Feedback on these girl names?

[shadesofgold]

We haven't done much with our girls names list lately - we are at the point when some elimination is necessary, but we're a little stuck. I could use a fresh perspective on our choices to help narrow us on a couple of winners. (We're team green and want to go in with 2 solid combos for each sex. Pretty set for boys, with help from this board!)

Here are the short lists we've agreed on - we both lean traditional, clearly. Our last name is two syllables and starts with R. (Sounds sort of like "really")

First Names: 
Elizabeth (frontrunner)
Samantha
Chelsea
Chloe

Middle Names - very open to feedback on these as well as new suggestions: 
Eva/Ava
May/Mae
June
Esther
Louisa
Maren
Cecile
Eleanor
Helene
Lillian

Thanks in advance for your thoughts!

[claud]

Elizabeth - I like it.
Samantha - I like it but it sounds a little dated to me.
Chelsea - I like this name, but it also sounds dated.
Chloe - I dislike Chloe

Middle Names - very open to feedback on these as well as new suggestions:
Eva/Ava - it's okay
May/Mae - pass
June - pass
Esther - I like it, but I don't know if I like it with Elizabeth
Louisa - Love
Maren - Dislike
Cecile - My favorite from this list - first or middle!
Eleanor -Like
Helene - Dislike
Lillian - Meh

[joy]

First Names:
Elizabeth (frontrunner) - my favorite!
Samantha - eh
Chelsea - no
Chloe - nooooo

I like Elizabeth Cecile, Elizabeth Helene, and Elizabeth June.

I'm so sick of May in the middle name spot.

[emmuffy]

Elizabeth is the winner IMO. Chloe is trendy and too common. Samantha and Chelsea are a bit meh, and could appear dated. I like Cecile or Louisa for the MN.

[Widget123]

First Names:
Elizabeth (frontrunner)- LOVE
Samantha- LIKE
Chelsea- toss, feels dated
Chloe- toss, NAF

Middle Names - very open to feedback on these as well as new suggestions:
Eva/Ava
May/Mae
June
Esther
Louisa
Maren
Cecile
Eleanor
Helene
Lillian

Honestly, I'm really mehh on these MN, especially with Elizabeth or Samantha.

Suggesting:
Caroline
Juliet
Violet
Ivy
Alice
Evangeline
Catherine

[dreadpiratebuttercup]

First names: Keep Elizabeth, toss the rest.

Middle names: Keep Eva, June, Esther, Louisa, and Helene. Louisa is my favorite, followed by Helene.

[helenahhandbasket]

Elizabeth is my fave by far on your list! It's gorgeous. I like it paired with Ava.

My best friend just named her daughter Samantha, and I've always loved it, but I do agree there is a bit of a dated vibe.

Chelsea- this is my sister's name- I like it but it feels very 90s to me.

Chloe- I like a lot. I feel like it gets a bad rep because of the recent surge in popularity, the many misspellings and a certain "KK", but I think it's lovely and its an ancient name that has a long history of useage.

[billyhorrible]

I kind of love Samantha. I wanted that to be my name when I was a kid.

I also can get behind Elizabeth.

Not a huge fan of Chelsea or Chloe. Chelsea does feel dated to me, and Chloe is too cutesy for my taste.

Eva/Ava
May/Mae
June
Esther
Louisa
Maren
Cecile
Eleanor
Helene
Lillian

So:
Samantha June
Samantha Cecile
Samantha Helene

or

Elizabeth June
Elizabeth Maren
Elizabeth Cecile

[suelou18]

I like Elizabeth a lot. Samantha and Chelsea are ok to me. NAF of Chloe.

I like Elizabeth June and Elizabeth Maren.

[bromios]

Mar 2, 2016 11:31:42 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

First Names: 
Elizabeth (frontrunner) - I am so bored by this but if it were Elisabeth it would be better
Samantha - best on the list 
Chelsea - no
Chloe - beautiful but it sounds like it may not go with your ln

Middle Names - very open to feedback on these as well as new suggestions: 
Eva/Ava - yes
May/Mae - no
June - yes
Esther - yes
Louisa - yes
Maren - no
Cecile - no
Eleanor - meh
Helene - yes
Lillian - hell no

[cabbagecabbage]

Stick with Elizabeth.

Samantha is fine.

Chloe and Chelsea should be tossed.

I like Elizabeth June or Elizabeth Helene.

[Oliver's Bear]

First Names:
Elizabeth -- keep
Samantha -- keep
Chelsea -- toss
Chloe -- toss

Middle Names:
Eva/Ava -- toss
May/Mae -- toss
June -- toss
Esther -- keep
Louisa -- keep
Maren -- keep
Cecile -- toss
Eleanor -- keep
Helene -- toss
Lillian -- toss

favorite combinations:
Elizabeth Esther
Samantha Maren

[Stormtroopooper]

I prefer your mn list to your fn list. I like Elisabeth (this spelling).

Suggesting...
Evangeline
Mairead
Juniper
Miren
Cecily

[shadesofgold]

Thanks, ladies! I agree with you all on Chloe and Chelsea. Striking those, plus a few of the less popular MNs.

Searching the meanings of the remaining names, I came across Camille. What do you think of that as a FN or MN?

[jollywife]

I like Elizabeth and Samantha, but my favorite name from either list is Maren.

[bromios]

Mar 2, 2016 22:19:42 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

Thanks, ladies! I agree with you all on Chloe and Chelsea. Striking those, plus a few of the less popular MNs.

Searching the meanings of the remaining names, I came across Camille. What do you think of that as a FN or MN?

I find Camille cloyingly precious, but Camilla is very good. I'm just going to also throw Corinne and Corinna out there, since they seem to be in keeping with some of the sound patterns of names on your list.

[Oliver's Bear]

Mar 2, 2016 22:19:42 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

Thanks, ladies! I agree with you all on Chloe and Chelsea. Striking those, plus a few of the less popular MNs.

Searching the meanings of the remaining names, I came across Camille. What do you think of that as a FN or MN?

I don't like Camille.  It reminds me too much of tragic literary figures.

But I do like Odille, which sounds lovely with Maren in my opinion.

[hangry]

I love Camille. And I agree with bromios, Camilla, Corinne, and Corinna are beautiful and within that style.

[joy]

I don't like Camille due to that "-meal" sound at the end. However, Camilla is lovely and has that softer "mill" sound.

[helloerrbody]

I'd get rid of Chelsea! I love Camille and Camilla as others have suggested. You also can't go wrong with Elizabeth.

[shadesofgold]

MH did quite a number on my list, which had expanded with all your lovely suggestions and a few hours of browsing. I guess I did say I wanted to narrow.... He took a hard pass on Louisa and Helene, which breaks my heart. He said he'd consider Cecile as a FN but didn't like any of the proposed MNs with it.

Here is what remains after his slash and burn: Elizabeth June, Elizabeth Hazel, Samantha June, Cecile [MN]

Thanks again for all your great suggestions. Keep me in mind if you come across any MNs that pair perfectly with Cecile!

[hangry]

What about Cecile Maren

[ugotstarbucked]

Keep Elizabeth, toss the rest. They feel super dated to me.

Louisa, Ava, Helene and Maren are my favorite middle names listed.