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  1. #1
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    Huge long list! Please help me narrow down my list!

    I can't decide! I've been trying to narrow down my list for weeks and somehow it got longer!

    Could you pick your top 7 from my list and order them from fav to least fav? Also, any comments are appreciated! Thank you!!

    Also, just to put some character to the names -- our little girl is coming from a Greek and Italian heritage. She'll probably be short, between 5'0-5'5, and would most likely be health conscious, fit, and sporty (plays a lot of sports).

    Here is my list:

    Phoebe - so far my fav, but DH doesn't really like it. i've never watched it but he says it reminds him of 'friends'
    Calista - i'm 100% greek, so this is a stand out name to me.
    Eleni - another greek name i love, but it's popularity in the greek community (#1) kind of turns me off to it
    Elena
    Hazel
    Bella
    Lena
    Emmeline - pronounced 'em-me-line' - i love emma and emily but wanted something not as popular
    Anya - my mom's name is anne, so this would honor her. the simplicity of it turns me off a bit
    Gwendolyn - on the fence with this mainly because i don't know how i feel about the nicknames 'gwen' and 'wendy'. i like wendy better though if i had to choose.
    Adelaide - one of my favs. DH does not agree which is why it's further down the list. i think he doesn't like it because he is not familiar with it.
    Isla - pronounced 'eye-lah'
    Coralie
    Daphne - this name keeps growing on me
    Maeve - fell in love. just added this name yesterday
    Elani - not sure if i like it, but it sounds greek and would be an alternative to eleni
    Adeline
    Adalyn - not sure which one I like better (this or the one above)
    Violet
    Ashlyn
    Bethany - like how it has a biblical reference (city of Bethany) and is just pretty to me
    Marina - SIL's name is Marni Karina. I LOVE this name.. but it kind of sounds like SIL's name
    Melina - trying to think of an alternative to the name above
    Anelise - couldn't take this off the list mostly because my mom's name is anne and it would honor her.
    Madeleine - couldn't take this one off either, i just like it, esp the spelling!
    Favorite Girl Names of the Moment: Emmeline, Hazel, Eleni, Phoebe, Anya, Isla, Adelaide
    Favorite Boy Names of the Moment: Noah, Leonidas, William, Henry, Carter, Elijah, Basil, Micah

  2. #3
    Here is my list:
    1. Maeve
    2- Violet
    3. Emmeline / Adeline
    4. Gwendolyn
    5. Coralie
    6. Anya
    7. Marina

  3. #5
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    1. Phoebe- I feel like it fits the image.
    2. Hazel- Fits image.
    3. Melina- Fits image
    4. Daphne- Fits image
    5. Anelise- Fits image and honors your family!
    6. Lena- Fits image.
    7. Violet- Just pretty!

    This list is in no particular order, but my two favorites are Pheobe and Anelise.
    J'adore les noms des filles françaises...
    Élinor ~ Zéphyrine ~ Alice ~ Agnès ~ Noémie ~ Ninon ~ Marguerite ~ Ariane ~ Euphrasie ~ Clémence ~ Juliette

    And classic boys' names.
    James ~ Christopher ~ Alexander ~ William ~ Anthony ~ Joseph ~ Robert ~ Aaron ~ Nathaniel ~ Jude ~ Ezra

  4. #7
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    1.) Phoebe - fits the image, and I always forget about the 'Friends' character, it's just a name I like
    2.) Elena - pretty name, again, sounds to me that it fits Greek and Italian heritage (though the girl I know with the name is Spanish).
    3.) Gwendolyn - I just think this is a gorgeous name.
    4.) Lena - pretty name, fits the image too.
    5.) Violet - another gorgeous name (one of my own favorites)
    6.) Bethany - pretty name, the Bethany I knew growing up was tiny too, so I can see that fitting.
    7.) Maeve - pretty name too, I think this name fits that image as well.
    Favorite girl names of the moment: Cecilia, Eleanor, Amelia, Violet, Charlotte, and Ramona

    Favorite boy names of the moment: Henry, Micah, Jack, Elijah, Owen, and Jonah

  5. #9
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    1. Violet- probably one of my absolute favourite names.
    2. Bethany- the history behind this is great and I love how feminine it is. Also love the nn Beth.
    3. Bella- love its meaning and how it flows.
    4. Daphne- I used to think this was old-fashioned but now I like the sound and spelling.
    5. Phoebe- this one is really lovely and sweet.
    6. Anelise- I prefer the Annelise spelling, but overall I really like the name.
    7. Marina/Calista- because I like the name Carina.
    I'm Erin, a teenaged writer who loves names (and dessert).

