Help deciding baby girl name

I'm afraid that I don't like any of the names that xoubie and her husband suggest.
All my children have simple names that they could spell, and only one of them (Kate) knew other children with the same names.
My first grandchild was Isabelle and the primary school was stuffed with Isabelles, Bellas, Belles and so on. Two of my other grandchildren are adopted and have their original given names, one of which is rather fancy and was to my taste when I first heard it, but you do get used to them and stop thinking about it.
You have to be a bit careful what to choose with Mae, perhaps Nora(h) or Ellie?

My middle Gd was the only one in her school with her name and she said everybody knew who she was because of it.There were loads of Sophies and Erins and Annies and Ambers but just oe of he.I didn,t know wher it came from but have since foundout its Maori

OldFrill

Lilibet is quite nice

Lilibert for a boy

You are kidding!

I absolutely can't stand Lilibet unless it's addressed to the Queen by a very close relative. It was unforgivable for that Markle woman to use it.

What about Liliora? I have a niece called that and we call her Lili.

Lilibet is quite nice

Lilibert for a boy

Of all the ones you mention, I like Violet and Annabelle. Daisy too but it’s ubiquitous now. We’d settled on it for our firstborn in 1980. It was unusual then and the first person I told fell about laughing at the thought of it combined with our last name. On consideration she had a point, it didn’t really go well. We went for a classic name instead. Of course DD1 dislikes said “boring” name and would have loved to be a Daisy.

Not sure it's ever wise to ask advice on names you have already decided you love! But you did ask.
Personally I am.a fan of classic names that everone knows how to spell. Can't fathom why parents feel the need to give their offspring 'original' or madeup names. Life is complicated enough. And a tricky/ hard to prounce name means the child is never going to be called on to speak in class or any other setting!! Please don't do this to your kids!

For what's worth here are some very classic names that are under utilised.

Mary
Peggy
Catherine
Jane/Janie
Anne/ Annie/ Anna
Heidi
Dora/ Dorothy/ Dottie
Elizabeth and all the derivatives
Stella
Francesca
Ruth

Avoid Ellie, Ella, Emily, Olivia, Amy, Rosie, Poppy, Daisy, Lily. Way over used. And I include my own GC in that!

Sorry everyone who's offended but the OP did ask !!

Annabelle. If she doesn’t like it there are many shortened versions she could use eg Anna,Annie,Anne , Belle or Bella. It would go well with the second name Mae.

It’s a shame that the child being named can’t give a preference. So many adults now hate their first name. My first name was given to many women on my mother’s side of the family, I don’t really like it so was given a pet name when younger that has stuck.
I always think instead of thinking of the baby try to think ahead to when she is a young woman and imagine her with the name you choose.

This thread is also on Mumsnet….too many cooks!

Luna is Spanish for moon, popular in Spain it's now drifted here.

Maybe MN would give you a better overview OP but you did ask and bear in mind names are subjective. Those two names sound made up. Twyla has the aliterative quality of being paired with twice,twirl,twig, twit or worse! I'd say twy sometwing better than those, the other names on both yours and husband's list are all good, in fact a couple are lovely. Liora, sounds like a now defunct drink Kiora or a hybrid mash up of Leoni/Laura/Nora/Gloria

Faye, grace, issy

Neither name

I don’t like made up names, so I wouldn’t choose Liora or Twyla. Of the names you give, I like Penelope, but if I were to choose a name for another daughter of my own, I’d like Alice or Louisa, something simple and timeless that would be fitting for their whole life.

They’re both dreadful.

Luna is another very popular name.
I work in a Primary school.
Kids don't make fun of the Lunas.
It's become too common.

Daisy May was the granny in The Beverly Hillbillies…

Not a fan of Lucy

Lucy of course also comes from "Light".

I prefer Liora to Twyla.
Twyla sounds a bit twee to me. It also depends on the accent used as to whether is could sound rather "rough". (Think "Twigh-lugh").

Chiara or Lucia - both also meaning/versions of "light" are both able to be strong and soft and might be worth considering.

Lucia pronounced with an "ch" sound as in Italy is rather lovely name and can transfer well into adulthood.

Whatever you choose she will be loved and the name will fit her over time.

Apparently Twyla Boogeyman is a character in Monster High!

Can't say I'd want my daughter named after her.

eddiecat78

Twyla is a leading character in Schitts Creek - presumably why it is now popular

And when everybody has forgotten Schitts Creek?

It can be fun «dating» names from when film or tv stars made them famous (hence Luna-did you know it’s one of if not the most popular dogs name?)
And what about the Beyoncés and Chardonnays growing up today?
Charlene (from Neighbours) is another, nothing dates quite so quickly as fashion!

Twyla is a leading character in Schitts Creek - presumably why it is now popular

Are Liora or Twyla actual names ?

I'd go classic and timeless