I have been lurking over the last few months as we didn’t know the sex of our little bean yet, but we now know it’s a girl! DH and I have been discussing names, but we are having a hard time naming a little person we haven’t met yet.
We both tend to like feminine names that aren’t too frilly. However he is drawn to some of the very popular names right now ([name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Sophia[/name_f], [name_f]Amelia[/name_f],) or more modern names like [name_f]Jade[/name_f]. I tend to like traditional names, but would prefer to stay out of the top 100! Names he has definitely vetoed so far are [name_f]Elisabeth[/name_f], [name_f]Eliza[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], and [name_f]Freya[/name_f]. Other names we cannot use are [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u].
Our current list:
[name_f]Violet[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - We both love [name_f]Violet[/name_f], but it is very popular where we are (#35 last year). [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] is an honour name, but cannot be used as a first.
[name_f]Ada[/name_f] (AID-a) [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] - We both like [name_f]Ada[/name_f], but he see is more as a NN.
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Jade[/name_f] - We both like [name_f]Delilah[/name_f], but having a hard time with middles. He loves [name_f]Jade[/name_f], but I am not sold.
[name_f]Maren[/name_f] (MAHR-en) [name_f]Elise[/name_f] - He has never heard of a [name_f]Maren[/name_f] and so isn’t quite comfortable with it.
[name_f]Greta[/name_f] [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] - He thinks [name_f]Greta[/name_f] is too “old lady”.
[name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] - I have always loved [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f], but may be too “frilly” for him.
Our last name starts with B, two syllables, [name_m]German[/name_m].
Any thoughts on some other names that might be a good fit with our styles? Or any other middles that you think might work better?
Congrats on your little girl! My thoughts are all over the place here, so I’ll go name by name:
In lieu of [name_f]Violet[/name_f], what about [name_f]Viola[/name_f], [name_u]Vivian[/name_u]/[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f], [name_f]Vera[/name_f]/[name_f]Viera[/name_f] or [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]?
Would you consider [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] as a first, nn. [name_f]Ada[/name_f]? [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f], perhaps?
Other middle ideas for [name_f]Delilah[/name_f]:
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Kate[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f] (Maybe he would be OK with it in the middle?)
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f] [name_u]Sage[/name_u]
If not [name_f]Maren[/name_f], what about [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f] or [name_f]Marlene[/name_f]/[name_f]Marlena[/name_f]? (Might be too common, depending on where you are.)
What about [name_f]Gemma[/name_f]? It’s a nature name, like [name_f]Jade[/name_f], but more feminine and traditional.
You could shorten [name_f]Anneliese[/name_f] to [name_f]Elise[/name_f], which you already have on your list as a middle. [name_f]Elise[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f] is less frilly. Or [name_f]Annalee[/name_f]/[name_f]Annalie[/name_f].
Other suggestions that are feminine but not too common:
I like your list a lot! For middles, I also like [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Isabel[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f].
For firsts, you might think about [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f], or [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Dahlia[/name_f], Ingrid, [name_f]Lila[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] (popular), [name_f]Louisa[/name_f], [name_f]Lydia[/name_f], [name_u]Marian[/name_u], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
