Well, here we go...

aprilbaby2014 · October 2013

"How to narrow names down?" was my previous post & I will take posters suggestions on looking up name meanings, but in the mean time - here is 1/4 of my girls names list for you to have at it ...

Forgot to mention - most likely will be a double MN, Judith will be incorporated after my Godmother, we both like that idea, unless of course I like a name enough to not need a second one ... have fun !

Lydia
Esme
Adalee
Giovanna
Eleni
Sailor - GP
Julianna
Teagan
Elianna
Natalia
Taylin - GP
Anahi - Edit: SO fav - Uh-Nah-Hee
Emmeline
Agnes
Daniella
Carolina
Edith
Kennedy
Alessa
Gracie
Lyra
Alessia
Madelina
Winter - GP
Zoe
Madelyn - Grandmothers name
Lorraine

I am of Russian/Pennsylvanian Dutch heritage & SO is Spanish if any of that matters .

apc1929 · October 2013

Wow! OK I love Lydia, Esme, Emmeline and Carolina. Of your GP names I really like both Sailor and Winter but would personally only use in mn spot. I do love that Madelyn is your grandmothers name and am a sucker for honoring the g'mas!

FakeFinn · October 2013

I'm on a tablet, so I'll just mention the names I like: Lydia, Esme, Juliana, Agnes, Edith, Grace, Winter and Madelyn. Adalee I'd ditch, it's a spelling nightmare. I do like Ada though!

sadie890 · October 2013

Lydia-like
Esme-eehh, not a fan for some reason, can't put a finger on it though
Adalee-dislike
Giovanna-ok
Eleni-dislike
Sailor - GP-not a huge fan
Julianna-really like
Teagan-really like
Elianna-ok, not a huge fan though
Natalia-like
Taylin - GP-not a fan
Anahi-??
Emmeline-I prefer just Emma
Agnes-ok
Daniella-ok
Carolina-I prefer Caroline
Edith-ok
Kennedy-really like
Alessa-ok
Gracie-ok
Lyra-like
Alessia-meeeeh
Madelina-Prefer Madeline
Winter - GP-like
Zoe-really like
Madelyn - Grandmothers name-like
Lorraine-ok

aprilbaby2014 · October 2013

@mj.reilly Adelaide is in the FULL list lol . I just came across Adalee and liked it ... Any thoughts on Zoe being pronounced just Zo? I wouldn't know how to spell it, but I prefer that over Zoe/Zoey

lifeonthehill · October 2013

I am just going to cross out the ones I think you should toss!

Lydia
Esme
Adalee
Giovanna
Eleni
Sailor - GP
Julianna
Teagan
Elianna
Natalia
Taylin - GP
Anahi - Edit: SO fav - Uh-Nah-Hee
Emmeline
Agnes
Daniella
Carolina
Edith
Kennedy
Alessa
Gracie
Lyra
Alessia
Madelina
Winter - GP
Zoe
Madelyn - Grandmothers name
Lorraine

maple1422 · October 2013

These are all keepers!
Adalee -bundle of fun
Julianna -graceful
Teagan -on my list!
Elianna -beautiful
Natalia -very nice
Taylin - GP I like this WAYWAYWAY more than Faylin
Anahi -i see spunk in her future
Emmeline -sweet
Carolina -romantic
Kennedy -knew a Kennedy, she was cool
Gracie -cute
Lyra -LOVE

ArmyWife114 · October 2013

Lydia - recently I've really started liking this name.

Giovanna - LOVE it.

Julianna - I prefer Juliana, but overall like it

Gracie - I like it only as a nn for Grace, don't like it as a full name.

Madelyn - Grandmothers name - Maybe as a mn. I don't like this spelling, but totally get it if it's a family name.

Lorraine - LOVE. But, weirdly enough, I like it more as a mn than a fn.

strawberrytree · October 2013

Lydia- Keep
Esme- Toss
Adalee- Toss
Giovanna- I think this one is best pulled off with an Italian LN
Eleni- I think this can only be pulled off with a Greek last name. It's super popular in my city's Greek community
Sailor - GP- Keep it that way
Julianna- Toss
Teagan- Toss
Elianna- Toss
Natalia- Love this one
Taylin - GP- Keep it there
Anahi - Edit: SO fav - Uh-Nah-Hee- I foresee a life of spelling/pronunciation issues. If SO loooves it, maybe make it the second middle name?
Emmeline- Keep
Agnes- Toss
Daniella- Toss
Carolina- Toss
Edith- Toss
Kennedy- Toss
Alessa- Toss
Gracie- Toss
Lyra- Toss
Alessia- Love this
Madelina- Toss
Winter - GP
Zoe- Toss- it would almost always be pronounced Zo-ee, so if you want Zo (I think Rachel Zoe pronounces it that way?) you would be constantly correcting.
Madelyn - Grandmothers name- Keep
Lorraine- Toss. Although like a PP, I really like this one as a middle name. I think it flows nicely with lots of names.

