[name]Hi[/name] there. My husband and I are expecting our first girl and I have so many names I like that I really can’t narrow down. My husband and I decided when we got married that he would name the boys and I would name the girls (unless one of us really hates the name). Luckily my husband likes all the names that I do so it is completely up to me and I’m stumped. I’m not even sure where to begin. If I could get some feedback on my list I would really appreciate it. Any thoughts, opinions, comments, etc. will help. Also, we have a son named [name]Daniel[/name] (after my husband). Funnily enough we were originally told we were having a girl but the nurse read the sonogram wrong so my name tastes in girls haven’t changed much in two years but I’m still indecisive.
With [name]Daniel[/name], I love [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Vivien[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], and [name]Natalia[/name]. More traditional names that are less popular (with the exception of [name]Olivia[/name], she’s super popular, but an all time favorite). I don’t like [name]Jade[/name], [name]Brooke[/name] and [name]Paige[/name] because they seem more trendy / modern compared to [name]Daniel[/name] and while I love [name]Karolina[/name], [name]Irina[/name] and [name]Francesca[/name], they seem exotic next to [name]Daniel[/name].
My top picks would be [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Madeleine[/name]. I think they compliment [name]Daniel[/name] nicely.
First of all, I love your name choices. [name]Daniel[/name] was #8 for boys born in the U.S. in 2010, so I think that an equally timeless yet currently popular name would fit well with [name]Daniel[/name]. [name]Irina[/name], [name]Natalia[/name], [name]Adriana[/name], and [name]Karolina[/name] ([name]Karolina[/name] with a ‘K’ as opposed to [name]Carolina[/name] with a ‘C’) sound too foreign in comparison to [name]Daniel[/name]. [name]Elenora[/name] sounds a bit stuffy and overly-dated to me, but the nickname “[name]Nora[/name]” is cute.
As for choosing between [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Ava[/name], I would have to go with [name]Ava[/name]. [name]Eva[/name] feels like a nickname for [name]Evangeline[/name] or [name]Evelyn[/name], but [name]Ava[/name] can hold its own as a name.
Out of all of your choices, I would have to say that [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], and [name]Paige[/name] are my favorites.
[name]Irina[/name] - I like [name]Irene[/name] better, but not really a fan.
[name]Natalia[/name] - Prefer [name]Natalie[/name] but both are good!
[name]Alexandria[/name] - Like it.
[name]Karolina[/name] - [name]Caroline[/name] is so much prettier [name]IMO[/name]!
[name]Elenora[/name] - Prefer [name]Eleanora[/name] or just [name]Eleanor[/name]. [name]Love[/name] it with [name]Nora[/name] as a nn.
[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] - Honestly, I’m kinda over these names.
[name]Lydia[/name] - Nice.
[name]Angelina[/name] - Like it.
[name]Meredith[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Juliette[/name] - Like it but I prefer the [name]Juliet[/name] spelling personally.
[name]Francesca[/name] - Like it.
[name]Cora[/name] - [name]Love[/name] but I like it best as a nn.
[name]Madeleine[/name] - [name]Love[/name].
[name]Vivien[/name] - Like but prefer either [name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] personally.
[name]Eliana[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Nicolette[/name] - Prefer just [name]Nicole[/name] but I like it.
[name]Jasmine[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Victoria[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it.
[name]Scarlett[/name] - Like it.
[name]Catherine[/name] - Nice classic name but NMS for a first name.
[name]Noelle[/name] - Like but NMS.
[name]Paige[/name] - Like, makes a great middle name.
[name]Jade[/name] - It’s ok.
[name]Olivia[/name] - Too popular for my taste but it’s nice.
[name]Brooke[/name] - Like it.
[name]Adriana[/name] - I really like [name]Adrienne[/name] personally.
[name]Brenna[/name] - Like it.
[name]Irina[/name] - NMS at all, really don’t like it. Can’t see this on a kid or teen.
[name]Natalia[/name] - NMS, but I prefer it to [name]Natalie[/name]. Nice.
[name]Alexandria[/name] - Like, alot.
