Due in 3 weeks! Need help with girl name

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Due in 3 weeks! Need help with girl name
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Wed, 08-03-2005 - 6:04pm

DH and I can't seem to decide on a girl's name, if in fact this baby is a girl. Hoping to get some opinions/suggestions. Here are the current names at the top of our list (although it changes daily!).

Amia Veronica (after Veronica in the bible who wipes the face of Jesus)
Amia Marielle (Marielle is a combo of our mothers' names)
Amia Grace (no significance with Grace)
Marielle Grace
Mariella Grace

Our last name is long (similar to Templeton) and we already have one daughter, Carina Faith. We like girly, classical names that can stand on their own (no nicknames).

Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions!

Mommy to Carina, Amia, and Everett
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Wed, 08-03-2005 - 6:29pm

Hi there. I really like the name Carina; good job there! I can't quite figure out how to pronounce Amia though. Is it Uh-my-uh? If so, I suppose it's sort of pretty. I think me not being able to figure out how it is said is not a good sign though. Mariella, on the other hand, is lovely. Marielle seems like it really needs that A at the end. I like Mirielle though. Here are a few suggestions that you may like:

Adora

Aurora

Alexandria

Amity

Amelie

Brigetta-I'm not totally sure on how this is spelled. It's said Brig-eat-uh.

Calista

Callalily-This may not even be a real name, but it just sounds & looks so beautiful.

Cecily

Delilah-This sounds nice, but it may be diffacult to get past the biblical association.

Daniella

Delia

Eudora

Estella

Elora

Felicity

Francesca

Gabriella

Harmony

Ione-Eye-oh-knee.

Juliet

Josephina

Juliana

Julianna-I like them both, but I do think Juliana fits better w/the style of Carina for some reason.

Lorelei

Nicolet-I love this!

Nicoletta

Persephone-Per-sef-oh-knee

Rosaline

Rosalie

Tallulah

Tabitha

Talia

Theadora

Violetta

Yasmina

I hope that you see something that you like!

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Wed, 08-03-2005 - 7:16pm

With Carina, I like Marielle or Mariella. They are both beautiful feminine names.

I agree with the previous poster on the pronunciation of Amia. I'm not familiar with that name.

I think Veronica is beautiful too.

Other ideas:

Celia
Lydia
Adrienne
Vanessa
Samara
Tara
Laurel
Dana
Alicia
Alannah
Belinda
Helene
Jillian
Letitia
Lana
Sabrina

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Wed, 08-03-2005 - 7:19pm
Congratulations on your little one! I think Mariella is very pretty and I like the significance. I'm not too sure about Amia. Is it uh-me-uh or uh-my-uh? It's not really my style. Mia would be nice or Amelia. My vote goes to Mariella. GL!

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Thu, 08-04-2005 - 4:06pm
Hi I like the name Amia Marielle. I think it sounds beautiful and the spelling is different so that makes it even more special.
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Thu, 08-04-2005 - 4:11pm

If Amia is pronounced like Amaya then I would go with that one, but I would spell it either Amaya, or Amaia. I think the spelling with the y in it is easier to see how it is pronounced.


I also like Marielle, I think that one is beautiful! Mariella for some reason I dont like as much, just doesnt flow as well with Grace. Oh and I LOVE Grace as a middle name!!


I wanted to use Grace as a middle name but my sister wanted it for a first name, so I let her have it.


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Registered: 06-14-2003
Thu, 08-04-2005 - 4:30pm
I like Marielle Grace best. Mariella seems too long (too many syllables).
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Thu, 08-04-2005 - 5:19pm
I like Mariella and Grace, but they don't seem to fit together. Mariella sounds like a spanish name and the other doesn't. The match is kind of weird to the ear. Amia sounds like amniotic fluid to me. I don't like it.