What do you think about these names?

[abc123]

[name]Arianna[/name]
Dea
[name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Elena[/name]
[name]Giada[/name]
[name]Gioia[/name]
[name]Laila[/name]
[name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-ah)
[name]Letizia[/name]
Liala
[name]Lucrezia[/name]
[name]Maia[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
[name]Oriana[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]
[name]Serena[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]
[name]Talia[/name]

Thanks!

[deirdre]

@abc123

[name]Arianna[/name]
Dea – I prefer [name]Diana[/name] or [name]Deanna[/name]
[name]Eliana[/name] – I prefer the simpler [name]Ana[/name] or [name]Anna[/name] or [name]Ellen[/name].
[name]Elena[/name] – this name seems overused to me, how about [name]Elise[/name] or [name]Helena[/name] or [name]Alisa[/name]?
[name]Giada[/name] – never heard of this name. I might think it was a “made-up” name.
[name]Gioia[/name] – I am not familiar with this name, but I think the name [name]Joy[/name] is sweet. Same sound?
[name]Laila[/name] – nice
[name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-ah) – I prefer other spellings, like [name]Leah[/name], [name]Laia[/name]
[name]Letizia[/name] – I prefer the spelling [name]Leticia[/name], like [name]Lettie[/name] as nn
Liala – Again, I prefer [name]Leah[/name] (or [name]Viola[/name]?)
[name]Lucrezia[/name] – don’t like the z spelling, prefer [name]Lucretia[/name]. [name]How[/name] about [name]Cornelia[/name]?
[name]Maia[/name] – I like this name a lot.
[name]Martina[/name] – I don’t like the name [name]Martin[/name], so I don’t like the feminine form, either.
[name]Oriana[/name] – reminds me of the name of a constellation, [name]Orion[/name]
[name]Renata[/name] – cute, love the association with the fox
[name]Serena[/name] – projects a very calm feeling
[name]Simona[/name] – I prefer [name]Simone[/name], and the association with [name]Simone[/name] de Beauvoir
[name]Sofia[/name] – [name]Lovely[/name] name
[name]Talia[/name] – nice

Thanks!

[system]

@abc123

[name]Arianna[/name] – I love [name]Arianna[/name]. It sounds strong but feminine.
Dea – Seems like a nickname for [name]Deanna[/name]. It’s a bit boring.
[name]Eliana[/name] – Delicate and a little obscure. Your daughter will be forced to spell her name out loud for people a lot.
[name]Elena[/name] - A little prissy. Kind of a church lady name.
[name]Giada[/name] – I think this name is elegant and different, but not too different.
[name]Gioia[/name] – Like the poet laureate turned head of the [name]NEA[/name], [name]Dana[/name] [name]Gioia[/name]? Hmm, not sure I’m feeling it.
[name]Laila[/name] – [name]Lovely[/name]. A tiny bit on the popular side, but I don’t think it matters.
[name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-ah) – Sounds like a huge pain to explain all your life that your mom can’t spell [name]Leia[/name] and that you’re not named after a [name]Star[/name] Wars character (or that you are).
[name]Letizia[/name] – Sounds [name]African[/name] American, but there’s nothing wrong with that. I kind of like it.
Liala – Not sure I know how to say this.
[name]Lucrezia[/name] – Knew a girl with this name in grade school and was always jealous. It sounds sophisticated and goddess-like.
[name]Maia[/name] – Cute. I prefer the [name]Maya[/name] spelling personally because I adore [name]Maya[/name] [name]Lin[/name].
[name]Martina[/name] – Like McBride? Only if you intend the connection and like Country [name]Music[/name]. You might, but just saying in case you don’t.
[name]Oriana[/name] – [name]Lovely[/name].
[name]Renata[/name] – I don’t like how this sounds. Kind of harsh to my ear.
[name]Serena[/name] – I like this name too. Reminds me of the Spanish song “La [name]Mar[/name] Estaba [name]Serena[/name].” Is there a Spanish pop star with this name?
[name]Simona[/name] – I’m going to have to go with the other poster here and say I like [name]Simone[/name] for the Buvouir connection.
[name]Sofia[/name] – [name]Way[/name] way too popular at the moment.
[name]Talia[/name]

Thanks!

[system]

[name]Just[/name] noticed your spelling of [name]Lucrezia[/name]. My comment was about [name]Lucretia[/name].

[teabee]

[name]Arianna[/name]: Beautiful
Dea: [name]Pleasant[/name] but it feels like it’s missing something to me
[name]Eliana[/name]: Beautiful
[name]Elena[/name]: I prefer [name]Eliana[/name] but this is still cool
[name]Giada[/name]: [name]Lovely[/name] and unexpected
[name]Gioia[/name]: I’m too unfamiliar with it to really have a strong impression–it seems pleasant enough with all the vowels but pronunciation could be a real issue
[name]Laila[/name]: Sweet and sassy
[name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-ah): I prefer [name]Laila[/name] or [name]Linnea[/name] but it’s very pretty if you don’t mind the [name]Star[/name] Wars connection
[name]Letizia[/name]: I prefer [name]Leticia[/name]–it’s alright
Liala: It feels a little awkward to me
[name]Lucrezia[/name]: distinctive and strong but still very Borgia–whether or not this is a problem depends on your taste and perspective
[name]Maia[/name]: I like it but slightly prefer [name]Maya[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]: an attractive, straightforward sound and surprisingly underused, probably because it’s a little dated
[name]Oriana[/name]: I find it appealing and unique but prefer [name]Eliana[/name]
[name]Renata[/name]: Stunning
[name]Serena[/name]: One of my favorites
[name]Simona[/name]: [name]Lovely[/name] but I prefer [name]Simone[/name]
[name]Sofia[/name]: Very popular but lovely and strong as always
[name]Talia[/name]: Cute and underused, a spunky and friendly sort of name–do you also like [name]Natalia[/name]? I prefer this as a nickname for [name]Natalia[/name], personally

[ricamaca]

[name]Arianna[/name] - one of my favorite names of all time (hubby prefers [name]Aria[/name])
Dea - nms…it feels “old” and “plain” to me
[name]Eliana[/name] - A recent favorite (though I like [name]Elliana[/name])
[name]Elena[/name] - I prefer [name]Lena[/name]
[name]Giada[/name] - I have moments where I love this name and then moments where I don’t
[name]Gioia[/name] - this makes me think of the word “goiter”…not good…
[name]Laila[/name] - gorgeous…if you can get past the song
[name]Lea[/name] (pronounced [name]Lay[/name]-ah) - a little too “[name]Star[/name] Wars” for me…but very pretty
[name]Letizia[/name] - it just looks jumbled to me
Liala - ditto
[name]Lucrezia[/name] - not a fan
[name]Maia[/name] - ditto
[name]Martina[/name] - I can’t get past the fact that it is very similar to Martini
[name]Oriana[/name] - I like [name]Orin[/name] and [name]Orion[/name], but not this one
[name]Renata[/name] - nms
[name]Serena[/name] - pretty, but becoming quite popular
[name]Simona[/name] - I think “[name]Timon[/name] and Pumbaa” for some reason
[name]Sofia[/name] - prefer [name]Sophia[/name], but also VERY popular
[name]Talia[/name] - nms