Help me name my friend's baby girl

[mrsrexmanning]

Hi Baby names! I'm looking for some assistance in giving suggestions to my very good friend who is due this month with her second little girl. So far the only name on her list is Layla, and that is the suggestion of her 3.5 year old daughter.
Her grandma passed away recently so she'd like to honor her in some way, but doesn't particularly like her name, which is Maria Anna. Either a more unusual variation of one of those names or possibly just using the initials would make her happy. She has no other specific criteria to narrow it down.
Her older daughter's name is De.lla B.rook

Thanks for any ideas you might have to offer.

Paging joy because I looooove her.

[Widget123]

She could use Maryanne as a middle name?

Other ways to honor could be by using her favorite flower, birth month, birth stone, etc. as a middle name.

[joy]

HI REXY!! mrsrexmanning

Does your friend like Layla or isn't so sold on it?

Some suggestions from Nymbler (www.nymbler.com) when I put in Della and Layla are:

Lena
Amira
Elsa
Lila
Lilia
Ada

Will your friend be bothered by the same "a" ending in both her girl names? That would personally drive me nuts, but I know other people don't care.



For the middle name, what about Mariella (http://www.behindthename.com/name/mariella)? It's the Italian form of Maria and a bit of a switch up from Maria and Anna.

[mrsrexmanning]

May 2, 2016 14:07:57 GMT -5 joy said:

HI REXY!! mrsrexmanning

Does your friend like Layla or isn't so sold on it?

Some suggestions from Nymbler (www.nymbler.com) when I put in Della and Layla are:

Lena
Amira
Elsa
Lila
Lilia
Ada

Will your friend be bothered by the same "a" ending in both her girl names? That would personally drive me nuts, but I know other people don't care.



For the middle name, what about Mariella (http://www.behindthename.com/name/mariella)? It's the Italian form of Maria and a bit of a switch up from Maria and Anna.

Personally the 'la' sound would keep me away from those names, but since her only choice right now is Layla, it clearly doesn't bother her.
Lena was on her short list for her last kid, so maybe that would be in the running again.

[joy]

May 2, 2016 15:54:06 GMT -5 mrsrexmanning said:

May 2, 2016 14:07:57 GMT -5 joy said:

HI REXY!! mrsrexmanning

Does your friend like Layla or isn't so sold on it?

Some suggestions from Nymbler (www.nymbler.com) when I put in Della and Layla are:

Lena
Amira
Elsa
Lila
Lilia
Ada

Will your friend be bothered by the same "a" ending in both her girl names? That would personally drive me nuts, but I know other people don't care.



For the middle name, what about Mariella (http://www.behindthename.com/name/mariella)? It's the Italian form of Maria and a bit of a switch up from Maria and Anna.

Personally the 'la' sound would keep me away from those names, but since her only choice right now is Layla, it clearly doesn't bother her.
Lena was on her short list for her last kid, so maybe that would be in the running again.

There's just so much "a" happening in these names.  Oy.

[cabbagecabbage]

Dell@ Br00k and

Ada Marianne
Lula Marie
Luna Ann
Marina Layla
Lila Annaliese
Anya Mary

[mrsrexmanning]

May 2, 2016 18:41:02 GMT -5 cabbagecabbage said:

Dell@ Br00k and

Ada Marianne
Lula Marie
Luna Ann
Marina Layla
Lila Annaliese
Anya Mary

I love Marina and Annaliese.

[Stormtroopooper]

I love the name Anna best, but I would avoid another a ending and also would avoid a lot of Ls, so Layla is out for me.

What about De.lla and...
Anne/Annie
Astrid
Coraline
Elise
Genevieve
Heidi
Juniper
Marigold
Olive
Phoebe
Ruby
Violet

[ottertails]

Here are some that I don't think have been mentioned yet.

Maria:
Marika
Maritza
Mariella
Marisol

Anna:
Anouk ETA: I think this would make a great sibset, but it might sound too close to her daughter's mn.  
Annette
Hannah
Annabel
Anika/Annika

Anna/Ana endings:
Ariana
Eliana
Emiliana
Georgiana
Oriana
Silvana
Tatiana
Viviana

[Deleted]

I would find Layla & Della to be a bit of a tongue twister.

Suggestions based on Maria Anna:
Anita
Hannah
Mara
Marianne
Marion
Miren
Miriam
Rosemarie

Suggestions to pair with Della:
Catherine
Cora
Harriet
Iris
Jane
Louise
Marjorie
Mavis
Rose

[helenahhandbasket]

I like the thought of the same initials

Marnie Ann
Marina Annette
Marlena Arden
Maeve Alice
Maura Anne
Marta Amaryllis

[cosmicav]

I like the same initials idea. Here are some M names! I tried to avoid the -a ending.

Melody
Miranda
Mary
Molly
Marianne
Mabel

[lormor]

Of names that have been suggested (I do t have energy to come up with my own list...) I love Luna and Miren and yhink they would make a good sibset with Della. Especially Miren, I think.
Also Silvia, Fiona, Beatrice.