Closer than I thought! Re-evaluating

Girl Names
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Hello Berries!

I was recently talking with FH and he mentioned that babies are likely in our near future (2 to 3 years) and that caused me to re-look at my name list. I’ve officially been a member here on NB for a year, but was lurking at least 6 months before that so I’d call myself a name nerd by now. Essentially I’ve found I’m relatively picky about girl names and while we’re currently not actively trying I’m a huge planner and relatively emotional (lol) so I’d like to build up my name list to take some of the pressure off when the time does come.

Now, I don’t know if I’m so picky because I myself align with feminine names so I scrutinize them more or if we just have boy names that we know we’ll use for sure [Top 3 are: 1. [name_m]Anson[/name_m] Ware, 2. [name_u]Linden[/name_u] [name_m]Talbot[/name_m] & 3. [name_m]Simon[/name_m] [name_m]Edgar[/name_m] ]

So I’d love to fall in-love with some girl names as well!

What I have so far:

  • June/Juniper (can’t tell which I like better. Started out loving [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], but now not sure)
  • [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
  • [name_f]Jane[/name_f] (Love the simplicity but also feels plain [name_f]Jane[/name_f] lol & wouldn’t use if we chose June/Juniper)
  • [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] (likely can’t use due to FH’s association with the show shameless)
  • [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]

I don’t mind if the names don’t exactly match with the boys names just included them to give a broader perspective.

TIA :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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I love [name_u]Juniper[/name_u]! Some other suggestions,
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_u]Hazel[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Lark[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
Ada/Ida
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Delilah[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Everly[/name_u]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]

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[name_f]Madeleine[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Daphne[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Ingrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marisol[/name_f]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Laine[/name_u]

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I have all of your names on my list! Maybe the name is somewhere in my list (from your post, we sound like very similar people).

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Della[/name_f]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] “Etta”
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Paloma[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] “Willa”

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You have such a lovely list and you just made me aware of [name_m]Anson[/name_m], I didn’t know it was a name!

Some suggestions:

[name_f]Chloe[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f] / [name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Juliet[/name_f]
[name_f]Juna[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Pippa[/name_f]
[name_f]Tamsin[/name_f]

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Exciting!

The names on your list all give me sweet, carefree, summery vibes. Others that spring to mind when I hear [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f], [name_f]Maisie[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Fiona[/name_f] and Phoebe…

[name_f]Poppy[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_u]Romy[/name_u]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_f]Magali[/name_f]
[name_f]Primrose[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Polly[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Avonlea[/name_f]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Iona[/name_f]
[name_u]Romilly[/name_u]
[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Winona[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Cosette[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Isla[/name_f]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_u]Sunny[/name_u]
[name_f]Dahlia[/name_f]
[name_f]Jubilee[/name_f]
[name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]

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LOVE [name_u]Hazel[/name_u]. I worry about popularity and alliteration (Last name starts with a Hill-). Thanks you for these suggestions! :grin:

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Ooh I like [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] a lot! I’ll have to look at some nn to use for that. Thank you for the names!!

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Yay! I love hearing that other people have similar names. When I first was on NB I fell in love with [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], but based on its cornish heritiage (such a small community that I’m not a part of) and the correct pronunciation is difficult for me to say so I’ll admire it from afar.

Really like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_f]Marigold[/name_f], & [name_f]Vera[/name_f] :blush: thank you so much!

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I actually LOVE [name_f]Mabel[/name_f]. I think FH might object, but I’m totally putting it on the list! I have years to win him over lol

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Really like Winona but can’t use due to close association. Freya is also beautiful! FH really loves Norse mythology! So he might actually go for it. Thank you for these awesome suggestions

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I love [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] and Phoebe!!

I’ll suggest

[name_f]Elara[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marigold[/name_f]
[name_f]Ophelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Imogen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elodie[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Meadow[/name_f]
[name_f]Fiora[/name_f]
[name_f]Kiara[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcy[/name_f]
[name_f]Adella[/name_f]
[name_f]Xanthe[/name_f]
[name_f]Liora[/name_f]

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Really like [name_f]Marcy[/name_f]. I had [name_f]Marceline[/name_f] on my list before maybe it’s time to bring it back! Thanks for the list :blush:

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] your boy names and the suggestion of [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f].

