My name is [name]Caroline[/name] and my husband and I are expecting our second child. We have an almost 2 year old named [name]Helena[/name] [name]Katherine[/name] [name]Louise[/name]. Pronounced heh-lay-na, we often call her [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Nellie[/name]. We would greatly appreciate some help naming her brother or sister.
Hm, I always find it hard to articulate our style. I guess if I had to define it I’d say we like classic names that are not commonly used. I’ll try to expand on that below.”
Boys-”
classic but uncommon
masculine but not too macho
strong
cute nickname”
We are considering:
[name]George[/name]”
[name]Philip[/name] ‘[name]Pip[/name]’
how do these fit with [name]Helena[/name]?
what other names would you suggest?”
Girls-”
classic but uncommon
feminine but not frilly
strong but sweet
cute nickname”
We’d love suggestions that meet our criteria and go well with big sis [name]Helena[/name].”
I like [name]William[/name] for a brother ‘[name]Will[/name]/[name]Willie[/name]/[name]Wills[/name]’
[name]William[/name] Colson
[name]William[/name] [name]Jace[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Gavin[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Turner[/name]
[name]William[/name] [name]Bradley[/name]
For a girl, maybe [name]Lucinda[/name], ‘[name]Lucy[/name]’ [name]Both[/name] [name]Lucinda[/name] and [name]Helena[/name] are ‘[name]Light[/name]’ names
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Primrose[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Cadence[/name] [name]Marie[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Ambrosia[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Jade[/name]
[name]Lucinda[/name] [name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Nellie[/name] and [name]Wills[/name] or [name]Nellie[/name] and [name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] that helped:)
First off, I love [name]Helena[/name], especially with the nn [name]Nell[/name]! I really like your idea of a [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Philip[/name] sibset. [name]Pip[/name] and [name]Nell[/name] would be adorable. I’m not so keen on [name]George[/name], however.
Ideas that strike me as “classic but uncommon,” “masculine but not too macho,” “strong”:
[name]Arthur[/name] nn [name]Art[/name]
[name]Calvin[/name] nn [name]Cal[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name] nn [name]Freddie[/name]
[name]Leon[/name] nn [name]Leo[/name]
[name]Alfred[/name] nn [name]Alfie[/name]
[name]Gilbert[/name]”nn [name]Gil[/name]
[name]Sylvester[/name] nn [name]Sly[/name]
[name]Abraham[/name] nn [name]Bram[/name]
[name]Walter[/name] nn [name]Walt[/name]
[name]Edwin[/name] nn [name]Win[/name]
[name]Peter[/name] nn [name]Pete[/name]
[name]Emilian[/name] nn [name]Emil[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name] nn [name]Finn[/name]
[name]Roderick[/name] nn [name]Rory[/name]
[name]Martin[/name] nn [name]Marty[/name]
[name]Philemon[/name]
[name]Clement[/name]
[name]Quentin[/name]
[name]Matthias[/name]
[name]Simon[/name]
[name]Silas[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Edgar[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
Ideas that strike me as “classic but uncommon,” “feminine but not frilly,” “strong but sweet”:
[name]Josephine[/name] nn [name]Posy[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] nn [name]Tilly[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] nn [name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name] nn [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name] nn [name]Mim[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] nn Lissy or [name]Flick[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] nn Cece
[name]Antonia[/name] nn [name]Nia[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] nn [name]Evie[/name]
[name]Augusta[/name] nn [name]Aggie[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name] nn [name]Gia[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name] nn [name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] nn [name]Bea[/name] or [name]Trixie[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name] or [name]Pippa[/name]
[name]Adela[/name] nn [name]Addie[/name]
[name]Althea[/name] nn [name]Thea[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name] nn [name]Sylvie[/name]
[name]Martina[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Camille[/name]
[name]Miranda[/name]
[name]Leona[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Verena[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Simona[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
