Need Help For My Baby Girl

Girl Names
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[name]Hi[/name] everyone –

I’m stressing over not having a name yet for my little girl. I’m only 4 months, but I’ve known it was a girl for over a month already, and I can’t even come up with a short list!

Here are some things

  1. My last name starts with S
  2. I like classic sounding names.
  3. Easy to spell/pronounce. No obvious ethnic implication
  4. No made up names. No creative spelling
  5. Not a super popular name where there will be 2 or 3 or more in her class.
  6. I love soft feminine names. Starting with a short vowel sound would be a bonus.

Here are some names I’ve thought of and why they won’t work:

[name]Alice[/name] --> Doesn’t go with an “S” last name
[name]Ella[/name] --> Too popular
[name]Megan[/name] --> Spelling disaster
[name]Molly[/name] --> I do like it, but seems like it’s getting too popular. Also, does it work for an adult?
[name]Julia[/name] —> There’s nothing WRONG with this name. I just don’t love it.
[name]Zoe[/name] --> [name]Love[/name] it, but it was a pet’s name :stuck_out_tongue: Also, too popular maybe?
[name]Elizabeth[/name] / Nickname [name]Libby[/name] --> Considering it.
[name]Dorothy[/name] --> I want to like it, but it still sounds just slightly too dated for me.
[name]Elsa[/name] --> I like it, but don’t know if it’s going to sound too dumpy.

If it had been a boy I might have gone with [name]Asher[/name] - although that seems like it’s getting too popular too.

Anyway - hopefully that gives a sense for the names I’m considering.

Would love advice.

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Ideas:

  • [name]Etta[/name]
  • [name]Lena[/name]
  • [name]Leta[/name]
  • [name]Eva[/name]
  • [name]Olive[/name]
  • [name]Iris[/name]
  • [name]Colette[/name]
  • [name]Esme[/name]
  • [name]Ada[/name]
  • [name]Clara[/name]
  • [name]Emme[/name]
  • [name]Emmeline[/name]
  • [name]Annabel[/name]
  • [name]Adeline[/name]
  • [name]Adelaide[/name]
  • [name]Chloe[/name]
  • [name]Vera[/name]
  • [name]Cora[/name]
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[name]Alice[/name] -> [name]Adele[/name]?
[name]Ella[/name] -> [name]Eleanor[/name]?
[name]Megan[/name] -> [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Meg[/name]? [name]Megan[/name] feels somewhat 80s to me, do you like [name]Erin[/name] or [name]Erica[/name]? Start with a short vowel sound and meet some of your other criteria
[name]Molly[/name] -> I like it, it’s not too popular at all around me but be sure it works for you. What about [name]Polly[/name]? [name]Amalia[/name] nn [name]Mali[/name]/[name]Molly[/name]? [name]Mary[/name] nn [name]Molly[/name] with other nn options?
[name]Julia[/name] -> [name]Juliet[/name]? [name]Dahlia[/name] (nn [name]Dolly[/name] since you like [name]Molly[/name]?)
[name]Zoe[/name] -> [name]Phoebe[/name], [name]Daphne[/name]? [name]Zara[/name]?
[name]Elizabeth[/name] -> [name]Edith[/name]? [name]Eliza[/name]?
[name]Libby[/name] -> [name]Lydia[/name]?
[name]Dorothy[/name] -> [name]Thea[/name]? [name]Dora[/name]? Could have nn [name]Dolly[/name] like [name]Molly[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name] -> [name]Elena[/name]? [name]Eliza[/name]?

Here are a few more thoughts:
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Anastasia[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Odette[/name]