So far my husband and I have come up with a list (and it seems to keep growing). Our little girl will have the middle name [name]Marie[/name] but the first name is an issue. So far we have:
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Kaitlin[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
What do you think? (other suggestions are welcome :o))
Hey there!
[name]Claire[/name] - simple and classic, but a little plain for me.
[name]Kaitlin[/name] - hate this spelling, much prefer [name]Caitlin[/name], the proper spelling. Also this name is ridiculously popular, especially with girls (at least in my area) of 15-22. I don’t know if it’s popularity deters you, but it certainly would me.
[name]Grace[/name] - Pretty, classic, but again, a little boring. Also, very popular for the middle spot.
[name]Madeline[/name] - [name]Love[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] a lot, not so keen on [name]Madeline[/name]. Also, excrutiatingly popular…
[name]Julia[/name] - lovely
[name]Mia[/name] - nice, but again, very popular.
[name]Layla[/name] - eh, it’s okay.
This list is nice but most of the names are really, really popular. There are pros to this obviously but also a lot of cons. If the popularity doesn’t bother you, then it doesn’t really matter.
Other names you may like:
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Cate[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Lila[/name]
[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Pheobe[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
With the middle name [name]Marie[/name], I like:
[name]Caitlin[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Layla[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] or [name]Julia[/name] would be my top picks from your choices.
[name]Claire[/name]: I think [name]Claire[/name] is such a pretty, classic name…
[name]Kaitlin[/name]:It’s really dated and popular to me… also, this spelling is made-up, use [name]Caitlin[/name] if any
[name]Grace[/name]: It’s become kind of boring to me, due to its popularity as a middle name
[name]Madeline[/name]: See [name]Grace[/name], but as a first name. I prefer the spelling [name]Madeleine[/name].
[name]Julia[/name]: I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Julia[/name]! It’s one of my favorites!
[name]Mia[/name]: Too popular, not to mention insubstantial… what about [name]Amelia[/name], nicknamed [name]Mia[/name]?
[name]Layla[/name]: I much prefer the spelling [name]Leila[/name].
I really love both [name]Claire[/name] and [name]Julia[/name]. You can’t go wrong with either of those.
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Maeve[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]
[name]Ariana[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Lily[/name]
I’d choose [name]Julia[/name].
We liked [name]Piper[/name], but our last name starts with an S and her initials would be PMS…sooo I decided not to go there…heh
thanks for the help so far!
With the middle name being set on [name]Marie[/name] I would go with either
[name]Kaitlin[/name] [name]Marie[/name] (prefer [name]Caitlin[/name] [name]Marie[/name])
or
[name]Julia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
good luck (:
[name]Layla[/name] [name]Marie[/name] is the best
[name]Claire[/name] – [name]Claire[/name] is beautiful, perhaps a bit common. I really do like it, however! It’s better than [name]Ava[/name], by far. You might also like [name]Clio[/name]/[name]Cleo[/name]!
[name]Kaitlin[/name] – I’m sorry, but it’s so popular and the ‘K’s’ seem quite trendy at the moment. 
[name]Grace[/name] – Seems quite usual to me as well, especially as a middle name. So [name]Grace[/name] [name]Marie[/name] might sound pretty, but… eh.
[name]Madeline[/name] – I don’t find [name]Madeline[/name] very attractive. The only reason I like it a small bit is because of [name]Edgar[/name] [name]Allan[/name] [name]Poe[/name]'s The Fall of the House of [name]Usher[/name], where the girl is named [name]Madeline[/name] [name]Usher[/name]. What about [name]Madeleine[/name]? (:
[name]Julia[/name] – [name]Julia[/name]'s okay. I’m not a big fan of it, though.
[name]Mia[/name] – Seems quite popular to me.
[name]Layla[/name] – I don’t find [name]Layla[/name] very attractive. If you don’t mind… – if you do, I apologize.
[name]Madeleine[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name] [name]Marie[/name]/ [name]Juliette[/name]
Lirit [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Clio[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Katharine[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Greta[/name] [name]Marie[/name]/ [name]Gretchen[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Greet[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Malina[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Magdalen[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
Ghislain/e [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Maidel[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Madelaine[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Malena[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Guadalupe[/name] [name]Marie[/name] (possibly “[name]Lupe[/name]”?)
[name]Hope[/name] I could help! (:
From your list, I love [name]Julia[/name], and I really like [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Claire[/name], and [name]Grace[/name]. 
Some more you may like:
[name]Amelia[/name] (nn [name]Mia[/name])
[name]Adeline[/name] (less popular than [name]Madeline[/name] and the various trendy spellings)
[name]Annabelle[/name]/[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Cora[/name] (but [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Clara[/name] aren’t the best with [name]Marie[/name]…)
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Eliza[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] (nn [name]Evie[/name]…not the best with [name]Marie[/name], though)
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Lila[/name] (I love the longer names with [name]Marie[/name], though…)
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
If you’d like something with a modern feel and [name]Caitlin[/name]'s N ending, you may also like [name]Jillian[/name].
Good luck!
I really like [name]Julia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]!
My top two choices would be [name]Claire[/name] [name]Marie[/name] or [name]Julia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]! I really like [name]Clara[/name] and [name]Clarice[/name] too but now that I look at [name]Claire[/name] [name]Marie[/name] writtin out it is really popping out at me as a perfect name!