My boyfriend and I are expecting a most unexpected and very welcomed baby (we were told children weren’t on the cards for us). It’s a girl <3
We aren’t close enough to our families to use family names, but we also knew we weren’t going to come up with names out of nowhere. We lack that kind of creativity. Instead we went over a list of women we both admire and think are worthy of the honor of being our daughter’s namesake 
Very quickly we agreed on Marvel, which we’re going to use as a middle name because it might be difficult to grow up with it as a first name.
For first names we have the following contenders:
Sophie, which is super common and I’m sure name experts are sick of it, but we’ve been long admirers of Sophie Scholl (formal name Sofia Magdalene) that we cannot ignore it.
Judith, as the Biblical Judith. We’re not religious but still think of her as a formidable woman. Even if it sounds very mid-century, we think its pretty.
Edith, for Edith Piaf. We bonded over our love for her music.
Ada, as in Ada Lovelace. My boyfriend is a computer engineer, so he feels particularly strong about this one.
Heloise, as the 12th century French abbess. It might be complicated because our last name also starts with H-E. However, we don’t like Eloise as an alternative.
Juliette, for Juliette Gordon Low. I was a girl scout and still love everything they stand for. I already fantasize about little X Marvel’s Girl Scout uniform, badges and excursions.
Please let us know which are your favorites and the ones you do not recommend.
