Stuck for a name for a girl!

[Squiggles]

Hi all,

I'm coming up on 16 weeks pregnant and staring to think properly about names. We have a name for a boy pretty much sorted, but for a girl we absolutely don't agree on anything! I was just looking for opinions on some of the names we respectively like, and also suggestions of anything that might be to both our tastes!

I like:
Aoife (ee-fa)
Adelaide (although not sure it's wearable)
Annabelle
Allegra (but everyone hates it)
Amelie
Briony
Elise
Erin
Eva
Elsa
Eden
Freya
Harriet
Isla
Juliet
Leoni
Mia
Penelope
Sophia

He likes:
Abby
Lacey
Maisy

The only one in both of our maybe lists is Lucy, but although I like it, for me it's more of a middle name option rather than a first name as I have 3 Lucys in my family already!

Thanks in advance!
Amy

[JJ]

I like Lacey, Adelaide, Amelie, Erin, Elsa and Freya. I also love Abby but don't think it's useable on it's own as it's a nickname.

I don't like Aoife, Allegra, Elise, Eva, Eden (babyish), Mia (chavvy), Maisy (babyish), Harriet (too masculine), Isla (Sounds like 'Isle of....'), Juliet (Ugly and middle-aged) or Leoni at all.

I love Anna but find Annabelle too fussy and trendy with the Belle ending.
Penelope probably isn't that wearable, although I do really like it.
Sophia's fine but I prefer Sophie. Both a bit trendy/popular though.
Briony is a bit close to Brian. I know a Briony who really hates her name for this reason.

I agree that, as you have 3 Lucy's in our family already, you should keep it as a middle name option.

[Caplanepourmoi]

I like Briony, Elise, Eva and Juliet.
Love love love Eden - gorgeous!
Sorry but I don't like any of his suggestions all that much - Lucy is nice but as has already been said maybe not if there's already 3 in the family!
Leoni, Mia, Erin and Allegra are all really chavvy where I live, sorry!
Quite like Adelaide, but I see your point about it being usable - in short I don't really know!

[katb12002]

I like:
Aoife (ee-fa) - lovely
Adelaide (although not sure it's wearable) - not keen
Annabelle - too fussy for me
Allegra (but everyone hates it) - sounds like a musical term
Amelie - used to really like this but going off it now, seems a bit pretentious maybe?
Briony - like this
Elise - don't like
Erin - love love love this
Eva - lovely
Elsa - an old lady name to me
Eden - lovely
Freya - very nice
Harriet - quite nice
Isla - always think Isle of ...
Juliet - don't like
Leoni - don't like
Mia - not keen
Penelope - pitstop
Sophia - very nice

fave by far is Erin, but also really like Aoife, Eden and Eva

He likes:
Abby - really like but as a nn for Abigail
Lacey - ok
Maisy - not keen, reminds me of a mouse

Abby is the best of these but best overall is Erin

[amberxoxox]

I love Adelaide, Amelie, Sophia,Mia,Lacey, Abby, Briony, Juliet, Freya,Erin, Juliet Elsa (with the nickname Elsie), elise thoughprfer it as a nickname and Penelope though wiould only use it if the baby suited it all beautiufkl names
Aoife pretty ut would use it unless you irish becasue of the purnciation problems
I dont like
Allegra (sounds olike a country), Eva, Harriet (though I love the nickname Hattie), Isla (sounds like eye lid), Leoni and Maisy (too babyish and cutesy)
how about?
Keira, Emma, Maeve, Niamh, Orla, Annelise/Annalise, Caroline, Genevieve, Matilda, Charlotte, Eleanor,Elizabeth, Evelyn, Ivy, Lily/Lilly, Madeline/Madeleine/Madelyn, Olivia, Violet,Abigail, Amelia, Angelina, Francesca, Ophelia, Audrey, Ava, Gabriella, Isabelle/Isabel/Isobel, Ruby, Sienna, Sophie, Alexandra, Hannah, Grace, Natalia, Emily, Isabella, Aaliyah, Autumn, Chloe,Cecilia, Ellie, Harmony, Cara/Kara, Courtney, Farrah, Fiona, Gabriella, Eve, Lila/Lilah/Lyla, Scarlett, Lauren, Amy/Aimee/Amie, Megan, Caitlin, Jasmine, Anna, Zoe, Alice, Ruth, Arianna/Ariana, Nina, Ella, Annie, Georgia, Ruby, Beatrice, Esme (ez-may), Imogen, Eloise, Georgina, Louisa, Josephine,Flora, Luna, Willow, Roxanne, Eliza, Mallory, Stephanie, Angelica, Hermione, Hailey/Hayley/Haley, Phoebe, Felicity,Arabella, Daniella, Rebecca, Holly, Molly, Millie, Katie, Sara, Alyssa, Jessica, Jodie, Naomi, Heather,

