Can you solve this name riddle?

General Name Discussion
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Hello. I am new here and jumping straight in. My DH and I have decided to try for number 3 and I’m distracting myself by looking at names.

My existing two children are:

[name]Hugo[/name] [name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Olive[/name] [name]Grace[/name]

I’m looking for a girl and a boy name to go with these names as I like things to match.

So my rules are:

2 syllables
Must contain an ‘o’
Not start with an H or an O
Not be shortened to a nn
Of English or Latin or Germanic origin.
Can’t be a popular name but can’t be one that people ask “huh??? [name]How[/name] do you SPELL that?”
Old fashioned and classic without being old man/lady or daggy
Not too cutesy, esp for a girls name. Would have to suit a president or a company CEO in later life (without projecting career choices not the as yet not conceived poor kid)

I like boys names such as [name]Asher[/name], [name]Jude[/name], [name]George[/name]… But only [name]George[/name] could really fit my rules at a stretch. Girls names are harder for me but I quite like [name]Juliet[/name] and [name]Isabel[/name] if I were ignoring my rules. I like [name]Violet[/name] too which suits my rules if you pronounce it [name]Vi[/name]-let as opposed to [name]Vi[/name]-o-let but it can be shortened to [name]Vi[/name] which is NMS.

Thanks in advance! Can you see why I’m having troubles? :rolleyes: :smiley:

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Wow! Tall order, I’ll see if I can com up with something!

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Ooh you a [name]Willow[/name]? I love [name]Willow[/name]. Hmmm.

And can you see why I’m struggling? I’ve made it too hard.

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Girls are a lot harder than boys… The origins may not be spot on, but still close to your criteria/

[name]Aldo[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Boris[/name]
[name]Colby[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Cormac[/name]
[name]Devon[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]
[name]Enzo[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Lorcan[/name]
[name]Marco[/name]
[name]Paolo[/name]
[name]Marlow[/name]
[name]Nico[/name]
[name]Renzo[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Victor[/name]
[name]Vito[/name]

[name]Corrinne[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Moira[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]

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Poptart you are good at this!

Of your suggestions [name]Jonah[/name] is a definite contender. I forgot to add our surname starts with an L and that’s a letter I won’t alliterate! I adore the name [name]Nico[/name] but I’m not sure about two boys ending in the letter ‘o’ sounds a bit matchy. Haha I’m never going to ame this not-yet-baby.

I like all the girls names except [name]Corrine[/name] [name]Moira[/name] and [name]Nora[/name]. I had forgotten about [name]Marlo[/name], which I love love love.

You have a talent for this, clearly!

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[name]Anson[/name], [name]German[/name], [name]Son[/name] of [name]Ann[/name]
[name]Anton[/name], [name]German[/name] form of [name]Anthony[/name]
*[name]Bronson[/name], [name]German[/name], [name]Son[/name] of the brown-haired one
[name]Bryson[/name], English, son of [name]Bryce[/name]
[name]Dalton[/name], English, [name]Valley[/name] Farm
*[name]Damon[/name], English (possibly Greek), [name]Day[/name]
[name]Grayson[/name], Old English, son of the bailiff
[name]Leon[/name], [name]German[/name], [name]Lion[/name]
[name]Milo[/name], [name]German[/name], Merciful
[name]Pierson[/name], Old English, Sonf of [name]Peter[/name]
[name]Robert[/name], English from [name]German[/name], famed
*[name]Winston[/name], old English, [name]Victory[/name] Town

[name]Carol[/name], [name]German[/name], Song
*[name]Holly[/name], Old English, Plant with red berries
[name]Lois[/name], [name]German[/name], Warrior maiden
*[name]Lorraine[/name], (listed as French on this website, but as [name]German[/name] on another)
*[name]Margo[/name]/[name]Margot[/name], [name]German[/name] form of [name]Margaret[/name]
*[name]Willow[/name], English, Graceful and willowy, from the tree

I starred my favourites!

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Yes, I do have a [name]Willow[/name]! We love everything about her name, and are constantly complimented on it!

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Thanks Maybe1More. I wasn’t sure if I should even put [name]Jonah[/name] on the list as it is more biblical. [name]Glad[/name] you like it though! I had similar requirements with my children. Its fun thinking of names to fit a pattern.

