Opinions? Having second thoughts

We were going to go for something more common like [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Lily[/name]…but I also like the names [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Stella[/name].
What do you think? Youre suggestions are greatly appreciated!!!

[name]Violet[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] are still fairly common. [name]Stella[/name]'s in the top 100, and [name]Violet[/name] almost is. I wouldn’t worry too much about popularity–all four are timeless, gorgeous names, very respectable and feminine. My order of preference would be [name]Violet[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Emma[/name], then [name]Stella[/name], but any of them would be great, really. Are you still planning on using [name]Claire[/name] as a MN? I still like [name]Violet[/name] [name]Claire[/name] the best, but I like [name]Emma[/name] [name]Claire[/name] over [name]Lily[/name] [name]Claire[/name]. Still, [name]Claire[/name] works really great with all four!

Good luck!

I think I would only use [name]Claire[/name] as a middle name for [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Lily[/name]. I might use [name]Grace[/name], as it’s my mothers name. Thank you for your help!!

[name]Violet[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] have been steadily rising in popularity, so don’t be surprised if in a few years they become as common as [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Lily[/name]. [name]Both[/name] are already in the Top 100, and I feel [name]Stella[/name] in particular seems destined for Top 10.

All three names seem very much the same style to me. Short, sweet, vintage-y, recently popular but enduring at the same time.

Some ideas:

[name]Emilia[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name] “Liddy”
[name]Lilias[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Scarlet[/name]
[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Adela[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
Esmee
[name]Cecily[/name]

They’re all popular names (all top 50 in my area) - however the one that stands out to me is [name]Emma[/name]. Its a perennial classic, rather than a trend. So I would go with [name]Emma[/name]. Lillan over [name]Lily[/name] would be my suggestion.

[name]Emma[/name] and [name]Lillian[/name] would be a great sibset. [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Stella[/name] are old names, don’t get me wrong, but they’re very ‘now’.

I say go with [name]Emma[/name]. Its lovely.

[name]Violet[/name] is less common but still nice and popular and better than [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]. Though I do like [name]Lillian[/name] and [name]Emily[/name].

I much prefer [name]Violet[/name] and, secondly, [name]Stella[/name] over [name]Emma[/name] and [name]Lily[/name].

I’d say either [name]Emma[/name] or [name]Stella[/name]. I also agree with pp’s suggestion of [name]Lillian[/name] over [name]Lily[/name].

I love [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Stella[/name]. Beautiful, classic names.

[name]Love[/name] [name]Emma[/name], [name]Stella[/name]. [name]Lily[/name] is ok, I don’t like [name]Violet[/name].

What about [name]Eliza[/name]? This is nn for [name]Elizabeth[/name]. What about [name]Katherine[/name] or [name]Anna[/name]?

They’re all really popular and common. I love [name]Violet[/name] and would use it if it wasn’t becoming so common. My next choice would be [name]Stella[/name], then [name]Lily[/name], and finally [name]Emma[/name].

I like:

[name]Violet[/name] [name]Claire[/name]/[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Lily[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] [name]Claire[/name]

What about [name]Violet[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]? [name]Violet[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]? [name]Stella[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]? or [name]Stella[/name] [name]Hope[/name]? All of those names are popular.

I love [name]Stella[/name] and [name]Lily[/name]. [name]Violet[/name] is not a favorite because I don’t care for names that end in T and [name]Emma[/name] feels very generic - maybe [name]Emmeline[/name]?

From the four that you mentioned, I like them in this order

1.) [name]Stella[/name]
2.) [name]Violet[/name]
3.) [name]Lily[/name]
4.) [name]Emma[/name]

All are pretty common, [name]Emma[/name] being the most popular in my area.