My husband and I are having a baby girl in [name_f]May[/name_f] and having a struggle finding the perfect name. Our last name ends in A and is very Italian and I do not want a first name that ends in A as I feel like it rhymes. I have shared our top contenders below, and While we love these names, each has an issue and we are trying to think of other options as well
[name_u]Eloise[/name_u] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] - while not TOTALLY popular yet it is gaining popularity and nicknames [name_f]Ellie[/name_f] and [name_f]Elle[/name_f] seem like they are going to be huge with all of the popular names starting with [name_f]El[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]/[name_f]Juliette[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] - I love it more than my husband does, although he does like [name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] - we think it might just be too popular right now. Also do not like [name_u]Penny[/name_u] as a nickname and would run into the same problems earlier with [name_f]Elle[/name_f]
So a new name that has come up is either [name_f]Clio[/name_f] or [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] (totally different than our other names, but NOT popular which is great). I wanted to get thoughts on what people prefer for the spelling, and also if anyone has any middle name ideas as while we love [name_u]Grey[/name_u] for a middle, we don’t think it goes with [name_f]Clio[/name_f]/[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]. I’m thinking it should be a 2 syllable name but I’m open. I just want something that flows well. Our last name has 3 syllables - starts with a P and ends in A.
[name_u]Love[/name_u] some advice!
I love [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]! While I adore both spellings, [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is my favorite. My combo is [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Rhiannon[/name_f] but if you want something shorter, here’s some ideas:
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Raina[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
Tried to include some color names like [name_u]Grey[/name_u].
Of your three combos, I like [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]. [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is a great choice too. I like the pp suggestion of [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Louise[/name_f]. It’s similar to [name_u]Eloise[/name_u] which you already like.
I like [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] the best and [name_u]Jules[/name_u] is darling. I am not a fan of the middle name [name_u]Grey[/name_u] but when paired with [name_f]Juliette[/name_f] I adore it. I would spell [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] with an E. Some ideas for a middle.
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Raquel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Leone[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] Darling
I would surely go with [name_f]Cleo[/name_f]!
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Halle[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Noor[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Anais[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Erin[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Laurel[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_u]Adair[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Mei[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Arwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] [name_f]Marie[/name_f]
I really, really love the name [name_f]Clio[/name_f]. The [name_f]Clio[/name_f] spelling feels more like a full name while [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] seems like a nickname to me, probably because of [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f].
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_u]Grey[/name_u] sounds lovely to me, but here are some other ideas:
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Therese[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Paige[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Annalise[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Selene[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Fay[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Clio[/name_f]/[name_f]Cleo[/name_f] is cute!
[name_f]Clio[/name_f] [name_f]Juliet[/name_f]!