All my names were nixed. Need a new list!

Girl Names
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Okay, well I thought I had some great names and they have all been shot down. DH hates my top 2 [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Esther[/name].

So here are some names that he likes. [name]Allison[/name] better than [name]Alice[/name]. [name]Stephanie[/name] better than [name]Esther[/name]. He has suggested [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Samara[/name], [name]Rachel[/name], [name]Amanda[/name]. He generally hates my old lady name style, though he was the one who came up with [name]Matilda[/name] for our daughter.

What could be some good compromise names for us?

I think we both like classic sort or names, nothing too quirky or modern, but I lean more toward the vintage names where he seems to be into names that were more popular when we were growing up, but I find dated.

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I think [name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Allison[/name] would be very cute together! I do not like [name]Abigail[/name], [name]Samara[/name], [name]Rachel[/name], or [name]Amanda[/name] though.

[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Emma[/name] comes to mind… it’s a little more old fashioned but still common. Maybe it’s too popular now though? [name]Olivia[/name]? [name]Nora[/name]? [name]Ruby[/name]?

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[name]Tamara[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]/[name]Annabeth[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Penelope[/name]
[name]Bianca[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Teresa[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]

I’m not a big fan of most old lady names, but I think both you and your DH would like [name]Teresa[/name] or [name]Tessa[/name].

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Well I do like [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name] out if his choices. However, I also really like [name]Alice[/name] and [name]Esther[/name].

Perhaps maybe…

  • [name]Amy[/name] (classic name…out of the top 100 now)
  • [name]Lucy[/name] (classic…more on the popular side now)
  • [name]Helena[/name] (vintage without sounding too old ladyish)
  • [name]Heidi[/name] (really cute, not popular at the moment)
  • [name]Anna[/name] (super classic…however is also common)
  • [name]Margaret[/name] ( classic, you could use the nn [name]Maggie[/name])
  • [name]Clara[/name] (really cute. Not too popular at the moment. I think of silent film star [name]Clara[/name] [name]Bow[/name])
  • [name]Julia[/name]/[name]Julianna[/name]/[name]Julianne[/name]/[name]Julie[/name]/[name]Juliet[/name] - all really classic. [name]Love[/name] all of them.

[name]Hope[/name] that gave you some ideas.

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What about

[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Georgiana[/name]
[name]Alberta[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Angeline[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Philomena[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]

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I like some of his suggestions, like [name]Stephanie[/name], [name]Abigail[/name] and [name]Rachel[/name].

[name]How[/name] about,
[name]Rebecca[/name]
[name]Sabrina[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name] nn [name]Lily[/name] (or just [name]Lily[/name])
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]

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[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Abigail[/name] were meant for each other.

pp’s suggestion of [name]Olivia[/name] and [name]Matilda[/name] are lovely also

[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] or [name]Phillipa[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Eloise[/name]/[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Adelaide[/name]/[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Genevieve[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Imogen[/name] nn [name]Mimi[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Penny[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name] and [name]Juliet[/name]

Let us know what the thinks of this list.

rollo

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[name]Abigail[/name]: [name]Aubrey[/name], [name]Brielle[/name], [name]Annabeth[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]: [name]Ramona[/name], [name]Raina[/name], [name]Arielle[/name]
[name]Stephanie[/name]/[name]Samara[/name]: [name]Serena[/name], [name]Annie[/name], [name]Mara[/name], [name]Samantha[/name], [name]Selena[/name], [name]Serenity[/name]
[name]Amanda[/name]: [name]Amabel[/name], [name]Adrien[/name], [name]Miranda[/name], [name]Belinda[/name]

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[name]How[/name] about:
[name]Elise[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Emily[/name]
[name]Lucie[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Lillian[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]

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[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Adele[/name]/[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Clara[/name]/[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Fiona[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Rebekah[/name]

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Thanks for all the suggestions
Adding to the list [name]Clara[/name], [name]Julia[/name]/et/anna, [name]Samantha[/name], [name]Annabel[/name]
Maybes: [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Rebecca[/name].

Like but can’t use: [name]Olivia[/name] (because of 1) popularity and 2) we are set on the middle name [name]Pearl[/name] and our last name begins with P and I just couldn’t give my daughter the initials OPP) and [name]Violet[/name] (already nixed) and [name]Ramona[/name] (love it, but doesn’t come out of my mouth right :wink: )