Replacement names?

I’m curious, which names would you use to replace the following?

[name]Ashley[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]

It doesn’t have to be a variant or similar sound, in fact I’d rather it wasn’t. [name]Just[/name] something close to the feel/style of those names.

For example, with [name]Jasmine[/name] I’d switch to [name]Roxanne[/name].

Does anyone have any suggestions? [name]Feel[/name] free to post more than one. :slight_smile:

[name]Ashley[/name]-
[Names with an 80s feel]
Erin, Brandy, Alexandra
Ava
[Trendy, glamorous]
[name]Eva[/name], [name]Greer[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[[name]Jane[/name] [name]Austen[/name] names]
[name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Mary[/name], [name]Helena[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[Extra femme]
[name]Gabriella[/name], [name]Isadora[/name], [name]Annabella[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[[name]Flower[/name] names]
[name]Susannah[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Rosie[/name], [name]Violet[/name], [name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[French names]
[name]Emmeline[/name], [name]Esme[/name], [name]Astrid[/name] (not sure if these are actually French)

[name]Ashley[/name] - [name]Aisling[/name], [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] - [name]Orla[/name], [name]Iris[/name], [name]Waverly[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] - [name]Isabeau[/name], [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] - [name]Avery[/name], [name]Arianne[/name], [name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] - [name]Shauna[/name], [name]Kiara[/name], [name]Lilith[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Thalia[/name], [name]Verity[/name], [name]Ann[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]

This is a neat idea!
[name]Ashley[/name] – [name]Amber[/name], [name]Shay[/name], [name]Ainsley[/name], [name]Chelsea[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] – [name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] – [name]Claire[/name], [name]Lydia[/name], Slyvie
[name]Isabella[/name] – [name]Caterina[/name], [name]Matilda[/name], [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] – [name]Jessamine[/name], [name]Marilla[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] – [name]Verity[/name], [name]Tess[/name]

[name]Ashley[/name]: Honestly, I wouldn’t want to give it up. :slight_smile: But I feel like I could rock [name]Lily[/name], or [name]Hadley[/name], and I think [name]Hadley[/name] has a very similar feel to [name]Ashley[/name], so I would say either one of those.
[name]Ava[/name]: Honestly, [name]Eva[/name]! I know it’s only a letter different, but it seems like the most appealing alternative, to me.
[name]Emma[/name]: [name]Ella[/name] or [name]Emmeline[/name]. I’ve always loved those as alternatives to [name]Emma[/name]. I do like [name]Emilia[/name], too.
[name]Isabella[/name]: [name]Isabelle[/name]? :slight_smile: Honestly, I’ve been really loving [name]Isabella[/name] lately (probably because I’m reading Northanger [name]Abbey[/name]!), and have been thinking of giving up [name]Isabelle[/name] for [name]Isabella[/name]. None of the [name]Isabelle[/name]/[name]Isabella[/name]/[name]Belle[/name] alternatives are anywhere near as appealing as just [name]Isabelle[/name] or [name]Isabella[/name] to me. I love them. If I had to, though, [name]Arabella[/name] or [name]Annabel[/name], or as a frilly, almost over-the-top option, [name]Seraphina[/name] or [name]Carolina[/name].
[name]Jasmine[/name]: Erm, [name]Ariel[/name]? Honestly, my first thought is Disney so I would go with something like [name]Ariel[/name], [name]Aurora[/name], or [name]Belle[/name]. :slight_smile:
[name]Natalie[/name]: I wouldn’t want to give up [name]Natalie[/name], either! Funny that you have both my and my sister’s names on here. I like [name]Noelle[/name] as an alternative, or [name]Winter[/name]. I like [name]Aurelie[/name], or possibly something like [name]Odette[/name], [name]Juliette[/name], or [name]Liliane[/name] as French alternatives. :slight_smile:

[name]Ashley[/name] - [name]Everly[/name], [name]Aisling[/name]/[name]Ashlyn[/name], [name]Madison[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] - [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Avalon[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] - [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] - Fredricka
[name]Jasmine[/name] - [name]Arianna[/name]/[name]Ariane[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Samantha[/name]

