Nothing Else We Love!

Hello there! :smiley: [name_m]Long[/name_m] time lurker, new member here! [name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I are expecting our first baby, a little princess!

[name_m]Both[/name_m] of us love the sound and idea of the name [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]; however, we both really dislike how popular it is and don’t want our daughter to be one of many [name_f]Sophia[/name_f]'s in her class.

We’re trying to find names that give us that same happy feeling but have come up short. We don’t like [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophronia[/name_f], Sophora, or any of the other ones similar.

Can you please help us out? We want something that has that girly and sweet feeling that [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] does, but something much less common. I’d rather not post our last name due to personal and security reasons; but it begins with the letter B, ends with G, and is two syllables long.

Thanks! :smiley:

[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Sonia[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], or [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]? [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]?

[name_f]Callista[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]

I’ve always felt like [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] shared a very similar vibe with [name_f]Sophia[/name_f].

[name_f]Linda[/name_f] and [name_f]Pam[/name_f] say:
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]'s only downside is its huge popularity. Alternative baby names you might want to consider: [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f], [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Zofia[/name_f].
I’m not sure how adventurous you are, but I think that [name_f]Zosia[/name_f] is awesome.
The previous poster, emma, had some good suggestions as well.
A few other possibilities:
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Bria[/name_f]
[name_f]Sapphira[/name_f]

Before making any suggestions, I wish you luck in your endeavor to find “the name,” however, if [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is the only one who ends up giving you that special feeling at the end of your search, I encourage you to go with her regardless of popularity. [name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], and I honestly love it. I am so glad my mother knew I was an [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], even though it was so popular a couple decades ago. [name_m]Even[/name_m] as a child, I loved my name. Also, less than 1% of girls last year received the most popular name of the year. It doesn’t mean what it used to.

That said, suggestions. . .

• [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
• [name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
• [name_f]Clara[/name_f]
• [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
• [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]/[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
• [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
• [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
• [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
• [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]/[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
• [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
• [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
• [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
• [name_f]Lila[/name_f]/[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]

Thank you, everyone! :smiley:

We like [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Lila[/name_f]! I also think [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] is super cute but my husband doesn’t like it

[name_f]Indira[/name_f] feels similar to [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] to me, although way more out there. Looking at the list of other names you guys like I suggest
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Odelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Elena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]

There is nothing wrong with having a popular name. [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] is beautiful. A few suggestions I have are [name_f]Tallulah[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Lucia[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Fiora[/name_f].

[name_f]Josephina[/name_f] maybe?
Sophianna ([name_u]LOVE[/name_u] THIS)
Annasophia

Perhaps spelling it the less common way: [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]?

You’ve gotten some great suggestions so far.

[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vanessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Arianna[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f] or [name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliora[/name_f]
[name_f]Tessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Camilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Simone[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Audriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these?

I am seconding augustalee’s suggestions of:

[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]

Also going to suggest,
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]

What about [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]? Gorgeous!

Also I absolutely love love love [name_f]Stella[/name_f]! It’s so feminine and fun but seems very strong and kinda bad this don’t mess with me vibe to it.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]

What about [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] or [name_f]Zephira[/name_f]?

I really like [name_f]Sophia[/name_f] too, I wish it wasn’t so popular. [name_m]How[/name_m] about:
Sophelia (I guess its a combo of [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f], I love the sound of it)
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Isadora[/name_f]/[name_f]Isidora[/name_f]
[name_f]Sibylla[/name_f]/[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]/[name_f]Felicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]/[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
Deliliah
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]/[name_f]Leila[/name_f]
Sorry for any repeats! I hope you find one you like!

Thank you, everyone! :smiley:

Here is our “official” list:

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariana[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
“[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]”**
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
“[name_f]Evie[/name_f]”**
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lila[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]

**[name_f]Emmy[/name_f] and [name_f]Evie[/name_f] are super cute however we have “problems” with them. We don’t like the full names [name_f]Emilia[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_u]Emery[/name_u], or [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] (and others that are too out there for us) for [name_f]Emmy[/name_f] and we don’t like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], or [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (weird, since we like [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] anyway) as a full name for [name_f]Evie[/name_f]. We’re considering just having them as full names on their own?

We also like [name_f]Cassia[/name_f] & [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], but my cousin’s daughter is named [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u] and [name_f]Cassia[/name_f] is too close for me and neither of us like the alliteration of [name_f]Bridget[/name_f] with our last name. Also, please don’t suggest other names with “soph” in them. Like we said in the beginning, we don’t like them. With the exception of [name_f]Sophie[/name_f] and possibly one or two others, they sound super made up and like the parent was trying too hard to make their “[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]” unique which isn’t what we want.

To add to your new list, potentially:

[name_f]Eva[/name_f] or [name_f]Eve[/name_f] (both quite overlooked, particularly the latter!)
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Georgia[/name_f] but my husband doesn’t