I’m 36 wks and DH and I can’t agree on a girl’s name!! Boys names are no problem. Our son’s name is [name]Owen[/name] [name]Seth[/name], and if this one’s a boy, will most likely be [name]Liam[/name] [name]Thade[/name] or [name]Ezra[/name] [name]Thade[/name] (to get an idea of names we like). My husband’s, mine, and son’s first names all have 2 syllables and second names are 1. Not stuck on that for this baby, but I am leaning towards that.
Girls names I like:
[name]Arden[/name] (my fave right now… if it was up to me & we had a girl, she’d probably be [name]Arden[/name] [name]Kate[/name])
[name]Kate[/name]
[name]Mae[/name] (mn)
[name]Brynn[/name] mn)
[name]Callie[/name] (have a niece [name]Kaylee[/name]… so not sure I can use this, but I love it)
[name]Norah[/name]
[name]Addie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name]?
If it helps, last name is 3 syllables and starts “ee-LIE”. Which sadly rules out a bunch of E or L sounding names we like.
I love classic, but original names. I don’t like unusual spellings or names that are too unisex. I also don’t want a name that will be shortened into a nickname.
I love [name]Norah[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Kate[/name], [name]Gemma[/name] and [name]Mae[/name]. I see you both like [name]Kate[/name] so maybe [name]Katlyn[/name] or [name]Katharine[/name]? It’s a beautiful name and flows well with almost every last name. You can nickname her [name]Kate[/name] but also I can see [name]Kate[/name] used on its own. [name]Mae[/name] would make a nice middle name if you last name is long.
Some classic suggestions:
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Juliana[/name]
[name]Olive[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Lorraine[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]/[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Camilla[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
I would avoid [name]Arden[/name], [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Addie[/name], [name]Mia[/name], [name]Abby[/name] and [name]Addison[/name] b/c they are either less timeless or too nickname-y in comparison(your other names are lovely). Good luck!
I really like [name]Mia[/name], you could use [name]Amelia[/name], unless you are really against nn.
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Paisley[/name]
[name]Jade[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Arden[/name] - I like this one a lot. Though I personally prefer [name]Adair[/name], and you could use nn [name]Addie[/name] too!
[name]Callie[/name] (have a niece [name]Kaylee[/name]… so not sure I can use this, but I love it)
[name]Norah[/name] - pretty, I like it with [name]Owen[/name]
[name]Gemma[/name] - I like this with [name]Owen[/name]. [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be very cute.
[name]Jubilee[/name] - I agree that it’s a bit weird, what about [name]Jovi[/name]? or [name]Juno[/name]?
[name]Maggie[/name] - what about [name]Magnolia[/name] or [name]Marigold[/name] with nn [name]Maggie[/name] or [name]Marnie[/name]?
[name]Dahlia[/name] - what about [name]Dorah[/name], kind of meeting in the middle between [name]Norah[/name] and [name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Rae[/name] - what about [name]Raina[/name]?
[name]Abby[/name] - cute and I like it with [name]Owen[/name]
From your list–which I like more–I think [name]Arden[/name] [name]Kate[/name] or [name]Norah[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be gorgeous! [name]Norah[/name] goes a tad better with [name]Owen[/name], since [name]Arden[/name] gets shares the same sounds, but both would be nice.
I was going to suggest [name]Clio[/name] (since your husband had [name]Cleopatra[/name]) but it doesn’t sound like it would work with your last name.
Well out of both lists you both like [name]Kate[/name]. You like [name]Addie[/name] and your hubby likes [name]Addison[/name]. I know you said that you don’t want a name that can be shortened to a nickname but you could meet in the middle with your Hubby and do [name]Addison[/name] [name]Kate[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name]. You both also have [name]Maggie[/name] and [name]Mae[/name] on the lists. Well you could do [name]Maggie[/name] (and instead of [name]Mae[/name]) [name]Faye[/name]. You could also do (instead of [name]Maggie[/name]) [name]Megan[/name] [name]Faye[/name].
I personally like [name]Brynn[/name] (and [name]Brynna[/name] as a first name; [name]Brynna[/name] [name]Faye[/name] as a full), [name]Callie[/name], and [name]Mia[/name] of of your lists.
I also like (as suggestions for fn):
[name]Maddie[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]
[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
I see the only names you both like are [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Mae[/name], and [name]Kate[/name]. You like [name]Addie[/name] and he likes [name]Addison[/name], and [name]Addie[/name] could be a nickname for [name]Addison[/name]. [name]Addie[/name] is also like [name]Abby[/name], one of his choices. I suggest [name]Addison[/name] [name]Mae[/name] and [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. I personally prefer [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Kate[/name].
The only ones I think compliment or make sense to [name]Owen[/name] is [name]Maggie[/name], really. They’re both really down to earth, sweet, and thoughtful names and they compliment each other really well. The middle names, though… I don’t know how well they’d go with [name]Maggie[/name].
And you like [name]Gemma[/name], and he likes [name]Ella[/name]; have you guys ever thought of [name]Emma[/name]? [name]Emma[/name] with the last name starting with ee-Lie doesn’t sound bad at all, really. I think [name]Owen[/name] and [name]Emma[/name] compliment each other really well too.
[name]Jubilee[/name] is a very cute name but makes the name [name]Owen[/name] pale in comparison. Have you ever thought of [name]Julie[/name]?
You also said you like classic, but original names. Well [name]Arden[/name] has that down, but its a unisex name. It actually started as a boy’s name. I’m kind of wondering how that became to be your favorite name! lol
malex3764 - [name]Addison[/name] and [name]Madison[/name] are very popular in our area, but [name]Addie[/name] is not, which is one reason i like it.
characternamer - we’ve considered [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Mae[/name], but not sure since it’s a song? [name]Maggie[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be cute too. [name]Addie[/name] [name]Mae[/name] we’ve also considered.
cala_way - i agree, [name]Gemma[/name] [name]Kate[/name] would be very cute! [name]Gemma[/name] is a fresh spin on the name [name]Emma[/name], which we both like. [name]Jovi[/name] or [name]Juno[/name] would be a bit out there for us… [name]Raina[/name] would be out b/c close friends used [name]Rane[/name] as a mn.
mclevine - [name]Katlyn[/name] has been overdone in our area, and i feel that [name]Katharine[/name] would always get shortened into a nickname. would prefer to go with [name]Kate[/name] then.
liviajoan - i know… [name]Maggie[/name] is adorable. [name]Emma[/name] has been overused where we live. we’re not crazy about [name]Julie[/name]. i heard the name [name]Arden[/name] used as a girl’s name years ago and fell in love with it… haven’t heard anyone where i live use it for a boy or girl. i just think it’s pretty and unique.
mapleleaf - we both don’t like [name]Margot[/name] so that’s out…
Thanks so much everyone for your suggestions! It is really helpful to hear some feedback and get some new ideas… now just need to find time to sit down and hammer out a final short list with hubby.
