18 names and counting!

bellarina · February 22, 2012, 6:36am

Hey girls, wanted to get your take on these favorites of mine. I’m down too 9!

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane/Faye/Juliet/Amelia[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name] and [name]LuLu[/name] - so great and vintage. A favorite of mine for years

[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Fee and Lissy[/name] - long full name but great meaning. nn Faye is a stretch

[name]Faye[/name] [name]Juliet/Eloise/Amelia/Johanna[/name] - cute, sweet, and unexpected! [name]Faye[/name] = fairy. But will she feel jealous of big sis’s name (violet)? Chic and girlie

[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]LuLu[/name] - fanastic! Dh thinks it’s hard to say…?

[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Jane/Faye/Amelia[/name] no nn or nn [name]Calla[/name]/[name]Cara[/name] - so pretty, very classy, but does it have enough quirk for me…

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane/Johanna/Amelia[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it, but sis is [name]Violet[/name]. hmmmm

[name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Jane/Iris[/name] - hmmm, I don’t know. Dislike [name]Dolly[/name], and maybe too frilly, no cool factor?

[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Eva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - not enough oomph?

Tessa Jane/Daisy nn Tess - cute, but maybe a bit plain?

Thanks in advance! xoxo

78special · February 22, 2012, 7:12am

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name] and [name]LuLu[/name] - [name]Eloise[/name] is getting crazy popular! I love [name]Lulu[/name], not crazy about [name]Elle[/name].
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Faye[/name] - [name]One[/name] of my girls has [name]Felicity[/name] for a middle name, I love it! Never would have thought of [name]Faye[/name] as a nickname, though.
[name]Faye[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - It is cute and unexpected!
[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]LuLu[/name] - I love this combo! I think [name]Louise[/name] and [name]Louisa[/name] are both such pretty names!
[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Jane[/name] no nn or nn [name]Calla[/name]/[name]Cara[/name] - I love [name]Caroline[/name], but don’t care for either of your nickname choices. I’d go with [name]Cara[/name] if I had to.
[name]Maeve[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] nn [name]Mae[/name] - I like [name]Maeve[/name], and I don’t think it matters if you’re Irish or not.
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - I like them both, but do think it might get confusing with her older sister.
[name]Hazel[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Haze[/name] - I’m not one of the people who’ve jumped on the [name]Hazel[/name] bandwagon. I don’t like this one.
[name]India[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] nn [name]Indie[/name] - I like [name]Indie[/name], but not [name]India[/name]. If you wanted an [name]Indie[/name] I say either just go with that, or maybe [name]Indiana[/name]?
[name]Susannah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn Sannah - I absolutely love [name]Susannah[/name]! You could call her [name]Ann[/name], [name]Anna[/name], [name]Annie[/name]…doesn’t have to be [name]Suzie[/name].
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Jane[/name], [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Iris[/name], or [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Hope[/name] nn [name]EVE[/name] - I don’t think [name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Jane[/name] has a nice flow. Either of the other 2 sound nice, though. And if you call her [name]Eve[/name] I doubt you’d have to worry about [name]Gen[/name] popping up, unless someone’s being a jerk!! If you call her [name]Eve[/name] some people might never know her real name is [name]Genevieve[/name].
[name]Daphne[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn Daph and/or [name]Fee[/name] - Very cute! I have a friend with a [name]Daphne[/name] and she usually calls her Daph.
[name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Jane[/name] - I like [name]Dahlia[/name], and I would never shorten it to [name]Dolly[/name].
[name]Stella[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Stella[/name] [name]Daisy[/name] - I’m not a [name]Stella[/name] fan. It really is getting popular. Though I don’t mind [name]Estelle[/name] or [name]Estella[/name].
[name]Isla[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Isla[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - Yes, too trendy. Plus I’m not a fan.
[name]Matilda[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Tilda[/name] - I’m also not a [name]Matilda[/name] fan, but I do prefer the nickname [name]Tilly[/name].
[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Eva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - I think [name]Eva[/name] is a great, timeless name.
[name]Delilah[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Lilah[/name] - With this one, I think you either name her [name]Delilah[/name] or name her [name]Lilah[/name]. I wouldn’t call a [name]Delilah[/name] [name]Lilah[/name].

