Hello! I am 38.5 weeks and we don’t know gender. Names have been very hard this time around, and I feel like I’ve researched all avenues and nothing new is sticking out at me. I would love a name not starting in a G, C, L or T and it needs to have a solid meaning. I love that our boy names are easy to spell and say (people struggle with spelling [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f].) They’re different but not too weird. (I hope.)
I would love your ideas and feedback.
BOY: So far our strongest boy contender is [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] because it would honor both of our dads. I do worry that people will say it incorrectly…is it E-vander or eh-[name_m]Vander[/name_m]. I’m not even sure I really know, although my dad’s middle name is [name_m]Evans[/name_m] so if it’s after him, than perhaps it really should be eh-[name_m]Vander[/name_m]. Does it fit with the other names? Does it sound vintage enough?
GIRL: we can’t agree on anything. I love [name_f]Helena[/name_f] but would want it pronounced [name_f]Helen[/name_f]-uh. My Grandma was [name_f]Helen[/name_f]. My husband isn’t as keen on [name_f]Helena[/name_f] unfortunately. We’ve also talked about [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] and [name_f]Estelle[/name_f]. Thoughts? I like the [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] spelling but my husband prefers [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. If we did [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], it’s definitely more common than I’d prefer, but it fits the bill and goes nicely I think.
I like [name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m], I would pronounce it E-vander. But people will pronounce it however you tell them it’s pronounced, I wouldn’t worry about that too much.
And what about [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]?
Your sibset is fantastic!! I feel like [name_m]Evander[/name_m] (eh-vander) [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] fits quite well. Perhaps [name_f]Juliet[/name_f] [name_f]Helena[/name_f]??
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] is great with the sibling names. Your options for girls are lovely, but I like [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] is least likely to create issues with spelling or pronunciation. Other ideas:
[name_f]Alina[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u]
[name_f]Heloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Delia[/name_f]
[name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Adela[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f]
Thank you to everyone who replied. We had a boy on [name_u]December[/name_u] 30th. We need to legally make our name decision tomorrow and we just can not commit.
Our other kids are [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_m]Conrad[/name_m], [name_m]Luther[/name_m] and [name_m]Truman[/name_m]. We love vintage/classic with great meaning.
Thoughts?
[name_m]Evander[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] “[name_u]Van[/name_u]”
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m] [name_m]Gregory[/name_m] (unfortunately we’re not a fan of [name_m]Ed[/name_m] or [name_m]Eddie[/name_m]. Any other possible nicknames?)
I think Ted, [name_m]Ned[/name_m], and [name_m]Mundo[/name_m] could work as nicknames for [name_m]Edmund[/name_m], but I quite like both of your options. Congratulations!