URGENT: referral for adoption expected this week and we still don't have a name!!!

Girl Names
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We are adopting a girl from [name]China[/name] and we should receive our referral in days…and we still do not have a name! Everytime we think we have it figured out, it falls apart for one of us!
What makes is hard, I think is that she will be our 5th…and trying to find a name we like that ‘goes’ with the other names is apparently tough! :smiley:

Siblings names are
[name]Ethan[/name] [name]Blake[/name] (he is a TEEN so we used this name way before its major jump in the list!)
[name]Reece[/name] [name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name] [name]Jeremiah[/name] (he is called [name]Jeremiah[/name])
[name]Tess[/name] [name]Eliana[/name]

Name meanings are important to us… doesn’t have to be the most AWESOME meaning but we do not want a negative meaning. And we want at least one of the names to be biblical or at least a “God” meaning like [name]Eliana[/name].

SOME names we’ve considered are [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], and [name]Annalise[/name].

We are just so muddled now we need some outside opinions and help!
Thanks!

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[name]Naomi[/name] [name]Annalise[/name] is really pretty & I think it goes really well with the other names. I really love [name]Tess[/name] & [name]Naomi[/name] together.

[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]

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Are you planning on keeping her Chinese name as her middle name? (personally I advocate for this since it’s part of the child’s culture, but I can’t force you to keep her name) If so you might want to see if the name flows well with her name before choosing.

Some other names that mean god:
[name]Abrielle[/name] - god is my strength
[name]Arielle[/name]/[name]Ariella[/name] - [name]Lion[/name] of god
[name]Amaris[/name] - promised by god
Evana - god is gracious
[name]Giovanna[/name] - god is gracious
[name]Michelle[/name] - who is like god
[name]Elise[/name] - god is my oath
[name]Elizabeth[/name] - god is my oath
[name]Isabelle[/name] -god is my oath
[name]Liana[/name] - my god has answered

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Yes! We will keep her Chinese name as a second middle name…we did this with [name]Tess[/name] as well, but for privacy reasons, i didn’t post it here! :smiley:

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I go to school with an adopted Chinese girl names [name]Anneliese[/name] :slight_smile: She goes by [name]Annie[/name]. I think [name]Annalise[/name] goes best with your other kids names, then [name]Audrey[/name]. I like [name]Meredith[/name] but it always seems to “grown up” for a little girl [name]IMO[/name].

Some “biblical” Suggestions:
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Maren[/name] (variant of [name]Mary[/name])
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Adah[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Gabrielle[/name]
[name]Jordan[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Ayla[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]

Some non-biblical names:
[name]Lily[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Wren[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Sage[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]

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That’s great! :smiley:

Of your list I think [name]Annalise[/name] would work the best.

[name]Meredith[/name] seems dated and [name]Audrey[/name] just isn’t very appealing, but I do like [name]Aubrey[/name]

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I actually like both [name]Meredith[/name], [name]Audrey[/name] and [name]Annalise[/name]. [name]Annalise[/name] contains of course both [name]Anna[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name] which both are biblical so you could just go with [name]Annalise[/name] + Chinese middle name.

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Congratulations! I am so happy for you - I’m an adoptive mama also and my daughter’s name is [name]Eliana[/name]. [name]Tess[/name] has been on our list also, but we ended up deciding it’s less than ideal with our last name.

I would suggest:
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] (a top runner if/ when we have another girl)
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]

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Of those suggested so far, we like

[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Elise[/name]

Any other suggestions??

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Here are some more [name]Saint[/name]'s names:
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Agnes[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Ariadne[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Elodia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Colette[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Marina[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Regina[/name]
[name]Sabina[/name]
[name]Silvia[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Tatiana[/name]

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With your other children’s names, [name]Elise[/name] or [name]Adelaide[/name] would be my choice.

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I adore the name [name]Tess[/name]! I’d pick [name]Nell[/name] as a sister for her. As a second choice I’d go with [name]May[/name] or [name]Mae[/name].

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With [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Reece[/name], [name]Jeremiah[/name], & [name]Tess[/name], my favorite from the above list is [name]Clara[/name].

Others to consider might be:

[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]

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I love the name [name]Annalise[/name]. I know a sweet little 8 year old with that name. Everyone calls her [name]Anna[/name] but I think [name]Annalise[/name] is very pretty!!! [name]Audrey[/name] is ok too. Congrats on the adoption, very lucky!