Plz help me name my daughter!

hi all, i am desperate need of help! i am expecting my 4th baby and having a very hard time choosing a name. We already have 2 boys and a girl [name]Carlos[/name], [name]Mia[/name], and [name]Xavier[/name] this one will also be a girl:) we need something that fits with the rest of them, and can be easily spoken in both spanish and italian, but not unheard of here in the US. We have narrowed it down to 4 our original favorite was [name]Sofia[/name]. But, with its popularity it loses its appeal (to me dh still loves it) my second coice is [name]Lina[/name]/[name]Lena[/name] (LEE_NUH) however dh does not love it. which spelling do you think will be less likey to be mispronounced? do you like the name? our other choices are [name]Stella[/name] or [name]Eva[/name]…

so between the 4 which do you think?

[name]Lena[/name]/[name]Lina[/name]

[name]Sofia[/name]

[name]Stella[/name]

[name]Eva[/name]

thnx…

Congratualations on a new baby girl! I like the names on your list in this order:

1st place - [name]Eva[/name] (which I love!!)
2nd place- [name]Stella[/name]
3rd - [name]Lena[/name]
4th - [name]Sofia[/name]

[name]Eva[/name] or [name]Sofia[/name]! Those are beautiful!

I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Stella[/name]

[name]Lena[/name]/[name]Lina[/name] - A Spanish speaker would pronounce [name]Lena[/name] as “[name]Lay[/name]-nah”

[name]Sofia[/name]

[name]Stella[/name] - A Spanish-speaker would say “Eh-stell-ah”. It’s still a pretty name, but I don’t know if that would bother you.

[name]Eva[/name] - Pronounced like [name]Ava[/name], it is pretty popular.

Suggestions:
[name]Beatrice[/name]/[name]Beatriz[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]

I had a similar English-Spanish-Italian name situation going on a few months back. [name]How[/name] about:

[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Eleonora[/name]
[name]Romina[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Cristina[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Adriana[/name]
[name]Mariela[/name]
[name]Antonia[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Annalisa[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Camila[/name]
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Livia[/name]
[name]Gabriela[/name]
[name]Marcela[/name]
[name]Mariana[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
[name]Monica[/name]
[name]Paola[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name]
[name]Silvana[/name]
[name]Valeria[/name]
[name]Valentina[/name]
[name]Viviana[/name]
[name]Fernanda[/name]

Also, try Argentine baby-name sites. Spanish names for Italian surnames.

[name]Hi[/name]! I thought I should point out that [name]Mia[/name] and [name]Sofia[/name] rhyme. I am generally a [name]Sofia[/name] fan, popularity and all (my daughter is [name]Sophia[/name]), but I’d avoid it for this reason (that is, the rhyming). From your list I love [name]Lena[/name] (spelled this way) and [name]Eva[/name].

Best of luck!

[name]Eva[/name] is my choice - pronounced with a hard E or a soft one.

My second choice would be [name]Nina[/name]- I think its cuter than [name]Lina[/name]. If you want to spell [name]Lina[/name] with an e, I’d suggest putting a double e to make sure its pronounced [name]Lee[/name]-na and not Leh-na.

[name]Sophia[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name]/Sophiya would be third and then [name]Stella[/name].

[name]Hi[/name]!

With [name]Carlos[/name], [name]Mia[/name], and [name]Xavier[/name], I think your best bet is [name]Stella[/name]. [name]Stella[/name] sounds distinctly different from your other kids’ names, whereas both [name]Sofia[/name] and [name]Lena[/name] - and to an extent, [name]Lena[/name] - have a rhyming relationship with [name]Mia[/name]…

Others you might like:

[name]Alla[/name]
[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Dora[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Kaia[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Naya[/name]
[name]Nena[/name]
[name]Reina[/name] ([name]RAY[/name]-nah)
[name]Simone[/name]

Good luck!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

[name]Stella[/name] and [name]Eva[/name] are my favorites with your other children’s names.

Favourites in order of preference;

[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Lena[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]/[name]Sofia[/name]

Suggestions;

[name]Lila[/name]/[name]Lyla[/name]
[name]Estella[/name]/[name]Estelle[/name]
[name]Lilia[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Maria[/name]
[name]Carla[/name]
[name]Lola[/name]
[name]Ana[/name]
[name]Andrea[/name]
[name]Beatriz[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Marcena[/name]
[name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Bella[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]
[name]Susana[/name]
[name]Alyssa[/name]
[name]Belinda[/name]/[name]Melinda[/name]
[name]Melaina[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Carina[/name]
[name]Marissa[/name]
[name]Carissa[/name]
[name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Cristina[/name]
[name]Daniela[/name]
[name]Elisa[/name]

Let us know what you choose!!

I really like [name]Lena[/name] the best although [name]Eva[/name] is a close second.

I love the spanish pronunciations of [name]Beatrice[/name] and Jocelyna. I would also second [name]Clara[/name]