See the results of this poll: Sister to Josephine
Respondents: 30 (This poll is closed)
- Margaret (Maggie) : 13 (33%)
- Rowan : 1 (3%)
- Annalise (Annie) : 17 (44%)
- Dakota : 0 (0%)
- Caroline: 8 (21%)
I went with [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]. I think it goes best of your option with both sister [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] & [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] as middle. I would prefer the name spelled [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] myself though, which I think works even better with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. [name_u]Josie[/name_u] & [name_f]Annie[/name_f] are a little match-y for me, but it’s not too bad at all.
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f] & [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] have the same ending, but are pronounced differently, which would bother me a little as a pair. [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] is of a completely different style to me, and seems a little odd next to [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], however, I do think [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f] actually flows best of your options between first and middle name. [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] also feels a different style, but doesn’t sound the greatest (to me) with [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] is fine and works beautifully with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], but it’s too perfect a fit for me, making for an extremely predictable pair, which significantly dulls the lustre of the perfection for me (if that makes any sense to you…).
Gah! All good points!
Exactly my thoughts!
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] or [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. I’m not feeling the love for [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]. It’s a name I want to like but never can. To me it’s just a smoosh name combining [name_f]Anna[/name_f] and [name_f]Lise[/name_f]. The other two feel much more classic which seems to fit better with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].
This is a tough one! [name_u]Dakota[/name_u] and [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] are stylistically mismatched with [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. But I honestly think [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Annalise[/name_f], and [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] all work (although I too prefer the spelling [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f]). I also think [name_f]Margo[/name_f]/[name_f]Margot[/name_f]/Margeaux would be a nice match.