#2 Already!

General Name Discussion
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Much to my surprise (and delight and concern haha), we’re expecting #2 already. So to relieve some of the stress, of course, I’m thinking about names!

Our daughter is [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] “[name_u]Hero[/name_u], Mione”. We love unusual, historical, literary, fantastical, and saintly names. I’d like to avoid repeated initials, so no D, K, or H monikers.

What boy and girl names would you suggest?

For reference, our joint top contender for a boy is [name_m]Evander[/name_m] “Ender, [name_u]Van[/name_u]”, though my favorite is [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] “[name_m]Cap[/name_m]”. [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] is currently my favorite for a girl “[name_f]Trixie[/name_f], [name_f]Bea[/name_f]”. We adore nicknames and use a plethora of them in addition to our daughter’s given name.

Thanks!

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[name_f]Persephone[/name_f] “[name_f]Posy[/name_f], [name_f]Effie[/name_f]” or [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f] “Seffie, Phina” would be perfect for a girl. For a boy, what about Oleander “[name_m]Leo[/name_m]” , [name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”, [name_m]Casimir[/name_m] “[name_m]Cas[/name_m]” or [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] “[name_m]Seb[/name_m]”?

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I have similar taste in names so hopefully this is of some help!

[name_m]Ashur[/name_m]
[name_m]Castiel[/name_m]
[name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_m]Jareth[/name_m]
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m]
[name_m]Severin[/name_m]
Atreyu
Lorien
[name_m]Arkady[/name_m]
[name_m]Torin[/name_m]
[name_m]Corvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Merlin[/name_m]
Rhydian
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]

[name_f]Ardith[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Arrietty[/name_f]
[name_f]Eowyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]

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[name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Evander[/name_m] would be fantastic!

Other Boys:

[name_m]Aramis[/name_m]
Dartanian “[name_m]Dart[/name_m]” <—wicked GP but favorite literary
Lysander
Percival
Atticus
Alec
Oswald
Ambrose
Barrett
Augustin
Rufio
Caulfield
Calloway
Gulliver
Dorian
Tristan
Gatsby
Digby
Thatcher
Otto

I love Beatrix “Trixie”

Beatrix Magnolia
Beatrix Odelia
Beatrix Ophelia
Beatrix Aquinnah

I love the suggestion of Persephone

Other girls:
Bronte
Bronwyn
Romilly
Arden
Anwen
Cressida
Cordelia
Eloise
Ramona “Romy”
Cecily
Briony
Lyra

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[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m] '[name_m]Tad[/name_m]", ‘[name_u]Day[/name_u]’, ‘Ted’

[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Rudd[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Kip[/name_m]’

[name_m]Icarus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Cary[/name_u]’, ‘[name_f]Issie[/name_f]’

[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Locke[/name_m]’, ‘Lachie’

[name_m]Rockwell[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Wells[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Rex[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Rocky[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]’

[name_m]Fraser[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Frey[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Asa[/name_u]’, ‘Sir’

[name_m]Augustine[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Augie[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Gus[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]August[/name_u]’

[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Ned[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Benito[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Ben[/name_m]’

[name_u]Oberon[/name_u] ‘[name_m]Bear[/name_m]’, ‘Obie’

[name_m]Cassian[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Cass[/name_u]’ / ‘[name_m]Cash[/name_m]’ depending where you’re from

[name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Conn[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Neely[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Leo[/name_m]’

[name_m]Atticus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Kit[/name_u]’

[name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Raff[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Rafi[/name_m]’, ‘[name_f]Rafa[/name_f]’, ‘[name_u]Rafe[/name_u]’

[name_u]Amory[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Rory[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Arrow[/name_m]’, ‘Amor’

[name_m]Solomon[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Sol[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Olly[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Manu[/name_m]’, ‘Solo’, ‘[name_m]Solon[/name_m]’

[name_u]Willoughby[/name_u] ‘[name_m]Wilbur[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Will[/name_m]’, ‘[name_f]Bee[/name_f]’

