Our baby girl is due in [name]January[/name] and we are having the most difficult time coming up with names. We have gone through sooo many names and my hubby and I have somewhat agreed on the following. Our last name is [name]Ashby[/name]. Our new shortlist is below. What do you think.
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Cameron[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name].
I definitely like [name]Scarlett[/name] best. I think it’s very pretty with your last name.
[name]Scarlett[/name] is one of my favorites, but my hubbys least fav 
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Ivy[/name] but this is just a little too rhymy for my taste.
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - not the best flow with the 2 a’s together
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - pretty
[name]Cameron[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - I’d assume was a boy
[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - again clashing a ending with your surname
[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - I like this - pretty
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - like this one too
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - again there is repetition of the a sound
[name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - repeating a sounds again
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - like this to but not as much as [name]Chloe[/name] or [name]Naomi[/name].
I really like [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name]. What do you think?
[name]Jess[/name] x
[name]Chloe[/name] and [name]Scarlett[/name] are definitely my favourites:) They are beautiful and flow nicely with [name]Ashby[/name].
Good [name]Luck[/name]!
My favourites in order are:
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] seems too common, [name]Cameron[/name] a little unisex and boring, [name]Alexandra[/name] a little 90s and [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Naomi[/name] and [name]Leah[/name] are all nice names but I prefer the ones above.
However, unfortunately [name]Ivy[/name] doesn’t go at all with your last name I hate when that happens! (One of my favourite names is [name]Margot[/name], our last name is [name]Morgan[/name]!). But that still leaves 3 choices I love:
[name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Ashby[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name]
I saw that your husband isn’t keen on [name]Scarlett[/name]? [name]How[/name] about as a middle?
[name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] or [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] would both be stunning! I also really like [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Ava[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] 
[name]Gabriella[/name] is just so pretty and [name]Natalie[/name] always reminds me of the stunning and glamorous [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Wood[/name]
Good luck
I too love [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Wood[/name]! That’s why I love the name so much… Thanks for your input.
Hmmm … OK. I love your name, but I see a bit of a rhyming situation with your last name that limits you.
[name]Gabriella[/name] will almost certainly get nn [name]Gaby[/name], and [name]Gaby[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] is a bit unfortunate because of the rhyme. Same problem with [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ashby[/name], [name]Chloe[/name], [name]Naomi[/name] & [name]Natalie[/name].
While I’m usually a fan of alliteration, [name]Ava[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] and [name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] are both too tongue-twister-y, and [name]Ava[/name] is so popular it’s almost a cliche (Beyond [name]Ava[/name] & [name]Aiden[/name] …)
Which leaves us with [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Cameron[/name] & [name]Leah[/name], three lovely names.
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] – lovely, feminine, and flows off the tongue
[name]Cameron[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] – while some others see it as unisex, I see it as kicky and fun; [name]Cameron[/name] [name]Ashby[/name]'s a force to be reckoned with!
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] – I like [name]Leah[/name], though it isn’t the most exciting of names, but it’s just not flowing quite right
I never knew how limiting my last name is! I never considered how the rhyming effort of the names that I chose. Thank you all for your opinions. I think we have definately ruled out [name]Ivy[/name] and [name]Ava[/name].
Similar to what others have said, I think the names ending with vowels don’t flow easily with [name]Ashby[/name] (imho that’s everything other than [name]Cameron[/name] and [name]Scarlett[/name]). I would think [name]Cameron[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] was a boy… Sorry to be a downer! [name]Scarlett[/name] works really well!
You seem to like shorter names… so here are a few that might help
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Coraline[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] (although it’s more popular)
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name] (hmmm, names that end with “n” go really well with [name]Ashby[/name])
I agree almost exactly with [name]Jess[/name]:
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - rhyme-y, although I love [name]Ivy[/name]!
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - not the best flow with the 2 a’s together (Plus, [name]Ava[/name] is super common, unless that doesn’t bother you.)
[name]Scarlett[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - gorgeous!
[name]Cameron[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - too unisex; I’d assume a boy, too.
[name]Alexandra[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - again clashing a ending with your surname
[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - I think this one is a tad too rhyme-y, too, and I’m not a fan of [name]Chloe[/name]. It seems flighty and insignificant. And it reminds me of a cat name.
[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - This one is ok, but I feel a little rhyme-y again. I like [name]Naomi[/name], though.
[name]Leah[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - again there is repetition of the a sound – and I agree it sounds dated.
[name]Gabriella[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - repeating a sounds again – Have you considered [name]Gabrielle[/name], instead? (I’m partial to this name - my daughter’s name is [name]Gabriella[/name] )
[name]Natalie[/name] [name]Ashby[/name] - a little rhyme-y again! I love [name]Natalie[/name], though!
Thanks all for your input!