A sister for Millie & Hattie!

Not pregnant yet, but have two daughters: Millie Belle and Hattie Jane. I love the vintage nicknames and one syllable middle names. We live in the south and out in the country so it can lend toward a southern sounding name. Also, I am a female engineer and like the nod to Amelia Earhart and Harriet Tubman being strong women names. (Millie is actually Amelia on her birth certificate, but Hattie is just Hattie though it is technically a derivative of Harriet).

What should Millie and Hattie’s sister be named?

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Some first and middle name combinations that I think would sound nice… of course you can mix-and-match if you only like the first or the middle name!

[name_f]Winnie[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f] [name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmie[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] [name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Francie[/name_f] [name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f] [name_f]Maud[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_u]Rae[/name_u]

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-IE endings
[name_u]Florence[/name_u] “Flo” or “Flossie” - [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_u]Nightingale[/name_u] // [name_u]Florence[/name_u] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f] “Kit” “Kate” or “Katie” -Katherine [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] // [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] [name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Sally[/name_f] – [name_f]Sally[/name_f] Ride // [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] “Rosie” – [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m] or [name_f]Rosie[/name_f] the Riveter // [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_f]Lucy[/name_f]

Not –IE endings
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] –Ada [name_u]Lovelace[/name_u] // [name_f]Ada[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] – [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] Hicks // [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f] – RBG // [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] [name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f] – [name_f]Ida[/name_f] B. [name_m]Wells[/name_m] // [name_f]Ida[/name_f] [name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f] – [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Augusta[/name_f] Ball // [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]

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Giving full names as well as nicknames but you could use either if you wanted. A lot of the names listed have more than one influential woman they could honor as well, but I just listed one.

[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] “Dot, [name_f]Dottie[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f], [name_f]Dodie[/name_f], Dory” (Vaughan)

Eleanor/Eleonora “Nell, [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Ellie[/name_f], Nora” (Roosevelt)

Frances/Francine/Francesca “Fran, [name_f]Franny[/name_f], [name_f]Francie[/name_f], Frankie”

[name_f]Jane[/name_f] “Janie” (Goodall)

[name_f]Teresa[/name_f] “Tess, [name_f]Tessa[/name_f], Reese” (mother Teresa)

Susan/Susannah “Susie, [name_f]Sosie[/name_f], Suki(e) (B. Anthony)

Helen/Helena/Elena “Ellie, [name_f]Leni[/name_f], [name_f]Lena[/name_f], Nell” (Keller)

Lucille/Lucia/Lucinda “Lucy” (Ball)

[name_f]Frida[/name_f] “Fifi, Rita” (Kahlo)

Middle Names:
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Sue[/name_f]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_u]Clarke[/name_u]
[name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_u]Rae[/name_u]
[name_u]Lou[/name_u]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]

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Frida Pearl (Kahlo)/Florence (Nightingale) “Effie”
Nellie Joy (Bly)
Caroline Faye"Coco" (chanel)
Della Gray
Theodora Skye (emperess) “Thea”
Etta Eve (James)
Naomi Rose (Naomi Parker/Rosie the riveter)
Sally Dove (Sally Ride)
Betty Mae
Catherine Sage (The Great) “Kit”
Emmeline Dawn (Parkhurst) “Emmy” “Lina”
Cleo Blythe (Cleopatra)
Virginia Claire (Woolf) “Ginny”
Tallulah Blair (Bankhead)/Ursula (Saint) “Lula”
Elsie Wren (any famous Elizabeth)

Absolutely love [name_f]Millie[/name_f] (Amelia) & [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] :sparkling_heart:

You’ve had a few suggestions so count any repeats as me being in agreement with the berries

[name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] and…
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearly[/name_f]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Bridie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Gracie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]

Flora
Bessie
Evie
Betty (could be short for Elizabeth)
Lucy
Molly
Julie
Marie
Emmy
Kitty/Katie (Katherine)
Lacey
Jessie
Edie
Penny (Penelope)

[name_f]Millie[/name_f] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f] are so adorable!!

[name_u]Bowie[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]

[name_f]Winnifred[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f] “Winnie!!”

[name_f]Viola[/name_f] [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f] (Edie) [name_f]Mae[/name_f] - after [name_f]Edith[/name_f] [name_u]Clarke[/name_u]
[name_f]Bessie[/name_f] [name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_f]Lucille[/name_f] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Junie[/name_f] [name_u]Merle[/name_u]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorthea[/name_f] [name_f]Fern[/name_f] (Dot / [name_f]Dotty[/name_f] / Dolly)
[name_u]Kiah[/name_u] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Evie[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f] [name_f]Faith[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] Roe/ [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilia[/name_f] [name_u]Anne[/name_u]

I love [name_f]Millie[/name_f] and [name_f]Hattie[/name_f]!
I love Bess/Bessie as a sibling, but I’d also second [name_f]Sadie[/name_f] or [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

My first thought was Winnie but the second thing that came to mind was Lottie, hope that helps!

[name_f]Etta[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Gigi[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Nikki[/name_u] [name_u]Reece[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]Penny[/name_u] [name_u]Jo[/name_u]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f] [name_f]Fawn[/name_f]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u] [name_f]Bea[/name_f]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]

Sorry for repeats!!

[name_f]Millie[/name_f], [name_f]Hattie[/name_f], and…

[name_f]Nellie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]
[name_f]Annie[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Georgie[/name_u]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_f]Posy[/name_f]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_u]Remi[/name_u]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Ruthie[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sosie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]

[name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Lottie[/name_f] or [name_f]Dottie[/name_f]!

I think this post was made for me… I love your daughter’s names!!! Don’t know if you saw this article but the first and last heading applies to you.

Other ideas:

Goldie
Daisy
Flora
Rosie
Coco
Peggy

[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u] [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f] [name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Everleigh[/name_f] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]