My boyfriend are super excited to have our girl names narrowed down to what we’re calling our “Official Eight”. These are the eight names we can really see ourselves using and we really love them (so please be gentle!). Which one do you like the best? [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] or [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] will be used as a middle name since they’re both after family members. (If you haven’t seen my other postings, you’ll see that we tend to like more uncommon names). Thanks for putting up with me so much everyone!
I’m not a fan of [name_f]Leonie[/name_f], but I love [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]! It’s a core classic with tons of history and great namesakes behind it, sophisticated and majestic yet down-to-earth and feels comfortable.
I’ll rank your “Official Eight” from my favourite to least favourite:
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] or [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]! I have a cousin [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], so that works too.
All the top 8 names are great! I have a bad association with [name_f]Veda[/name_f] so I am putting that one on the bottom.
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f] (my daughters name)
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] ( on our list for baby #4)
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Thisbe[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] and [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
I love the name [name_f]Veda[/name_f]! I think that [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] sounds edgy but still feminine. If you went with [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f], you’d still have that little quirk because [name_f]Veda[/name_f] is unique, but [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] would give it a sturdy feel.
[name_f]Zara[/name_f] freya thisbe priya get my vote! [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f] is super cool. [name_f]Freya[/name_f] is spunky. [name_f]Zara[/name_f] is pretty. [name_f]Priya[/name_f] is sweet. I would use all of these myself.
I second [name_f]Selah[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]. This is an actual name we are considering, only spelled Seyla. Are you pronouncing it see-lah or say-lah? I prefer the latter, but I know you said you split time between US and Australia and I have read about that pronunciation sounding like sailor there.
Second choice would be [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f].
[name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] or [name_f]Willa[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] are both beautiful. [name_f]Willa[/name_f] is a fun, gorgeous name.
I love [name_f]Leonie[/name_f]! [name_f]Priya[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] would be my top pick. I think [name_f]Priya[/name_f] is so elegant and unexpected it’s beautiful…
I love [name_f]Zara[/name_f], but it is the name of a clothing store (in case you didn’t know and that might bother you). [name_f]Veda[/name_f] [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] is very pretty too.