4 weeks to go and no name

[name_m]Hi[/name_m]. Me and my husband already have 3 boys named [name_m]Walter[/name_m] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] [name_u]Douglas[/name_u], and [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] [name_m]Timothy[/name_m]. I guess our name style is stodgy old grandfathers. We could happily name another 3 boys, so of course we’re pregnant with a girl. If she were a boy she would have been [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Cecil[/name_m]. Some names that we like but can’t use:

[name_f]Edith[/name_f] - too close to [name_m]Edgar[/name_m]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u] - there’s a book character with this first name and our last name
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] - [name_m]Walter[/name_m]’s friend is named this

Any ideas?

Ooh, I love your style! Some ideas:
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Muriel[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]

[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]

best of luck!

As soon as I read your boys’ names I thought of [name_f]Edith[/name_f], but yes I can see why you can’t use it!

[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Honor[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elspeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Temperance[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Patience[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Dinah[/name_f]

[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]

Take any repeats as me seconding the name :slight_smile:
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]* (I think this one fits best with [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], and [name_m]Edgar[/name_m])
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]*
[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]*
[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]*
[name_f]Leonora[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
(* = my favorites)
[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped :slight_smile:

First name I thought of was [name_f]Ada[/name_f] instead of [name_f]Alma[/name_f]. Some other ideas:

[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]

I like [name_f]Mabel[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Zelda[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], and [name_f]Vera[/name_f]. My only worry with [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] is that people would immediately think of the game character and we’re trying to avoid associations like that.

Awesome sibset!

And [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] is definitely a great option. I recently heard it in person and I loved it!

Alternative for [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] could be [name_f]Colette[/name_f]?

What about…
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilma[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelena[/name_f]
[name_f]Ines[/name_f]
[name_f]Aura[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Ursula[/name_f]
[name_f]Marceline[/name_f]
[name_f]Perdita[/name_f]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Your boys’ names are cute. I like [name_f]Edith[/name_f] a lot. Too bad it’s a little close to [name_m]Edgar[/name_m].

Here are a few suggestions:

[name_f]Audra[/name_f]

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]

[name_f]Cora[/name_f]

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]

[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]

[name_f]Fern[/name_f]

[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]

[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]

[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]

[name_f]Louise[/name_f]

[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]

[name_f]Marie[/name_f]

[name_u]Marian[/name_u]

[name_f]Olive[/name_f]

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

[name_f]Polly[/name_f]

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]

[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

Your boys names are wonderful!!

[name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], & ________ :

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]/[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f] “[name_u]Romy[/name_u]”
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Priscilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympia[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f] “[name_f]Etta[/name_f]”
[name_f]Delores[/name_f] “[name_f]Della[/name_f]”
[name_f]Farrah[/name_f]
Solace
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Tallulah[/name_f] “[name_f]Lula[/name_f]”
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f] “[name_u]Josie[/name_u]”
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Marlaina[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]/[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Corrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Talia[/name_f]/[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mariel[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Ayla[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
Cecelia/[name_f]Cecile[/name_f]/[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]/[name_f]Holly[/name_f]/[name_f]Dolly[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorna[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]
[name_f]Frieda[/name_f]/[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_f]Selah[/name_f]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Veda[/name_f]
[name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]”

Please consider repeats as seconds

Your boys have such charming names!!

I apologise for any repeats but with [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] and [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], I’d consider:

[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]’
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Thelma[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Betsy[/name_f]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Miranda[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Heidi[/name_f]
[name_u]Joyce[/name_u]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Justine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]

[name_f]Amity[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]

Is finding a full name for [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] an option? This way no one thinks about the character unless you/ the kid wants to - she just have to introduce herself FIRSTNAME + SURNAME. [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], [name_f]Susan[/name_f], [name_f]Sunday[/name_f] and [name_f]Marisol[/name_f] are some ideas. I love [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] & [name_f]Susannah[/name_f], but I think you and your partner may prefer [name_f]Susan[/name_f]. I also have [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] nn [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] on my list.
Good luck!

Such wonderful names! I love [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] [name_m]Cecil[/name_m]…why not work with that? The previous suggestion of [name_f]Colette[/name_f] was spot-on!

[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecily[/name_f] [name_f]Colette[/name_f]

[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]

When I saw that her middle name would have been [name_m]Cecil[/name_m] I thought of [name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f], other names could be:

  • [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Margaret[/name_f]/[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Louise[/name_f]/[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elise[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Katheryn[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Rachelle[/name_f]/[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Tilly[/name_f]/[name_f]Tillie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
  • [name_u]Emery[/name_u]/[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
  • [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Alice[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Emily[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Elisabetta[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Julia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Molly[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Polly[/name_f]
    [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped!

With [name_m]Walter[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], and [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], I like:

[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Joyce[/name_f]

I think my favorite for you is [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]. It goes so well with [name_m]Edgar[/name_m], [name_m]Walter[/name_m], and [name_u]Stanley[/name_u]. I also like [name_f]Maud[/name_f] and [name_f]Ruth[/name_f].

I love [name_u]Sunny[/name_u] and [name_f]Alma[/name_f]!

Most names I can think of have already been suggested, but here are some others just in case:
[name_f]Ama[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Moira[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Irie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]

I also especially like the previously mentioned [name_f]Alba[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Veda[/name_f], as well as full name ideas for [name_u]Sunny[/name_u].