[name]Karolina[/name] - Hate the whole K for a C thing. Sorry
**[name]Elenora[/name] - Ok, growing on me.
**[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] (I like both) - Prefer [name]Ava[/name] with [name]Daniel[/name] because the A’s look nice together. But I’m OCD.
**[name]Lydia[/name] - Like it more than expected!!
[name]Angelina[/name] - [name]Jersey[/name] Shore’s awful character.
[name]Meredith[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like it with [name]Daniel[/name].
[name]Juliette[/name] - Ok.
[name]Francesca[/name] - Dislike.
[name]Cora[/name] - [name]Don[/name]'t like with [name]Daniel[/name].
**[name]Madeleine[/name] - Perfect and most obvious choice for [name]Daniel[/name] I think. Not my favourite though, it just is a great sibset.
**[name]Vivien[/name] - Like.
[name]Eliana[/name] - Dislike.
[name]Nicolette[/name] - Reminds me of Nicorett (or however you spell it) anti smoking gum.
[name]Jasmine[/name] - NMS at all, don’t like with any name.
[name]Victoria[/name] - Ok.
[name]Scarlett[/name] - Ok.
[name]Catherine[/name] - MN??
[name]Noelle[/name] - Ok. I personally think this name should be on reserve for family name purposes, MN and [name]Christmas[/name] babies.
[name]Paige[/name] - NMS.
[name]Jade[/name] - NMS, like [name]Jasmine[/name] to me.
[name]Olivia[/name] - Like [name]Madeline[/name].
[name]Brooke[/name] - NMS. Like [name]Jasmine[/name].
[name]Adriana[/name] - Ok.
[name]Brenna[/name] - Ok.
Sorry for being harsh. But you have some great ones that I’ve starred!! best wishes.
My favs from your list:
[name]Natalia[/name] – or maybe [name]Natalie[/name]?
[name]Alexandria[/name] – I like this with the nn [name]Alex[/name], [name]Alexa[/name] or [name]Lexi[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name] – also love the nn [name]Jules[/name]
[name]Vivien[/name] – good match with [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name] – [name]Love[/name] this. Biblical connection is great with [name]Daniel[/name]
These are the ones I’d remove:
[name]Alexandria[/name]- I think [name]Alexandra[/name] is more classic, but I don’t dislike [name]Alexandria[/name].
[name]Karolina[/name]- Prefer it with a C.
[name]Jasmine[/name]- [name]Just[/name] my personal taste. I like [name]Jessamine[/name] and [name]Jesenia[/name], though.
[name]Scarlett[/name]- Starts with “scar” and rhymes with “harlot.” Not my favorite.
[name]Noelle[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Jade[/name], [name]Brooke[/name]- There’s really no reason to these. I just don’t care for them and I think other names on your list are better.
My favorites on the list are:
[name]Juliette[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name], [name]Eliana[/name], [name]Adriana[/name], and [name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name].
I think [name]Daniel[/name] and [name]Lydia[/name] / [name]Daniel[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name] / [name]Daniel[/name] and [name]Victoria[/name] are beautiful sibsets. I also have a soft spot for [name]Scarlett[/name]. I can’t use it but I wish someone else would! It’s gorgeous!
[name]Natalia[/name]
[name]Alexandria[/name]: love this name
[name]Karolina[/name]: prefer it with a C
[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name]: a favorite name, it’s beautiful
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]: another favorite, I love very classic and very unique names
[name]Nicolette[/name] & [name]Jasmine[/name]: both of my sisters-in-law names
[name]Noelle[/name]: unique
[name]Paige[/name]: love it
[name]Jade[/name]: love it, but more as a mn
[name]Olivia[/name]: just so pretty
I love so many of your favorites! [name]Eva[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Angelina[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Eliana[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], and [name]Adriana[/name] are my favorites. As a little sister to [name]Daniel[/name], I like [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Cora[/name], and maybe [name]Eva[/name] the best. I think they stylistically are so perfect with [name]Daniel[/name], and yet are distinct, sweet, and timeless.
