c/s scheduled for Wednesday and no girl's name

nylalany

I'm having a very early c/s at 34 1/2 wks - just got put on schedule today. I sent my husband a list of names and the only one he liked was the one he suggested: Eleanor. To me it is a very hard and harsh name, and as I already have 2 boys, it would be nice to have something softer. We'd probably nickname her Elle or Eli when she is little if we did name her Eleanor, but I feel like I am finally having a girl - I should choose a name I love...yet I'm struggling to find one!

Here are some I might still fight for, but I'd love other suggestions!!!!

Aurelia (my favorite girl's name as a child - you know, when you think about what you are going to name your child when you are still a child?)

Chloe 

Claire

Emma 

Hannah

Leah (pronounced Lay-ah (Leia) - but my husband vetoed b/c of Princess Leia, argh!)

Maya

Mila (Meelah)

Mira (Meerah)

Sabine (Sahbeen)

Sophie (I love but I know, very overused)

nylalany

Thank you for your input. 

Aurelia - I will keep Aurelia on my list since it has been in my head for so long! 

Chloe - Think I'll keep

Clara - I did have Clara on my list - but with parent names Clay and Sarah, it is kinda funny...

Mira - I love all of the meanings of the name, so maybe I will fight for it .

Sabine - I like it too - especially if you have a good French accent will keep it.

Sophie - Keeping it,.

Your additional suggestions

Freya - I actually had this on my list and he likes it, but then worries he'll stop liking it when he stops liking "The Sword" (a band)

Lyra - Interesting option - I don't know any Lyras...

I'm not so into the other suggestions - they are too angelesque to me somehow. I did consider adding Vivienne and Suvi to my list though.

Jags8

Aurelia and Mira are pretty.

I think Sabine sounds much more harsh than Eleanor.

Emma and Sophie are so overused.

The rest are boring to me.

mrs_tacos

Aurelia: Very pretty, and unique but not weird. I like it!

Chloe: NMS, it's too sugary sounding.

Claire: Simple, but pretty. Maybe a MN for Aurelia?

Emma: Too overused. You have much better options.

Hannah: Boring compared to your other options.

Leah: If you spell it this way, no one will pronounce it Leia. And since your hubby said no, it shouldn't be considered.

Maya: NMS

Mila: Prefer the pronunciation my-lah, but it's ok.

Mira: Love, love, love!

Sabine: Definitely harsher than Eleanor. It's a no for me.

Sophie: Same as Emma.

I also like Freya and Lyra. Clara is ok too.

My top three votes would be Mira, Aurelia, and Lyra.

Other suggestions: 

Colette 

Marcella

Juliet

Keira

Violet

Luna

Willa

Britta

Ivy

Zara

Stella

Carys

Anastasia 

Nola

Esme

Gemma

Evangeline

Sylvia

Evelyn

Annabelle

Aurora

Julianna

Beatrix

MagFranklin13

I'm the minority but Mila is my fav, love the Luna suggestion!

theimpossibleastronaut

Honestly, I like your H's pick the best. Eleanor is beautiful and classic. I like Aurelia, but it's NMS.

Since this is your H's daughter too, he should love the name as well. You should agree on something you both like.

Suggestions:
Margaret
Victoria
Catherine
Helena
Fiona
Samantha

jnnfrrose6

I actually like Eleanor best and don't find it harsh at all.  Of your list I like Mira best, but I prefer spelling it Meara.

nittanyllama

I like Eleanor. Or maybe Norah?

From your list I love Mila and Claire. 

Leah pronounced like Lay-uh is going to be confusing for life.

Adding suggestion:

Alice

Vera

Stella

Dahlia

Celine

Simone

BLPL101

LOVE Claire!

CallaLily25

I may be in the minority, but I agree with you about Eleanor. I don't really care for it. I do love Nora, though!

Aurelia: I've never been a fan of this name, sorry.

Chloe: Really like!

Claire: Really like!

Emma: Like, but too popular for me.

Hannah: Classic and pretty!

Leah (pronounced Lay-ah (Leia): I love Leah pronounced Lee-uh, but pronounced like Leia, it's just too confusing.

Maya: Beautiful.

Mila (Meelah): Pretty

Mira (Meerah): Pretty

Sabine (Sahbeen): Nice

Sophie (I love but I know, very overused): I prefer Sophia, Sophie seems incomplete to me.

Some other suggestions (sorry for any repeats):

Sonia/Sonja
Nora
Lena (lee-nuh)
Nina
Nadia
Stella
Ella
Evelyn
Lydia
Corinna
Malia
Lily
Juliana
Cora
Cara
Isla
Amalia
Amelia
Aria
Eva
Eliana
Keira
Leila
Lila
Julia
Gabriella
Vera
Danica

sweetpeace13

Freya is my fave from your list but I also adore Eleanor. Ps. IMO, using Leah but prning Leia will lead to a lifetime of mispronunciation.

queenbone

I like Claire, Chloe, and Sabine. DS2 has a little Sabine in his class, very pretty and uncommon.

ellebee2

From your list I love: Claire, Eleanor, Emma, Hannah, Maya, Mila, Sophie

If I had to pick a favourite it would be Sophie, but I am biased as I have a Sophie. Also, I evidently am not too bothered by popularity. My next choice would probably be Claire or Eleanor. 

Other suggestions (sorry for repeats):

Alice

Annabel

Eloise

Evelyn

Isabel/Isobel

Lillian (Lily)

Louisa

Nora(h)

Stella

nylalany

Thank you all for all your suggestions. The reason I'm not giving into my husband this time around is that he pushed and won on our 2nd son's name even though I was crying about it on the way home from the hospital - and so he said, you get to pick the girl's name (thinking we would not have any more kids). Well now we are, and after 5 weeks on bedrest at the hospital and a major surgery planned (they are putting me under) I'm thinking I should love the name. But obviously he needs to like it too.

Okay, I will remove Leah/Leia from the list . And unfortunately I think Mira has to go too as it doesn't really sound great with our last name.

I will add

Charlotte

Laila

Lyra

Mia

Julia

Suvi

Vivienne

We already have a Cole so no Colette (our 1st son) and I LOVE Simone but he nixed it immediately. 

ErinandScott

I like Julia and Charlotte. Or what about Juliet, Victoria, Cora, Evangeline.