Hypothetical girl # 2

[Stringy]

I'm bored so playing baby names.

DD is Ma.ya Cath.erine

We had the hardest time coming up with her first name. Her middle is after a family member. Boys seem much easier.

Girls names in the running are Lucy and maybe Phoebe.  Lucy may be the clear winner - but she would have 2 first cousins who also have L names that end with the y sound. Cousins who she sees often.

Other suggestions for first names? We also like Chloe and Zoe - but our last name has both the Oh- and EEE sounds. So its rough.

[Idani]

I do like Lucy.

Suggesting:
Audra, Kiera, Lyra, Willa, Stella, Ada, Nina, Romy, Dahlia, Zella, Mona, Naomi, Tallulah,

[Stringy]

Oh yea, Stella has been on and off the list too.

Problem is a front runner for a mn is Lynne. Which with names like Stella or Willa sound like a smoosh name that someone would go and use as a fn.

[minervamae]

Isla, Lydia, Calla, Anna, Jade, Nora

[Stringy]

How about names that don't end with an -a or -ey/y sound?

So far I like Calla, Lydia, and Isla (though the silent S kills me) - but would love ideas for one with a different ending.

[fakefinn]

Lucy is wonderful! I also love Willa, Tessa and Ruby.

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

I like Lucy and Zoe.

Anwen
Althea
Astrid
Beatrix
Bernadette
Clara
Coraline
Daphne
Eloise
Evangeline
Eliza
Elowen
Eva
Freya
Genevieve
Greta
Gwyneth
Iris
Ivy
Isobel
Ingrid
Imogen
Juliet
Josephine
Lyra
Margot
Miren
Marigold
Maeve
Noelle
Niamh
Odette
Penelope
Petra
Rosalind
Rose
Scarlett
Simone
Thea
Violet
Winter
Zephyrine

[Widget123]

Team Lucy, naturally. My DD has a cousin she sees all the time named Lily and its NBD. You are overthinking it.

[billyhorrible]

I'm a big fan of Lucy.

[packerfan4life]

Add me to Team Lucy. Love it.

[SAK]

Her name should clearly be Katie.

Hi

Also, I'm team Lucy, which was going to be M's name if he was a girl. Phoebe would also be adorable and much less common

[macchiatto]

I love the name Lucy. I wouldn't rule it out based on the cousins' names.

[seahorse85]

I love Lucy, Phoebe and Zoe. I'm not a cm huge fan of Chloe.
I wouldn't let the cousins names be the decider. Both my neice and daughter have names ending in the "elle" sound. I didn't really notice it until my daughter was a few months old but even if I had have realized before we named her, I'm not sure it would have changed our choice.

[jazzra369]

Lucy is fine, and I wouldn't worry about the cousins unless one was already Lucy.