I love your daughter’s name [name]Helena[/name] and cute nn [name]Nell[/name]! Between [name]George[/name] and [name]Philip[/name], I think I’ll have to go with [name]Philip[/name] as a better match with [name]Helena[/name]. [name]George[/name] seems so short in comparison and [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Pip[/name] are just too cute! Here are some suggestions for [name]Helena[/name]'s sibling. All the best, [name]Mischa[/name]. Girls
[name]Violet[/name] / [name]Viola[/name]
[name]Cecily[/name] / [name]Cecilia[/name] / [name]Celia[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name] / [name]Carolina[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Magdalene[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Jemima[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] / [name]Marguerite[/name]
[name]Cassandra[/name]
[name]Gwendolyn[/name]
[name]Bridget[/name]
[name]Philippa[/name]
[name]Araminta[/name] / [name]Arabella[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Isadora[/name]
[name]Jessamine[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] / [name]Rosalind[/name] / [name]Rosalie[/name] / [name]Rosaline[/name]
[name]Theodora[/name]
[name]Laetitia[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name] / [name]Katharina[/name]
[name]Georgina[/name] / [name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Mirabel[/name]
[name]Alethea[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Corinna[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
I’ll second the love for [name]Philip[/name] with [name]Helena[/name]! A bit longer, yes, and united by the l, and [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Pip[/name] is just amazingly sweet. [name]Both[/name] names have Greek connections, and so does [name]Katherine[/name].
Apologies to any posters I’m repeating, but it just shows several people are seeing it if that happens : D.
Another name that comes to mind is [name]Theodore[/name]: [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name], [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Ted[/name], [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Theo[/name]?
For girls, what about [name]Georgia[/name]? I like [name]Georgia[/name] on a girl more than [name]George[/name] on a boy: [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Gia[/name]?
Also wonder about [name]Theodora[/name] and [name]Dorothea[/name]/[name]Dorothy[/name] on a girl. Nn [name]Doro[/name], [name]Dora[/name], or [name]Thea[/name]?
[name]Philippa[/name] is also great on a girl ([name]Pippa[/name]?).
Some more but I think not all Greek classic-ish names
[name]Penelope[/name] ([name]Poppy[/name]?), [name]Theresa[/name] ([name]Tess[/name]?), [name]Andrea[/name] ([name]Annie[/name], [name]Andi[/name], or [name]Dee[/name]?), [name]Lydia[/name] (Liddy?), [name]Margaret[/name] ([name]Margo[/name], [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Maisie[/name]…could keep going), [name]Nicola[/name] ([name]Nicki[/name], [name]Coco[/name]?), [name]Roxana[/name] ([name]Roxey[/name]…and meanings light and star, would be sweet, this one is Persian in origin).
Thank you all for the brilliant suggestions! My husband and I will have to go over them later and come up with a list, but here are my initial thoughts:
I love the suggestion of [name]Philippa[/name] nn [name]Pippa[/name]! [name]Pippa[/name] is so amazing that it almost makes me want to take [name]Philip[/name] ‘[name]Pip[/name]’ off the boys list. [name]Helena[/name] and [name]Philippa[/name]. [name]Nellie[/name] and [name]Pippa[/name]. Swoon!”
I love [name]Cecily[/name]! We’ve talked about it in the past but could never decide between [name]Cecily[/name] and [name]Cecilia[/name]. I think I’m leaning towards [name]Cecily[/name]. Which do you prefer with [name]Helena[/name]?
Others that jumped out at me: [name]Lydia[/name], [name]Gwendolen[/name] &more
[name]Theodore[/name] is amazing! So classic, handsome, distinctive, and underused - everything we want in a name. Plus, [name]Ted[/name] is just too cute. [name]Nell[/name] and [name]Ted[/name] are amazing together, as are [name]Nellie[/name] and [name]Teddy[/name].
Others that jumped out at me: [name]Frederick[/name] (but I like [name]Teddy[/name] more than [name]Freddy[/name]), [name]Julian[/name], [name]Phineas[/name], [name]Oliver[/name], [name]Sebastian[/name], &more”
I’d love your initial opinions. I’ll try to post our actual short list soon.
Here are some suggestions for [name]Helena[/name]'s sibling. All the best, [name]Mischa[/name].