[name_m]Hi[/name_m] Berries,
First I wanted to thank those of you who have offered an opinion (or voted) on names I’ve posted recently. We still have not decided on a name for our little one, and time is really ticking now!
As a final desperate attempt to make a decision about this, I thought I would hand it over to you all. Most of you have far more knowledge of names than me!
So, the challenge, should you wish to accept, is to suggest any name that suits our middle(s) and sort of fits in with her brother [name_u]Rex[/name_u] (although it’s not a huge deal for us if it’s a different style)
Here are some names that we like a lot BUT we have decided are not for us for one reason or another ([name_f]Rosetta[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_f]Zinnia[/name_f], [name_f]Ariana[/name_f], [name_f]Aria[/name_f], [name_f]Elowen[/name_f], [name_f]Arielle[/name_f], [name_f]Eliana[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f])
Here are some names which are still up for consideration but either myself or my OH has some kind of minor issue with:
[name_f]Aveline[/name_f] (pronunciation problem - we live in N. [name_u]America[/name_u] and lots of people say av-uh-[name_f]LINE[/name_f])
Avelina (sounds like the Javelina piggy?!! Is this a really big deal?)
[name_f]Arabella[/name_f] (my OH feels it’s a bit too frilly or in his words “over the top”)
[name_f]Aurielle[/name_f] or [name_f]Auriel[/name_f] (I love this one but OH thinks it could be too weird or hard for others to pronounce? He also says Oreo cookie at me!)
[name_f]Evelina[/name_f] (I like this a lot - but will people just think we should have gone with the more usual [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] which is also a lovely name, but is very popular where we live.)
[name_f]Ailana[/name_f] (I came across this recently, but OH is not convinced. I believe it is both Finnish and From [name_m]Hawaii[/name_m]?)
Middle names will be [name_f]Freya[/name_f] [name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f] ([name_f]Gwendoline[/name_f] is to honor a family member, [name_f]Freya[/name_f] I think is beautiful)
If I had to describe our style I suppose it is mythological/artsy/vintage/nature. I don’t mind names from other cultures at all, but they need to be pronounceable to most [name_u]North[/name_u] Americans/English speakers.
What would you suggest for us? Any suggestions greatly appreciated
Thank you so much!