Baby Girl Names Opinions Needed!

mowelt

We have our boy name picked out, and are having trouble with the girl name.  Here is our list:
Tessa
Jocelyn
Bristol
Kensington (nickname Kenzie)
Rayna
Elise
Brianne
Kierstin
Jayna

Looking for something not super popular, but not too weird.  Also open for name suggestions! Thanks in advance!

halo&wings

Keep Tessa, Jocelyn and Elise. Toss the rest.

bbiutmcph

To be honest that list is trendy, made up and full of misspellings based off that.... 

 Audra 

Kendra

Cara

Arden

Elin

Kirstin

Ciara

Briar

Bianca

Dahlia

Rhiannon

valeriemarie24

The only ones off of there I'd consider are Elise, Jocelyn and maybe Brianne.

MixedBerries88

Tessa or Elise. Please drop Kensington. That's the name of a palace/a surname and reads like you're attempting to be upper-crust.

CGless

Elise

hannakeegan

If I was having a girl one of my favorite girl names were Elise! But I also do love rayna but spelled Reina, my best friends family growing up was Persian and her older sisters name was reina and its gorgeous!

gonetothesea

Love Tessa or Dahlia.

MamaWren919

I love Tessa and Elise. I would definitely drop Kensington. Never been a fan of Kenzie either. Horrible nickname.

holli0801

Tessa - meh
Jocelyn - okay
Bristol - dislike
Kensington (nickname Kenzie) - really dislike
Rayna - no
Elise - by far your best
Brianne - ok
Kierstin - ok
Jayna - I don't think this is a "real" name but I do know a Jayna and I do think it's pretty regardless

Suggest- Isla, Lila, Eileen, Iris, Ivy, Eloise, Coraline, Caroline, Lorelei, Olive, Hazel

TarHeelMomToBe

halo&wings said:

Keep Tessa, Jocelyn and Elise. Toss the rest.

This exactly.

benmel31

Love Elise!

Like Jocelyn and Tessa

Add: Jillian, Evelyn, Stella, Miranda, Cora, Julia, Ruby 

breezycat

I'm sorry but Bristol and Kensington are horrendous. Toss those immediately and forget they exist. Elise is pretty and the others are just okay to me. Here are some names that are normal but not ultra popular.
Sabrina
Celine
Claudia
Naomi
Felicity
Tabitha
Eliza

Sassenach1743

Adding to the consensus that Bristol and Kensington should be dropped. 

Elise is truly the best name on your list. Tessa and Jocelyn are nice too. Prefer Brianna (not Brianne) and Reina or Reyna (not Rayna). Kirsten is the proper spelling. Jayna is a recognized variant of Jane but I'm not sure I like it. 

MixedBerries88

I looooove the show Nashville and Rayna is the name of the main character. I used to think it was kind of a cool name until I heard a mom screaming it at her kid over and over in a Bojangles. It's ruined on me now. And now that I've typed this all out, I realize that it sound a bit more rednecky than I intended. Oh well, happy Sunday!

parenthood4

I like Tessa and Elise

adecembermom2015

Elise is the best option.

Reyna means "queen" in Spanish, in case you didn't know.

mowelt

Thanks everyone for your opinions! My top are similar to everyone's as well, Elise, Tessa and Jocelyn.  I was worried about Rayna being too redneckish too but for some reason my DH and are are drawn to it. Honestly, I am not completely sold on any on my list, even my top choices. I am going to keep looking because I just haven't found the perfect name yet! It's nice to hear others opinions and suggestions because my DH is not much help!

lalala2004

Elise is by far the best. I don't care for any of the others, myself

corndogrobot

MixedBerries88 said:

I looooove the show Nashville and Rayna is the name of the main character. I used to think it was kind of a cool name until I heard a mom screaming it at her kid over and over in a Bojangles. It's ruined on me now. And now that I've typed this all out, I realize that it sound a bit more rednecky than I intended. Oh well, happy Sunday!

This is hilarious. You have to be in NC...right? I've had names ruined in BoJangles as well. But that chicken is so good.

ajkelley24

I love Elise!

Hanniez89

Tessa and Elise are my favorites off of your list!

Daphne
Eleanor
Eliza
Lorraine
Nora

LizWhiz87

Tessa - great name!
Jocelyn - traditionally masculine in France (although it is a GP name of mine)
Bristol - gross, will always be associated with Palin
Kensington (nickname Kenzie) - terrible
Rayna - not a fan
Elise - nice, but boring
Brianne - not a fan
Kierstin - total misspelled nonsense
Jayna - more misspelled nonsense

Go with Tessa! Tessa Elise sounds nice!

4N6s

halo&wings said:

Keep Tessa, Jocelyn and Elise. Toss the rest.

Agreed.