Girls names

ericaandsy

We found out Friday that we are having a girl! Time to narrow down the names. Opinions please, be honest otherwise I wouldn't ask! Thanks!

The middle name with be Leanor after my grandmother.

Last name: Vanthavong

 

Amara  (pro: Ah mar ah)....(my top pick..I'm still trying to convince my husband! He's not loving this name)

Liana (pro:lee-ah-nah)

Ava

Olivia

Nadia

Tessa

Cara

Aida

Leona

 

CrazyToast

Because the middle and last names will have many syllables, I would go with a 1 or 2 syllable first name.

07bride

Amara is really pretty

tct1219

CrazyToast:

Because the middle and last names will have many syllables, I would go with a 1 or 2 syllable first name.

me too. i like ada [spelled like that]. i would go with one or two syllables for the first name and avoid those with Vs because it is difficult to say with your last name.

ajkg

Cara is my favorite, I love that name! But Amara is really pretty too.

lovemytwoboys

My favorites are Olivia and Ava.

I honestly had never really heard Amara before, but it does sound pretty.

erinms

I like Tessa the best.  And I agree with your DH, I don't like Amara.

JDO

Amara, Liana, Tessa, and Aida are nms, Ava and Olivia have too many v's with the last name imo, I don't like Leona with the mn you picked. I do really like Nadia and Cara though.

Tammy05-26-07

lovemytwoboys:

My favorites are Olivia and Ava.

I honestly had never really heard Amara before, but it does sound pretty.

This.

Linnya

ericaandsy:

Amara  (pro: Ah mar ah)....(my top pick..I'm still trying to convince my husband! He's not loving this name) Like this one.

Liana (pro:lee-ah-nah) Too similar to middle name.

Ava My favorite, but very frequently used these days.

Olivia Another nice name.

Nadia NMS

Tessa This is nice and not too common.

Cara A nice name, but I'm not loving it with mn for some reason.

Aida NMS. Makes me think about opera too much. 

Leona Again, way too similar to mn.

 

krissyh21

Out of the names you list I love Nadia, beautiful name you don't hear every day. 

Olivia and Ava are too popular and I am tired of them

Liana and Leona will not work with the middle name of Leonor IMO 

Tessa and Aida remind me of little old ladies in a knitting contest.

Cara is NMS 

RoxyLynn

I just love Tessa and Cara.

msfriendlygal

I like Nadia!  Unique and very pretty.

sunnyday016

I like Ava, Olivia, Nadia, and Cara.

Liana and Leona are too rhyme-y with the mn. 

RNOHIO

I like Ava or Olivia.  Congrats on a little girl!!

Under.the.Rose

Amara -- pretty!

Liana -- nice, but it's going to be hard to get it pronounced the way you want it... you might find yourself constantly nit-picking ppl's pronouncations of it

Ava -- like it, but super popular

Olivia -- my fave out of your entire list

Nadia -- not a fan

Tessa -- kinda cute... I like that it's more unique

Cara -- it's ok, but wouldn't stand out in a crowd

Aida -- prefer it spelled "Ada", nice name

Leona -- really don't like

callthewind

I really like Cara and definitely agree that with your last name a shorter name might be best.

josie978

First of all, I LOVE the middle name! Ava is my favorite, but I'm biased because my daughter is Ava Isabella.

nursejess06

Here are my first thoughts with each name...

 

Amara -- Going to be a pain to tell people how to pronounce the name but it is pretty

Liana -- same with the pronouncing and its not my fav

Ava -- like it, but very popular

Olivia -- love it, have it on my own list for a DD someday

Nadia -- character on american pie who shows her boobs was named Nadia

Tessa -- sounds a little wussy....

Cara -- sounds like a generic name, nothing too special

Aida -- is this like the sarah mclaughlin song?

Leona -- don't like

brookelynpaisley

I like Amara and Nadia

MondayMorning3

I love the name Amara! I also love Nadia, Tessa (although seems too nicknamy), and Cara

alohamora

I love Tessa, Nadia, and Cara.  The first two are on my list as well!