Calling all Combo Wizards! (And Hi, Nameberry! :D)

christisrisen · April 14, 2015, 3:25pm

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries!

I’ve been browsing this site and collecting names for a little while but had never taken the time to post and ask for advice, so hi everyone! I’m not yet TTC, but I love names and love imagining the possibilities.
I’m a little bit of a novice namer that is still discovering my naming style and is working on my skills with combos. The girls’ names on my list right now are names that I love and are meaningful to me, but I think they’re a little eccentric and finding middles and making combos that I love just as much as each name individually is all but impossible. Here are the (many) names on the list right now:

[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f] (I like all pronunciations of this, but something close to MY-elise is my favorite)
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] and [name_f]Delphina[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]
[name_u]Connolly[/name_u]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
Emberley
Zefina
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Zuleika[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
Faraday
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
Ailie (said like [name_f]Eilidh[/name_f])
Nimue
Aderyn
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] and [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] (nn [name_f]Suki[/name_f])
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
Josseline (nn [name_f]Jossie[/name_f])
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_f]Remember[/name_f] (I know, I know…)
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u] and Wrenna

I’d really love to get some more ideas from you based on these. Also, the only combos I have right now that I like are:
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Greer[/name_f]
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] [name_u]Merritt[/name_u]

I’d love to see what middles you all can suggest and what combos you come up with!

Some constraints:

No [name_f]Mar[/name_f]- names (family reasons)
No variants of [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] or [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] (taste reasons)

Thanks so much for your help!

christisrisen

tgs2508 · April 14, 2015, 3:32pm

My name is [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_u]Leigh[/name_u] and I’ve always gone by [name_f]Zanna[/name_f]. I get compliments on my name every time I say it. I also like [name_u]Rue[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], and [name_f]Nell[/name_f]. But not sure any of them go as a middle name to [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]. It’s hard without knowing the flow with the last name! Good luck!

jtucker · April 14, 2015, 3:45pm

I will give you combos using my favorites from your choices for firsts with my suggestions as middles.

[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]

[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Claire[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]

[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Iris[/name_f]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Isolde[/name_f]

First name suggestions based on our names, [name_f]Annika[/name_f] and [name_f]Felicity[/name_f].

larkub101 · April 14, 2015, 3:58pm

Ooh neat list! We have similar styles. I count ten names I also have on my list. I’ll see what I can come up with.
[name_f]Indira[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
Ailie [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f] [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] Faraday
Nimue [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Emberly[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
Faraday [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

christisrisen · April 14, 2015, 4:09pm

Thanks so much! @jtucker I [name_u]LOVE[/name_u] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u], I can’t believe I didn’t think of it before! And [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Lark[/name_f] is amazing too. @larkub101, your combos are beautiful: I’m adding [name_f]Indira[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f], [name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f], [name_f]Reverie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f], [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f], [name_f]Maelys[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], and [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] Faraday to my combo list. Those are better than any I could come up with if I sat for hours rearranging my list… Keep 'em coming!

christisrisen · April 14, 2015, 4:14pm

Oh and jtucker, [name_f]Annika[/name_f] is kinda neat! I’d thought about it before; maybe I’ll give it a second look.

trina14 · April 14, 2015, 4:37pm

[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] and great list so far! It’s wonderful to see some creativity here. I’m going to give you some middle suggestions of names you like and some other middles that I think flow well with some of your first name faves:

[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Kew[/name_f]

[name_f]Delphina[/name_f] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphina[/name_f] [name_f]Aster[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphina[/name_f] [name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_f]Delphina[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Clarice[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]

[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_f]Ginger[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]

[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Umbria[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

[name_u]Connolly[/name_u] [name_u]Saige[/name_u]
[name_u]Connolly[/name_u] [name_f]Rufina[/name_f]
[name_u]Connolly[/name_u] [name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_u]Connolly[/name_u] Nimue

[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Savannah[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_u]Patrice[/name_u]

Zefina [name_f]Roxanne[/name_f]
Zefina [name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f]
Zefina [name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
Zefina [name_u]Lake[/name_u]

[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]

[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Bianca[/name_f]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] Davinia
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Monet[/name_f]

