Help! Running out of girl names....
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Help! Running out of girl names....
| Tue, 01-16-2007 - 4:23pm |
My husband and I have four daughters; Gabriela, Victoria, Laura and Sarah. We thought Sarah was the last one we'd have, and thought she'd be a little different with the silent H at the end. Now, we're pregnant with our fifth, and although we don't know yet if its a girl, we are having a hard time coming up with names! We think we want to keep the 'a' sound at the end but can't seem to agree. My husband likes Ana which I think is boring (no offense meant to anyone!), and I like Helena (pronounced Ha-lay-na; my husband says people will pronounce it Helen-a). I like Paula & Paulina, but my husband's name is Paul and he feels people will think we desperately wanted a boy and named our girl after him! Anyway, are there any suggestions you can make? Nothing too different nor too common, ending in 'a'.... Any help is greatly appreciated!!

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What about something like Juliana, Adriana (ahd-ree-AH-na) or Diana (I knew a little girl with the dee-AHN-a pronunciation)? You've got the -ana ending, so dh could call her Ana if he wanted, but she'd also have a longer, not-so-boring option. ;)
HTH
~Kelli
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Anabella would work - you could call her Ana, Bella or the full name.
I also like:
Hannah
Daniella
Rebecca
Alaina (similar to Helena - but without the pronunciation issues)
Gemma
Corinna
Lydia
Ariana
Marissa
Miranda
Alicia
Best of luck to you!
I LOVE Helena! It's on our short list, and I agree w/ you on the pronunciation that you will most likely encounter in the U.S.
I think I'd like Paula or Paulina better as a mn to honor your husband.
What about a longer An- name that you could use Ana as a nn for, like: Anabel or Anastasia? Or even a double name like Ana Claire or Ana Jane.
Other suggestions:
Mattea (I really like this one)
Cecilia
Isabella
Georgia
Daniela
Natalia
Good luck!
ETA: Annika is also a nice option, w/ the Ana nn possibility.
Edited 1/16/2007 5:34 pm ET by lizash26
Thanks belle_petite for the siggy!
I really like all the names you have considered, they are beautiful. How about:
Marina
Matilda
Amelia
Mia
Nora
Gianna
Lianna
Mattea
Cecelia
Aurora
Fiona
Calista
Cora
Tabitha
HTH,
-Nikki
Andi
Andrea
Calla
what about:
Elena (instead of Helena)
Natalia or Talia
Erica
Melissa
Teresa or Tessa
Nora
Pamela
Marissa
Krista
Kendra
Julia
Cecelia or Celia
Brenna
Bianca
Adrianna
Susanna
Stella
Tina
Leanna
Lila
Jessica
Jenna
Leah
HTH!
Edited 1/16/2007 11:43 pm ET by alaina_in07
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Carly + Phil
proud parents of our four princesses: Alaina Rhoslyn (Lainey) 2.15.07, twins Georgia Carol and Natalia Lorraine (Gigi and Talia) 7.31.08, Penelope Julia (Penny) 8.25.10 and our newest littl
I love Sabrina.
I also like the double name idea using Anna-_______ (Grace, Clare, Jane, Paige, etc)
In my opinion, I don't think you necessarily need to stick with the -a ending for continuity.
My mom had four girls and then a boy, maybe you will too!!
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