baby girl name, need your thoughts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We're a mixed couple french/indian (just to give some context). Here is our shortlist of names for our baby girl.
We'd love to hear your thoughts about it. Which ones do you love or hate? Are there some that we should avoid -- too weird, sounds like a tampon brand, will lead to teasing?
Thanks a lot!

Alani
Srya
Amani
Adina
Saya
Saida
Seraya
Saori
Maelys
Amaris
Zadie
Neva

Neva sounds like nevus (mole)
I say go with Saya.

[Anonymous]

Adina
Saida
Zadie
Neva

are my faves - Zadie #1 and Neva #2

[Anonymous]

OP, please rethink these names. None of them are easy on the ears and all seem tough to pronounce.

[Anonymous]

Not wild about anyone but it is your decision. Of them all, I like Alani the best. Easiest to spell and pronounce. And, it is pretty.

[Anonymous]

OP- please clarify- are you from a different country or is your DH? otherwise- these names are too out there for me (and I am not an Emma advocator)

[Anonymous]

PP- sorry- didn't read your post- (just went to last posting)- if you plan on being in the usa or a while consider a more english friendly name- avoid names that create confusion=- that;s it from me

[zumbamama]

I like Syra, but also like the spelling Saira. I also love Saori and Neva. But my favorite is Saya. I chose that name for a character in a story I wrote. I took it from Sayaw, which means "to dance" in Cebuano dialect.

[Anonymous]

Don't listen to the haters. I think they are beautiful names. I love Adina personally.

[Anonymous]

OP, put that list away for now. Start fresh in about a week or two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the haters. I think they are beautiful names. I love Adina personally.

To each its own. But I am not crazy about those names. I don't have the background or referential point to "get it." It sounds like a name for a Toyota.

[zumbamama]

Another alternative to Saori is Sayuri, which means "lily." That was Zhang Ziyi's name in Memoirs of a Geisha. I think Sayuri is beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to the haters. I think they are beautiful names. I love Adina personally.

To each its own. But I am not crazy about those names. I don't have the background or referential point to "get it." It sounds like a name for a Toyota.

Completely agree. And your whole process smacks of a focus group/ consumer poll. Do you happen to work for a marketing company or advertising agency?

Just pick a name or two that you like. Truly, it's not this big of a deal.