Thanks to all of you!!
@Sunshine10 (and others) - I recently added [name]Emiliana[/name] and [name]Jilliana[/name] to my list ([name]Emma[/name]/[name]Emmy[/name] and Jiji). [name]Do[/name] you think those are as good as just [name]Emilia[/name] and [name]Jillian[/name]? And is [name]Indiana[/name] weird if I live one state away?
@halestorm - Yes, like mihn-nah, as in minute. [name]Do[/name] you think a little girl would like sharing a name with [name]Indiana[/name] [name]Jones[/name]? I love the movies and don’t mind the connection, and [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Ford[/name] is my family’s favorite actor.
@starstung - I’ve got [name]Valencia[/name] on my list but I worry about the initials VJ…like vajayjay…slang… I’m going to ponder [name]Alexandria[/name] and [name]Galina[/name] more. [name]Minerva[/name] was my name of choice for [name]Minna[/name], but I’m wondering if it is too old sounding. [name]Andrina[/name] and [name]Lucinda[/name] are on my super-long list.
@ladymacsteph - you nailed it with [name]Fiamma[/name], [name]Fiammetta[/name], [name]Fernanda[/name], [name]Andromeda[/name], [name]Minerva[/name], [name]Valencia[/name] and [name]Rosabelle[/name] (as a nn). [name]Renata[/name] is on my super-long list. I love [name]Christabel[/name] but my name is [name]Cristina[/name] and I don’t love the religious meaning for either.
@theatrenut23 - love [name]Fiona[/name], [name]Indigo[/name] and [name]Valentina[/name], although [name]Fiona[/name] is too popular. I would totally use [name]Indigo[/name] as a middle but it just doesn’t look right with my last name.
@stripedsocks - nailed it with [name]Selina[/name]. I loooove [name]Fionnuala[/name] but my family and friends would butcher it. I wish it was straight forward in English and pronounced fee-on-nu-ala. Also love [name]Alannah[/name], and didn’t realize it ranked so low, but [name]Alana[/name] is way higher and virtually the same. [name]Love[/name] [name]Emerald[/name] but she’d probably have blue eyes (50/50 chance), and that bothers me, unless she was a [name]Taurus[/name], so it’s now on my list as a reserve option.
@catloverd - do you think [name]Cassiopeia[/name] is useable? I really love it, and see it mentioned on here from time to time. Also, I think the reason I like [name]Kiki[/name] is entirely due to [name]Kiki[/name]'s Delivery Service. =) Total Miyazaki fan here. Nausicaa’s on my list too.
@dlawsonsmith - Allistyn sounds soooo familiar. I swear I’ve heard it before. Maybe I’m thinking of [name]Alistair[/name]? [name]Do[/name] you think [name]Andromeda[/name] is useable?
To clarify, my last name starts with a J so that is why Jiji is spelled so. I want to avoid soft G names like [name]Geneva[/name].
To all those who suggested [name]Rosalina[/name] and [name]Rosabelle[/name], which do you prefer as a middle name? My mom is [name]Rosa[/name], so I’ve got [name]Rosabelle[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], Rosaluna, Rosabellina, [name]Rosetta[/name], and [name]Rosalina[/name] for options.