New to Nameberry - Need Help

Hi, my husband and I recently found out we're having a girl! My problem is that there were always a few names I had liked and always thought I would name a baby, but now that we're actually having one, I don't love any of them. Looking at our list of names we both like and agree on, none of them scream "the one," if that makes sense. I have looked at numerous baby name sites (including Nameberry), and I just can't find a name that I love. So, I thought maybe coming on here and asking for some advice and suggestions would be helpful!

Here is our list so far. Please let me know what you think, and if there are any other names you think we might like as well. Thanks!

Adelaide
Annabel
Aurora
Beatrix
Cecilia
Celia
Cora
Eden
Fiona
Ivy
Laila
Lila
Mirabelle
Rose
Sadie
Sophie
Sylvia
Violet

Welcome and congratulations! :-)

Adelaide: I think it's a very pretty name...
Annabel: Annabelle is one of my favorite names. :-) I think it's cheerful, warm, and elegant.
Aurora: I think it's very pretty, and love the Rory nickname.
Beatrix: I really love this, too. :-)
Cecilia: I think it's a lovely name, but I'm more of a Celia fan. :-)
Celia: Aha! I really love this name...
Cora: Another one of my favorites (so many are on your list)! I love Cora on its own and as a nickname for Cordelia.
Eden: I think the Edie nickname is sweet, but Eden feels trendy to me.
Fiona: I think Fiona is a great name. :-)
Ivy: I love it!
Laila: Not my style...
Lila: I think it's beautiful...
Mirabelle: I love it!
Rose: I absolutely love Rose as a first name...
Sadie: I think it's a sweet nickname for Sarah...
Sophie: I think it's beautiful, but it's very, very popular, as is Sophia.
Sylvia: I prefer some of your other names...
Violet: Very sweet...

You may also like:

Anneliese
Amelia
Alice
Clementine (nn Cleo)
Cordelia
Camille
Charlotte
Caroline
Clara
Daphne
Diana
Eliza
Eleanor/Eleanora
Emmeline
Felicity
Frances
Flora
Genevieve (nn Evie)
Georgia
Helena (nn Nell or Lena)
Hazel
Iris
Isadora
Josephine
Juliet
Louisa
Lydia
Maeve (I love Fiona Maeve) :-)
Mabel
Margot
Margaret (nn Maisie, Daisy, or Margot)
Marielle
Nora
Phoebe
Penelope (nn Nell or Poppy)
Stella
Susannah
Tess
Tabitha (nn Tibbie)
Vivian/Vivienne
Veronica (nn Vera, which was Susan's idea) :-)
Willa

Best wishes to you! :-)

I love most of the names on your list!

Adelaide-- doesn't really appeal to me
Annabel-- love it!
Aurora-- it's kind of hard to say, at least to me. I prefer Aurelia
Beatrix-- not really a fan
Cecilia-- so pretty!
Celia-- I really like this, too
Cora-- not my favorite, but very pretty
Eden-- I don't like it at all. It reminds me of 'eating'
Fiona-- I love Fiona!
Ivy--I love Ivy, too!
Laila-- it's okay...
Lila-- nice name, I'm a little bored by it
Mirabelle-- pretty
Rose-- gorgeous!
Sadie-- only as a nickname for Sarah
Sophie-- cute, but very popular
Sylvia-- I really love this, especially spelled Silvia!
Violet-- very pretty, might be getting too popular

Miriam
Genevieve
Miranda
Eloise
Lydia
Louisa
Charlotte
Elodie
Iris
Josephine
Helena
Juliet
Alice
Linnea
Amelia
Rosemary
Caroline
Vivienne
Lucy
Amelie
Claire
Matilda
Willow
Phoebe
Bridget
Hazel
Cleo
Liana
Maeve
Talia
Leonie
Celeste

Here is our list so far. Please let me know what you think, and if there are any other names you think we might like as well. Thanks!

