Swedish-Indian-American baby coming soon!

Dear Berries,

We’re expecting a little Swedish-[name_f]Indian[/name_f]-American bambina in circa 3 weeks and would love some feedback on names! We’re pretty settled on [name_f]Freya[/name_f] upfront (the [name_f]Freja[/name_f] spelling is much more common in [name_u]Sweden[/name_u], but the pronunciation could go so wrong in the States), and trying to decide on an [name_f]Indian[/name_f] name for the middle spot. Our top contenders at this point are [name_f]Anjali[/name_f], Sonali, and [name_f]Lakshmi[/name_f]. The surname is 2-syllables, starting with a B. Your opinions on possible combos of these names and/or different ones would be so, so appreciated :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance!

Congratulations and welcome to Nameberry! I love that you’re trying to include both heritages in the name. [name_f]Freya[/name_f] is lovely. I think my favorite combination is [name_f]Freya[/name_f] Sonali.

I love [name_f]Freya[/name_f] Sonali too!

I like [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Anjali[/name_f]

Some other [name_f]Indian[/name_f] names
Nalini
Niala (indian sisters who went to high school with me)
[name_f]Meera[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariyah[/name_f]

I do love [name_f]Freya[/name_f], especially the nickname possibility of [name_f]Fey[/name_f]. [name_f]Freya[/name_f] Sonali would be cute.

Some of my favorite Sanskrit names are:
Sansa - I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] this name.
[name_f]Asha[/name_f]
[name_f]Neela[/name_f]
[name_f]Uma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rania[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramana[/name_f]

Some of my favorite Scandinavian names:
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] - [name_f]LOVE[/name_f]
[name_f]Susanne[/name_f] - [name_f]Love[/name_f] the nickname [name_f]Sanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_f]Kaia[/name_f]

Combo’s I like:
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Rania[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Ramana[/name_f]
Sansa [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] Sonali
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] [name_f]Rania[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] Sonali
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f] Sansa
Sansa [name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
Sansa [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]

[name_f]Uma[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Asha[/name_f] [name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]

Sorry if I’m being too biased lol I’m Swedish and love many Scandinavian names, but I have a wide variety of names I like from many different origins.

[name_f]Freya[/name_f] Sonali is my favorite.