Names for Girls

[riesiel.livejournal.com]

My husband and I are currently trying for a baby, in the meantime we have been discussing names. We have decided on at least three names for boys that we agree on, but the girls names are a bit more difficult.

For the boys names we have agreed on:
David
Isaac
Alonzo


For the girls names we have narrowed it down to the following:
Riesiel
Faeryn
Aalia
Eva
Fae
Sariah
Aria


We are currently trying to get opinions from people regarding the girls names. So what do you think? Any you like more than others?

Comments

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

David - okay, kinda boring
Issac - should be spelled Isaac, then the best boys name
Alonzo - not my style

Riesiel - definitely not my style
Faeryn - interesting; I kinda like it
Aalia - definitely not my style
Eva - second best after Aria
Fae - not my style
Sariah - not my style
Aria - best girls name

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

I like David and Isaac (spelled like this). Alonzo is fine, just not my style.

Of your girls' names, I only like Fae, Eva and Aria, although Eva is a little boring in my opinion. Still a good name, though. Have you considered using Faye? I love it spelled like that.

I'm a big fan of unusual names, but I think Riesiel, Faeryn and Aalia all look too made up to like. Sariah is reasonably ok, but I prefer Zaria or Zariah...so much prettier, and an actual name! It's an Arabic name meaning "flower" or "blossom", which I think is really nice.

[elodie-louisa.livejournal.com]

I like David for the boys names. I like Eva and Aria for the girls names.

[let-letitbe.livejournal.com]

I like all the boys names and really like Aria, Fae, and Faeryn. Faeryn is definitely my favorite.

[riesiel.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the input, the boys names are all family names (and yes Isaac would be spelled Isaac, I just had a brain fart when spelling), to tell the truth out of the boys names Alonzo is the only one I am a bit meh on, so it might be one that we discuss a little more.

When it comes to the girls names there are a few that we may take off the list, like Riesiel as that name is one that I go by a lot and would make things a bit confusing. We appreciate getting other people's views on the names though because we have been looking at so many names that we can't see straight anymore.

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

I love Alonzo. Isaac comes second (if spelled correctly). David bores me but is fine.

It seems like you're into time-tested boys' names and really airy-fairy girls' names. I realize this is common (compare the lists of top 1000 male and female lists in terms of made-up or contemporary choices and you'll see males are far more frequently given "solid"/traditional names), but it still weirds me out a bit.

[riesiel.livejournal.com]

Well the reason is that we decided to name the boys using family names. David came about because my dad is David, his dad is David, his grandfather is David, his middle name is David, there were just too many Davids for us not to name our first boy David. After that we decided on using family names for any other boys we have. Isaac is actually my favorite out of the three.


When it came to girl names though we just do not like many of the female family names that we have as options. Out of the list the only ones that are family names are Faye, Eva, and Sariah. We also have a problem with arguing over girl names, he hates all the girl names that I like and I hate all the girl names that he likes. It makes choosing names difficult. So he had me go to a name website and look through all the girl names and make a list of those that I liked. Then he went through the list and rated them based on how much he liked them. Then we went through the list together and narrowed it down to the seven you see listed above.

As it is I think the top two on the list are currently Eva and Aria, with Faeryn or Fae coming next.

[frost.livejournal.com]

David is okay, but...kind of boring.
Isaac is the best of the three, imo.
Alonzo is okay, but isn't my style.

The girls'...are not my style; some of them look really made-up. Eva, Fae, and Aria are the best.

[requiem-morrow.livejournal.com]

I like Eva pronounced eh-va, not EE-va. Sariah is cute, Aria is cool. Not really feeling the others. Other suggestions: Phaedra/Phedre (pn basically fay-dra or feh-dra), Eveliese/Evaliese, Evelee (ehva-lee), Evolet, Illyria, Inara, Oriana, Melia, Reveille (rev-a-lee)

[riesiel.livejournal.com]

What about Evalisa. What do people think of that?

[hwar.livejournal.com]

Your girl names remind me a bit of a friend of mine. She named her first Iris and her second Oria (pronounce Oh-RY-uh, kind of like Mariah with an O). Both those names seem like they could fit on your list. Seems like you go for girl names with a bit of fantasy in them. They are a little out there for me, I'd prefer a "normal" or more recognizable version of the names to avoid constant misspellings and mispronunciations. For example, Riesiel could become Liesl or Anneliese. (I don't know how to pronounce Riesiel, I'm just guessing it is somewhat similar to Liesl.) In fact every time I've typed Riesiel I've had to go back to your original post to see how to spell it! Great internet handle, not so great for a common name. Faeryn could be Taryn, Aalia could be Ariel or Adina or Elora, Sariah could be the obvious Sarah or Susannah or even Samara. Some other names that seem like they could strike your fancy:

Miel
Miette
Liora
Leona
Lena
Mara
Katia
Aurora

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

David is okay. I see that it's a family name with a lot of connections so I can definitely understand using it.
Isaac is a pretty good name.
I don't care for Alonzo.

I don't like any of your girl's names, but I could most see Faeryn, Eva, Fae, or Aria being used. Sariah reminds me of psoriasis.

I know you've gone through lots of lists, but sometimes you see so many you can't really take them all in. So here are a few other names that may catch your fancy.

Juniper
Merritt
Mina
Sidonia
Bronwen
Ceridwen
Lina
Leta
Stella
Ivy
Mira
Esme
Petra
Phoebe
Daphne

I know you didn't ask for suggestions so I hope you don't mind. I tried to give a mix of styles while still staying a bit offbeat. :)

[riesiel.livejournal.com]

I don't mind the name suggestions, my husband and I can look them over and see if any appeal to both of us. Our big problem is agreeing on names.