[name]Hi[/name] all, first time posting but love all the advice I’ve read. I’m trying to shake up my list. Our last name is very Norwegian (in the top 20 of last names). Here are my girl and boy names:
Girls
[name]Nadine[/name] meaning hope is my favourite middle name choice. I actually wish you could use it as a first name. The only issue is that [name]Nadine[/name] rhymes with some of your first name picks.
Names I love
[name]Evelina[/name]/[name]Evalina[/name] - [name]Evalina[/name] spelling makes the pronounciation clearer. [name]Evalina[/name] [name]Nadine[/name] meaning “hoped and wished for child”
[name]Lilyana[/name]/[name]Liliana[/name] - prefer [name]Liliana[/name] spelling. [name]Liliana[/name] [name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Adeline[/name] - a pretty name. [name]Adeline[/name] [name]Jeanette[/name]
Luciennce - is this a typo for [name]Lucienne[/name]? I [name]LOVE[/name] [name]Lucienne[/name]. [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Jeanette[/name], [name]Lucienne[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]. ([name]Nadine[/name] & [name]Marie[/name] rhyme)
Names that are okay
[name]Cosette[/name]/[name]Cosetta[/name] - [name]Cosette[/name] [name]Nadine[/name]
[name]Linnea[/name] - pretty sound but I read it as Linear. [name]Linnea[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Amalie[/name] - gorgeous except it will get mistaken for [name]Amelie[/name] and [name]Emily[/name]. [name]Amalie[/name] [name]Nadine[/name]
Names I don’t like
[name]Paulina[/name] - sounds outdated
[name]Leonora[/name] - sounds outdated
[name]Tova[/name] - simply nms
Luciennce - if it wasn’t a typo
Boys
[name]Henry[/name] and [name]Pruitt[/name] and both great middle name choices. NB states [name]Pruitt[/name] meaning little brave one. Mostly I have put [name]Henry[/name] with your more unusual names and [name]Pruitt[/name] with the more recognisable names.
Names I love
[name]Eirik[/name] - I have a soft spot for [name]Eric[/name]. [name]Will[/name] this be too much with your Norwegian last name. [name]Eirik[/name] [name]Henry[/name].
[name]Silas[/name] - This is a strong name. [name]Silas[/name] [name]Pruitt[/name] is to die for.
[name]Theodore[/name] - [name]Theo[/name] is cool. [name]Theodore[/name] [name]Pruitt[/name]
[name]William[/name] - [name]William[/name] is one of my all time favourite boys names but I feel it may be a little safe or boring for you. [name]William[/name] [name]Pruitt[/name] jazzes it up a bit. I don’t think [name]William[/name] [name]Henry[/name] is the image you are after.
[name]Mathias[/name] - [name]Mathias[/name] [name]Pruitt[/name]
Names that are okay
[name]Thorin[/name] - nms but I can see the appeal. [name]Thorin[/name] [name]Henry[/name]
Tollak - I like this on paper but when I say it out loud it doesn’t do it for me. Tollak [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Magnus[/name] - sounds like they will think a lot of themselves ie. Magnum, Magnificent. [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Henry[/name], [name]Magnus[/name] [name]Pruitt[/name].
Names I don’t like
[name]Lucien[/name] - I like [name]Luke[/name], [name]Lucas[/name], [name]Lucias[/name] but [name]Lucien[/name] does get me to [name]Lucifer[/name] somehow.
[name]Viggo[/name] - I want to like this name but I just don’t
Thanks for pointing out the typo…my brain goes faster than my fingers sometimes!
Now, on to the important stuff.
[name]Do[/name] you think the “NA” ending and beginning is difficult to say? What do you think of [name]Evalina[/name] [name]Ryan[/name]?