Suggestions Please!

Girl Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!

So dh and I are still having trouble deciding on a name for our baby girl. The only two we’ve semi-agreed on are [name_f]Lily[/name_f] and [name_f]Laila[/name_f] - both of which are ok, but neither of us really love. He seems to like classic (but common?) names, like [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Maria[/name_f], and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], none of which I’m overly fond of for personal reasons. I like classic names, but prefer ones that are a little less common - if he didn’t have a preference on her name, I’d probably pick [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] to be honest!

The only other name we both kind of like is [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], however my cousin named his dd this so it’s out for us, unfortunately. :cry:

Any suggestions are so appreciated! I feel like we’ve looked at and bounced around so many names lately and haven’t made any progress - and I have no patience and would love for her to have a name already. :lol:

Our last name is Matic, if that’s helpful. Thank you all so much in advance!

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Some suggestions:
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elle[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]/[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]/[name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Maia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]
[name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariam[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sara[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]

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What about a longer, more classic full name with more spunky nickname options?

[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]: [name_f]Beth[/name_f], [name_f]Betsy[/name_f], [name_f]Liza[/name_f], [name_f]Tess[/name_f] / [name_f]Bess[/name_f], [name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]: [name_f]Daisy[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Greta[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]: [name_f]Emma[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f], [name_f]Lina[/name_f], [name_u]Mel[/name_u]

Other ideas that possibly hit the sweet spot of classic but not popular.
[name_f]Eve[/name_f] / [name_f]Eva[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] - similar in sound and cadence to [name_f]Olivia[/name_f]?
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] / [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] or [name_f]Lila[/name_f]?

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Some ideas inspired by the names you like:

[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Holly[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Ava[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]

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[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] was the first name that came to mind for you-- it’s similar to [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], but less common, works great with your last name, and has the L-sound you seem to like.

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[name_m]How[/name_m] about Orleana or [name_f]Odalis[/name_f]?

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Some ideas:

[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]

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[name_f]Laila[/name_f] is lovely! If it is close to “the one” maybe you would like [name_f]Linnea[/name_f] (li-NAY-ah) or [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] reminds me of [name_f]Luisa[/name_f] which you may like.

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I prefer [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] over the others you mentioned. What about:

[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lenora[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

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[name_f]Arabella[/name_f]
[name_f]Alicia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bella[/name_f]
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]

X

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L-names (apologies for repeats):

[name_f]Leila[/name_f]/[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Larissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]/[name_f]Luciana[/name_f]
[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]/Laurelin
[name_f]Lillie[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliana[/name_f]
[name_f]Liliane[/name_f]/Lilienne
[name_f]Lia[/name_f]/[name_f]Leia[/name_f]
[name_f]Liane[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
Lowenna (just saw this one on another thread last week)
Lirael (from a [name_m]Garth[/name_m] [name_f]Nix[/name_f] YA novel)
[name_f]Leticia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]/[name_u]Laney[/name_u]/[name_f]Lainey[/name_f]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_m]Laramie[/name_m]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonor/name_f
[name_f]Leilani[/name_f]
[name_f]Liesel[/name_f]

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Since you guys seem to like the L and E combo, what about [name_f]Eliana[/name_f]?

Other suggestions:

[name_f]Samara[/name_f] (yes, the girl from the [name_m]Ring[/name_m]- but I knew a little girl with this name and it was super cute on her. [name_u]Sam[/name_u] and [name_f]Mara[/name_f] are nice nickname options).

[name_f]Leda[/name_f]/[name_f]Leta[/name_f]

[name_f]Lark[/name_f] or [name_m]Larka[/name_m] or Laerke (this is a Danish word for [name_f]Lark[/name_f], pronounced “LAIR-ka” that’s quite popular in Denmark for girls)

[name_f]Laurel[/name_f]

[name_f]Meryl[/name_f]

[name_f]Haidee[/name_f] (this sounds made-up, but was actually used for a character in an famous poem by [name_m]Lord[/name_m] [name_m]Byron[/name_m])

[name_f]Amoret[/name_f] (character in The Faerie Queene by [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_u]Spenser[/name_u])