Soft and unusual

Girl Names
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So we’ve been trying for a baby for a long time now and we just got pregnant in 2013. Because it was so hard to get pregnant, this might be our only baby (though we may adopt or try IVF). We need a perfect name and we’re having a difficult time. My son is [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] and we want something that goes with that, something soft, but something more unusual.

Cousins (we are very close) are [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_m]Elijah[/name_m] [name_m]Bastien[/name_m], [name_f]Chari[/name_f] (shah-ree) [name_f]Nicole[/name_f], [name_m]Ebon[/name_m] [name_u]Sky[/name_u] (boy), [name_u]Jaimie[/name_u] [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], Drakken [name_u]Kai[/name_u] (drake-en), [name_u]Corin[/name_u] [name_u]Frost[/name_u], [name_f]Umbrielle[/name_f] [name_u]Robin[/name_u], and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] [name_f]Soleil[/name_f].

We want a girls name that’s soft but strong and fierce. I’ve been through a good deal in my life and we had to fight to get this baby, so we want something that could belong on a warrior but is still good for now.

Anyone have any ideas?

Edit ~ I forgot to mention I’m a good half Spanish and Italian. My wife is from Germany. We’re semi-practicing Catholics. So anything from those heritages and saints names are encouraged.

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[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] {and} [name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m] {or} [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] [name_m]Benjamin[/name_m]

{“strong man of God” / “son of the right hand”} In the Bible, [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] was an angel.

[name_m]Malachi[/name_m] [name_m]Samuel[/name_m]

{“my angel” / “God has heard”}

[name_f]Miriam[/name_f] [name_f]Abigail[/name_f]

{“wished for child” / “my father is joy”}

Meanings: Behindthename.com

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Thank you. I like [name_m]Malachi[/name_m], prefer [name_m]Malachy[/name_m] a bit. And [name_f]Miriam[/name_f] is pretty soft.

Anyone else want to throw names at me?

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Girls names that mean strong/brave/warrior:

[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcheline[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Briana[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]

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[name_m]Andreas[/name_m] [name_m]Etan[/name_m]
[name_u]Ezri[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]

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[name_f]Amani[/name_f], elowen, lyra, merida, thats all I can think of right now that I would consider soft but warrior like

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[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Zara[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Danica[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilith[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Inez[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Noelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Melody[/name_f]
[name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]

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Thank you all.

  • Mrs.Darling- I like:

[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Marcheline[/name_f] – I don’t think I’ve heard this name
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]

  • mallowd- [name_f]Merida[/name_f] is great. We’ve seen Brave a million times in the house though.

  • ikfly- Thanks for the long list. I like

    [name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
    [name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
    [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
    [name_f]Odette[/name_f]
    [name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
    [name_f]Danica[/name_f]
    [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
    [name_f]Octavia[/name_f]

  • southernbeauty- You gave a nice list too. :slight_smile: I like

    [name_f]Iris[/name_f]
    [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
    [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
    [name_f]Constance[/name_f]

I forgot to mention in my original post but I’m a good half Spanish and Italian. My wife is from Germany. We’re semi-practicing Catholics. So anything from those heritages and saints names are encouraged.

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[name_f]Ashling[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvine[/name_f]
[name_f]Astraea[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Astara[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Vesper[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Christabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariella[/name_f]
[name_f]Oriana[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Amaryllis[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Jacinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamy[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]

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[name_f]Matilda[/name_f] is a warrior name for me. [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] means “strong” and I suppose it is a saints name. [name_f]Valerie[/name_f] has similar meaning.
Some other saints name I think would suit:
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Pelagia[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f] (means ‘hope’)
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hilaria[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Zenobia[/name_f]
And you can use a name like [name_f]Hope[/name_f] in her middle name so to expess you have been fighting and very willing to get her.