What about:
Vivienne/Vivian
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
Eileen/Aileen
[name_f]Corinne[/name_f]

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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_u]Linden[/name_u] Talbot!!!

Names that remind me of your names.

June/Juniper – I love [name_u]June[/name_u], though not [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] so much. [name_f]Junia[/name_f], nn [name_u]June[/name_u]?
[name_f]Jane[/name_f] - [name_u]Love[/name_u] it, but know what you mean about Plain [name_f]Jane[/name_f]. [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is one of the names I love as a double name like [name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] as a first. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like [name_u]Jean[/name_u] or [name_u]Joan[/name_u]? [name_u]Or[/name_u] [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]?
[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] reminds me of other floral names like [name_f]Verbena[/name_f], [name_f]Wisteria[/name_f], [name_f]Fuchsia[/name_f], etc.
[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] - do you like [name_u]Flannery[/name_u]?
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] - reminds me of [name_f]Birdie[/name_f] and [name_f]Libby[/name_f].

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Thank you! [name_f]Eileen[/name_f] is my MIL’s name so it’s definitely going to be in the middle spot I think but we love it nonetheless. Also really like [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f] just not a huge fan of the nn [name_f]Gwen[/name_f] so I’d worry it would get shortened to that. Maybe just try to push [name_u]Wyn[/name_u] off the bat.

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I agree with you on the June/Juniper. It might be a distinction that would be made once the child arrives to feel it out. [name_u]June[/name_u] is a family name too so another reason to love it.

[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] is so cute!! I don’t know if FH will be on board but I’m definitely bringing it up. I hadn’t thought of combining it. [name_f]My[/name_f] grandma has sisters named [name_u]Jean[/name_u] and [name_u]Joan[/name_u] so they feel too dated for me right now. I do like [name_f]Joanna[/name_f] though thank you :grin:

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or [name_f]Winnie[/name_f]! I know a girl named [name_u]Madison[/name_u] and her mother was adamant that it wouldn’t be shortened to Madi. I don’t know anyone who calls her Madi so it worked!

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So cute!!!

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[name_m]Ah[/name_m] that’s exciting!

So your boys names feel very sorted which is awesome you’ve got a solid list :blush:

Onto the girls (your main concern) again I think you’ve got a fabulous list just going to give some thoughts and some suggestions hopefully that’ll help!

June/Juniper ~ okay so I LOVE June!!! [name_u]June[/name_u] is fun, pretty, summery and sweet. Absolutely love [name_u]June[/name_u]. Never been a fan of [name_u]Juniper[/name_u] I just hear ‘Jew nipper’ which is weird. Suggestions [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Junia[/name_f], [name_f]Joya[/name_f] & [name_u]July[/name_u]

[name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] ~ so I absolutely love [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f]! Honestly loving your names. [name_f]Magnolia[/name_f] is such a southern belle name, really pretty and I love the nickname [name_f]Maggie[/name_f]. Suggestion [name_f]Marigold[/name_f] with nickname ‘Goldie’

[name_f]Maisie[/name_f] ~ she’s a happy vintage nickname not my favourite on your list (just because you have so many lovely lovely names) but I think she has a nice vibe. Suggestions [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Winnie[/name_f], [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] & [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f].

[name_f]Jane[/name_f] ~ such a darling name anything but plain her simplicity is refreshing such a dainty yet strong name really beautiful. You could always jazz [name_f]Jane[/name_f] up (not that she needs it) with a longer fancier name something like [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Esperanza[/name_f] or [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]. Suggestion [name_f]Mary[/name_f], [name_u]Anne[/name_u], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] & [name_f]Julia[/name_f]

[name_f]Fiona[/name_f] ~ a nice name but if FH isn’t on board then move on you need to both love the name maybe you’ll like [name_f]Flora[/name_f] instead?

[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] ~ a happy mythological name that just feels easy going and light names that feel similar to me [name_f]Fern[/name_f], [name_f]Hebe[/name_f], [name_f]Faye[/name_f] & [name_f]Posey[/name_f]

Further suggestions: [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Tabitha[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_f]Isadora[/name_f], [name_f]Jemima[/name_f] & [name_f]Clover[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helped

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