bellarina · February 22, 2012, 7:24am

Great feedback! Ok, so here are my top 10’s right now…

[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] (nn [name]Faye[/name] does that work?)
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Faye[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
Juliet

78special · February 22, 2012, 12:37pm

Out of that list my faves are [name]Felicity[/name], [name]Louisa[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name].

daisy451 · February 22, 2012, 12:43pm

I’m glad you took the flower names off the list; I’m really not a fan of more than 1 in a family, especially if it’s as obvious as [name]Ivy[/name] and [name]Violet[/name]. Here’s what I think:
[name]Eloise[/name]- 530 is not “crazy popular.” It’s a great name, and it may be heading on the same path [name]Violet[/name] took (falling out of use and then a quick and dramatic ascent back up) but if you love it, it’s great to use before it explodes. It’s like being a 30-something [name]Isabella[/name]: your name has massive appeal in your own generation, but it’s quite rare to hear among your peers (so less possibility of confusion.) I think that’s a really good thing, and [name]Eloise[/name] may never get that popular anyway- it could rise quickly and stop in the 300s or something.
[name]Felicity[/name] (nn [name]Faye[/name] does that work?)- I love both [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Faye[/name], and I guess they’re close enough to work. Great name and great meaning! Two word names might not be ideal, though.
[name]Louisa[/name] - Beautiful.
[name]Caroline[/name]- Very classic, more so than any of the others. I love this too!
[name]Faye[/name]- I just realized how much I like this name. I think I prefer it as a nickname, though.
[name]Eva[/name]- Not my favorite here, but definitely wonderful.
[name]Juliet[/name]- I like it, but I think there are better names on your list. The rhythm is great for a middle.

You have excellent taste- all these names are great!

bellarina · February 22, 2012, 1:13pm

Hmmm, I think my favs now are…

Eloise “Elle”
Louisa nn LuLu
Tessa Nn Tess
Felicity Nn Fee
Caroline Nn Cara or no Nn

All with the mn Jane

Thanks again for reading and for the great feedback and compliments!

fleurdelis · February 22, 2012, 3:53pm

[name]Eloise[/name] is not my favourite, it just reminds me of huge girl as its meaning.
[name]Louisa[/name] is an old lady name for me. It’s hard for me to imagine a little girl named [name]Louisa[/name].
With [name]Tessa[/name], I much prefer [name]Tess[/name]. I love [name]Tess[/name].
[name]Felicity[/name] is adorable. Although I prefer it as middle name, it’s a lovely name! I think [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] would make nice sibling names. They both have spunk.
[name]Caroline[/name] is not my style and I don’t think [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Jane[/name] flows well.

Overall, my choice would be [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. [name]Violet[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is really nice!

ashthedreamer · February 22, 2012, 5:16pm

[name]Eloise[/name] - I don’t have the greatest association to it so I doubt it’ll ever make my list. It’s nice but I like a lot of your other favorites more. I do like [name]Elle[/name]/[name]Ella[/name] and [name]Lola[/name] as nns for it, though! I like [name]Eloise[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] best of the [name]Eloise[/name] combos.

[name]Felicity[/name] - love [name]Felicity[/name] and [name]Violet[/name] and [name]Felicity[/name] are perfect! I prefer [name]Felicity[/name] as a mn but it’s just so perfect here. I love [name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. My favorite nn would be [name]Izzy[/name], but your choices are nice, too.

[name]Faye[/name] - this has always been really boring to me as a FN. I do think [name]Faye[/name] is a bit boring and old-lady next to the lovely [name]Violet[/name], but maybe you could do [name]Felicity[/name] nn [name]Faye[/name]? I like [name]Faye[/name] [name]Johanna[/name] the best from the [name]Faye[/name] combos.

[name]Louisa[/name] - hard to say?! I think [name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is super easy to say–it just flows off the tongue, haha. I honestly prefer [name]Eloise[/name] to this, even though I do like [name]Louisa[/name]! I just can’t imagine using it personally.

