[name]Sage[/name] Eilonwy is divine! Definitely my favourite from your list.
As an alternative to [name]Callie[/name], I love the name [name]Carrie[/name]. [name]Carrie[/name] Eilonwy is also pretty.
I think [name]Hope[/name] and [name]Joy[/name] are good middle names, but I’m not a fan of them as firsts.
[name]Sage[/name] Eilonwy is beautiful, it has a mystical fairy sound to it. I like it.
This is exactly why I’m not mentioning my short list names to anyone in my immediate circle - because it is MY choice (+hubby if course!), not theirs, and it shouldn’t matter what they think! (Of course, this is all bravado on my part, if my mum didn’t like the name I chose I would feel bad, which is why I’m not telling her until its too late! By which stage she will be in love with her new grandchild anyway and won’t care what he/she is called!!)
Be brave!! ([name]Love[/name] [name]Sage[/name] and [name]Hope[/name] with your MN choice, the single syllables are lovely with the complex sounds of Eilonwy)…
Firstly, congratulations, all the best! I have to say that I only really like ‘[name]Sage[/name]’ out of your list. I think it’s such a beautifully sweet name and it also fits perfectly with the (very interesting) middle name you have chosen! I believe that if you were to have a little girl, ‘[name]Sage[/name] Eilonwy’ would be beautiful!
[name]Sage[/name] also has that natural feel without being too hippy/virtue-ish. It is fresh and can sound contemporary with the right middle name. Definitely a favourite of mine!
Another pro-it is perfect matched with [name]Everett[/name]!
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Wow! Thank you for your kind responses everyone!! I really appreciate all the feedback. I knew my husband and I loved these choices, but it’s nice to hear that they aren’t too far out there. My mom thinks they are, but I know of 4 girls named [name]Sage[/name] in our town (all different ages), so it is at least fairly popular around here. [name]Callie[/name] is very similar to [name]Callan[/name], so I’m hesitant with it, but it was my great grandmother’s name, so I feel a bit connected to it 
I’ll just have to continue to ignore my mom for the next 8 weeks 
We’ll manage. She wasn’t crazy about the name [name]Everett[/name] at first either, though she didn’t protest it quite as much. And who knows, this one might be a boy anyway. And we are completely stuck on boy names, so he might be unnamed for a bit She should be happy cause I removed some of my crazier name choices already. My husband usually keeps me fairly grounded. Thank you again! Can’t wait to meet this little one!
@renrose- The name is Welsh inspired, but it was created by the author. I heard a forward for the books that he recorded (it is fairly old. He has been deceased for some time) and that was the way he pronounced it. With the eye beginning rather than ay, so that is what we’re going with. Thank you for the help though. I have a major soft spot for Welsh names and it’s nice to have someone around who knows how to pronounce them correctly
I love [name]Tabitha[/name].
[name]Wren[/name] is pretty nice.
But I’m not a big fan of [name]Sage[/name].
But none of these are terrible by a long shot!
The names you have chosen are absolutely darling! I’d be delighted to meet a little girl with any of those names.
My parents didn’t like that my brother’s son was to be named [name]Phenix[/name] when he was in utero. As soon as he arrived they fell madly in love with the name and can’t imagine him being called anything else. Once there is an adorable bundle of joy to associate the name with it becomes easier to fall in love with a name. I hope that is the case with your mother too!
Best wishes!
I love every one of your choices. [name]Just[/name] tell mom to back off!
Think I agree with roseymaam; [name]Sage[/name] Eilonwy and [name]Hope[/name] Eilonwy flow the best spoken and on paper (or a screen :P). I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Tabitha[/name], but I think it would suit better with a shorter middle. As the middle’s decided… yeah.
In agreeance with what jazz1509 said, everyone has different opinions about different names. If it offends her that much, would it be possible to find a nickname she likes? That has the added effect of giving your child a ‘special bond’ with her grandmother.
(As an aside, I think your names are far superior to those your mother’s picked out. [name]Emma[/name]'s far too popular, and has the E. E. initials with Eilonwy, and [name]Lindee[/name]'s just not my cup of tea at ALL.)
I love [name]Tabitha[/name] and think it is a great counterpart name to [name]Everett[/name] some of your other choices feel a bit nicknamey or short. But none of them are as crazy. Your mother is implying.
Two of my cosins just had babies and my mother really disliked both names when she first ad them. Now she loves them both - it took her three days. When she asked what I would have chosen and I rattled of my signature she literally went from searing to laughing out loud because she thought they were all sooooo awful. She couldn’t understand why [name]Sophia[/name] (which is so of a family name) didn’t make it on my list. She’s now informed me she’s going to start a naming campaign to change my mind. Note that at this point I’m not pregnant or TTC so it’s all rather ridiculously humerous. So you’re not alone in the ‘my mom hates my choices’ camp. Your list is great don’t let her opinion get you down, and don’t change anything you and your husband don’t want changed because of external pressures. Cyber hugs.
