Trying to make a list

[rushli]

I would ultimately love to have 2 girl names we love, 1 with the MN Violet and 1 with the MN Evelyn or Valentine. I am drawn to names ending in A, and DH is picky so I need some help!
So far we like
Annora (nora)

Cora

Eden

Gwen (maybe Guinevere or Gwendolyn? They seem a bit frilly for DH’s taste, so he might change his mind by morning)
*We are avoiding names that started with K, Z, R, F, J and anything sounding too much like Aaron.

*Avoid names in the top 100. 

*Avoiding traditionally boy names and unisex names since we hope to name our next boy Finley and I do not want there to be any issues.

Thanks in advance!

Our Vetoed list (of what I can remember, we have been going at it for awhile now):
Aurora
Willa
Cordelia
Emmeline
Annabel
Tessa
Annika
Thalia
Coralie -Too close to Finley

Coraline -Hate the movie
Ruby -Does not work with our last name (R) but DH loves it and insists she will probably get married one day so our last name issue does not really matter in the long run.
Rowen - R issue again and unisex

[rushli]

bumping for help

[catloverd]

Clare/Claire/Clara
Emma
Amelia/Emelia
Cecelia
Victoria
Anna/Ana
Coral
Elodie
Edolie
Maria/Marie/Mara
Corinna
Corinne
Delilah
Diana/Diane
Dahlia
Lenora
Miranda

[mischa]

Cora Violet would be a very pretty combo! After reviewing the top 1,000 names of 2011, here are some suggestions.

Alice Violet
Clara Violet
Cecilia Violet
Daniela Violet
Catherine Violet
Penelope Violet
Fiona Violet
Daphne Violet
Athena Violet
Serena Violet
Annabeth Violet
Meredith Violet
Dorothy Violet
Esme Violet

Alana Valentine
Eliza Valentine
Lucia Valentine
Iris Valentine
Eloise Valentine
Bridget Valentine
Erica Valentine
Gloria Valentine
Greta Valentine

Margot Evelyn
Veronica Evelyn
Phoebe Evelyn
Marina Evelyn
Sonia Evelyn

[sadlola]

Bianca Violet
Georgia Violet
Beatrice Violet
Daniela Violet
Candice Violet
Cynthia Violet
Greta Violet

Ramona Evelyn
Virginia Evelyn
Daria Evelyn
Felicity Evelyn
Hillary Evelyn
Lenora Evelyn
Delilah Evelyn

Teresa Valentine
Bridget Valentine
Natalie Valentine
Judith Valentine
Sylvia Valentine
Nora Valentine
Zoe Valentine

[rushli]

Clare/Claire/Clara - Like Clara
Emma - on top 100
Amelia/Emelia - We liked Amelia, but it was in the top 100. Emelia is pretty sounding, but as a form of Emily it means Rival.
Cecelia -Cute, like the NN CiCi, but means blind one
Victoria - top 100
Anna/Ana - top 100
Coral - I would just go plain Cora instead
Elodie - eh
Edolie - eh
Maria/Marie/Mara - Not a fan of Marie and had a friend name Mari would died, so any name that seems similar I tend to avoid.
Corinna
Corinne - Prefer this one (shocker, it does not end in a A!)
Delilah - No, Biblical reference
Diana/Diane -no, seems boring to me
Dahlia - Very pretty
Lenora - Prefer Annora
Miranda - No, I think of the planet on Serenity movie
Alice Violet - I hope to use the name Jasper, and do not want to seem too Twilightish
Clara Violet -See above
Cecilia Violet -see above
Daniela Violet -Know someone named Danielle and it is too close
Catherine Violet - I have an ex-Aunt named Cate, and it is kinda boring to me
Penelope Violet - Not a fan of the NN Pippa or Penny or Nel
Fiona Violet - F name
Daphne Violet - Not a fan of this name
Athena Violet - pretty sure DH would hate this one
Serena Violet - Know someone with this name
Annabeth Violet - My NN growing up was Beth, and it would confuse one side of the family that still calls me it.
Meredith Violet -eh
Dorothy Violet - Know someone with this name
Esme Violet -never liked this name

Alana Valentine - Elena was on our list at one time, but I have fallen out of love with it
Eliza Valentine - My name is Elizabeth
Lucia Valentine - Prefer Lucy and it is in the top 100
Iris Valentine - Not my favorite flower name
Eloise Valentine - means healthy and wide :/
Bridget Valentine - Family with that name
Erica Valentine - Neighbor kid with that name
Gloria Valentine - Know someone with this name
Greta Valentine - Family with that name

Margot Evelyn -Family named Margret
Veronica Evelyn -Friend with this name
Phoebe Evelyn -
Marina Evelyn - too close to Mari
Sonia Evelyn - Will ask DH... maybe Sonja too
Bianca Violet - I have never like this name
Georgia Violet - Family with that name
Beatrice Violet - Not a pretty name to me
Daniela Violet -see above
Candice Violet - Friend with that name
Cynthia Violet - A friend MN and her sister’s name
Greta Violet -see above

Ramona Evelyn - R names do not work
Virginia Evelyn eh, maybe b/c it is a place name
Daria Evelyn - Think of the show
Felicity Evelyn -Avoiding F names in hopes of using Finley for a boy
Hillary Evelyn - Know someone with this name
Lenora Evelyn -See above
Delilah Evelyn -See above

Teresa Valentine - DH’s mom’s name
Bridget Valentine - See above
Natalie Valentine - top 100
Judith Valentine - We know a Judy
Sylvia Valentine - I will ask DH
Nora Valentine - I enjoy having a FN and NN in Annora/Nora
Zoe Valentine - I have a Zane

Asking DH about:
Corinne
Emelia
Athena
Dahlia
Sonia/Sonja
Sylvia

Thanks for your help ladies. More suggestions are welcome!!!

[sadlola]

Olive
Matilda
Evangeline
Avery
Luna
Ariel
Hadley
Isadora
Hazel
Wren
Maeve
Willow
Martha
Marilyn
Tabitha
Vivienne

[rushli]

Olive - and Popeye will all be my family talks about
Matilda - Will ask DH
Evangeline - cant see any good NN (not a fan of angel, evan, maybe Eva?)
Avery -Unisex
Luna - DH’s response was isn’t that the nutty girl for HP? He has not said no yet
Ariel - Too Disney for me
Hadley - LOVE this one... but siblings Hadley and Finley?
Isadora - gift of isis is not a great meaning for us
Hazel - Dh vetoed
Wren - Has a R sound that does not work with our last name
Maeve - means she who intoxicates
Willow - Family pet name
Martha - Family with this name
Marilyn - Monroe
Tabitha - Not a fan
Vivienne - lots of Vs with any MN option

[catloverd]

What about Evie as a nickname for Evangeline?
Some more options: (ignore repeats)
Merida
Ginvera (ginny)
Ginevra (ginny)
Yvette
Yvonne/Evonne
Allison
Meredith
Viola
Twyla
Milena
Mila
Juliet
Madeline
Mona
Lark
Bernadette
Perdita
Priscilla

[rushli]

Merida - Probably not with the new movie Brave
Ginvera (ginny)
Ginevra (ginny) - DH hates hard to pronounce names, but will ask, cause I love Ginny
Yvette -eh... I seem to not like "ette" names
Yvonne/Evonne -NN would be Voni, a NN of a girl at church I do not want to duplicate
Allison -top 100
Viola -DH’s grandma’s name. This is where we got Violet actually. Since I like A ending names, I pretty much gave up using it as a MN.
Twyla - 80’s singer (most people would not know, but my family would)
Milena - DH vetoed
Mila - DH vetoed
Juliet - not a fan
Madeline - top 100
Mona - moan
Lark - pretty well tell you know DH would veto
Bernadette - DH would NN her Berny right away.. :/
Perdita - means lost
Priscilla - too prissy feeling, lol

Dh just got home with the boys, so after he finishes up some stuff and I get the boys off to bed we will talk names.
My current love it Sylvia Viola - I know both end in a A but is it too sing-songy or can we get away with it?