[name_m]Casimir[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Cass[/name_u]’, ‘[name_f]Simi[/name_f]’, ‘[name_m]Amir[/name_m]’, ‘Miro’

[name_m]Leander[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Anders[/name_m]’, ‘Ender’, ‘[name_m]Leo[/name_m]’

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] / [name_m]Abram[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Bram[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Abe[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Brahms[/name_m]’

[name_m]Ezekiel[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Keir[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Zeke[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Eli[/name_m]’

[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Ari[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Carey[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Rocky[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Rocco[/name_m]’

[name_m]Emilian[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Emil[/name_m]’

[name_m]Cyrus[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Cy[/name_m]’

[name_m]Otto[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Ottie[/name_u]’, ‘Otter’, ‘Toto’

[name_m]Raphael[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Philo[/name_m]’ (how cute is this?) [name_m]Rafi[/name_m], [name_f]Rafa[/name_f], [name_u]Rafe[/name_u], [name_m]Raff[/name_m]

[name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Penn[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Pip[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Perry[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Pippin[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Ren[/name_u]’

[name_m]Wilfred[/name_m] ‘Wilf’, ‘[name_u]Freddie[/name_u]’

[name_m]Columbus[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Colm[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Olly[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Umber[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Buster[/name_m]’

[name_m]Eamon[/name_m] ‘Ames’

[name_u]Orion[/name_u] ‘[name_u]Ori[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Rye[/name_m]’

[name_m]Conrad[/name_m] ‘[name_m]Rad[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Conn[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Cord[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Coen[/name_m]’

[name_m]Rufus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Rue[/name_u]’, ‘Rua’

[name_m]Emrys[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Remy[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Mars[/name_u]’

[name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] ‘Tiber’, ‘[name_m]Bear[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Rio[/name_u]’ ([name_m]Tiberius[/name_m] and [name_f]Hermione[/name_f] would be so vintage and clunky, and Tiber and [name_u]Hero[/name_u] would be so strikingly sleek and [name_m]Roman[/name_m])

[name_m]Redmond[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Red[/name_u]’, ‘[name_m]Mundo[/name_m]’

[name_m]Magnus[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Gus[/name_u]’

[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] ‘Ambo’, ‘Row’, ‘Obie’, Bo

[name_m]Roland[/name_m] ‘Row’, ‘Roly’, ‘[name_m]Rollo[/name_m]’, ‘[name_m]Lander[/name_m]’

[name_m]Hadrian[/name_m] ‘[name_u]Rio[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Ade[/name_u]’, ‘[name_u]Day[/name_u]’

[name_m]Isidore[/name_m] ‘[name_f]Issie[/name_f]’, ‘[name_m]Sid[/name_m]’, ‘[name_u]Dory[/name_u]’

Middles: [name_m]Balthazar[/name_m], [name_m]Lorcan[/name_m], [name_m]Jago[/name_m], [name_m]Ramsay[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_m]Sholto[/name_m], [name_m]Roman[/name_m], [name_m]Ruairi[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Boaz[/name_m], [name_m]Corentin[/name_m], [name_m]Ragnar[/name_m], [name_m]Ramses[/name_m], [name_m]Linus[/name_m], [name_m]Huw[/name_m], [name_m]Fergus[/name_m], [name_m]Ansel[/name_m], Shetland, Crosier, [name_m]Sennett[/name_m], [name_m]Tadhg[/name_m], [name_m]Hector[/name_m], Aherlow, [name_m]Bardo[/name_m], [name_m]Corcoran[/name_m], [name_m]Moses[/name_m], [name_m]Omri[/name_m], [name_m]Esau[/name_m], [name_m]Laszlo[/name_m], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_m]Otmar[/name_m], [name_m]Piet[/name_m], [name_u]Armel[/name_u], [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m], [name_m]Thoreau[/name_m], [name_m]Rohmer[/name_m], Somerset, [name_m]Toulouse[/name_m], [name_m]Viggo[/name_m], [name_m]Wolf[/name_m], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_m]Bosco[/name_m], Mariner, [name_m]Altair[/name_m], Emeric, [name_m]Dougray[/name_m],

[name_f]Clementine[/name_f] ‘Minnow’, ‘[name_f]Mim[/name_f]’, ‘[name_u]Clemmie[/name_u]’

[name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f] ‘[name_f]Emmie[/name_f]’, ‘[name_f]Elle[/name_f]’

Azélie ‘Zélie’

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Great names! I really like the suggestions of [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] [name_m]Evander[/name_m] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f].

