With our son [name]Philip[/name]'s first birthday just a week from tomorrow, we are thrilled to be expecting our third child in [name]August[/name]. Nameberry helped us name [name]Philip[/name] and we look forward to more fabulous feedback as we strive to find the “perfect” name for #3.
Siblings are [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Philip[/name].
form your lists I think [name]George[/name], [name]August[/name], [name]Martha[/name] and [name]Beatrice[/name] work really well. (I actually have siblings in book I wrote named [name]Beatrice[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name])
From your girls list I like: [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], and [name]Rose[/name].
From your boys list I like: [name]Henry[/name], [name]Peter[/name], and [name]August[/name].
Suggestions
Girl: [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Marian[/name], [name]Alice[/name], and [name]Eleanor[/name]
Boy: [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Paul[/name], [name]Charles[/name], and [name]Joseph[/name]
My first thought, before I even read your lists was [name]Oliver[/name].
[name]Theodore[/name], [name]Phillip[/name], and [name]Oliver[/name] are a very cool sibset. Oli is a cute nn too.
Another direction would be [name]Wesley[/name]. Similar feel but not much cross-over in sounds
A bit more traditional would be [name]Samuel[/name], nn [name]Sam[/name] or [name]Nicholas[/name].
[name]Henry[/name] is also beautiful with your set if a bit more popular, and without the nn potential.
From your girls list my favorite is [name]Jane[/name], though I think [name]Caroline[/name] would fit great with your set.
I love [name]Beatrice[/name] and it has the nn potential and the same vibe as your boys, so I think that’s a great choice.
Also, [name]Alice[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Clara[/name] would work nicely.
From your list I love [name]Caroline[/name] and [name]Jane[/name] for a girl, and [name]August[/name], [name]Henry[/name], and [name]Oliver[/name] for a boy.
I definitely second the suggestions of [name]Helena[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Georgia[/name], [name]Audrey[/name], [name]Alice[/name], [name]Charlotte[/name], and [name]Clara[/name]. And for boys [name]Wilson[/name], [name]Emmett[/name], and [name]Arthur[/name].
You have lovely names for your boys and a lot of great ones on your list too. I like all the girls names and think there are some great combinations: [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Mary[/name], [name]Caroline[/name] [name]Rose[/name], [name]Martha[/name] [name]Jane[/name], etc. For a boy, my favorites from your list are [name]August[/name] and [name]George[/name].
From the names suggested above, my favorites with [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Philip[/name] are: [name]Alice[/name], [name]Clara[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Cordelia[/name], [name]Helena[/name], [name]Walter[/name], [name]Gilbert[/name], [name]Lawrence[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name], [name]Wesley[/name], and [name]Samuel[/name].
I think you should choose another name with a cute nickname, like [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Philip[/name]. I think [name]August[/name] would work {[name]Teddy[/name], [name]Pip[/name], and [name]Gus[/name]}. I also think [name]Jane[/name] and [name]Rose[/name] would work for the girls.
My husband and I actually made a decision this morning! Last night, we were joking about how crazy our house would be if we had all boys, and I ended up having a dream (dare I say nightmare?) where we had 6 boys and our house was a circus, literally and figuratively. Anyway, in the dream, our third boy was named Gus and it just felt so right. I detailed my dream to my husband this morning and he admitted that Gus has always been his favorite name. So that’s it – we’ve decided. Gus it is.
We’ve always loved Gus, but the issue of what full name to choose has kept us from using it. But now, we’ve essentially decided to just pick one and stick with it; he’ll be Gus most of the time, anyway. Now to pick one…
EDIT: I’m now worried about naming a baby August/Augustus/Augustin when he will very likely be born in August. I’m due at the beginning of August, so there is a chance the baby could be born in July. Thoughts?
Unfortunately, we had no such epiphany about our girls list. We’re reading through the suggestions, hoping that something jumps out at us.
[name]How[/name] smart of you to name your baby in your sleep! That was easy.
Of your girls’ list, I think [name]Beatrice[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], or [name]Rose[/name] would all work well.
[name]Theodore[/name], [name]Philip[/name], and [name]Beatrice[/name]. [name]Teddy[/name], [name]Pip[/name], and [name]Bea[/name]. Like your boys’ names, [name]Beatrice[/name] is elegant and formal, with a sweet and crisp nickname.
[name]Theodore[/name], [name]Philip[/name], and [name]Caroline[/name]. All three have a… freshly ironed and starched formality. Downside - no zippy nickname for [name]Caroline[/name]?
[name]Theodore[/name], [name]Philip[/name], and [name]Rose[/name]. [name]Teddy[/name], [name]Pip[/name], and [name]Rosie[/name]. [name]Rose[/name] would be like a [name]Wendy[/name] to your circus of boys. Not an equivalent name to [name]Philip[/name] and [name]Theodore[/name], but still substantial, feminine and special.
Congratulations! I think the name [name]Gus[/name] is so charming, especially with [name]Theodore[/name] and [name]Philip[/name]. [name]How[/name] about the name [name]Angus[/name] if he is born in [name]July[/name]? I wouldn’t associate it with [name]August[/name] and you still get the nickname [name]Gus[/name]. But if he is born in [name]August[/name] I think one of the [name]August[/name] names are really great.
For girls here are a few names I thought go well with your two boys.
[name]Marianne[/name]/[name]Marian[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name] (I think the nn [name]Rowe[/name] is adorable!)
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Delia[/name]
[name]Ophelia[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Edith[/name] (nn [name]Edie[/name])
[name]Adelaide[/name]
[name]Margot[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name] (nn [name]Dottie[/name])
[name]Cecilia[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
@emmabomemma -“All three have a… freshly ironed and starched formality.”
Haha I love this. I do happen to be very particular about ironing… As for [name]Caroline[/name]'s lack of a zippy nickname, we were thinking “[name]Caro[/name]”. It would be more of a pet name - we’d introduce her as [name]Caroline[/name].
@bethlow - Funny! I was worried that it would be weird, maybe even corny, to name a child named in [name]August[/name] any variation of the [name]August[/name] names. But you seem to think it would be weird if he wasn’t born in [name]August[/name]. Hmm. I guess that reassures me. Thanks for the girls suggestions!