We’re expecting a little girl and can’t agree on a name! Our lovely boys are called [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m], so we want something classic and not too popular. Our last name is two syllables and begins with ‘P’.
So far, we have come up with:
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] (worried people will pronounce ell-OH-dee, though, which neither of us like)
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] (love this but is it clumsy to say ‘[name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]?’ Too many vowels?)
Eloisa
Cosima
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (again, potential pronunciation issues)
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (love but probably doesn’t work with our surname)
I like [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] with your boys names, and in general. [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Bea[/name_f] is very sweet.
[name_f]Vera[/name_f], [name_f]Vina[/name_f] or Vinah(pron.vy na, long I sound),[name_f]Ursala[/name_f], [name_f]Sally[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_u]Nelly[/name_u] or [name_f]Nellie[/name_f], [name_f]Winifred[/name_f], [name_f]Inez[/name_f], [name_f]Ursa[/name_f], [name_f]Vala[/name_f], [name_f]Ethyl[/name_f] or Etthyl [name_u]Andrea[/name_u], Vaudie
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]- cute
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f] (worried people will pronounce ell-OH-dee, though, which neither of us like) - how would you pronounce it then?
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] - I think it sounds fine with [name_m]Leo[/name_m]
[name_f]Eloisa[/name_f]- I prefer [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] - I really love this name. It’s very classic, but not very well used. [name_m]Favorite[/name_m]
[name_f]Angelica[/name_f]- out of all the “angie” names, this one is my favorite. nn [name_u]Angel[/name_u] rather than [name_u]Angie[/name_u]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] (again, potential pronunciation issues)- I really like this name and have been tossing it around as a middle
[name_f]Alessia[/name_f]- meh. I’m pretty indifferent to it
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] (love but probably doesn’t work with our surname)- I know a [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Porter[/name_u] and I think it’s super adorbs. It sounds great with the two boys’ names
[name_m]Long[/name_m]-shot ‘maybes’: (I actually like all of these more than any of your other names personally)
[name_f]Estella[/name_f] - Classic, beautiful, not too popular, great meaning
[name_f]Lavinia[/name_f] - I really love this.
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]- yessssss. so feminine and pretty.
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]- I much prefer the spelling [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]. So beautiful
some other names you may like… I really think the boys’ names would sound good with most anything, so just pick your favorite!
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Nicolina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_f]Greta[/name_f]/[name_f]Etta[/name_f] ([name_f]Etta[/name_f], [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m] sounds great together)
[name_f]Bette[/name_f]
[name_f]Lana[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Reina[/name_f]
[name_f]Rhea[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f] (nn could be [name_f]Etta[/name_f] as well or [name_f]Letty[/name_f])
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Jordana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f]Antonia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f] (It’s actually a very classic name, believe it or not)
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Sheila[/name_f]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Helena[/name_f] with [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] and [name_m]Leo[/name_m]. I also like [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] because then you’d have a subtle writers theme: [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] Wilde, [name_m]Leo[/name_m] Tolstoy and [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] ([name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]) [name_m]Potter[/name_m] or [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] McGraw. I’d suggest [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] (Atwood/[name_m]Mitchell[/name_m]), [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] (Plath) and [name_f]Zelda[/name_f] ([name_m]Fitzgerald[/name_m]).
You’ve got the perfect taste in boys names, they sound adorable…what are their middle names out of curiosity?
You say you have a crazy [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] but what about [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f] or [name_f]Violet[/name_f]?? I see [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
I also like [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
I think anything with an O in it will look good, [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Chloe[/name_f]?
I like alliterative names so I think [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] would be lovely too.
[name_u]LOVE[/name_u]:
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Estella[/name_f]
Some suggestions:
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Liv[/name_f] (love the brevity)
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Eleanora[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Nora[/name_f])
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m], and [name_f]Maple[/name_f]
Thank you all! It’s so hard as this is our first girl - and last baby - so I really want to get the name perfect! Before DS2 was born our favorite girl name was [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], although with a [name_m]Leo[/name_m] now that is out of the question!
DH has vetoed ‘[name_f]Violet[/name_f]’ as he says it reminds him of ‘violent’. He also worries that [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] with our last name sounds too cartoonish (our surname starts with a P and ends with an ‘ee’ sound, too!)
I love [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] but pronounce it to rhyme with [name_f]Melody[/name_f] ([name_f]ELL[/name_f]-oh-dee). I think it would drive me - and the kiddo - crazy to have their name mispronounced all the time!
I absolutely adore Vivienne, and think it goes perfectly with my boys’ names, but my mother had a big falling out with the crazy family member with this name and I think she’d have a hard time getting used to it! Isla is very pretty but it is crazy popular where I live.
Sigh. I thought it would be easier naming a girl but choosing my boys’ names was so much more straightforward! I love all the suggestions so far and would welcome more from the lovely community here!
I love [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Elodie[/name_f] and [name_m]Oscar[/name_m], [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Alessia[/name_f]