Some more possiblities:

[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] and

[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Bryony[/name_f]
Chrysothemis
[name_f]Columbia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Demetria[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
Elysande
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Frederica[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
Gwenellian
Ivelisse
[name_f]Jocasta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Melisande[/name_f]
[name_f]Minerva[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodosia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]

[name_m]Amaury[/name_m]
[name_m]Anselm[/name_m]
[name_m]Bartholomew[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Bonaventure[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Casimir[/name_m]
[name_m]Clement[/name_m]
[name_m]Cyprian[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Desmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m]
[name_m]Eleazar[/name_m]
[name_u]Elias[/name_u]
[name_m]Enoch[/name_m]
[name_m]Frederic[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Horatio[/name_m]
Isembard
[name_m]Kenneth[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Lazarus[/name_m]/[name_m]Lazlo[/name_m]
Leofric
[name_m]Leopold[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucian[/name_m]
[name_m]Ludovic[/name_m]
[name_m]Lysander[/name_m]
[name_m]Marius[/name_m]
[name_m]Nicodemus[/name_m]
[name_m]Nigel[/name_m]
[name_m]Osmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Percival[/name_m]
Perregrine
[name_m]Philip[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Ragnar[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainier[/name_m]
[name_m]Roland[/name_m]/[name_m]Rowland[/name_m]
[name_m]Rudyard[/name_m]
[name_m]Rufus[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Sebastian[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvan[/name_m]
[name_m]Sylvester[/name_m]
[name_m]Tarquin[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Thoreau[/name_m]
[name_m]Torquil[/name_m]
[name_m]Tristram[/name_m]
[name_m]Vincent[/name_m]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
Wulfric
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]

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I think [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m] and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] fits perfectly with [name_f]Hermione[/name_f]!

Girl Names:
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Calliope[/name_f] “[name_f]Callie[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] “[name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Nina[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Aurora[/name_f] “[name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_f]Aura[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] “[name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_f]Aria[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] “[name_f]Tilly[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Clarissa[/name_f] “[name_f]Clara[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Serena[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] “[name_f]Nell[/name_f], P, [name_u]Penny[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] “[name_m]Jett[/name_m], [name_u]Jules[/name_u], [name_u]Julie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] “[name_f]Emme[/name_f], [name_f]Emmy[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u], [name_u]Roma[/name_u], [name_f]Mona[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] “[name_u]Jo[/name_u], [name_f]Josey[/name_f]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] “[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]”

Boy Names:
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Sebastian[/name_m] “Bash”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Edmund[/name_m] “[name_m]Ed[/name_m], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] “[name_m]Rad[/name_m]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_u]Everett[/name_u] “[name_m]Rhett[/name_m], Ev”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Augustus[/name_m] “[name_m]Augie[/name_m], [name_u]Gus[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] “[name_u]Jazz[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Frederick[/name_m] “[name_m]Fred[/name_m], [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Finnian[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] “[name_m]Griff[/name_m], [name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Theodore[/name_m] “[name_u]Theo[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Lachlan[/name_m] “[name_u]Loki[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Atticus[/name_m]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Phineas[/name_m] “[name_u]Finn[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Romeo[/name_m] “Roo, [name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_f]Hermione[/name_f] & [name_m]Oliver[/name_m]

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I love [name_m]Evander[/name_m], [name_m]Caspian[/name_m], and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] for you.

A few other ideas for girls:

[name_f]Aloysia[/name_f]
[name_f]Philomena[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Philippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Althea[/name_f]
[name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f]Cressida[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Paulina[/name_f]
[name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]
[name_f]Amabel[/name_f]

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Thanks for the suggestions, everyone! Lots to consider!