I’m looking for a name that strikes me the way the girls names have, strong, classic, unique yet familiar.
So far we have:
Boys:
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]
[name_m]Ford[/name_m]
[name_m]Hank[/name_m] keeps jumping on and off the list
[name_m]Louis[/name_m] and Sixto are both family names that may work as middle names
Girls:
[name_f]Opal[/name_f] ([name_f]May[/name_f] be out as our cats name is ruby:/)
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - I really like this name but am turned off by how popular it’s become
[name_u]Nelly[/name_u] and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f]- family names
I’d love your thoughts and suggestions! We’re kind of stumped.
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] fits your girls names, but maybe too popular. [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] seems like the best bet out of your choices.
What about: [name_f]Mavis[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Clotilde[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
Sixto? I just watched Searching for [name_f]Sugar[/name_f] [name_m]Man[/name_m] and I see it popping up everywhere now! Sixto is pretty awesome.
For boys:
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Clyde[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
For girls:
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f] (a personal favorite)
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and:
[name_f]Adele[/name_f], [name_f]Beryl[/name_f], [name_f]Cecile[/name_f], [name_f]Claudette[/name_f], [name_f]Francine[/name_f], [name_f]Georgette[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], [name_m]Clifford[/name_m], [name_m]Gilbert[/name_m], [name_m]Humphrey[/name_m], [name_m]Roland[/name_m], [name_m]Stanton[/name_m], [name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_f]Mavis[/name_f] [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_f]Violette[/name_f] &
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrix[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
I like [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] & [name_f]Opal[/name_f] best from your list.
Also the I second the above suggestions of [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Clementine[/name_f] & [name_f]Lucille[/name_f].
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Sybil[/name_f], [name_u]Jean[/name_u]?
Can I just say how much I love your daughters’ names?
From your list, I think [name_m]Ford[/name_m] and [name_m]Hank[/name_m] would work really well for a boy. For girls, I agree that [name_u]Harper[/name_u] kind of looks out of place. However, [name_f]Opal[/name_f] is one of my favorite names and I think it works marvelously with [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f]. I don’t really think it matters that your cat is [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] (also cute!). They are two distinct names with a history of use; I think a cat named [name_f]Emerald[/name_f] and a daughter named [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f] might not work as well because the gem connection is so in-your-face, if that makes sense. [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] and [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] are great, though I like [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] as a nickname for [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f].
Other options (sorry for repeats):
Girls:
[name_f]Alma[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Beata[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Joan[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
Boys:
[name_m]Hugh[/name_m]
[name_m]Gilbert[/name_m]
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_u]Norris[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Raymond[/name_m]
[name_m]Lucius[/name_m]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
I was thinking [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] before I even opened this thread. And now I learn it’s a family name. Perfect!!
Also, I think that if I were to choose [name_u]Nelly[/name_u], I would make it a nickname for [name_f]Helen[/name_f] or [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]. Actually, [name_f]Helen[/name_f] would fit right in with [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f], even without the nickname.
I love your taste in names! [name_f]Opal[/name_f] and [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] are my favorites! If you had a daughter named [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] I would avoid [name_f]Opal[/name_f], but since it is your cat’s name I don’t think it’s an issue. A sibset of [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f] would be swoonworthy imo. I also love [name_f]Agnes[/name_f], but would avoid it due to it’s similar ending to [name_f]Mavis[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Agatha[/name_f]? [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] is adorable, but I would use it as a nn for [name_f]Helena[/name_f] or just [name_f]Nell[/name_f] as a fn.
I love [name_f]Mavis[/name_f] and [name_f]Edith[/name_f]! [name_m]How[/name_m] about…
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Trudy[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_f]Marla[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxie[/name_f]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Dolores[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]
[name_f]Gretchen[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gloria[/name_f]
[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cornelia[/name_f] (love this as a long form of [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] or [name_f]Nell[/name_f]!)
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Blanche[/name_f]
[name_f]Selma[/name_f]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hester[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Alma[/name_f] or [name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Winifred[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]
[name_f]Sybil[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frida[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_m]Amos[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Baxter[/name_m]
[name_m]Homer[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Wallace[/name_u]
[name_m]Franklin[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_m]Phineas[/name_m]
[name_m]Lowell[/name_m]
[name_m]Martin[/name_m]
[name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
[name_m]Otto[/name_m]
[name_m]Gregory[/name_m]
[name_m]Theodore[/name_m]
[name_m]Clive[/name_m]
[name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u]
[name_m]Dewey[/name_m]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Marvin[/name_m]
[name_m]Rupert[/name_m]
[name_m]Thaddeus[/name_m]
[name_m]Fletcher[/name_m]
[name_u]Lionel[/name_u]
[name_m]Walter[/name_m]
[name_m]Clifford[/name_m]
[name_m]Milo[/name_m]
[name_m]Bruce[/name_m]
[name_u]Guthrie[/name_u]
[name_m]Digby[/name_m]
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_m]Harris[/name_m]
[name_m]Marshall[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Harvey[/name_m]
[name_m]Orson[/name_m]
[name_m]Edward[/name_m] (nn [name_m]Ned[/name_m]!)
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]
[name_m]Barnaby[/name_m]
[name_m]Esmond[/name_m]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Louis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m]
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like any of these?