A Sister for Astrid

Our baby finally cooperated at our last u/s and we were able to find out she was a girl! So are trying to figure out a name for her. Big sister is [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. Please let us know what you think of our choices. Feedback and suggestions welcome! Middle name will probably be either [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] or [name_f]Lyra[/name_f].

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]
Ariadne

Thanks!

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is lovely. [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is too similar. I like [name_f]Freya[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f] with [name_f]Freya[/name_f] being my favorite. I love [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] it would go great in the fn spot. Others you may like are

[name_f]Lotus[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Petal[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Freesia[/name_f]
[name_f]Honora[/name_f]
[name_f]Saffron[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Calliope[/name_f]
[name_f]Soleil[/name_f]
[name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_f]Electra[/name_f]
[name_f]Odessa[/name_f]

I love the name [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. I do like [name_f]Greta[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. I am having a hard time getting a read on what kind of names you are into but I’ll throw out some suggestions anyway (sorry for repeats).

[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Linnea[/name_f]
[name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_u]Damaris[/name_u]
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f]
[name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Tilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Britta[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Petra[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

[name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] or [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] :slight_smile:

[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is so lovely but it is too close to [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. What about [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] or [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u]?

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f] is stunning. I love it. Unfortunately I agree that [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is too similar. But I love [name_f]Greta[/name_f] and [name_f]Freya[/name_f] with [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] and [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] are great too. I’d say [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] is the best combo out of those firsts and middles. Is [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] an option?

I used to have [name_f]Margot[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] on my list and I think that would sound great with [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] [name_f]Coraline[/name_f]. And [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] from my list too :wink: maybe too popular for you, I don’t know. [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] are nice together too.

So…[name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f]… [name_f]Thora[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f], [name_f]Oona[/name_f], [name_f]Clio[/name_f], [name_f]Linnea[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f]. But I think the names on your short list are great! Good luck.

I personally like [name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] the most. [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Greta[/name_f] definitely sound like sisters!

Hehe. My sister is actually named [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], and I am [name_f]Tekla[/name_f]. I know another [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] with a sister named Freyja. So there are two combos! :wink:

With a name like [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] you definitely need something decidedly Scandinavian. And you can’t use any other -rid names like [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] or [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f], unless that’s what you’re going for. [name_m]Hence[/name_m]…

[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Annalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Sonja[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Ebba[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilja[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Viveca[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Signe[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Katja[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Annika[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Linn[/name_f]éa
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Ulla[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Svea[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and Siv

I really like [name_f]Ebba[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], and [name_f]Svea[/name_f] with [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]. [name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps! :slight_smile: BTW I love my sister’s name!! And out of your picks, I love [name_f]Greta[/name_f].

From you list, I like [name_f]Freya[/name_f] best with [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]-- [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] is too close. I like the suggestions above, especially [name_f]Astrid[/name_f] and [name_f]Viveca[/name_f]. But [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] or [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_f]Lyra[/name_f] just don’t work too well. What about [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] Hesper, [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_f]Hester[/name_f], or [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]? Some other possibilities: [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_f]Jessamine[/name_f], [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_m]Tallis[/name_m], [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] [name_f]Garnet[/name_f], [name_f]Viveca[/name_f] Solace.