Adelaide - very pretty, nn Addie, what about Adeline?
Annabel - love, nn Belle, Annie, what about Annika, Anneliese?
Aurora - love, nn Rory
What about Amandine, Amalie, Emilia?
Beatrix - love, nn Bea, what about Beatrice?
Cecilia - love, nn Cessie, Celia, what about Cecily?
Celia - love
Cora - love, what about Cordelia nn Cora?
Eden - I like it as a middle
Fiona - I go back and forth with Fiona
Ivy - very cute
Laila - I love Luella.
Lila - will get really popular, I think.
Mirabelle - love it, love Mirabella, too. Love nn's Mira and Miri.
Rose - love!
Sadie
Sophie - so popular, but so pretty.
Sylvia - One poster says that this name reminds her of the word saliva. It really is similar unfortunately.
Violet - I prefer Vivian/Vivienne.

Thanks for the replies!

It has been really nice (and interesting) reading all of your comments. I think I have just stared at that list for so long, that none of those names seem to mean anything anymore, so it was nice to see what other people think of them.

I did want to mention that Sadie was my grandmother's name (just Sadie). I do agree that it is a little incomplete by itself. I was thinking that it might make a good middle name?

Also, for anyone else that would like to suggest names, popularity doesn't mean anything to me. I can totally understand how a name's popularity might put some people off, but that doesn't bother me at all. I don't really know what is popular right now, but if you have any name ideas that are popular, I would love to hear them!

Jill - I really like the name Fiona Maeve! It's very pretty. I like a lot of names that were suggested by you and Irisrose and Susan (I can't remember exactly who suggested what):

Beatrice
Alice
Clementine
Cordelia
Maeve
Eloise
Rosemary
Penelope - I've been really starting to like this name lately.
Genevieve - I like this name even more now with the nn Evie.
Phoebe
Cecily

I'm still not sure what name to choose. I think I would like to have a couple of names to have ready in case she doesn't turn out to be our first choice. Does anyone have any good combos for Sadie?

Thanks!

I forgot to mention one thing. We have a dog named Daisy. We both really like the names Violet, Rose, Ivy (I also kind of like Iris and Aster). Anyway, is it a little weird to name a baby a flower name while our dog has one too? Daisy is getting old now, and (even though it's sad to think about), is obviously not going to live forever. Is it still too strange to pick a flower name, or should we not deny a beautiful name for our daughter just because the dog also has a flower name? Or, am I just thinking too much about this?

Thanks for your help!

Adelaide - pretty name
Annabel - a cute name
Aurora - too me, it's a little trendy
Beatrix - not my style
Cecilia - nice, but I like some of the other ones on your list.
Celia - i like Cecelia more
Cora - it's ok for me
Eden - i think this name is beautiful - be careful with this one if you're not very religious.
Fiona - not my style
Ivy - i really like Ivy, but hubby vetoed it off our list.
Laila - the only thing that was brought up to us when this was a name we had picked out for our daughter was that it could have a sexual connotation - "laila, I want to lay-ya down..."
Lila - i like this name, but it seems to be growing in popularity
Mirabelle - this is a pretty name
Rose - always a beautiful name, and has so many variations
Sadie - i like it, but a lot of ppl think of it as a nickname
Sophie - too popular for me
Sylvia - not my style
Violet - it just ok for me

My favorites on your list are Lila, Ivy and Eden.

How about...
Marina
Emilia
Lilibeth
Marion
Harmony
Anya
Amber
Azura
Melisande
Melissa
Matilda
Harriet

daisyboo wrote:I forgot to mention one thing. We have a dog named Daisy. We both really like the names Violet, Rose, Ivy (I also kind of like Iris and Aster). Anyway, is it a little weird to name a baby a flower name while our dog has one too? Daisy is getting old now, and (even though it's sad to think about), is obviously not going to live forever. Is it still too strange to pick a flower name, or should we not deny a beautiful name for our daughter just because the dog also has a flower name? Or, am I just thinking too much about this?

Thanks for your help!