Ashley-Avery has the same feel to me. Trendy and similar sound.
Ava-Audrey, Lana, Vivien, Greta, Marilyn (Hollywood glamour names)
Emma-Amelia (German name with a similar feel)
Isabella-this is a tough one for me. I want to use the variant, Elizabeth, but it’s much too prim and proper for the romance of Isabella. Perhaps Gabriella and Ariella?
Jasmine-Aurora, Belle, Ariel (Disney princess names)
Natalie-Noelle, Holly (Christmas names)

[name]Ashley[/name] - [name]Hayley[/name], [name]Amber[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] - [name]Evelyn[/name], [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] - [name]Freya[/name]/[name]Freja[/name], [name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] - [name]Octavia[/name], [name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] - Saffon, [name]Camellia[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Winter[/name], [name]Stephanie[/name]

[name]Just[/name] going with my gut:

[name]Ashley[/name]: [name]Samantha[/name], [name]Kelly[/name], [name]Stacy[/name], [name]Nicole[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]: [name]Neve[/name], [name]Lana[/name], [name]Lara[/name], [name]Gia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]: [name]Kate[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]: [name]Anastasia[/name], [name]Cecily[/name], [name]Francesca[/name], [name]Marianna[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]: [name]Renee[/name], [name]Gabrielle[/name], [name]Carmen[/name], [name]Cynthia[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]: [name]Lucia[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Dorothy[/name], [name]Jillian[/name]

ETA: I’m not sure if I understood the question correctly; I wasn’t necessarily listing names I would personally use (especially in the case of the Ashley alternatives–I’m not particularly a fan of any of the names I listed) but instead names that echoed the style, in my mind, of the original name. Some of the names I listed I do like/love, especially the Emma replacements (though imo Emma and Isabella are great names as is).

[name]Whitney[/name] ([name]Ashley[/name])
[name]Nina[/name] ([name]Ava[/name])
[name]Caroline[/name] ([name]Emma[/name])
[name]Viviana[/name] ([name]Isabella[/name])
[name]Felicity[/name] ([name]Jasmine[/name])
[name]Blair[/name] ([name]Natalie[/name])

Cool idea! No idea why on some of those, but I hope it helps. =]

Hmm…interesting post! Let’s see:

[name]Ashley[/name] – This is feels '80s/'90s to me (though it doesn’t seem to have dropped much!). That era contains some of my favorite names. I would replace [name]Ashley[/name] with [name]Jamie[/name], hands down. Other considerations would be [name]Katie[/name], [name]Alana[/name], or the more recent [name]Ainsley[/name] and [name]Delaney[/name].

[name]Ava[/name] – This is a very popular, frilly name to me. I would replace it with [name]Isabella[/name]. In the end, I personally would use neither, as the popularity would strike both beautiful options off my list. If I wanted a name with a frilly feel, I would go with [name]Alyssa[/name].

[name]Emma[/name] – The soft vowels, nicknamey feel, and double middle letters bring to mind many of my favorite names: [name]Cilla[/name], [name]Nella[/name], Chella, [name]Minna[/name], [name]Essa[/name], [name]Essie[/name], [name]Eppie[/name], [name]Britta[/name], [name]Rissa[/name], Tassie, [name]Nellie[/name], [name]Sally[/name].

[name]Isabella[/name] – Lol. I swapped [name]Ava[/name] out with this one. Now I have to swap this one out? I’ll go with [name]Ava[/name]. :wink:

[name]Jasmine[/name] – [name]Kira[/name]. I once heard that [name]Kira[/name] was of Persian origin (though now I am finding different information), and as a teen I liked the Persian combo of [name]Jasmine[/name] [name]Kira[/name]. I would also consider swapping this out with the Arabic name [name]Kinza[/name].

[name]Natalie[/name] – [name]Natasha[/name]. [name]Tasha[/name], [name]Pasha[/name], [name]Sasha[/name].

Thanks for all of the replies! This was a lot of fun to read.

The ones I particularly like are:

[name]Ashley[/name] - [name]Chelsea[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Hayley[/name], [name]Whitney[/name], [name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] - [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Lana[/name], [name]Gia[/name]
[name]Emma[/name] - [name]Vivian[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name] - [name]Caterina[/name], [name]Juliet[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name] - [name]Ariane[/name], [name]Carmen[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name] - [name]Noelle[/name], [name]Aurelie[/name], [name]Odette[/name], [name]Liliane[/name], [name]Blair[/name]