I’ve recently found out that I’m pregnant with our second child. We won’t be finding out the sex of the baby, but I’ve been thinking a LOT about [name]Opal[/name] if baby turns out to be a girl.
I don’t want to share my daughters name here, but I will tell you she has a very rare French first name (with greek roots) and a nature middle name.
I thought it would be nice to give [name]Opal[/name] (nature name) a bit of a longer, frilly Greek or French middle to tie in with my first daughter.
Here’s my initial thoughts… I’d love your suggestions.
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Hermione[/name] (really love this but does it just scream [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]?)
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name] ( too gemstone heavy with the [name]Pearl[/name] reference?)
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Delphine[/name] / [name]Delphinia[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Athena[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Mathilde[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Artemis[/name]
@ lori johnson - both gorgeous suggestions. It’s a shame [name]Apolline[/name] sounds a bit repetitive with [name]Opal[/name] because I really love that name!
I just thought of another - [name]Agathe[/name]. Although I think [name]Agatha[/name] has much better flow with [name]Opal[/name].
My favourite of yours is [name]Opal[/name] [name]Marguerite[/name] but I admit I think of daisies before pearls with [name]Marguerite[/name].
Other options:
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Zephirine[/name] (or [name]Zephyrine[/name], but the two-i spelling is used for a variety of rose I like that was created in 1868, and also I am a bit y-phobic) - works well for an uncommon French name with Greek roots. Also I just love it.
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Ana[/name]ïs
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Alexandrine[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Margaux[/name] - an exception to my usual feelings on place names. [name]Margaux[/name] strikes me as a bit sassier than [name]Margot[/name]. My understanding is it also has a pretty good history of use as a name, unlike what the Nameberry blurb implies.
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Emmanuelle[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Amarante[/name] or [name]Opal[/name] [name]Amarantha[/name].
[name]Opal[/name] [name]Laetitia[/name]
[name]Opal[/name] Noémie
[name]Opal[/name] Félicie