sold.
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] - beatrice?
[name]Gretchen[/name] - what about [name]Greta[/name]? simple and beautiful.
[name]Bridgette[/name]/[name]Brigitte[/name] - I know a girl named [name]Britta[/name]. its popular in scandanavian countries i hear.
[name]Sanne[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name] - [name]Frances[/name] is beautiful simple and classic.

hope this helps!

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[name]Juliette[/name] [name]Noelle[/name] is beautiful. I guess it means you have set your standards high for the next name right?

I think these names have a simialr flow or style.

[name]Alianna[/name]
[name]Arabelle[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Bronte[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Cleone[/name]
[name]Dinah[/name]/[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Felicia[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Katrina[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]/[name]Lucinda[/name]
[name]Marion[/name]
[name]Melissa[/name]
[name]Melisande[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Melody[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Rochelle[/name]
[name]Sabina[/name]/[name]Sabine[/name]
[name]Selena[/name]/[name]Selene[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]

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Thanks so much everyone! Here are my faves from the ones you suggested:

[name]Anais[/name] (but would she be called “Anus”?? – I love the [name]Anais[/name] [name]Nin[/name] connotation)
[name]Aurelia[/name]
[name]Briony[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] (we had tossed this around with DD#1)
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Leonie[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Annika[/name] (a little worried since DH is such a [name]Star[/name] Wars buff that we’d be teased for naming a daughter after Anakin Skywalker)
[name]Rosalie[/name] (too Twilight-y??)
[name]Liana[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]

I ran a few of these by DH and we were a little inspired by the [name]Rosalind[/name] suggestion. His mom is named [name]Rosalinda[/name]. My mom is [name]Mary[/name] [name]Jane[/name] and we thought about combining them to “[name]Marie[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name]” or “[name]Rosaline[/name] [name]Maria[/name]” or some other combo. What do you think??

[name]Do[/name] you pronounce [name]Rosalind[/name] “[name]ROZ[/name]-a-lind” here in the U.S.? I’m so swayed by the Spanish pronunciation of [name]Rosalinda[/name] that it’s hard for me to hear it otherwise.

Thanks again for all the great feedback!

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I like [name]Marie[/name] [name]Rosalind[/name] or [name]Rosalind[/name] [name]Maria[/name].

(I say either roz-a-lind or rose-a-lind depending on my mood :slight_smile:

What about:
[name]Rosemarie[/name] (combining both)
[name]Rosaelia[/name]
[name]Rosalyn[/name]
[name]Rosario[/name]
[name]Roslyn[/name]

[name]Mara[/name]
[name]Marilyn[/name] (combine both)
[name]Marcia[/name]
[name]Marceline[/name]
[name]Maren[/name]
[name]Marielle[/name]
[name]Mariam[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Marla[/name]
[name]Marisa[/name]

[name]Gianna[/name] (Italian form of [name]Jane[/name])
[name]Sheena[/name] (Irish)
[name]Jana[/name] (Czech)
[name]Janessa[/name]
Or just use the beautiful [name]Jane[/name] :slight_smile:

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Also, check out this post for more “rose” names :slight_smile:

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I’m very sorry if these have already been suggested, but I think they sound beautiful with [name]Juliette[/name]!

[name]Alaina[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Angeline[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Cecile[/name]
[name]Charlize[/name] - (ch is sh)
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Estee[/name] (like Lauder)
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Helene[/name]
[name]Lucie[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Mirabelle[/name]
[name]Rochelle[/name] (ch is sh)
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]

Some middle names to go with [name]Noelle[/name] are [name]Bijou[/name], [name]Demi[/name], [name]Jocelin[/name], [name]Jules[/name], [name]Lisle[/name], [name]Monet[/name], [name]Nouvel[/name], [name]Renate[/name], and [name]Sydney[/name].

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I have a good friend named rosalind. she goes by Rozie. rozz-ee. she loves her name and would never change it for the world!