need middle name

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

I found out today I'm having ANOTHER baby girl. I've had a name I've been throwing around for a couple of days but need a middle name to go with it before I can make my decision.

Ketzia

Here are some other names on my list, just so you can see what I like. Some have been on there a while, some I just jotted down the first time I heard them and don't really love them.

Natalyse
Natalia
Isla
Adelaide
Isadora
Clea
Yesenia
Adaia
Adalena
Anila
Avellana
Elmira
Idalia
Kylila

I have a thing for names ending in A, if you couldn't tell... but I don't really like the sound of both ending in A, so that knocks out pretty much my whole list.

Thanks for the help!

Comments

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge fan of Ketzia, honestly, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Natalia. I really like Isadora with both of them, but since you don't like them both ending in A, maybe Isabelle?

[coendou.livejournal.com]

Or maybe Isadore?

[he1ena.livejournal.com]

I really love Natalia because it's one of my middle names... Helena Dawn Natalia. I like Isadora too. I have a friend actually and her daughter is Petra Isadora. :)

[ex-thegreyl.livejournal.com]

Not a fan of Ketzia, but I like Natalia, Isla and Isadora.

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Isla was at the top of my list for a few days until I realized how it's pronounced. Isadora's been at the top for weeks but in the last few days I've started to second guess it for some reason. I really want to name this baby, but maybe I need to hold off for a bit.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I like Kezia/Keziah better than Ketzia, personally, but either way I'm not really fond of the name too much.

I like Natalia A LOT and I also love Isla. Isadora is gorgeous (better sounding and easier to say than Isabel and it's variants). I like Clea, Yesenia, and Anila too.

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Do you think Yesenia is to "out there"? I was pretty set on the name with my second daughter until only a few weeks before she was born. I just couldn't commit to it at the end. I've thought about Jesenia instead, but really don't like Jess/ Jessie.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I don't think Yesenia is as "out there" as Ketzia. I think Yesenia is actually pretty!

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I guess- I think it's just the Y at the beginning that throws me! I think it's really pretty, also, and love the nicknames that can come out of it. My first daughter has a name that some people can't even pronounce (Svetlana) but it has a really easy, short nickname that we use as her name almost full time (Lana).

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

I actually think Yesenia and Svetlana sound nice together.

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm really thinking I might use it. I feel like I need to look through a naming book (website, whatever) before I commit, but I do love the name.

[pinkysmith.livejournal.com]

i love yesenia!

[silverwind.livejournal.com]

Natalia/Natalya is on our 'maybe' list, but I know what you mean about names ending the same! Our daughter is Chayla and I'm wary of having two that sound similar. Still, I seem to like a large portion of names like that. XD

Have you considered shifting another name you like from your list to end differently?

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

I'm not worried about the names of my separate kids- the other two have first names that end in A as well. I just find the flow of the first and middle to be a little odd with As. Maybe I just haven't found the right combo, though.

I haven't considered much at all yet- I was pretty convinced there was no way I could make 3 girls in a row until about 4 hours ago!

[silverwind.livejournal.com]

This is true. That always flows a little oddly, and in my head it's even more so when there's the same/similar number of syllables in each.

Ah well, all will work out in the end! And congratulations! :D (Reminds me of another forum.. someone had learned she's on her SIXTH boy. o_0 I just couldn't.. there's no way.. *lol* )

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Six... oh man! I feel like that'll be me with girls- I think DH is missing whatever allows him to produce another male!

[kort-ni.livejournal.com]

A good friend from high school is the oldest of 12, she has 10 sisters and 1 brother. Guess which is the youngest...

OP, Congrats...Adelaide is on the top of my list right now (with Amelia and Genevieve). I also like Clea Natalia and Isadora.

[doxerssoldout.livejournal.com]

i'd never heard of ketzia before, but i really like it! i know you're not keen on the double -a ending, but i think ketzia isadora sounds nice. i like ketzia adelaide too.

how is idalia pronounced?

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

I'm not too sure- that was one that I just jotted down a couple days ago. I'd say it ih-dah-leah, but I have no idea if that's correct.

[doxerssoldout.livejournal.com]

i read it as ih-DAHL-yuh. i like both pronunciations :)

[gipro2003.livejournal.com]

I went to high school with an Idalia. She responded to both pronunciations. The ih-dah-leah pronunciation is used most often by Hispanics.

[octobre09.livejournal.com]

I just has to leave a comment because I rarely see my daughter's name on any list-Clea (well we spell it Cléa.)I really like Natalyse and Natalia.

[greyhowl.livejournal.com]

no name suggestions, just wanted to congratulate you on your 3rd girl! so exciting! I have 3 boys, three of a kind is the best :)

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm getting excited! I was hoping for a boy, but not completely against the thought of another girl. I started cloth diapering and knitting when my youngest was 7-8 months so I'm excited to be able to do both with a NB girl!

[greyhowl.livejournal.com]

Yay! Cloth diapering a newborn is so sweet :) Especially with wool covers!!

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

The only one of these I really LOVE is Adelaide.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I don't know how much help I can personally be since it is obvious your style is very different from mine, lol. I do really like Natalia, Isla, Adelaide, and Isadora.

My name is Melissa Elena A---- so I am used to the double -a thing, but since you are trying to avoid that, here are some different suggestions from playing around with your list in Nymbler (I am sure that you won't like a lot of them but I'm hoping you may like a few):
Juliane
Camille
Adrien[ne]
Kylie
Verity
Lucy
Angelique
Angeline
Marisol
Marguerite
Clarisse

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

An -a name that I've always really liked is Eliora. Noelia is also pretty.

Of your list, I love Clea & Natalia!

Good luck! Three girls - that's really exciting! =)

[pixie-bones.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! =)

Natalia and Adelaide are okay; I used to really like the former when I was a kid. ^^

[unaccepatable.livejournal.com]

I really like the sound of Ketzia but not the spelling.
How is Kylila pronounced?

[blissurrenderd.livejournal.com]

ky-LEE-lah is how the website I found it on had it pronounced. I like it but it reminds me of Futurama!