I think it's fine to choose a flower name for your daughter even though your dog's name is Daisy. That similarity just means that you love flower names.

daisyboo wrote:Hi, my husband and I recently found out we're having a girl! My problem is that there were always a few names I had liked and always thought I would name a baby, but now that we're actually having one, I don't love any of them. Looking at our list of names we both like and agree on, none of them scream "the one," if that makes sense. I have looked at numerous baby name sites (including Nameberry), and I just can't find a name that I love. So, I thought maybe coming on here and asking for some advice and suggestions would be helpful!

Here is our list so far. Please let me know what you think, and if there are any other names you think we might like as well. Thanks!

Adelaide
Annabel
Aurora
Beatrix
Cecilia
Celia
Cora
Eden
Fiona
Ivy
Laila
Lila
Mirabelle
Rose
Sadie
Sophie
Sylvia
Violet

You've got a lot of great names on here, and you've received many wonderful suggestions which I will surely repeat! Congratulations, first off, on the baby, and may I just mention that I love your naming style.

Of your current list, my favorites, in order or most to least, are Fiona, Aurora, Ivy, and Violet. I'd love to make some suggestions, and I do apologize as I realize that some of these have been suggested before.

Amelia - Amy, Mia, Lia
Arabella - Ari, Bella
Alice - Ali
Anneliese - Annie, Elise
Bryony
Bellatrix - Bella, Trixie
Beatrice - Bea
Caroline - Cara, Caro, Carrie
Charlotte - Charlie, Lottie
Christiana - Chris, Tiana, Ana, Chrissy
Cecily - Ceci
Coraline - Cora, Lina
Cordelia - Cora, Del, Delia
Cornelia - Cora, Nell
Camilla - Cami
Catherine - Cathy, Catie, Cate
Cate
Delphina - Del, Phina
Delia - Del, Lia
Evelyn - Evie, Eve, Eva, Lyn
Eleanor - Ellie, Elle, Nora
Elizabeth - Ellie, Eliza, Liz, Lizzie, Liza, Beth, Bess, Betsy
Eliza - Ellie, Liz, Liza
Emmeline - Emme, Lina, Emma
Emma - Em
Estella - Essie, Stella
Fleur
Frances - Frankie
Flora - Flo (not a good one!)
Georgiana - Georgia, Georgie, Ana
Genevieve - Genni, Evie
Gwendolyn - Gwen, Lyn, Gwennie
Guinevere - Eva, Vera
Hannah
Heloise - Lois
Helena - Lena, Leni
Honor
Isla
Isabel - Izzy, Bella, Belle
Isadora - Izzy, Dora
Jacqueline - Jackie, Lynne
Julianne - Julie, Julia, Anne, Jules
Julia -Jules, Julie
Juliet - Jules, Julie
Joanna - JoJo, Anna
Katherine - Katie, Kate, Kathy
Katerina - Kat, Rina
Lillian - Lilly
Leila
Lydia - Lyds, Lyddie
Leona - LeeLee
Lois
Laurel - Laurie
Madeleine - Maddie, Leina, Del
Margaret - Maggie, Marge, Maisie, Meg, Megs, Pearl, Retta
Marguerite - Marge, Rita
Magdalen - Maggie, Meg
Meryl - Mery
Millicent - Millie
Morgana - Morgan, Ana
Nell
Nora
Ophelia - FiFi, Lia
Olivia - Liv, Livvy, Livia
Phoebe
Poppy
Paige
Rebecca - Becca, Becky
Regina - Gina
Rosalind - Rose, Rosa, Lina
Rosaleen - Rosa, Rose, Leena
Sarah - Sadie, Sar
Sophia - Sophie
Stella - Stell, Ella
Simone - Mona
Vivienne - Viv
Viola - Vi
Winifred - Winnie
Willa - LaLa

Some of these don't exactly fit your style, but I thought you might want to consider some. Of course, you don't need to use the nicknames suggested, but I just wanted to make you aware of some. I personally don't generally like to use nicknames, but it is nice to have the option!

Another note - Sadie is a diminutive form of Sarah, so it would be very cute to give your daughter the name Sarah and call her Sadie as a nickname, as, to me, it seems rather incomplete as a first name. Best of luck to you and your husband (and Daisy, of course) in choosing a name for your baby girl!