Adeline, Eleanor, Amelia, Theodora, Beatrix, Sidony, Madeleine, Clementine, Henrietta, Ione, Lila, Delphia, Adele, Adela, Dora, Vera, Evelyn, Greta, Ingrid, Fern, Opal, Finola, Olive, Lyra, Willa, Angeline, Petra, Mina, Pearl, Mehitabel, Ellen, Keisha, Thora, Lucinda, Ramona, Naomi, June, Sarai, Thea, Evanthia, Thomasina, Tilda, Mirabella, Iole.
What do you think of these? which do you like? dislike and why? which could you see on a child born in the next couple of years?
New Zealand Baby Names 
Brooke said,
November 21, 2009 @ 6:37 am
Adeline – yes if AD-uh-line
Eleanor – yes
Amelia – no, but yes to Emilia
Theodora – yes
Beatrix – no, Bellatrix instead!
Sidony – no
Madeleine – meh, no opinion
Clementine – yes, but only if she’s Madeleine’s sister
Henrietta – yes, but Harriet’s cuter
Ione nah
Lila – no
Delphi – No
Adele – yes
Adela – no
Dora – no
Vera -yes
Evelyn – yes
Greta – maybe,but Gretchen is cuter
Ingrid – no
Fern – no
Opal – no
Finola – no
Olive – no
Lyra – no
Willa – yes!
Angeline – meh
Petra – yes
Mina – yeah
Pearl – yes
Mehitabel – no
Ellen – yes
Keisha – no
Thora – yes
Lucinda – yes
Ramona – no
Naomi – yes
June – no
Sarai – yes
Thea – yes (nn for Theodora?)
Evanthia – no
Thomasina – yes (but Tamsin’s even better! :P)
Tilda – nah, go for Matilda 😀
Mirabella – Mirabel’s cooler 😛
Iole -no
No internet at home atm which is why I haven’t commented in a while, will hopefully have it back on soon! 🙂
babynamelover said,
November 21, 2009 @ 10:14 pm
Thanks Brooke! How is the West Coast weather been? I still prefer Amelia to Emilia I think I am so sick of Emily and Emma. Bellatrix is pretty but I prefer Beatrix still. I don’t like Gretchen or Heidi I don’t know why. Tamsin is pretty my Mum had it on her list for us kids. Matilda vs Tilda I guess I would use Matilda as the full name and Tilda as a nickname it has been so popular though! Mirabel is pretty I think you are right I prefer it to Mirabella.
Bewildertrix said,
November 21, 2009 @ 7:58 am
Olive, Beatrix, Fern, Ingrid, Thora, Vera, Tilda, Greta and Ione are lovely. Short, quirky names. Actually, I like more but they’re my favourites from the bunch and names I would use myself.
Despite the Isla Fisher, daughter Olive issue, I’d still consider Olive as a middle although at present I have far too many botanical names. Juniper, Ivy and Olive can’t go together in one name. Looks like I wanted a collection of plants instead 😛
I think you should add June too. I don’t like it as my middle but it’s perfectly decent and definitely underused these days. Juniper is my June ‘alternative’ but it’s a nod to my Nan, June, not myself.
babynamelover said,
November 21, 2009 @ 10:17 pm
Thanks for your votes 🙂 hehe Juniper, Ivy and Olive would be very botanical 🙂 are you going to seperate Juniper and Ivy with a name in between?
I prefer Juno and Juniper to June but I still see its charm 🙂 What do you think of Junia?
Bewildertrix said,
November 21, 2009 @ 11:16 pm
If saying it with three syllables it’s fine, but with two it sounds like JOON ya so “junior”. 😛
Right now a she would be Sylvie Juniper, something, something, something, with Ivie (EYE vee) as a occasional nickname – non intuitively taken from Sylvie, as is my style. Well, the letters are there 😉
babynamelover said,
November 22, 2009 @ 1:40 am
Yup three syllables Joon-ee-uh. Ooh Ivie is very pretty nickname for Sylvie! love Sylvie so cute and unexpected.
Bewildertrix said,
November 21, 2009 @ 8:03 am
Oops, forgot, I prefer Gretel to Greta but it’s just not a reasonable name upfront whereas Greta is. It can hold its own. Gretel is incredibly cutesy but then so is the other Margaret pet form Gretchen. Greta combined with a diminutive suffix -chen. It’s essentially equivalent to calling your child “Darling little Greta”. Gretel, in my mind, is worse and a bit like “Darling wittle Grettikins”, LOL.
babynamelover said,
November 21, 2009 @ 10:19 pm
Gretel makes me think Hansel and Gretel. I like Greta because its a from of Margaret and Mil and my Paternal Grandmother are both Margaret. I wonder if it would work in the middle instead of Margaret. Juno Greta Hamilton/Juno Margaret Hamilton? I haven’t suggested it to hubby yet see if it grows on me. I don’t like Gretchen at all I don’t know why but I never have.
SarahInJune said,
November 21, 2009 @ 10:11 pm
I personally love Theodora nn Thora.
babynamelover said,
November 21, 2009 @ 10:20 pm
Wow I never would have thought of getting Thora from Theodora how cool!