If I had to pick one, I would say [name]Olivia[/name]! I think [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] would be adorable. Second choice would go to [name]Lydia[/name] for me.
[name]Irina[/name] - OK, but a little bit old / foreign. [name]Natalia[/name] - lovely!
[name]Alexandria[/name]- OK, but a little clunky. I’d prefer [name]Alexandra[/name].
[name]Karolina[/name] - OK, but will often be misspelled.
[name]Elenora[/name] - OK, but a little clunky. [name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] (I like both) - I prefer [name]Eva[/name], I think it stands well and is more timeless than [name]Ava[/name]. [name]Lydia[/name] - lovely!
[name]Angelina[/name] - I like it
[name]Meredith[/name] - I like it
[name]Juliette[/name] - I like it
[name]Francesca[/name] - OK, but clunky [name]Cora[/name] - love it! [name]Madeleine[/name] - love it!
[name]Vivien[/name] - I think [name]Vivian[/name] or [name]Vivienne[/name] will save you some spelling headaches.
[name]Eliana[/name] - OK, but feels kind insubstantial
[name]Nicolette[/name] - OK, but I always think of Nicorette
[name]Jasmine[/name] - OK, but feels past its prime a bit
[name]Victoria[/name] - lovely
[name]Scarlett[/name] - OK, and attractive but seems like it might feel tired down the road [name]Catherine[/name] - classic and lovely!
[name]Noelle[/name] - pretty but she will always get [name]Christmas[/name] comments…
[name]Paige[/name] - pretty but a little uni and maybe faintly tired
[name]Jade[/name] - pretty but a little tired and lightweight [name]Olivia[/name] - quite popular, but classic and lovely!
[name]Brooke[/name] - see the appeal, but tired out and uni
[name]Adriana[/name] - I like it somewhat, but it seems a little of the moment
[name]Brenna[/name] - I just hear [name]Brennan[/name] from this…
[name]Daniel[/name] and [name]Scarlett[/name]. A close friend named her children [name]Daniel[/name] and [name]Isabelle[/name] so use classic names no [name]Khloe[/name] or [name]Karolina[/name] but instead [name]Caroline[/name]. [name]Hope[/name] this helped.
Thank you everyone for your input so far. Most of the one syllable names are probably middle name contenders since I usually like longer first names. I’m kind of getting an idea of which ones I will probably eliminate but any more feedback is helpful! Thanks again. Also, this may sound like a weird question, but how much do you think association affects names? For example, I know one [name]Olivia[/name] and one [name]Noelle[/name] and I don’t have a bad association with them or anything, well maybe noelle slightly, but since they are the only two that I know, so that is what my mind always goes to. However, I still love the names. I assume that if I were to name my child one of these I would associate it with my daughter once she was born but until then its hard to tell. I didn’t have this issue with my son because since he is named after my husband, I associated it with him, so it keeps the association within our family. Has anyone had an experience like this? I’m not sure if I’m even making sense with what I’m saying haha.
You have great taste in names! My favorites are: [name]Alexandria[/name], [name]Eva[/name], [name]Cora[/name], [name]Madeleine[/name], [name]Vivienne[/name] (I prefer this spelling though), [name]Nicolette[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name] and [name]Olivia[/name].
I’m not someone who thinks it’s a huge deal to have similar sibling names but if that’s important to you I think most of your names go really well with [name]Daniel[/name] except [name]Brooke[/name], [name]Brenna[/name], [name]Jasmine[/name], [name]Adriana[/name], and [name]Eliana[/name].
I think as long as you don’t have a very strong or negative association with a name it should be ok. I couldn’t ever give my child the same name as someone I really didn’t like or someone I used to be very close to but never talk to anymore. I think you’re right; once your daughter is born I doubt the other people named [name]Noelle[/name]/[name]Olivia[/name] will cross your mind.
