Hey berries! I’m expecting and we want to keep the gender a surprise. We’ve narrowed it down, but none of the names feel right. Our kids are [name_u]Eli[/name_u] [name_m]David[/name_m] [name_m]Leo[/name_m], who goes by [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] [name_f]Matilda[/name_f] (thanks berries) [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]. Who goes by Matilda now. We have an angel baby called [name_f]Isadora[/name_f] [name_f]Irit[/name_f] [name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] as well. If you noticed, we choose astronomical names for their middles. I also toyed around with using one of [name_f]Isadora[/name_f]'s names.
I think I like kind of vintage, not to popular but not unheard of names. I also am a huge literature nerd, so I love cool connections that aren’t obvious ([name_f]Ginevra[/name_f] - [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f]).
Here are some names that aren’t finalists, but we love.
[name_u]Oliver[/name_u] [name_m]Georgii[/name_m]/[name_u]Georgie[/name_u] (I would say geh-or-gee, but in [name_f]English[/name_f] it’s jorj-ee)
[name_m]Aleksei[/name_m] Menno (thanks @donnaj29)
[name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_u]Florian[/name_u] [name_u]Camille[/name_u]
[name_m]Aleksandr[/name_m] [name_m]Tom[/name_m] / [name_m]Thomas[/name_m] ([name_m]Tom[/name_m] doubles as a Hebrew name)
[name_f]Zinaida[/name_f] [name_f]Emilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaida[/name_f] Ninel
[name_f]Liana[/name_f] [name_f]Tamar[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
[name_f]Dominika[/name_f] [name_u]Tali[/name_u]
for the astronomical name, we have one for a boy, but not a girl. Would love some suggestions for that as well, we like [name_f]Charis[/name_f], like the asteroid, but one of the girls names we love doesn’t work with that.
Edit: I think it is also worth mentioning that the baby has a nickname, [name_u]Birdie[/name_u]. Any boy/girl names where [name_u]Birdie[/name_u] could be a nn? We have one for boys, but would love more!
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Birdie is a nn for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] but… maybe there’s a constellation of a [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]?
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A name i really like with [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] in it is [name_u]Britt[/name_u]! [name_u]Love[/name_u] it so much!
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[name_f]Birdie[/name_f] could come from [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]! Maybe even [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f] or [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f].
With [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f], I love [name_m]Otto[/name_m] and [name_f]Helena[/name_f]! [name_m]Aleksei[/name_m] and [name_f]Liana[/name_f] are also sweet.
As for astronomical middles:
[name_f]Moon[/name_f] / [name_f]Luna[/name_f] / [name_f]Lua[/name_f] / [name_f]Selene[/name_f] - They all mean moon
Names related to constellations: [name_f]Astraea[/name_f], [name_u]Aquila[/name_u], [name_u]Ara[/name_u], [name_m]Caelum[/name_m], [name_f]Carina[/name_f], [name_f]Ursa[/name_f], Cygnus, [name_f]Delphine[/name_f], [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_u]Lynx[/name_u], [name_f]Norma[/name_f], [name_u]Orion[/name_u], [name_m]Perseus[/name_m], [name_u]Percy[/name_u], [name_u]Phoenix[/name_u], [name_f]Pixie[/name_f], [name_f]Taura[/name_f], [name_f]Vela[/name_f], [name_f]Amalthea[/name_f], [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f], [name_m]Castor[/name_m], [name_f]Callisto[/name_f]
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@hellobanjo I didn’t know [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] could be for [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]! I prefer [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f] though. Thank you! xx
@donnaj29 Aw, [name_u]Britt[/name_u] is cute! Haha, but I live in [name_m]Britain[/name_m], it won’t work, lol! xxxx
@tallemaja I love [name_f]Helena[/name_f] and [name_m]Otto[/name_m] as well with [name_m]Leo[/name_m] and [name_f]Ginevra[/name_f]! Those were the last to go, still seriously thinking about [name_m]Otto[/name_m] though! Also, thank you for all these brilliant constellations! I like [name_f]Cassiopeia[/name_f], [name_f]Norma[/name_f] and [name_m]Castor[/name_m]. xx
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I also really like [name_m]Otto[/name_m] or [name_f]Helena[/name_f] with your sibset.
How about [name_f]Helena[/name_f] [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] or [name_m]Otto[/name_m] [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]?
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