With the gender unknown, I’m stressing myself out looking through both boy and girl names. We are definitely traditional, classic name lovers. We’re looking for a classic name with a fun nickname. Middle name will be [name]Cora[/name] after her grandmother. So, we’re asking for classic girl names with interesting nicknames. Some we like so far are [name]Catherine[/name], [name]Jane[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Grace[/name], and [name]Eliza[/name]. What are your suggestions? Opinions? Feedback on our boys list is greatly appreciated! https://nameberry.com/nametalk/threads/123775-Baby-needs-a-name!!?p=1859614#post1859614
From the choices you like so far, here are some opinions.
[name]Catherine[/name] - It’s very pretty, not sure if I like the double C’s of [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Jane[/name] - Simple and stunning
[name]Annabel[/name] - [name]Love[/name] it, [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Cora[/name] sounds really beautiful
[name]Grace[/name] - Like it, simple elegance
[name]Eliza[/name] - Feminine and classic with a little spunk
Other names y’all might like
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Cecilia[/name] (althought then that’s two C’s again)
[name]Mae[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Louisa[/name]
[name]Maude[/name]
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Sylvie[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Elisabeth[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Vivien[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]/[name]Elin[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Marguerite[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Lindsey[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Adelaide[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Genevieve[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Mavis[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
Thanks ladies! Double C’s don’t really bother us. Flow doesn’t matter, if we love a name we’ll use it!
I love [name]Annabel[/name] and [name]Eliza[/name].
[name]Catherine[/name] [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Cora[/name] sound the best from your list.
[name]How[/name] about:
~ [name]Penelope[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
~ [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
~ [name]Imogen[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
~ [name]Juliette[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
Good luck!
I like [name]Catherine[/name] [name]Cora[/name] very much. However, there is a pop culture reference there to “Iron Chef” [name]Cat[/name] [name]Cora[/name]. It’s certainly not a BAD reference, since she’s a very successful woman, but one should be informed.
I also like [name]Eliza[/name] [name]Cora[/name] and [name]Annabel[/name] [name]Cora[/name]. [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Grace[/name] don’t sound ideal to me in those combos, personally.
The suggestions of [name]Alice[/name], [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Marguerite[/name] and [name]Vivian[/name] are lovely to me. I might also suggest:
[name]Agatha[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Frances[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name] [name]Cora[/name]
The fun nicknames for the above might be: [name]Aggie[/name], [name]Lottie[/name] (or [name]Lotta[/name]), [name]Frankie[/name] (or [name]Franny[/name]), and [name]Mimi[/name].
Good luck!!