[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone, I’m due to have my second daughter on [name_f]April[/name_f] 12th, and we’ve been trying to brainstorm some names. We have one daughter, called Dailyn [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]. Her name was an easy choice for us as both names are family names so have a lot of meaning to us. This time around we’re having more trouble.
Our list is fairly long, and it is:
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - NN Phae.
[name_f]Marya[/name_f]/[name_f]Marja[/name_f]
[name_f]Samara[/name_f]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Oceana[/name_f]
[name_f]Zadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_f]Alaska[/name_f]
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
[name_f]Noa[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f]
[name_f]Malou[/name_f]
[name_f]Mallorie[/name_f]/[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
[name_f]Priya[/name_f]
Merit
I’m not asking for opinions on each name, but I’d love to hear which names are your favourites. I’d also love some suggestions, as none of the names really stand out and we can’t really agree, so we need some new names that hopefully we’ll be able to agree on completely.
Ooh, a few of my guilty pleasures appear here - [name_f]Alba[/name_f] (sigh [name_f]ADORE[/name_f]), [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] (but only as a middle name for me, I’m not brave enough) and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] (really love this one) are my absolute favourites from the list, they are just beautiful!
I think [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] would be the most fitting with Dailyn [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f]; just the right amount of spunk and femininity, I think.
The other names don’t appeal to be but I wouldn’t choose these names for sure.
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] - do you really want girls named [name_u]Day[/name_u] and Phae?
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u] - ends in “n” like Dailyn
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f] - the meaning is “unlucky” or “unfortunate” and the name is “dated” to the dimwitted sister on the Family [name_m]Ties[/name_m] TV show
[name_f]Sunday[/name_f] - Dailyn already has “day” in it.
[name_f]Malou[/name_f] - sounds like Mr Magoo or the name of a parrot
Thank you everyone! Your opinions are all very helpful.
ciottoto, thank you! We’re not really brave enough to use [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] either, but we do really love it so we’ve kept it on the list anyway. If anything, we would love to use it as a middle name! [name_f]Mallory[/name_f] [name_f]Juno[/name_f] is a gorgeous combo, thanks!
mischa, thank you! I love your suggestions of [name_f]Roxana[/name_f], [name_f]Soraya[/name_f], [name_f]Amaya[/name_f], [name_f]Selah[/name_f], [name_u]Zuri[/name_u], [name_f]Isis[/name_f] and [name_f]Nia[/name_f]! Thanks for your opinions too, the nickname thing that you mentioned with [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] and [name_f]Phaedra[/name_f] has been a concern of mine, so we have been thinking that they’re probably better in the middle spot if we decide to use them.
hannahjoya - thanks for your input! We’re really liking names ending with the -a sound with our daughters name. I love [name_f]Freya[/name_f] from your list, too.
Your list has some beautiful and unique names! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorites: [name_f]Avia[/name_f], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], and Merit. Some name combos:
[name_f]Avia[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f] [name_f]Celine[/name_f]
[name_f]Avia[/name_f] [name_u]Joyce[/name_u] (love this)
Other Name Suggestions:
[name_f]Viviana[/name_f]
[name_f]Demetra[/name_f] nn [name_f]Demi[/name_f]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] or [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalia[/name_f]
I’ve loved [name_f]Samara[/name_f] for so long, but just really don’t like the NN [name_u]Sam[/name_u] sigh. Gah. [name_f]Oceana[/name_f] is one of my guilty pleasure names, I just love it, but don’t have the guts to use it. Merit and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] are nice too.
I just have to say, too, that I totally hate [name_f]Noa[/name_f] for a girl… it’s one of those names that totally annoys me, and I don’t generally mind boys names on girls.
[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_f]Juno[/name_f] and [name_f]Avia[/name_f]. [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] is a major GP of mine.