Your favourite girls names?

[name]Anastasia[/name] is lovely, I`m just not sure it is for me. But I do adore that combo!

[name]Phoebe[/name] is my favorite girl name. I adore it because it balances cute and sophisticated really well. I love it!
My others:
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Ada[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Katya[/name] [name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Madeline[/name] [name]Stella[/name] (although I worry [name]Madeline[/name] is too common)

At this moment, they are:
[name]Claire[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Marie[/name] or [name]Claire[/name] [name]Georgia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Audra[/name] (not positive on middles yet)
[name]Chloe[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name] or [name]Chloe[/name] [name]Isabel[/name] [name]Georgia[/name]

The first names are pretty much constant, while I seem to be conflicted with middle names.

Current faves:
[name]Paget[/name]
Aven
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Polly[/name] / [name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Jocelyn[/name]
[name]Ainsley[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name] ([name]Rory[/name])
[name]Lidia[/name] / [name]Livia[/name] ([name]Liv[/name])
Mix and match with middle names!!
Good luck

It’s funny, I have a list of favourite girls names in my head but I would never consider them for my daughter who will be here in 7 weeks because of a) popularity b) someone we know already nabbed it or c) my husband hates it

here they are anyhow

[name]Lyla[/name] [name]Skye[/name]
[name]Zara[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name] [name]May[/name]
[name]Ava[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Magenta[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

I have another post with the two names I am actually considering naming my baby :slight_smile:

My current favourite names:
[name]Catherina[/name]
[name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Temperance[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Seraphina[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Carys[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Eleonore[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Addison[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Paget[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Hailey[/name]
[name]Aurora[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]

Lately my favorite for a girl is [name]Lyla[/name]. I like this spelling because I worry that people may mispronounce [name]Lila[/name] (as leela or lilla?) However, it sounds like [name]Lyla[/name]/[name]Lila[/name] may be getting more popular that I’d like, so here are my other faves:

[name]Evan[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Anika[/name]

I also love Celtic names like [name]Aine[/name] and [name]Aislinn[/name], but I know they would never be pronounced correctly (sigh.)

Great topic :slight_smile: My favorites as of late are:

[name]Dinah[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Isla[/name] (though I hate that it’s becoming more popular)
[name]Ariel[/name] (This is recent, still might be too tied to the mermaid for me)
[name]Shiloh[/name] (I loved this name long before Brangelina)
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Hazel[/name]
Allifair (nn [name]Fairlee[/name])
[name]Holiday[/name] (nn Lady)
[name]Sunday[/name]
[name]Havana[/name]
[name]Sahara[/name]
[name]India[/name]
[name]Lyra[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]
[name]Jersey[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Quincey[/name]
Endolyn
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Rosabelle[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
Lillibeth
[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] (My grandmothers name)
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Falene[/name]
[name]Nova[/name] ([name]Love[/name] the meaning)
[name]Valentine[/name]
[name]Beth[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name] (family name)
[name]Agnes[/name] (family name)
Gwendalen (my mothers name)
[name]Arianne[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]
[name]Cairo[/name]
Caraway
[name]Early[/name]
[name]Mercedes[/name]
[name]Wendy[/name]
[name]Vienna[/name]

Kind of an eclectic mix, but I love them all :stuck_out_tongue:

I have two lists right now. The names that are approved by DH:

[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Amelie[/name]

And those that have been shot down:

[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Aurelia[/name]

Ok, this is our girls list:

[name]Romilly[/name] nn [name]Romy[/name]
[name]Martha[/name] nn [name]Martie[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name] nn [name]Birdie[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name] nn [name]Penny[/name] or [name]Nell[/name]/[name]Nellie[/name]
[name]Pippa[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name] (only downside to [name]Pippa[/name] - no brilliant nn)
[name]Meredith[/name] nn[name]Edie[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] nn [name]Bea[/name]

Some of my recent favorite girl names…

Right now, my faves are
[name]Violet[/name] (maybe becoming a little too popular)
[name]Sloane[/name]
[name]Lennox[/name] added

Others:
[name]Auden[/name]
[name]Easton[/name]
[name]Romy[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Ever[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Suri[/name] (love it, but b/c of [name]Tom[/name] & [name]Katie[/name], don’t know that I would use it)
[name]Lennon[/name]

I have some other names besides the ones I posted before that I am really liking lately:

[name]Helena[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]

Some favorites…

[name]Calista[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]

  1. [name]Hannah[/name] [name]Leigh[/name] - called by the full two names. The name invokes some family history. [name]Hannah[/name] is a family surname. [name]Leigh[/name] is my favorite grandma’s middle name. It feels very southern US to me.

  2. [name]Edith[/name] [name]Rose[/name] - [name]Edie[/name] - Again the name invokes family history. A combo of two of my great grandmother’s names.

  3. [name]Isabelle[/name] [name]Anne[/name] - The belle names are getting too popular, but I like the way this flows.

  4. [name]Cecilia[/name] [name]Louise[/name] - Cece. I just like [name]Cecilia[/name]. I had a great grandma [name]Ouida[/name]. I don’t like the name [name]Ouida[/name] for a little girl, but I found out on this site that it was a nickname for [name]Louise[/name] or [name]Louisa[/name] so this would be a way to honor her without using her name.

6 [name]Amity[/name] [name]Elaine[/name] - New addition to my list. I like the meaning of [name]Amity[/name]. I thought [name]Elaine[/name] was a sharp enough to go with it without repeating other names on my middle name list (In my opinion, it goes well with any of the other middle names.)

  1. [name]Clara[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - Feels very old fashioned and ready for a come back. I’ve always liked [name]Clara[/name] [name]Barton[/name] and even Aunt [name]Clara[/name] on Bewitched. Has a positive vibe to it in my opinion.

  2. [name]Kerris[/name] [name]Lynn[/name] - [name]Kerris[/name] is new on my list. [name]Lynn[/name] is my mother’s name and my middle name. Not sure if I would ever use this one on a child, but I think it would make a great character name for my writing.

  3. [name]Rowan[/name] [name]Grace[/name] - [name]Rowan[/name] is new on my list as well. [name]Grace[/name] I picked because it feminized [name]Rowan[/name] a little. Like [name]Kerris[/name], I’m not sure if I would ever use this one on my kid, but I would definitely use it for a character.

[name]Sanne[/name]
[name]Juliette[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Pilar[/name]
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Francesca[/name]
[name]Isobel[/name]

[name]Samaya[/name] (a close friend and mentor of mine)
[name]Anastasia[/name] (another good friend)
[name]Saoirse[/name]
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]River[/name]
[name]Emmeline[/name] nn [name]Emme[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] nn [name]Bea[/name]/[name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Natalia[/name] nn [name]Tali[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]

Here are a few of my favorites that I won’t be able to use for one reason or another

[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name]
[name]Thessaly[/name] [name]Layla[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Magdalena[/name] (nn [name]Magda[/name]) [name]Marisol[/name]