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[name]Jaxon[/name], [name]Lola[/name], Rylon (Rilon), ???

[name]Just[/name] some ideas :smiley:

Let me no what u think

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[name]Jonah[/name] is lovely but I rather think its a no :frowning: I just don’t think it will go for the exact reason you’ve said Poptart. When I say the sib names together it just doesn’t go.

Labmama [name]Holly[/name] is a standout. I adore the name [name]Holly[/name]. I have 2 reservations about it - our last name also starts with an L so the L’s in [name]Holly[/name] make it a bit of a mouthful and also it starts with an H and I’m not sure about repeating the first initial. But it is on the list for sure :slight_smile:

Miss [name]Maria[/name] me I really like [name]Lola[/name] but as our last name starts with an ‘L’ I think it’s a bit too much to alliterate. I do t like [name]Jaxon[/name] but do like [name]Jackson[/name] but where I live that’s very common and I like to be a little left of what everyone else is doing for some reason!

randomly, I also thought about [name]Rosie[/name] - it fits well although I’m not sure if I [name]LOVE[/name] it.

So current list is

Boys (that fit the pattern)
[name]George[/name]

Boys (that don’t fit the pattern)
[name]Jude[/name]

Girls (that fit the pattern)
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Marlo[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Flora[/name]

Girls(that don’t fit the pattern)
[name]Juliet[/name]

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And here is a dump of all the names I like so far

[name]Faith[/name] (female), [name]Georgette[/name] (female), [name]Paige[/name] (female), [name]Hermione[/name] (female), [name]Jonah[/name] (male), [name]Isabel[/name] (female), [name]Ali[/name] (female), [name]Adam[/name] (male), [name]Roman[/name] (male), [name]Griffin[/name] (male), [name]Heath[/name] (male), [name]Rudy[/name] (male), [name]Imogen[/name] (female), [name]Josie[/name] (female), [name]Fern[/name] (female), [name]Ewan[/name] (male), [name]Rowan[/name] (male), [name]Rafe[/name] (male), [name]Theo[/name] (male), [name]Claudine[/name] (female), [name]Otto[/name] (male), [name]Rosalie[/name] (female), [name]Orlando[/name] (male), [name]Eden[/name] (female), [name]Juno[/name] (female), [name]Inez[/name] (female), [name]Ines[/name] (female), [name]Eve[/name] (female), [name]Julian[/name] (male), [name]Mia[/name] (female), [name]Hannah[/name] (female), [name]Quinn[/name] (female), [name]Gabriel[/name] (male), [name]Willow[/name] (female), [name]Julia[/name] (female), [name]Giselle[/name] (female), [name]Sophie[/name] (female), [name]Eli[/name] (male), [name]Samuel[/name] (male), [name]Ginger[/name] (female), [name]Harriett[/name] (female), [name]Iona[/name] (female), [name]Daisy[/name] (female), [name]Chloe[/name] (female), [name]Sadie[/name] (female), [name]Greta[/name] (female), [name]Georgia[/name] (female), [name]Annabel[/name] (female), [name]Emma[/name] (female), [name]Claudia[/name] (female), [name]Noel[/name] (female), [name]Cadence[/name] (female), [name]Anna[/name] (female), [name]Theodore[/name] (male), [name]Annabelle[/name] (female), [name]Scarlett[/name] (female), [name]Poppy[/name] (female), [name]George[/name] (male), [name]Jude[/name] (male), [name]Piper[/name] (female), [name]Jasper[/name] (male), [name]Julien[/name] (male), [name]Stella[/name] (female), [name]Amelia[/name] (female), [name]Juliet[/name] (female), [name]Frederick[/name] (male), [name]Harriet[/name] (female), [name]Francis[/name] (male), [name]Ada[/name] (female), [name]Julius[/name] (male), [name]Quinn[/name] (male), [name]Imogene[/name] (female), [name]Olivier[/name] (male), [name]Alice[/name] (female), [name]Noah[/name] (male), [name]Claudette[/name] (female), [name]Clementine[/name] (female), [name]Felix[/name] (male), [name]Violet[/name] (female), [name]Jules[/name] (male), [name]Claude[/name] (male), [name]Eva[/name] (female), [name]Cordelia[/name] (female)

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this is what i came up for you - some of them fit the bill, some of them are close but maybe 3 syllabels or starts with an o or an h - but i think they still work beautifully! They do however, all contain a strong “o” which i think is the coolest tying factor you can have with a sibling set!

