Girls name help with difficult last name
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Girls name help with difficult last name
| Thu, 04-08-2004 - 11:38am |
I am having a hard time coming up with girls names that sound good with our last name: Lilla (pronounced lil-lah).
We love the name Elizabeth, and will probably use it as a middle name since we cannot bear the thought of her being called "Lizzie Lilla" as a nickname.
I don't think the first name should have an "L" in it since it would be too much with the last name. It would be great to have a first name with three or more syllables.
Can't decide if I like how first names ending with the letter "a" sound against our last name, although so many of those names are beautiful like Alexandra and Sophia. We like the name Stephanie, and both my Mother and MIL are named "Mary Ann".
Interested in your feedback....thanks!
Edited 4/8/2004 11:51 am ET ET by ?klilla

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Adrienne, Charlotte,Catherine/Katerina, Anastasia, Francesca, Clementine, Hilary/Hillary, Joanna/Johanna, Josephine, Liana, Aurora, Rafaela/Raphaela, Serafina/Seraphina, Selina, Cassandra, Sabrina, Solange, Sidony/Sidonie, Vanessa, Veronica, Victoria, Valentina, Valeriana, Xaviera & Zenobia.
Some of these are a bit offbeat.. you don't hear them a lot. like Anastasia, Rafaela, Sidony, Xaviera.. but because they all end in an "a" or "ah" sound, the go quite well with your last name. Liana is the only one that might not look right.. with the double "L" thing.. but Liana's stressed syllable is on the end, which balances with your stressed on the first syllable last name, I think. My favourites of the bunch are Katerina, Rafaela, Serafina, Valentina & Valeriana! HTH!
JMHO, as always
Devin
Other suggestions:
Sophie, Felicity, Francesca, Bethany (not w/ Elizabeth in the middle! LOL!), Genevieve, Gwyneth, Rhiannon, Shannon, Amanda, Anastasia, Guinevere, Gwendolyn, Christine, Carmen
You could used Elizabeth & call her Beth. I use the nn Elly for my Elisabeth, not too bad w/ Lilla. Other nns for Elizabeth: Libby (not great), Betty, Betsy, Eliza, Liza or just always call her Elizabeth.
My favorites:
Marianna Elizabeth Lilla
Elizabeth Mary Lilla
Hannah Elizabeth Lilla
Sophie Elizabeth Lilla
Genevieve Elizabeth Lilla
Christine Elizabeth Lilla
Dominique Elizabeth Lilla
Desiree Elizabeth Lilla
Tiffany Elizabeth Lilla
Naomi Elizabeth Lilla
Stephanie Elizabeth Lilla
Mackenzie Elizabeth Lilla
Rhiannon Elizabeth Lilla
(wow, that was hard, no A enders and no Ls)
2-syllabe suggestions: (no A enders, no Ls)
Amber Elizabeth Lilla
Brianne Elizabeth Lilla
Corinne Elizabeth Lilla
Courtney Elizabeth Lilla
Cassie Elizabeth Lilla
Devon Elizabeth Lilla
Heidi Elizabeth Lilla
Javonne Elizabeth Lilla
Josette Elizabeth Lilla
Kirstin Elizabeth Lilla
Kerri Elizabeth Lilla
Meighan Elizabeth Lilla (pronounced with Long Es, I'm tired of regular Megan)
Nashae Elizabeth Lilla
Piper Elizabeth Lilla (I LOVE this name, I know most people probably don't)
Raven Elizabeth Lilla
Rorie Elizabeth Lilla
Stacy Elizabeth Lilla
Torri Elizabeth Lilla
Whitney Elizabeth Lilla
Zoe Elizabeth Lilla
good luck, I'd love to hear what you decide, I'm glad you are considering the sound issue, some people don't.
After saying all of them both with and without the middle name I think the best 3-syllable one is Dominique Elizabeth Lilla and the best two-syllable one is Javonne Elizabeth Lilla or Kirstin Elizabeth Lilla.
JMHO, as always
Devin
Valerie (though it has an L, I think it sounds good)
Phoebe
Veronica
Desiree
Monica
Mercedes
Faith
Hope
Charity
Heather
These are great, though as I said, I don't like the a enders.
Phoebe, Valerie and Hope are the best here. I just love Hope as a first name--it's usually relegated to the middle.
Evalyn Elizabeth
Avarie Elizabeth
Kathryn Elizabeth
Jailynn Elizabeth
Jennifer Elizabeth
Melody Elizabeth
Holly Elizabeth
Hope Elizabeth
Nicolette Elizabeth
Charlene Elizabeth
Colette Elizabeth
Patrice Elizabeth
Trinity Elizabeth
Celeste Elizabeth
Julianne Elizabeth
Taryn Elizabeth
Good luck
Piera
Paige Elizabeth
Maureen Elizabeth
Brooke Elizabeth
Hope
Rose
Grace
Joy
Tess
Ann/e
Just a thought!
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