Classic, meet Spunky. Spunky, meet classic.

General Name Discussion
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Finally pregnant. I almost didn’t believe the test! We’re so happy. This will be our first child. I’m less than six weeks, only two if we got pregnant when I think we did. Seems impossible to know already, if that’s the case. Anyway…

I like classic names with newer nicknames, or newer names that stem from classics.

Examples of my style include:
GIRLS
[name]Zaylia[/name] (Hebrew)
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Beatrix[/name] or [name]Beatrice[/name]
[name]Ashlyn[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] (nn [name]Nora[/name] or [name]Lena[/name])
[name]Anouk[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name] ([name]Dottie[/name] or [name]Thea[/name])
[name]Elizabeth[/name], [name]Lizzie[/name]
BOYS
[name]Edmund[/name]
Digory
[name]Darius[/name]
[name]Peder[/name]
[name]Phineas[/name] (too popular now)
[name]Grayson[/name] (too popular)
[name]Leander[/name]
Bracken (flow issues with [name]Jackson[/name])
[name]Maxwell[/name]

Family names include:
BOYS
[name]August[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Anders[/name]
GIRLS
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Arleen[/name]
[name]Sharon[/name]
[name]Megan[/name]/[name]Margaret[/name] and any derivatives thereof are great ([name]Maisie[/name])
[name]Leone[/name] and [name]Leona[/name] (therefore [name]Leonora[/name])
SURNAMES
Rushton

Other factors: I love nature names (including essential oil names), biblical names, Hebrew names, Irish/Scottish names

Hubby is not into anything trendy like weird spellings or inventing names. He wants something classic, and I want something spunky. Most J names are out, since our last name is [name]Jackson[/name]. Thanks in advance, Berries.

[name]Stephanie[/name]

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I like:
[name]Eleanora[/name] [name]Arlene[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Leona[/name].
[name]Grayson[/name] [name]Anders[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]
Bracken [name]August[/name]

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Congrats on your pregnancy! Here are some cominations from your lists:

GIRLS
[name]Willa[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Leona[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name] [name]Leona[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Eleanora[/name] [name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name] [name]Sharon[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name]

BOYS
[name]Gideon[/name] [name]Edmund[/name]
[name]August[/name] [name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name] [name]August[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Anders[/name]

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Here’s the names/name combinations that I liked from your list:

Girls:
[name]Maisie[/name] [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name] (I love the nickname [name]Dotty[/name]!) [name]Beatrix[/name]
[name]Zaylia[/name] [name]Elizabeth[/name] (I like the way the 2 z’s sound together)

Boys:
[name]Leander[/name] [name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name] [name]Anders[/name]

Other names you might like:

[name]Charlotte[/name] ([name]Lottie[/name])
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Lorelei[/name] (You could go [name]Gilmore[/name] and call her [name]Rory[/name]) haha!
Carrington
[name]Madeleine[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
Ezekial ([name]Zeke[/name]) (Biblical)
[name]Asher[/name] (Hebrew)
[name]Levi[/name] (Hebrew)
[name]Tahlia[/name] (Hebrew)
Talita (Hebrew- [name]Tali[/name] would make a cute nickname)
[name]Ziva[/name] (means brilliance/brightness in Hebrew)

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Congratulations! I love your style.
My favorites on your list are:
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Dorothea[/name]
[name]Edmund[/name]
[name]Peder[/name]
[name]Leander[/name] (love this!)

Hmmm, a few suggestions (sorry for repeats):
[name]Jude[/name]
[name]Stellan[/name]
[name]Ezra[/name]
[name]Leif[/name]

I’m drawing a blank for girls right now, sorry!