Girls that fit
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Roma[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Nola[/name]
[name]Salome[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Soleil[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Simone[/name]
[name]Isolde[/name]
[name]Cleo[/name]
[name]Ione[/name]
[name]Noemi[/name]
[name]Zora[/name]
[name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]

Girls that don’t fit but love with your set
[name]Hollis[/name]
[name]Ottilie[/name]
[name]Bryony[/name]
[name]Aura[/name]
[name]Coralie[/name]
[name]Honor[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Cosima[/name]
[name]Annora[/name]
[name]Magnolia[/name]
[name]Sophronia[/name]

Boys that fit
[name]Milo[/name]
[name]Amos[/name]
[name]Alton[/name]
[name]Eamon[/name]
[name]Jonas[/name]
[name]Morris[/name]
[name]Ronan[/name]
[name]Roscoe[/name]
[name]Theron[/name]
[name]Tobin[/name]
[name]Wilson[/name]

Boys that dont fit but love with your set
[name]Hawthorne[/name]
[name]Romeo[/name]

xoxo [name]Viv[/name]

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Thanks [name]Viv[/name] that is a great list :smiley: I really like [name]Cleo[/name] /[name]Clio[/name] although my DH is yet to be sold on that one! [name]Georgie[/name] /[name]Georgia[/name] we both like so that is a definite contender.

I feel like my requirements are impossible so I’ve decided to tone it down a bit and look at old fashioned English and Germanic names first and see if I can find one that I love that also has an o in it or two syllables and go from there.

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Oooh, I love [name]Rosie[/name]! What about [name]Viola[/name]? [name]Even[/name] though it is three syllables, I think it sounds lovely with [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Olive[/name]. Great names, btw!

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[name]Margot[/name] ([name]Margo[/name])
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Monroe[/name]
[name]Glory[/name]
[name]Soren[/name]
[name]Philo[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Carlos[/name] ([name]Carlo[/name])
[name]Boheme[/name]
[name]Cora[/name]
[name]Jolie[/name]
[name]Monet[/name]
[name]Nova[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Shiloh[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
Solace
[name]Zoe[/name]
[name]Cooper[/name]
[name]Draco[/name]
[name]Leon[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Zion[/name]

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[name]Viola[/name] is lovely and on the list, courtcal16.

Myowngildedbutterfly I like so many of the names you posted. [name]Noah[/name] has me thinking of [name]Noa[/name] for a girl again.

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[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Aric[/name]
[name]Remi[/name]
[name]Raoul[/name]
[name]Corbin[/name]
[name]Arlo[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Perry[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Blaise[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]
[name]Adam[/name]
[name]Roman[/name]
[name]Griffin[/name]
[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Rudy[/name]
[name]Jules[/name]
[name]Claude[/name]
[name]Ewan[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Rafe[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Orlando[/name]
[name]Otto[/name]
[name]Julian[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Felix[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Eli[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]
[name]Julien[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Julius[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Olivier[/name]
[name]Frederick[/name]
[name]Jonah[/name]

[name]Noa[/name]
[name]Gracie[/name]
[name]Clarissa[/name]
[name]Clare[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]
[name]Cara[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Minnie[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Rosa[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Holly[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Georgette[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Hermione[/name]
[name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Ali[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Fern[/name]
[name]Claudine[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Juno[/name]
[name]Inez[/name]
[name]Ines[/name]
[name]Eve[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Willow[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Giselle[/name]
[name]Sophie[/name]
[name]Ginger[/name]
[name]Harriett[/name]
[name]Iona[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Sadie[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Georgia[/name]
[name]Annabel[/name]
[name]Emma[/name]
[name]Claudia[/name]
[name]Noel[/name]
[name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Scarlett[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Claudette[/name]
[name]Clementine[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Clio[/name]

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My current top picks are:

Boys:
[name]George[/name]
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Asher[/name]
[name]Jasper[/name]

Girls
[name]Juniper[/name] ([name]Juno[/name] nn)
[name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Imogen[/name]
[name]Harriet[/name]