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Hi, it looks like my favourite girl name is being used by everyone I know who is having babies before me. I am probably a few years out from having my own, but I am curious for your suggestions. Here's my likes.

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I am very much into nature-inspired names:
Willow
Fern
Pearl
Juniper
Wren

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There's a few nature names I like that I am not sure if they should really be given to a child (please advise):
Marigold (a fave)
Poppy
Prairie
Myrtle (because the Harry Potter character)
Maple

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Other names I like (some with nature-based meanings):
Sylvie
Kara
Annika
Maeve
Opal
Thalia
Daphne
Lucienne
Matilda
Winifred
Golda
Zelda (this I won't use because of the video game association)

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Some more "out there" names I like but probably wouldn't be brave enough to give to a child (please advise):
Pommeline (nicknamed Pommie, which I do think is kind of cute)
Ione
Xanthe/Xanthia
Ianthe (Ione, Xanthe, and Ianthe with -ee sounding endings, like Penelope or Daphne, but I think people would have a hard time trying to read these names aloud)
Dot (perhaps as a nickname for Dorothea, but I think it's fun as a stand-alone name)
Pippa (won't use, but I like how it's cute)

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I am a little into names with first initials M, P, or I. I like kinda classic names but also stuff that's a little characterish/off-beat. My SO likes Kayla and Felicia (and especially Willow!). Kayla is not my taste, Felicia is ok but I wouldn't use it. Last name is a 2-syllable French noun word. The boy name we plan to go with is Henry. I can't make up my mind about a girl name since it seems every person I went to school with is naming their baby Willow. Please give me any suggestions or let me know which names on my list you like. Thanks