[name_m]Hi[/name_m]! We’re a Spanish-[name_m]German[/name_m] family expecting our third girl to join [name_f]Mila[/name_f], 5, and [name_f]Leonor[/name_f], 3, pronounced Leh-o-nor. And although the pregnancy gets easier, the naming doesn’t, so we’re looking for lots of suggestions.
Under consideration are [name_f]Ines[/name_f] (too old-fashioned?), [name_f]Alba[/name_f] (too plain?), and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (too Shrek?) though as you can see we’re not really sold on any of them. Ideally the name would be fresh but timeless, with a bit of attitude, and it should be pronouncable in [name_f]English[/name_f], [name_m]German[/name_m] and Spanish- but most names are, so don’t worry about it when you’re making suggestions. If it helps, our number one choices for a boy were [name_m]Hector[/name_m] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m].
I love your daughters’ names so much! From your current list, my favorite is [name_f]Ines[/name_f]–I think it fits your “fresh but timeless, with a bit of attitude” criteria perfectly! I also like [name_f]Alba[/name_f], which reminds me of [name_f]Alma[/name_f], which I also really like. From the previous suggestions I love [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_f]Fiora[/name_f], [name_f]Rosa[/name_f], and [name_f]Vera[/name_f] with your girls. Maybe:
Alba and [name_f]Ines[/name_f] are both wonderful names! The only thing I might wonder is if they’re a little too similar to [name_f]Mila[/name_f]. Maybe something with drastically different sounds to [name_f]Mila[/name_f] and [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] would go nicely? I’m thinking like…
Hi there,
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite out of [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_f]Ines[/name_f], and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] is definitely [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]. I don’t think it’s too Shrek haha. I would also suggest:
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Minna[/name_f]
[name_f]Araceli[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Lina[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Boheme[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
Thanks all! @Greyblue
I’m very intrigued by [name_f]Fiora[/name_f], I hadn’t heard that name before. I think we’ll add it to the list- it has an aura that was lacking from [name_f]Fiona[/name_f].
I like [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], but my older daughter’s full name is [name_f]Mila[/name_f] [name_f]Beatriz[/name_f]! @elanorelle [name_u]Antonia[/name_u] catches my eye!
I love how [name_f]Isabel[/name_f] flows with the girls’ names but that name and variations of it have been popular all over Europe for a while now so we decided to strike it off the list:(
@dandy_orchid Thank you! [name_f]Iris[/name_f] could be an interesting alternative to [name_f]Ines[/name_f], and I love [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] and [name_f]Corina[/name_f]
@juliem1912 I can’t believe we didn’t think of [name_f]Aria[/name_f]! That would fall under our naming style, and I like the way it combines the vowel sounds of [name_f]Mila[/name_f] with the strong r of [name_f]Leonor[/name_f]. Hopefully it will become less trendy now that Game of Thrones is over
@coffeeorangecats I agree about [name_f]Alba[/name_f], though most names we like seem to be two syllables ending in a- which is why I of course liked [name_f]Flora[/name_f] most from your list. [name_f]Helena[/name_f] was a close second though @elleplume hmm, I had that worry about [name_f]Alba[/name_f] but I thought [name_f]Ines[/name_f] was quite distinct. I do agree with the drastically different part though.
@Mozeybear [name_f]Nahia[/name_f]/Naya is so beautiful! Unfortunately “naja” means oh well in [name_m]German[/name_m] so it’s out- the struggles of a bilingual household
The Spanish version of [name_f]Bianca[/name_f] would be [name_f]Blanca[/name_f]- which I’m just now realizing I really like! I like [name_f]Greta[/name_f] as well, but according to my wife it’s a “grandma name”, at least in [name_m]Germany[/name_m]
Mila & [name_f]Leonor[/name_f] are so sweet. I love [name_f]Ines[/name_f]. It fits really well with your other children.
But here are some other names to consider: