Still trying to decide on a girls name...any suggestions?

Hi everyone,

I posted awhile back and got some great feedback, but here I am in the home stretch of my pregnancy and I am still conflicted about names. I thought I would just list a compilation of names that I either currently like or am considering, as well as names I have considered in the past and see if anyone here can come up with anything new for me--I am open to any of these being used as middle names as well, so feel free to suggest combos (including double mn's). I seem to be drawn to "L" names and "V" names this pregnancy. Perhaps I will have to see her to name her??? Big brothers are Tristan Michael and Nathaniel Blane (middle names for those two are both family names, but I don't have a family name that I desperately want to use for this one). Thanks!

Names that I love or that appeal to me on any level (whether or not I can actually use them):

Francesca--my girl name choice for Nathaniel, but haven't felt as strong a connection to it for this baby though both me and hubby still love the name

Cecilia--girls name for Tristan but haven't connected to it for this baby.

Genevieve--was a top contender for awhile. I still love it, but not sure I feel the connection anymore. I also do not like any form of "Jen/Gen" as a nn.

Lola--the only name we all like (and what we pretty much refer to her as). Just concerned about trendiness and negative connotations and it is very different from the other names we like. I love it, but keep thinking there must be something "better." Also have a niece named Layla so concerned about the name similarity.

Verity--just love something about this. Considering for a mn.

Waverly--same as above.

Camille--really love this name, hubby does not.

Olivia--love it, but too popular.

Sophia--same as above.

Lily/Lilian/Liliana--same as above.

Clare--like for a mn.

Delilah--it's not in the running, but I like the name.

Annelise--really liked this name in the beginning. Still like for possible mn.

Vivienne--really like this as well.

I love Vivienne and think it sounds great with Tristan and Nathaniel (which are gorgeous btw!), some other 'v' and 'l' names:

Veronica
Vanessa
Violet
Valerie
Valentina

Sorry that's all I can think of now... brain is fried and I'm very tired

Vivienne Annelise. Perfect :)

A few suggestions that have similarities to the names on your list.
Felicity/Felicia
Francine
Cecily/Cecile
Genoa
Geneva
Delores nn Lola
Lois
Lotus
Loui
Valorie
Violet
Avery
Cameron
Carmen
Camalia
Olive
Liv
Clara
Lilah
Delta
Della
Delise
Annabel
Adelaide
Alise
Melise

I think Francesca is a beautiful name - classic and elegant.

Lola is adorable (and I don't think its too close to Layla) but I always prefer giving a longer more formal name and then using the nn. (ie: Madonna's daughter Lourdes, nicknamed Lola). Ideas for names that can use Lola as a nn: Lorelai, Loralee, Lauren/Loren, Lorena, Loreta, Lorissa, Larissa, Lucrezia, Louanna, Louisa.

Verity - I don't love this name but I think it would be cute as a middle name.

Camille-- I think this is beautiful. Other names in a similar vein that might appeal: Calla, Clotilde, Claudia, Claudette, Cosette.

Olivia--love it, but too popular. I kind of feel exactly the same about this name and Sophia.

Lily/Lilian/Liliana-- Lily is pretty. Liliana is also nice. What about Lilia?

Clare--like for a mn. (I prefer Clara)

Annelise-- I think this is beautiful (as well as Annalisa).

I like:
Francesca
Genevieve
Lola
Liliana

I vote for Vivienne Clare.

Francesca: I think it's gorgeous, but while I can picture it with Tristan, I can't see Nathaniel and Francesca as siblings.

Cecilia: I can see Cecilia with both of your sons' names, but if you have no connection to it, that's what matters!

Celia
Amelia
Cora

Genevieve: I love the name Genevieve, and think it works beautifully with the romantic Tristan and more more classic Nathaniel. I love the Evie nickname.

Annabelle
Camille
Cora
Eliza
Eleanor
Esme
Flora
Georgia
Helena
Juliet/Juliette
Louisa
Lydia
Mirabelle
Miranda
Marielle
Phoebe
Rosalie
Simone


Lola: Like you said, it's very similar in sound to Layla, but I'm not sure how often you see your niece. I can picture Lola with Tristan, but not as much with Nathaniel. Have you thought about using Lola as a nickname?

I can see Lola as a nickname for:

Louisa
Penelope
Eloise
Elodie

Lucy Viola (take the L and the ola to get Lola...any L name works...)


You may also like:

Aurelia
Calla
Dahlia
Isla
Lila
Nola
Rose (first name)
Rosalie
Tula
Tessa
Viola
Willa

Verity: I think it's a great name, and can see it with both Tristan and Nathaniel.

You may also like:

Blythe
Hope
Felicity
Amity

Waverly: Because I think of the fabric company, I like some of your other names more.

Aveline
Bryony
Evelyn
Felicity
Lavinia
Maeve
Romilly (nn Romy)

Camille: I think this is beautiful!

Amelie
Amandine
Coralie
Delphine
Marielle

Olivia:

Lavinia
Aurelia
Cordelia
Dahlia
Flora
Helena
Isadora
Louisa
Lydia
Sylvia/Sylvie
Tabitha
Viviana
Veronica

Sophia:

Ophelia
Sophina
Fiona
Phoebe
Veronica

Lily/Lilian/Liliana:

Rose
Bryony
Calla
Delphine
Dahlia
Flora
Isla
Jessamine
Linnea
Simona
Viviana

Clare: I'm used to the Claire spelling, but either way, I think it's very pretty.

Blythe
Eve
Fleur
Hope
Jane
Mae
Maeve
Nell
Pearl
Rose
Tess

Delilah:

Dahlia
Susannah


Annelise: I think this is beautiful....

Adelaide
Annabelle
Julianne
Emmeline

Vivienne: I really like it, but its ending sound is very close to Tristan's.

Viviana
Violet
Veronica

Good luck! :-)

Thanks everyone! Great suggestions. I guess we shall see what develops over these next couple of weeks and if anyone thinks of more suggestions, feel free to keep them coming!

From your list Verity really stands out as a first name -- something about it's energy and elegance.

Verity Cecille is gorgeous!

Similar to Cecilia & Camille:
Carmen
Cecily
Lucille
Giselle
Sylvie

"V" names:
Veronique
Violette/Violetta
Viola
Valentina
Verona
Veronika
Vianna
Victoria


Similar to Verity:
Felicity
Amity
Phoebe

Instead of Lily:
Liliya
Lila/h
Lilou
Lilwen
Lilac

Instead of Francesca & Genevieve:
Francine
Francoise
Natalia
Gemma
Anastasia
Fiorella
Giovanna
Ivanna
Sabrina
Nadia
Marcella
Geneva
Isaline
Mailys
Lucienne
Faustine

Anything appeal? Good luck!