Hello Everyone,
We are expecting our second daughter in [name]March[/name] and cannot agree on a name. Our 2 year old [name]Maeve[/name] has suggested “crocodile” but unfortunately it did not make the cut. Our final four choices
are listed below. Any feedback you have would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
[name]Tamsin[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
Othilie
[name]Thalia[/name]
[name]Tamsin[/name] is nice
Haha crocodile, bless her 
[name]Maeve[/name] is a gorgeous name.
I love [name]Maeve[/name] with [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name] (not keen on the Othilie spelling myself, the pronunciation issues are already bad enough imo). They all have that classic, sweet, fun feel to me, perfect for sisters
[name]Love[/name] [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Tamsin[/name], they make a brilliant sibset.
I think [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Tamsin[/name] are impeccable together–the M in [name]Tamsin[/name] gently ties them together, and they’re both fun, unusual, feminine without being flowery. I also think [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name] are really lovely, too, but I find [name]Eleanor[/name] more traditional, perhaps more sedate beside [name]Maeve[/name]. [name]Thalia[/name] is beautiful, but doesn’t strike me the way [name]Tamsin[/name] does. And Othilie feels very heavy and French where [name]Maeve[/name] is Irish/British and light.
[name]Tamsin[/name]'s a wow!
[name]Maeve[/name] is an adorable name, but it’s my sister’s name so I might be a bit biased. I’d go with another classic Irish name for your second, [name]Brigid[/name], [name]Shannon[/name], [name]Aoife[/name], [name]Molly[/name] or [name]Roisin[/name]. Out of yours I love [name]Eleanor[/name] perhaps with the nickname [name]Nellie[/name], I always think of a little Irish girl when I hear the name [name]Nellie[/name], I blame American Girl Dolls.
I like [name]Maeve[/name] with [name]Tamsin[/name] or [name]Thalia[/name], and I agree that [name]Nellie[/name] would be a fantastic nickname to use with [name]Maeve[/name] if you should choose that name.
I like [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Thalia[/name]! I think they go great together but I also like [name]Eleanor[/name]. [name]Tamsin[/name] is nms and I think [name]Ottilie[/name] is already hard enough for most to pronounce, the Othilie spelling is only going to make it harder.
I love [name]Ottilie[/name] but with this spelling only! [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name] is pretty much perfection…
[name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Eleanor[/name]- Very nice, but [name]Eleanor[/name] is much more classic than [name]Maeve[/name], and the other 2 (below) have better style combinations.
[name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name]- Only with that spelling, but I agree with a pp, [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name] IS pretty much perfection.
[name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Thalia[/name]- [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Thalia[/name] is very nice as well. I think they would be great for sisters.
thanks so much for your feedback everyone! Since we are a French/American family presently living in [name]France[/name], we have pronunciation problems on both sides.
I like [name]Tamsin[/name] the best. Othilie is awfully hard to pronounce, and I don’t really care for [name]Eleanor[/name] or [name]Thalia[/name].
I like [name]Eleanor[/name] and [name]Thalia[/name] from your list. What about…
[name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name] - could work in French!
[name]Aviva[/name]
[name]Helena[/name] / [name]Helen[/name] - this works in French, too
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Julia[/name] / [name]Juliet[/name] - works in French
[name]Dahlia[/name]
[name]Eudora[/name]
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Opal[/name]
[name]Lavender[/name]
[name]Gwendolen[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name] - works in French
I hope that helps! Best of luck.
Now I know why we didn’t talk to our family about name choices until after our first was born.
It seems that most of our original choices carried negative associations for a few of our family members so we have revised our list. Please let me know what you think.
[name]Just[/name] a little information: Our 2 year old daughter’s name is [name]Maeve[/name]. We are a French/American family presently living in [name]France[/name]. Our kids last name is typically French sounding too. Thanks in advance for your help!
Bérénice
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Clothilde[/name]
[name]Aria[/name]
[name]Klara[/name]
[name]Freya[/name]
[name]Thalia[/name]
middle name options:
[name]Cecile[/name]
Fenne
[name]Freya[/name] and [name]Maeve[/name] are perfect together and I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Cecile[/name]. The combo of [name]Freya[/name] [name]Cecile[/name] is beautiful.
rollo
[name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Thalia[/name]! [name]Love[/name] both of these names. I also like [name]Maeve[/name] and [name]Ottilie[/name], but I’m going to echo pp in that I vastly prefer this spelling for both the look and ease of pronunciation.
[name]Love[/name] the name [name]Thalia[/name]! I’ve never been a fan of [name]Eleanor[/name] although I know it’s a favorite on here. Elinora is very pretty but might be too frilly with big sis. I think it works though. I really like [name]Tamsin[/name] and think that would be a nice fit as well.