A first name to go with last name of Gr.....

[kala_way]

Brita Grinsted
Ester Grinsted (has both the Scandinavian and the Biblical connection)
Annika Grinsted
Klara Grinsted
Marta Grinsted
Rakel Grinsted
Selma Grinsted

[amickey]

Thanks, I also like Selma a lot! Also, I like Brita. I love Annika, but it seems too close to my daughter's name, Hanna (same origin). Thanks for the ideas and feedback.

[ljandrl]

I think Gisella would be lovely, or Giselle. I also really like Saskia, Alma and of course Maren which I voted for.

Ella and Elijah is too much for me. Ingrid, Astrid and Greta, while lovely, just don't work with your last name. I really love the suggestion of Anya but it's a little close to Hanna (which I adore by the way!).

My faves, with some suggestions of my own, are (in no particular order):

Elijah, Hanna & Maren
Elijah, Hanna & Saskia
Elijah, Hanna & Giselle
Elijah, Hanna & Gisella
Elijah, Hanna & Alma
Elijah, Hanna & Freya / Freja
Elijah, Hanna & Maja
Elijah, Hanna & Linnea
Elijah, Hanna & Petra
Elijah, Hanna & Embla
Elijah, Hanna & Adela
Elijah, Hanna & Amalia
Elijah, Hanna & Cosima
Elijah, Hanna & Ottilie
Elijah, Hanna & Lilja
Elijah, Hanna & Sonia
Elijah, Hanna & Amelie
Elijah, Hanna & Clara
Elijah, Hanna & Liesel
Elijah, Hanna & Alina
Elijah, Hanna & Leonie
Elijah, Hanna & Lotte
Elijah, Hanna & Helena (too similar?)
Elijah, Hanna & Lena (maybe better than Helena with Hanna)
Elijah, Hanna & Matilda
Elijah, Hanna & Adelaide
Elijah, Hanna & Eva

Good luck!

[amickey]

Wow, thank you for that list! I have considered Helena a lot, but I think it might be too similar to Hanna. I also like Freya, Leonie, Alma, Matilda and Amalia. DH in not on board with these names yet, however! I like Maja, but in the US I can only imagine it being mispronounced like crazy. We are presently in Europe, and I love the European names.

[senoritashan]

I think Maren sounds the best outside of Ella which is kind of commonplace nowadays but is, in no way, a bad name. I voted for Greta though because I think it is really cute and I like that you could call her Gigi because of her initials. However, the alliteration can bother many. I am usually bothered, but this one feels fine to me!

[senoritashan]

I like Maia spelled this way. I have a little cousin who lives in Minnesota named Mijah (pronounced like Maia) and I think she's getting by just fine (she's 8 now). We are Norwegian which is why the spelled it that way. I think it's an especially cute and spunky version, personally!

[davisellu]

I picked Ella because the others just don't fit very well with your last name. Here are a few more suggestions-- Elijah, Hanna, and

Britta
Clara/Klara
Cora
Edith/Edita
Eva
Julia
Karla
Lara
Lela/Leila
Lillia
Lina/Lena
Liza
Lydia
Mira
Nadia
Nora
Petra
Sara
Tallia
Tallis
Tess/Tessa
Tilda
Vita
Zara

[sweetpea2peanut]

With your last name I would choose a name ending in "a" like Ella or Anya or really anything that has the softer tone (Violet, Daphne, Sasha, Penelope...sorry these may not be your style just brainstorming with the last name) as Grinsted has a lot or hard letter sounds.

[saraallison]

I also love Ingrid but agree with your ln it does not work. I am also not a big fan of alliteration, so Greta is not my pick either. I can't do Astrid. Besides being nms, I can't get over The Office association. With your ln, my favs are Ella and then Maren. Ella is my fav for you!