My keepers from your list would be Lydia, Natalia, Emmeline, Alessia, and Madelyn in honour of your grandmother. I like Juliana, Daniela, and Eliana as well, but not with the double N's.

==N== · October 2013

I like esme, Natalia, Edith and Giovanna and Eleni best.

Ladybug32110 · October 2013

aprilbaby2014 said:

I like:

Esme
Sailor*
Julianna*
Elianna
Natalia
Taylin
Emmeline
Daniella
Kennedy
Gracie*
Winter*
Zoe*
Madelyn

*I love

diamondduck13 · October 2013

Lydia - like
Esme - dislike
Adalee - dislike
Giovanna - meh
Eleni - dislike (how is this pronounced?)
Sailor - really dislike
Julianna - meh
Teagan - dislike
Elianna - dislike
Natalia - meh. I prefer Natalie
Taylin - Dislike
Anahi - Edit: SO fav - Uh-Nah-Hee - really dislike
Emmeline - dislike
Agnes - meh
Daniella - meh. I prefer Danielle
Carolina - love
Edith - love
Kennedy - really dislike
Alessa - dislike
Gracie - prefer Grace (and you can NN Gracie)
Lyra - dislike
Alessia - dislike
Madelina - meh (picking up on a pattern, you prefer to add a's to these whereas my style I prefer not, that is, here I prefer Madeline)
Winter - GP - really dislike
Zoe - love
Madelyn - Grandmothers name - like the name, love that it's your grandmothers
Lorraine - like

mh89 · October 2013

Lyra and Lydia are my two favorites from your list!

Bwhitten · October 2013

I like Esme, Alessia and Elianna. I want to like Anahi but it reminds me of sushi for some reason..

Cricket Bug · October 2013

aprilbaby2014 said:
Lydia
Esme
Adalee
Giovanna
Eleni
Sailor - GP
Julianna
Teagan
Elianna
Natalia
Taylin - GP
Anahi - Edit: SO fav - Uh-Nah-Hee
Emmeline
Agnes
Daniella
Carolina
Edith
Kennedy
Alessa
Gracie **Why not just Grace?
Lyra
Alessia
Madelina
Winter - GP
Zoe
Madelyn
ETA: Formatting.

knitsandgiggles · October 2013

Lots of great names on this list! I really like Lydia, Carolina, Daniella, Lyra, and Lorraine. Several names on the list are beautiful, but not my style. Names I'm not feeling are Eleni, Taylin, or Anahi.

Edith is beautiful and was my grandmother's name - glad to see it is reemerging. Esme is a favorite of mine, but DH vetoed it.

I absolutely adore Emmeline - go figure : )

aeh72 · October 2013

My faves are: Julianna (although not crazy about Julianna Judith), Teagan, and Emmeline.

I also like Grace but not Gracie. If you go that route, I would name her Grace, which can be a mature name, and call her Gracie as a nn.

allardr · October 2013

Wow your list is everywhere some of every style. Here are the one's I really like in order:

1) Madelyn (I prefer Madeline even with pronouncing Mad-e-lynn, but if it's family name I do like to keep family spelling)

2) Gracie (prefer Grace with nn Gracie)

3) Lorraine

4) Julianna

5) Zoe

Edith, Teagan, & Esme aren't bad either. The rest I'd ditch.

aprilbaby2014 · October 2013

Thank you guys so much ! Looking up name meanings & getting your thoughts has helped A LOT ... Still so many though .

Ceridwen21 · October 2013

Lydia - lovely
Esme - lovely
Adalee - bad
Giovanna - LOVE
Eleni - bad
Sailor - awful
Julianna - ok
Teagan - ok
Elianna - ok
Natalia - ok, prefer Natalie
Taylin - awful
Anahi - bad
Emmeline - bad
Agnes - lovely
Daniella - kinda 80s t ome
Carolina - ok, prefer Caroline
Edith - LOVE
Kennedy - awful, so trendy
Alessa - bad
Gracie - ok, prefer Grace NN Gracie
Lyra - bad
Alessia - bad
Madelina - ok
Winter - bad
Zoe - lovely
Madelyn - ok
Lorraine - lovely

mhickey426 · October 2013

HisGirlFriday929 said:

Lydia - love! keep
Esme - No
Adalee - not the worst
Giovanna - no
Eleni - to much like a nn
Julianna - keep
Teagan - keep
Elianna - nope
Natalia - not bad
Anahi - awful
Emmeline - nms but nice
Agnes - 90 yr old
Daniella - fine
Carolina - nice
Edith - love! keep
Kennedy - nms
Alessa - no
Gracie - please just do Grace & call her Gracie
Lyra - no
Alessia - no
Madelina - no
Zoe - nms but nice
Madelyn - nice
Lorraine - nice
Sailor - NO
Taylin - NO
Winter - NO

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