[name]Caroline[/name] - love this (was considering it for my own list!) and I adore the nn [name]Cara[/name]. I also love the nn [name]Lola[/name] for it. I think [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Faye[/name] is lovely with [name]Violet[/name] ([name]Violet[/name] [name]Abigail[/name], right? [name]Violet[/name] [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Faye[/name] is just adorable).

[name]Ivy[/name] - you honestly keep coming back to this despite the heavy “V” and “eye” sounds in both names, and the flower associations… I think you should use it! [name]Ivy[/name] is just delightful and [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] just makes me smile. I think it’s perfect.

[name]Dahlia[/name] - I like [name]Ivy[/name] with [name]Violet[/name] more. I have always much preferred [name]Daphne[/name] to [name]Dahlia[/name], and I like [name]Ivy[/name] with [name]Violet[/name] stylistically. I think [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Iris[/name] (especially with [name]Violet[/name]!) is way too flowery, but I’m not crazy about [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]. What about something like [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] or [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Pearl[/name]? [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Caroline[/name], maybe?

[name]Eva[/name] - I like [name]Eva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] better, but I honestly prefer [name]Eve[/name] to [name]Eva[/name]. I think [name]Eve[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] or [name]Eve[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] would be adorable! I think [name]Robby[/name], [name]Violet[/name], and [name]Eve[/name] is perfect. [name]Eva[/name] is a bit overdone and boring, imo, while [name]Eve[/name] is fresh while still being short-and-sweet. [name]Eva[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is a bit too short for me.

[name]Tessa[/name] - love [name]Tess[/name]! [name]Tessa[/name] even seems too much for me, but I think [name]Tess[/name] is just perfect. I think the longer [name]Tessa[/name] goes better with [name]Violet[/name], though, and I think [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] is perfect! I also like [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Madeleine[/name] or [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Evangeline[/name]–maybe something like [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name] or [name]Tess[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]? [name]Tess[/name] [name]Felicity[/name]? [name]Tessa[/name] [name]Annabel[/name]? After [name]Ivy[/name], this is my favorite!

Good luck!

weegingerfaerie · February 23, 2012, 5:50am

[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]Faye[/name]/[name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] nn [name]Elle[/name] and [name]LuLu[/name] - [name]Eloise[/name] is pretty but doesn’t excite me

[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]Fee[/name] and Lissy - I never used to like this name but coming round, the ones i knew in school were called [name]Flick[/name]

[name]Faye[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]/[name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name]/[name]Johanna[/name] - I gave my daughter middle name [name]Fae[/name] to get faeries in there. [name]Faye[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] does sound lovely together.

[name]Louisa[/name] [name]Jane[/name] nn [name]LuLu[/name] - To me this is quite boring but then i know quite a few [name]Louise[/name]/Louisas if you don’t know as many then that wouldn’t apply

[name]Caroline[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]Faye[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] no nn or nn [name]Calla[/name]/[name]Cara[/name] - not a fan of [name]Caroline[/name], why not just [name]Calla[/name], I think [name]Calla[/name] [name]Faye[/name] is really special

[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]Johanna[/name]/[name]Amelia[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Amelia[/name] or [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] are gorgeous. My daughter is [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Fae[/name] and i’m seriously considering [name]Violet[/name] if this bump turns out to be another girl so i think they make great sibling names

[name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]Iris[/name] - [name]Iris[/name] is another top contender for me and [name]Dahlia[/name] is pretty too, i prefer [name]Iris[/name] [name]Dahlia[/name] to [name]Dahlia[/name] [name]Iris[/name] though…

[name]Eva[/name] [name]Jane[/name] or [name]Eva[/name] [name]Juliet[/name] - [name]Eva[/name] is top 10 in [name]Scotland[/name] so far too common for my liking but it does pair nicely with [name]Juliet[/name].

I’m not a fan of [name]Jane[/name] as a middle name, i think you have much nicer choices on your list.

My definite favourite is [name]Ivy[/name] [name]Juliet[/name], i didn’t notice what is your daughter [name]Violet[/name]'s middle name?

[name]Tessa[/name] [name]Jane[/name]/[name]Daisy[/name] nn [name]Tess[/name] - cute, but maybe a bit plain?

weegingerfaerie · February 23, 2012, 5:51am