(Apologize for typos on the train and on the iPad).
I think those names are really nice, although [name]Sage[/name] is very masculine to me, it is a unisex name.
I think [name]Lindee[/name] is way more ‘out there’! I suppose I may have heard of “[name]Lindy[/name]” as a nickname? It seems like a misspelling/mispronounciation of “[name]Lindsey[/name]” to me. And [name]Emma[/name]'s a nice name but wayyyy too common for my taste.
Oh my goodness, [name]Tabitha[/name] Eilonwy is making me jump with joy! So beautiful, I would absolutely go with this one. I love The Chronicles of Prydain as well, such fabulous books! The name though, was not invented by [name]Lloyd[/name] [name]Alexander[/name], but it is true it is not a traditional Welsh name. It’s featured in a book about Welsh folklore and it’s got something to do with a mermaid or sea spirit of some kind. I’ve always pronounced it ay-luhn-wi.
I honestly don’t like any of them.
[name]Sage[/name] Eilonwy is the only one that sounds okay. I don’t really care for the rest, except [name]Tabitha[/name], which would be my first choice but it doesn’t go well at all with Eilonwy. With a name like Eilonwy, I wouldn’t add another middle, it’s a bit overwhelming.
Not trying to side with your mom, but [name]Emma[/name] is nice. [name]Callie[/name] [name]Hope[/name] is cute.
Thanks again everybody! I feel a lot better about my name choices. I agree that [name]Sage[/name] is a bit unisex, but it has always skewed girl to me. The reason I like it is because of sage brush. I try to go to the mountains at least once every year, and more if I can manage. I love the smell and look of the sage. It has pretty yellow flowers all over it, and the first thing I do when I get there is take a deep breath and enjoy all the smells again. While I’ve never actually lived in the mountains, they have always felt like home kwim? So, [name]Sage[/name] has a lot of meaning for me, plus it just feels feminine. I do like it on boys too though.
As far as name flow goes, I’m ok with it being a little off. Meaning and importance of a name trump flow in my opinion. Plus, the names aren’t going to be said all together more than a few times in her life. Neither my husband nor I have ideal flow in our names, and it’s never been a problem. I avoid things that sound ridiculous, but name flow is way down on my list of things to worry about
@ ottilie- That’s interesting that the name has other origins. I’ve searched all over for more info on Eilonwy, and the only thing I can find is that it was made up by [name]Lloyd[/name] [name]Alexander[/name]. I’ll have to do some more research. Nice to meet a fellow Prydain fan
Oh and as far as [name]Lindee[/name] and [name]Emma[/name] go, I don’t think they are terrible names or anything, just not for me. I guess I am a little bit hippie at heart I love nature and names that give me a specific feeling or mental picture. There are a lot of very nice names out there, but they just don’t bring a picture to mind the way these names do. I picture a slightly different child with each name. That’s why I’m having such a hard time with boy names. There are a lot that I like, but none that give me a special picture or feeling. I just can’t see any of them on my child.
I love [name]Tabitha[/name] Eilonwy! I hope you use it. [name]Tabitha[/name] is so cute but works well on an adult too. It sounds like [name]Sage[/name] is going to stay on top anyways though, eh? [name]Sage[/name] is nice too and I like your description of why you like it. I’ve lived up in the mountains and I love the sage brush as well.
I like [name]Tabitha[/name] and [name]Callie[/name], don’t care for [name]Sage[/name] or [name]Wren[/name], and prefer [name]Hope[/name] and [name]Joy[/name] as middle names, but none of them are what I’d deem terrible at all. They’re all legitimate names, with the correct spellings, and on the right gender (well, [name]Sage[/name] is unisex). Nothing about them at all I’d call terrible. I’d actually say [name]Lindee[/name] was more ‘terrible’ than your names as it’s got a very trendy spelling to it and I’ve only ever heard of [name]Lindy[/name] as a nickname for -[name]Lind[/name]/[name]Linda[/name] names.
I’d tell your mom it’s your baby not hers and you’re going to give her a name you and your OH love and everyone else can either like it or lump it. Your mom’s had her own chance to name her own kids with her own style and now it’s your turn to do the exact same thing.
I like [name]Tabitha[/name] Eilonwy! the flow isn’t perfect but I just like to two names together. Are you not thinking about using Eilonwy as a first name (amazing!). LOVED the prydain chronicles as a young girl!
Nothing wrong with these names! The only one I don’t really like is [name]Wren[/name]. [name]Callie[/name] is my favorite!