[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]

Faraday Josseline
Faraday [name_u]Wren[/name_u]
Faraday [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
Faraday [name_f]Valeria[/name_f]

[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Aliyah[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]

[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] Josseline
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] [name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] [name_u]Larkin[/name_u]

[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]

[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Remember[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]

[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] [name_f]Susannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] [name_f]Emmanuelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] [name_f]Willa[/name_f]

[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] [name_f]Reverie[/name_f]

By the way, I love the combo [name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]. [name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f] does not flow quite right…I also second [name_f]Indira[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]: GORGEous!

simonekadele · April 14, 2015, 5:03pm

[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f] was the first combo that came to mind.

Also, I see that you like both [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] and [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]. Well, I like the idea of using [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]-something with the nickname of [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]. This also works for [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f], Josseline, [name_f]Zelie[/name_f], Emberley, etc.

Josseline [name_f]Lucretia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] [name_u]Lou[/name_u]
Emberley [name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] [name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
ALL NN [name_f]LILOU[/name_f]…

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps!

christisrisen · April 14, 2015, 6:47pm

Wow, thanks! @trina14, thanks so much for all those combos! My faves are [name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f], and [name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]…and [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_f]Remember[/name_f]…it’s so…balanced. @simonekadele, [name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f] is cool. And wow, that’s a neat idea! I didn’t realize how many “lee”-sound-ending names I liked! Unfortunately that won’t work with [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] since a family member recently had an Ev@ L0uise (sigh), but I like the concept for [name_f]Zelie[/name_f], Emberley, and [name_u]Connolly[/name_u]…maybe Emberley [name_f]Luna[/name_f]?

Sorceress · April 15, 2015, 6:38am

[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] Nimue
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] [name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
Aderyn [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]

christisrisen · April 15, 2015, 4:43pm

@sorceress, I never thought to put [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] and Aderyn together, but I think I like it. [name_f]Mireia[/name_f] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f] looks very pretty but something goes wrong with the vowels when I say the names together. Also, I don’t remember who first mentioned [name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f], but it’s starting to grow on me; the problem is that I’m a synesthete and the colors I’m seeing are not pleasant together… alas…

halfkoreangirl · April 16, 2015, 11:12am

[name_f]Thessaly[/name_f] [name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maelys[/name_f] [name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] [name_f]Maelys[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f] [name_f]Umbria[/name_f]
[name_f]Zelie[/name_f] Aderyn
[name_f]Hestia[/name_f] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] [name_f]Lilou[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f] [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f]
[name_f]Forsythia[/name_f] [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Connolly[/name_u] Josseline
[name_f]Nell[/name_f] [name_f]Aviva[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirabel[/name_f] [name_u]Larkin[/name_u]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u] [name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u] [name_f]Imogene[/name_f]
Emberley Faraday
Zefina [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Kirrily[/name_f] [name_f]Hestia[/name_f]
[name_f]Savannah[/name_f] [name_u]Connolly[/name_u]
[name_f]Ferelith[/name_f] [name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
[name_f]Anouk[/name_f] Zefina
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] Nimue
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Zuleika[/name_f] Faraday
[name_f]Luna[/name_f] [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
Faraday [name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Mireia[/name_f] [name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u] [name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] [name_f]Indira[/name_f]
Ailie [name_f]Shoshana[/name_f]
Nimue [name_f]Valeria[/name_f]
Aderyn [name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f] [name_f]Thessaly[/name_f]
[name_f]Aliyah[/name_f] [name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_f]Umbria[/name_f] [name_f]Mirabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Susannah[/name_f] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Shoshana[/name_f] [name_f]Kirrily[/name_f]
Josseline [name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u] [name_f]Forsythia[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f] [name_f]Zelie[/name_f]
[name_u]Larkin[/name_u] [name_f]Junia[/name_f]
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] [name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_f]Imogene[/name_f] Wrenna
[name_f]Iphigenia[/name_f] [name_u]Tegan[/name_u]
[name_f]Indira[/name_f] [name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilou[/name_f] [name_f]Umbria[/name_f]
[name_f]Junia[/name_f] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f] [name_f]Nell[/name_f]