Help deciding baby girl name

Both those names look like anagrams.
I assume you're American.

Sorry, but I don’t think I’d saddle any baby with Liora or Twyla, unless I really wanted her to have a lifetime of people asking how to spell or pronounce it.

Please, whatever you do, don't call her Emily...every second girl in UK secondary schools is called Emily.
Also, avoid Ellie,Ella, etc....

Nor would I. Something from the bible or ancient Greek or Roman literature always works for me.
Imagine this child has to go through school and work with a name that will carry them through all situations.
Helen Josephine was my choice.

I've never come across either of your choices before so both names sound 'out there' to me.

It's hard to decide on a name that isn't anodyne and shared by every other kid in the school. On the other hand, you do have to consider whether your children are going to spend the rest of their lives spelling it and/or being called names. A friend's daughter has decided on Luna for her little girl and simply won't hear a thing against it. My friend is picturing the child running around the playground followed by kids chanting, "Loony! Loony!" They do still do that, you know, despite all the current admonishments being spouted by woke child experts about protecting children's self-esteem.

Are Liora or Twyla actual names ?

I'd go classic and timeless

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

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!

Apparently Twyla Boogeyman is a character in Monster High!

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

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.

Lucy of course also comes from "Light".

Not a fan of Lucy

Daisy May was the granny in The Beverly Hillbillies…

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.

They’re both dreadful.

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.

Neither name

Faye, grace, issy

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

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

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.

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.

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 !!