Ugh, can not agree on girl names!

WeirdAlice

I have one daughter already her name is Lena. I got that name from a book series I loved and the name is not common in my area. We found out a few weeks ago we are due with another girl in November so I know we have plenty of time to decide but we can not agree on anything and all the name lists online get us no where.

He likes the names(So far): Sophia (I told him for a middle name maybe but I don't care much for it as a first name it's to plain imo. He doesn't want it unless it's a first name.) And Madison

I like the names (so far): Paisley, Payton, Kinsley.

He refuses any of those as well and they are also not very common names around our area.

I like different but not to dramatic names, and he likes more traditional plain names.

It almost seems like we will never agree and nothing else really stands out.

Any suggestions would be helpful!!

TIA

crf4

Honestly, I side eye every single Paisley, Kinsley and Payton. They are just trying to hard. Not that I haven't seen it quite a bit in the last few years; if Sophia seems boring to you there are plenty of other classic names to choose from. Lena is far prettier than those masculine names for baby #2. (Paisley isn't masculine I guess but I always think Brad Paisley and I just think people could do way better.)

mb0112

Agree with PP. I don't like the 3 you suggested and Lena is far better. Also don't like Sophia or Madison.

How about Holly, Corinne, Isabel, Penelope, Fiona, Finola, Thea, Violet?

delujm0

Out of all those names, the only one that is a proper feminine name is Sophia.

You seen to like names ending in the Lee sound. Lena us a beautiful name, your second daughter should have an equally beautiful feminine name. Natalie? Julie?

stlmomof2

Please not Peyton for a girl. I'm siding with your DH. I like his two names better

Monilee1017

I prefer his names better. Why don't you two sit down and come up with rules for naming the baby. That is what DH and I did and it really made things easy, but we do have the same style.

mattandlora

I think you're most likely going to agree on a traditional feminine name which is not very popular or overused, like you already did with Lena. Try searching for names which aren't in the top 500

GOmamab15

I love Lena. 

How about Charlotte, Virginia, Margo, Elsie, Scarlett

mrspepper05

I have a Lena, too! Her older sister is Lucy, but I know not everyone is into the alliteration thing. And it doesn't sound like Lucy is really your name style.

Some other names I toyed around with are:

Everly

Ezri

Piper

Ruby

Willa

Willow

Sienna

Karis/Charis/Charys/Karys 

MrsBigfoot

I have a Lena too! Some of the names on our list for #2 are Claire, Camille, Beatrice, June, Heidi, Nora, Hazel, and Violet.

g8trkim

Lena blows all those names out of the water. It's classic and feminine, while the others are very trendy, Teen Mom like. Sophia is nice but super common. I would recommend putting Lena in Nameberry and seeing what comes up.

eliztheforrizz

Payton, Paisley, and Kinsley are trendy and bad and do not compare to Lena. Madison is also bad. Masculine and overused. Sophia is not plain, just popular, and would be your best choice.

Other suggestions to go with Lena:

Ariane

Cara

Delia

Esme

Freya

Gemma

Hera

Isla

Julia

Kiera

Margot

Nora

Phoebe

Rhea

Stella

Thea

Veda

Willa

Zara

benmel31

I really only like Sophia.

How about Lena and...

Adele

Audra

Camille

Corinne

Elise

Iris

Ivy

Julia

magsugar13

Sophia is the only decent name on either of your lists

your names are awful

ShaiminKimbrough

I think I'm the only one that likes the name Paisley. Lol!

delujm0

ShaiminKimbrough said:

I think I'm the only one that likes the name Paisley. Lol!

Paisley is not a first name. It's a pattern. It would be the same as naming your daughter Plaid or Seersucker or Herringbone.

Just because a word ends in the "ley" suffix doesn't make it a feminine name. Would you name your kid Trolley? I don't think so.

g8trkim

ShaiminKimbrough said:

I think I'm the only one that likes the name Paisley. Lol!

It's not a name. Would you name your kid gingham or argyle?

SisterMaryNapalm

If your husband likes more common names, maybe look at names that were in the top 100 in the past. You might find some inspiration there. You could also look at less common international versions of common names (eg. Elizabeth = Elspeth). I don't love the names on your list but Lena is gorgeous. Good luck!

CaboBride2015

Trolley gets my vote!!

But seriously, those are not good. I suggest you go back to the drawing board, look at some of the suggestion PP have given you and stay away from anything that is "cute". Far, faaaaaar away

LNic5

Paisley, Payton and Kinsley are all very trendy and/or made up...Lena is a beautiful name, I'm sure there's something else out there that can match up to it!! Sophia is the only name you mentioned that I love and that's pretty, feminine and matches with Lena.

Suggestions

Lena and Audra / Lena and Audrey
Lena and Cora
Lena and Thalia
Lena and Demi
Lena and Jolie
Lena and Amelie
Lena and Annalise
Lena and Rosalie
Lena and Eloise
Lena and Noelle
Lena and Isla
Lena and Eden

Or if you insist on the trendy route

Lena and Everly
Lena and Haven
Lena and Adeline
Lena and Aria

mb0112

LNic5 said:

Paisley, Payton and Kinsley are all very trendy and/or made up...Lena is a beautiful name, I'm sure there's something else out there that can match up to it!! Sophia is the only name you mentioned that I love and that's pretty, feminine and matches with Lena.

Suggestions

Lena and Audra / Lena and Audrey
Lena and Cora
Lena and Thalia
Lena and Demi
Lena and Jolie
Lena and Amelie
Lena and Annalise
Lena and Rosalie
Lena and Eloise
Lena and Noelle
Lena and Isla
Lena and Eden

Or if you insist on the trendy route

Lena and Everly
Lena and Haven
Lena and Adeline
Lena and Aria

These are really nice suggestions. I especially like Adeline, Rosalie, Noelle, or Audrey with Lena.

4N6s

Julia. Caroline. Willa. Olivia. Beatrix. Clara.

groovylocks

these names are not unique. They're cheap. 

So is Madison, btw so i'm not totally on his side either. 

groovylocks

mb0112 said:

Paisley, Payton and Kinsley are all very trendy and/or made up...Lena is a beautiful name, I'm sure there's something else out there that can match up to it!! Sophia is the only name you mentioned that I love and that's pretty, feminine and matches with Lena. Suggestions Lena and Audra / Lena and Audrey Lena and Cora Lena and Thalia Lena and Demi Lena and Jolie Lena and Amelie Lena and Annalise Lena and Rosalie Lena and Eloise Lena and Noelle Lena and Isla Lena and Eden Or if you insist on the trendy route Lena and Everly Lena and Haven Lena and Adeline Lena and Aria

These are really nice suggestions. I especially like Adeline, Rosalie, Noelle, or Audrey with Lena.

She's getting it! These aren't my personal choices but they are lovely names in their own right. And they're NAMES. 

Audrey was one of our first considerations but my mother begged me not to name our kid Audrey - she has a bad association with that name - i'd love to see somebody else get some mileage out of it. 

groovylocks

g8trkim said:

I think I'm the only one that likes the name Paisley. Lol!

It's not a name. Would you name your kid gingham or argyle?

I dunno, Dot is kind of cute