We are in the early stages of adopting. We want to settle on our top two names for each gender.
Potential brothers will be MJ, [name_m]Mack[/name_m], & [name_m]Hank[/name_m].
Daughter #1 will be [name_u]Auburn[/name_u] [name_f]Posey[/name_f] ________.
We originally had [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] & [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] as potential first names for daughter #2. We also had [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] in the middle name slot only.
We got a lot of feedback on our choices from NB, and we decided both names were too common to be paired with sister [name_u]Auburn[/name_u]. We decided to consider [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] as a first name again. Then, our of the blue my husband suggests [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]. (I love him so much.)
So, now we’re kind of back to the drawing board on combos.
First name options for DD#2:
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]-I love this name so much. We would call her [name_f]Nora[/name_f] or [name_f]Elle[/name_f].
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]-DH’s favorite, but I love it too. I love the nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f], but our best friends’ daughter is [name_f]Maria[/name_f], nn [name_f]Mia[/name_f]. So far, DH likes [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] & I like [name_f]Lia[/name_f]. Other nns? Are [name_m]Mack[/name_m] & [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] too close? Also, if your familiar with [name_u]Auburn[/name_u] University (our [name_f]Alma[/name_f] Mater & reason for loving the name) you know that there is a famous street on campus called [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] [name_f]Ave[/name_f]. If you aren’t familiar, those two names have no connection, but [name_u]Auburn[/name_u] fans would definitely see it. Doesn’t bother us, really.
Middle Names:
[name_f]Katherine[/name_f]-honors my mom whose middle name is [name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]-honors DH’s mom, [name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]-honors my Grandmother [name_f]Aveline[/name_f] (DH hates [name_f]Aveline[/name_f], I love it.)
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]-honors several people in our lives including our kid’s prospective godmother
What are your thoughts? Is [name_u]Auburn[/name_u] & [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] or [name_u]Auburn[/name_u] & [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] better?
Any combo suggestions with these names? We are open to different middle names. All of our children will have two middle names.
*last name is one syllable, starts with G, and rhymes with times.
Thanks so much!