Thank you everyone for your input, I really appreciate it. Slowly but surely I have been narrowing down my list. I have eliminated [name]Karolina[/name], even though I do like it a lot but I like [name]Angelina[/name] a lot more and since they have the same ending i figured it made sense. I also eliminated [name]Elenora[/name] bc I mostly only like it for the nickname [name]Nora[/name]. I am also possibly thinking of eliminating [name]Alexandria[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name], even though I still like them but my husband and I agreed that we wouldn’t name our child after any family members so o one felt snubbed. My cousin is [name]Alexandra[/name] but no one calls her that, everyone calls her [name]Allie[/name] and his sister is [name]Julie[/name] so I may eliminate [name]Alexandria[/name] and [name]Juliette[/name]. I have aso decided that [name]Francesca[/name] would be a middle name bc I don’t like any of the nicknames for it. I’ve also decided that [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Vivien[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name], [name]Jasmine[/name], [name]Scarlett[/name], [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Juliette[/name] (maybe) and [name]Jade[/name] would be middle name contenders. I eliminated a few others for various reasons but now my list of first names is narrowed to:
[name]Irina[/name] - too foreign with [name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] - Like it!
[name]Alexandria[/name] - Prefer [name]Alexandra[/name] or [name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Karolina[/name] - With a C
[name]Elenora[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it!
[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] (I like both)- Too popular for me!
[name]Lydia[/name] - Sorry but this name always remides me of Chlamydia
[name]Angelina[/name] - [name]Jolie[/name]? Prefer [name]Angela[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Juliette[/name] - Very Cute name… [name]Jove[/name] [name]Julie[/name] as a NN
[name]Francesca[/name] - To me the NN’s [name]Frankie[/name] and [name]Dan[/name] would be both so unisex…
[name]Cora[/name] - Very cute… what about [name]Coralie[/name] or [name]Coraline[/name]?
[name]Vivien[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my favorite names
[name]Eliana[/name] - I prefer [name]Iliana[/name]
[name]Nicolette[/name] - DOnt like it
[name]Jasmine[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Victoria[/name] - Cute with [name]Daniel[/name]!
[name]Catherine[/name] - Would be a nice sib set
[name]Noelle[/name] - Not a fan
[name]Paige[/name] - same as above
[name]Jade[/name] - same as above
[name]Olivia[/name] - Very cute but very popular!
[name]Brooke[/name]- nope
[name]Adriana[/name]- Nice name
[name]Brenna[/name]- nope!
I would say that [name]Elenora[/name], [name]Vivien[/name], [name]Catherine[/name] or [name]Carolina[/name] or maybe even [name]Coraline[/name] would be cute with [name]Daniel[/name]!
[name]Irina[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it. It has just the right amount of exotic and femininity. [name]Irina[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] and [name]Irina[/name] [name]Paige[/name] are quite pretty.
[name]Natalia[/name] - Another one I love. [name]Natalia[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] or [name]Natalie[/name] [name]Paige[/name].
[name]Alexandria[/name] (maybe) - I know so many people with [name]Alex[/name]-based names that this one doesn’t appeal to me as much as it did. But if you do use it, I would go with a shorter middle name like [name]Jade[/name] or [name]Paige[/name].
[name]Eva[/name]/[name]Ava[/name] - [name]Eva[/name] gets my vote, simply because I [name]LOVE[/name] the nn [name]Evie[/name] to bits. Also, [name]Ava[/name] is just so popular. [name]Eva[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] sounds lovely.
[name]Lydia[/name] - This isn’t my favorite, but it’s a nice name. [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] or [name]Lydia[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name].
[name]Angelina[/name] - [name]LOVE[/name]. [name]Angelina[/name] [name]Paige[/name].
[name]Cora[/name] - I love your other names much more, but [name]Cora[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] would sound lovely.
[name]Madeleine[/name]- [name]LOVE[/name]. [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name] or [name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Francesca[/name].
[name]Eliana[/name] - Very pretty and feminine. I love [name]Eliana[/name] [name]Juliette[/name] as a combo.
[name]Victoria[/name] - [name]Victoria[/name] [name]Catherine[/name].
[name]Olivia[/name] - [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Catherine[/name] or [name]Olivia[/name] [name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name] - [name]Adriana[/name] [name]Paige[/name].
best wishes.