    Girls names of the moment: Delaney | Eleanor | Georgia | Kate | Lucy
    Boys names of the moment: Felix | Harry | Liam | Theo | Tobias

  6. #11
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    Phoebe - Cute, Greek, classical, not hard to say.
    Calista - Like it, feminine, classical.
    Hazel - Okay, ladies, no one else put this on their list, its MINE. Seriously it seems like it just became "the thing" but it's a really nice name.
    Lena - I love this, its very underused but gentle and vintage.
    Maeve - A bit "suddenly, Irish!" on your list, but a really nice name.
    Violet - No Iolanda/Ianthe/Iolanthe? Aw, and you have the way to get away with it! But Violet is nice too. I do love florals.
    Madeleine - Probably the least exciting to still make it into the top seven, I feel like its become very popular. But it's cute and pretty and this is my favourite spelling.

    If you like Bella and want to honor an Anne, I would go with Annabel/Annabelle, personally, over Anya. Anya sort of sticks out from the sort of names you seem to like as rather more streamlined if not austere, where as Annabel/Annabelle flows well with Madeleine, Phoebe, Violet, etc.

    I happen to like Calixta and Calantha more than Callista but I have issues. Also by the time the third person says "Like Ally McBeal?" I'd wanna punch them out.

    EDIT: Feeling ya on loving Eleni but it's just too popular. I have a name like that, too popular in my family/background but so pretty and a nice meaning, it's Ilana.
    Last edited by stripedsocks; June 23rd, 2012 at 04:45 PM.

  7. #13
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    1. Eleni - Fits the criteria
    2. Adelaide - I just love the sound of this name. I think it'd be very fitting on a beautiful and noble woman. Plus there's the cute nicknames for when she's a little girl.
    3. Coralie - I love this name. It's on my personal list.
    4. Hazel - Spunky.
    5. Lena - It's fitting for the future daughter you described.
    6. Phoebe - Greek. Also, it's becoming more popular. Even people who watched Friends growing up are naming their daughters this without worrying about the Friends character. I think it's an alternative for Chloe.
    7. Violet - I love this feminine name.

  8. #15
    1. Eleni-just love this
    2. Violet- so pretty
    3. Ashlyn- have always liked this name
    4. Isla
    5. Anelise
    6. Madeleine
    7. Lena
    7.

  9. #17
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    Here is my list, favorite to least favorite:
    1) Anya
    2) Phoebe
    3) Bella
    4) Elena
    5) Anelise (prefer spelling Annelise or Annalise)
    6)Maeve
    7) Hazel

    (Dislikes, which all tie for the bottom spot: Madeleine, Marina, Ashlyn, Violet, Coralie, Isla, and Calista.)
    Girls - Abigail, Georgianna, Anne, Charlotte, Claire, Genevieve, Annette, Eliza, Felicity, Hannah, Noelle, Eugenie, Grace, Phoebe, Philippa, Cecilia, Cecily, Elizabeth, Hollis, Piper, Lorelei, Vivienne, Paige, Carolina, Isobel, Lucy, Molly, Georgia, Victoria, Naomi

    Boys - Bobby Sparklefritz until H can offer suggestions. Ones I like: Rory, Owen, Tyler, Ian, Elliot, Alexander, Ephraim, Levi, Jacob, Reid, Avery, Nathan, Miles, Jasper, Spencer, Toby, Dean, Philip

  10. #19
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    1. Elani -- just love the sound of this and fits the image (also sounds sort of multicultural, although I'm sure) --
    2. Calista -- so pretty, plus honors your heritage
    3. Phoebe -- adorable but sophisticated, fits image and heritage
    4. Violet -- just love the name
    5. Elena -- multicultural and pretty
    6. Emmeline -- feels more British and antique than some of the others, but I love it and love nicknames Em/Emme/Milly
    7. Gwendolen (I prefer this spelling) -- this used to feel really heavy to me, but lately I'm liking its blend of substance and flounce (plus I love the character in Eliot's Daniel Deronda)

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