[name_f]Heidi[/name_f] seems a little dated next to [name_f]Isla[/name_f] but it still seems usable and if you love it, then you should consider it.
I like:
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_u]Alix[/name_u]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f] (which is way less popular than I thought)
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
and
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u] but seems too trendy, [name_f]Isla[/name_f] has a classmate [name_f]Maren[/name_f] (which shouldn’t rule it out all together, but I had also pushed for this before and dh didn’t like it.)
[name_f]Chloe[/name_f] is my guilty favorite, but can’t use it, too popular. [name_f]Maris[/name_f], [name_f]Carys[/name_f] and [name_u]Adair[/name_u] don’t appeal to me. [name_f]Fern[/name_f] is ok but seems to tame…like I picture a very meek/mild person named fern. I like [name_f]Margo[/name_f] but dh said no.
We had [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] high on our girls name before…perhaps it could be added back on. I love [name_f]Cora[/name_f] but it’s my cousin’s kid’s name - BOO! [name_u]Julie[/name_u] is my sister’s name (who died as a baby), I like [name_f]Gemma[/name_f] but too close to [name_f]Emma[/name_f] (who is my other sister who died recently… [name_u]Alix[/name_u], [name_f]Daphne[/name_f], [name_f]Sunday[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] and [name_f]Libby[/name_f] don’t appeal to me, but I do love [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]…maybe I should push harder on that one
I freaking [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] but dh says it sounds like a TV psychic and refuses to hear anything else about it, lol! I think it’s such a cool name.
Names to go with [name_f]Isla[/name_f], sorry if I have any repeats:
[name_f]Clea[/name_f]- softer sounding then [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
Zahli?
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleni[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]?
[name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
I saw a previous thread that was talking about [name_f]Isla[/name_f] and [name_f]Esme[/name_f] and I must admit I think they are gorgeous together but they might feel too close for you. Suggestions that don’t end in A:
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]
[name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]… ok that one ends in A but I like them together
ETA: Perhaps [name_f]Nina[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Nora[/name_f]?