Bridging the gap between names

I’m expecting my first baby with my partner and [name_u]June[/name_u]. Between us, we already have three daughters and I have a sneaky suspicion this is a girl too! (Though that probably means its a boy!).

At the moment, I really don’t see how we’re going to find a name we both like, never mind love.

I like more ‘out there’ names. I’ve got a really boring first name and was one of 4 in my class throughout school, so I named my daughter [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] so that she’s not one of many, but more than I thought there was going to be to be honest.

My partner’s girls are [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], both of which were in the top 10 the years they were born. For me, they would be far too common to use, but DP likes that they are familiar and nobody will misspell them.

Basically, we’re looking for names that are familiar but unusual. My favourite name just now is (other than [name_f]Persephone[/name_f], which is far too close to [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]) [name_f]Martha[/name_f], which DP hates, and hers is [name_f]Ava[/name_f], which is number 5 right now, so too common for me.

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and:

[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]
[name_f]Eowyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgiana[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Rowena[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonya[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]

Thanks books! I like a lot of these names, but I think most will be too unfamilar for DP. I’ll show her though, and see what she says.

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f]

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]

I think that [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], and [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] are all quite lovely and vintage feeling - so I can see a fourth name fitting in just as well!

[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Isobel[/name_f]
[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Mae[/name_f]/[name_f]May[/name_f]
[name_f]Eva[/name_f]

You both seem to like classic names so that should hopefully allow you two to narrow down names.

[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]
[name_f]Oona[/name_f]
[name_f]Norah[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanor[/name_f]
[name_f]Eleanora[/name_f]
[name_f]Audra[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f]
[name_f]Celeste[/name_f]
[name_f]Evadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Eulalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Saskia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]
[name_f]Calanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Amarantha[/name_f]
[name_f]Araminta[/name_f]
[name_f]Phaedra[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Vittoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]India[/name_f]

Unusual and familiar at the same time, hmm…

[name_f]Lucia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ramona[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f]​
[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f]
[name_f]Giselle[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and

[name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothy[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_u]Marian[/name_u]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and:

[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabel[/name_f]

Congratulations! Sorry for any repetition:

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Catrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Verity[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f] and [name_f]Iris[/name_f]

I think that [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], and [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] would sound really nice together! [name_f]Tessa[/name_f] is not common, but familiar, is very pretty, and underused!

Oh, I love [name_f]Martha[/name_f]! Similar:
[name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f] / [name_f]Marin[/name_f]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marta[/name_f]

Other suggestions:
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_f]Athena[/name_f]
[name_f]Angeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] (similar to [name_f]Sarah[/name_f])
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f] (fairly popular now)

Oh wow, thank you all! Definetly given us some names to consider.

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and…

[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Zara[/name_f]

I like that [name_f]Zara[/name_f] is very familiar through [name_f]Sarah[/name_f], but unexpected and I think it works as a name on it’s own (rather than as a kreeatif spelling). There is famous singer [name_f]Zara[/name_f] [name_m]Larsson[/name_m] to make it even more familiar, but it’s at number 402 in the US.

These are on the unfamiliar side I would guess, but could work well with familiar nicknames, if you like those at all? You could call her by her full name and her father could use the nn?

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] - nn [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Corinna[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Izzie[/name_f] or [name_f]Dora[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Pelagia[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Gia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] - nn [name_f]Minnie[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] or [name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Ariadne[/name_f] - nn [name_u]Ari[/name_u]

The others I just really like in this sibset.

[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Coralie[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Johanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Thalia[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Estrella[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Lucy[/name_f], [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] and [name_f]Pearl[/name_f]

[name_f]Eleonora[/name_f], [name_f]Noelle[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f], [name_f]Arabelle[/name_f].