[name]Just[/name] found out last night about my unexpected but welcome pregnancy. Sweet [name]Baby[/name] is due [name]May[/name] 2012! I’ve been stalking nameberry for a couple of years, but today is fittingly my first post. DH and I have talked about the names of our future children for years. Admittedly, it’s not the first thing on our minds NOW, ha! However, I had some time so thought I’d post!
If it’s a boy, it’s set. A family name: [name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] (our last name is something like [name]Valentino[/name]) nn [name]Gio[/name]. I would [name]LOVE[/name] a second middle name. I love [name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Harbor[/name], but DH says that [name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] is a “bad ass name” and [name]Harbor[/name] makes it wimpy. I love nautical names and nature names.
For a girl, my number one right now is [name]Eden[/name] [name]Grey[/name] [name]Potter[/name] or [name]Eden[/name] [name]Potter[/name] [name]Grey[/name] (both mn meaningful to my husband and I). I also like [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rita[/name] nn [name]Eva[/name] and [name]Valentina[/name] [name]Ines[/name].
Would love any first reaction comments or suggestions for similar names!
With [name]Giuseppe[/name], I think [name]Valentina[/name] [name]Ines[/name] would be the best choice. [name]Giuseppe[/name] is VERY Italian so I personally think [name]Eden[/name] would be the odd one out. You said your surname was something like [name]Valentino[/name] so is [name]Valentina[/name] too matchy in sound? [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rita[/name] would be my second choice. Although it’s not Italian, it is from the Mediterranean area (it’s Greek).
I prefer [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Rita[/name] from your girls combinations. [name]Eden[/name] seems underwhelming next to [name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] (which is fabulous!) Would you consider [name]Evangeline[/name] [name]Potter[/name] [name]Grey[/name]?
I don’t know about [name]Harbor[/name], it does feel a bit out of sync a bit with the rest of the name. I don’t get a wimpy vibe though. Other musical/nautical thoughts:
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Ford[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Hudson[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Tide[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Sailor[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Fisher[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Tempo[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] [name]Rhapsody[/name] (love!)
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] Presto
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] Maestro (okay, I’m straying now from your normal musical names, but some of these do sound fun in my opinion…)
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] Opus
[name]Giuseppe[/name] [name]Ray[/name] Nocturne