[Louise123]

I really love pretty much all of your names apart from Adelaide & Allegra which I find really ugly. Your other half seems to like names ending in the y/ee sound, are there any names you like that end with that? How about:

Elsie (Pronounced Ell-see)
Audrey
Romilly (pronounced rom-er-lee)
Heidi
Tianie
Saidie
Naomi
Phoebe
Chloe
Katy
Bailey
Maddison 'Maddy'
Addison 'Addy'
Emily
Poppy
Daisy
Clemency
Amelia 'Millie'
Sophie
Ruby
Hallie
Josephine 'Josie'
Rose / Rosabelle / Rosena 'Rosie'
Annalise 'Annie'
Isabelle 'Izzy'
Lily
Sicily
Bethany
Ivy
Saffron 'Saffie'
Matilda 'Tillie'
Kelsey
Charlotte 'Lottie'
Jessica 'Jessie'
Polly
Eva 'Evie'
Alexa 'Lexie'
Stephanie
Olivia 'Livvie'
Molly
Natalie

[jennleo]

I really like Eva, Isla, Freya and Sophia. Really dislike Harriet, Eden, Briony and Penelope. The rest are okay, but I think Anna is much nicer than Annabelle!

Out of his names, my favourite is Maisy, although I'd spell it Maisie, otherwise it reminds me of that cartoon mouse!

[NewMama22]

Aoife (ee-fa) So beautiful and pretty. I really like.
Adelaide (although not sure it's wearable) Adelaide is very wearable, and quite nice. I like it, though it wouldn't be my favourite from your list.
Annabelle Love, but as the -belle names are so popular now I'd avoid.
Allegra (but everyone hates it) I really don't like this. It has a harsh, unfeminine sound.
Amelie Beautiful, on my own list.
Briony Dislike as its a derivative of Brian, and seems overly American.
Elise Nice, but there are nicer options on your list.
Erin Lovely but a bit bland and boring.
EvaSimple, classy and stunning. I'm a huge fan.
Elsa Sounds like a dogs name to me, sorry.
Eden On my own list, I really like. Especially the nn Edie.
Freya Pretty but rising in popularity, fast.
Harriet Masculine sounding. I don't like.
Isla Loved up until three days ago, when someone introduced their baby to be as Iss-lah, spelled like this. Pronounciation could be issues.
Juliet So lovely.
Leoni I don't like any of the Leo- names on girls (ie Leona, Leah etc) so I don't like this. Looks incomplete too.
Mia Nice but far too common.
Penelope Lovely, especially for the nn Penny.
Sophia Prefer Sophie. Too popular.

He likes:
Abby Prefer Abbie but too nicknamey for my taste.
Lacey I really really don't like this name, comes across as cheap and tacky.
Maisy Prefer Maisie, and I only like it as a nn for May.

You have a lovely list! My favourites are:
Amelie, Eva, Eden and Juliet

[HBMoose]

Aoife (ee-fa) - Really nice
Adelaide (although not sure it's wearable) - never been sure on this one, but i do quite like the sound
Annabelle - never liked this, sorry... I just find it a bit of a sickly sweet name
Allegra (but everyone hates it) - Not keen myself, I just think Austin Allegro and that was way before my time
Amelie - love it
Briony - Quite nice. Have a friend name this but spelt Bryony
Elise - It's ok
Erin - Quite like
Eva - Lovely
Elsa - Lovely sound, but will always be an acronym to me as it's used in many of my local schools
Eden - It's ok, growing on me slightly but I don't love it
Freya - Lovely
Harriet - Quite like this too
Isla - Again, lovely
Juliet - Growing on me
Leoni - Not keen
Mia - Not keen
Penelope - Bit much for me. I know one who always goes by Penny as she doesn't like her full name. I'm not keen on Penny as a nickname either
Sophia - Nice but seems to be getting popular

He likes:
Abby - It's ok but I think needs a full name to fall back on. Having said that I'm not keen on Abigail, and I know of an Abbi but prefer it the way you have spelt it.
Lacey - bad memories of a horrible kid for me so have been put off bigtime, sorry!
Maisy - Dislike this, find it bizarre on an adult (and I know an adult one!)

[Lana]

I love Aoife, Eva, Amelie and Freya. I would say Aoife is my favourite overall, just because its not as popular/trendy as the others but its still beautiful.